The Nada no Kenka Matsuri is a fighting festival held at Matubara Hachiman Shrine in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture in …
This small but beautiful festival see dozens of lanterns places carefully around the Shrine grounds creating a magical …
The magic word here is samurai. And World Heritage Site. Experience the grandeur of the Shogun’s army in the …
Bonfires, torches, shrines and gods are all out in the streets for this vibrant Kyoto festival. Taking place in Kurama, …
Want to see a slice of Japanese history? The Jidai Matsuri—”Festival of Ages”—is one of …
The Miyazakijingu Taisai (Miyazaki Shrine Grand Festival) is a traditional festival at one of Miyazaki’s major …
Whether you’re a runner or more likely to be cheering people on from the side-lines, the Kanazawa marathon is …
Watch the huge procession of the Ryukyu Kingdom in all its glory
The city of Utsunomiya in Tochigi prefecture is renowned for its gyoza—the dumpling of Chinese origin that is a …
Taking place in Ishigaski City on the island of Ishigaki, this local festival encompasses a wide range of performances …
This civic festival has been held annually in Ube City on the shores of the Seto Inland Sea since 1933. The festival …
A festival held at Daigan-ji on the island of Itsukushima/Miyajima in which priests and brave members of the public walk …
Watch a parade of more than 1000 people colourfully clad in traditional clothing shout “wasso” as they march …
The Nigohachi Festival (ni-go-hachi means two-five-eight) is an Autumn festival that takes place in Higashiomi, Shiga …
This is the main festival for Karatsu Shrine – a shrine with over 400 years of history and one of Saga Prefectures …
This is Hiroshima’s largest ramen event with makers of the famous noodle descending on the unsuspecting shopping …
Experience Halloween like never before at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. Make your way through a terrifying Horror …
Get your koyo groove on with six weeks of awesome autumnal foliage and a shedload of great local deals in Karuizawa, …
Watch as over 10,000 fireworks are launched over Lake Biwa, along with crowds of over 350,000. This year’s theme …
The only of the traditional Kyoto dance performances to take place in Autumn, this is held at the Gion Kaikan near …
The Tokushima Yokai (monster) Matsuri is a unique event that takes place at Kamimyo Elementary School near the somewhat …
Officially it’s the “Manmos Flea Market Z”, but that’s just the transliteration of the Japanese …
Vogue magazine holds their annual “global festival of shopping” event ‘Fashion’s Night …
The Tochigi Autumn Festival is a three day traditional festival that takes place in Tochigi City, Tochigi Prefecture in …
