

Teams race to be the first to reach the shrine and onlookers also push to touch the special charms of this shrine.
See an entire mountainside in Nara go up in flames as fireworks are launched behind it.
Setsubun at Yasaka Shrine's is unusual because it features geiko, geisha from Kyoto.
Instead of bean-throwing, you toss joss sticks into a fire at this traditional Setsubun Festival.
A steamy festival in the depths of the freezing winter
An amazing chance to see a remote, snow-covered thatched village illuminated with hundreds of lanterns.
Head to Nagasaki Lantern Festival to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Chow down on cheap oysters at one of the most beautiful spots in Japan.
Watch the magical sight of of dozens of paper balloons adorning the night sky.
Tadami has an abundance of snow, from which participants carve giant monuments and statues.
This unique festival gets its name from the straw coats worn by the participants.
It gets very, very cold in the far north of Hokkaido, so what better place to have a festival with giant carved ice sculptures?
A festival in which locals dress up as demons and scare the bejesus out of young children.
A quaint snow festival complete with snow sculptures and entertainment.
Visit one of the best illuminations in Japan and relive the wonder of the spring wisteria.
Magical, candle-lit hollowed out snow mounds, rice wine, and daifuku (rice cakes). What's not to love?