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Culture Tokyo Hula Festival 2025 Jasper Wilkins First held in 2002, the festival celebrates the friendship between Ikebukuro and Hawaii, where 13% of its residents are Japan...
Culture Yuzawa Inukko Dog Festival 2026 Malcome Larcens The Inukko dog festival is held on the second weekend in February in Yuzawa City in Akita
Culture Aoi Matsuri Festival 2026 Bonson Lam The Aoi Matsuri is one of the oldest and most celebrated festivals in Japan. So much so, the word “Matsuri” originally referr...
Culture Lantern Festival in Nozawa Onsen 2025 Nathan Eden Nozawa Holidays are hosting guests over the weekend of the 8th and 9th of September for the autumn lantern festival. The fest...
Culture Summer Festivals in Nagasaki Robert Kodama Nagasaki's summer festivals offer something for everyone in the season's hottest months.
Culture Namahage Sedo Festival 2026 Malcome Larcens The Namahage Festival is held each year on the second Friday, Saturday and Sunday of February, around the time of the old or ...
Culture Takayama’s Karakuri Museum Euan Prentis If you can't make it to Takayama for the town's famed festivals, be sure to drop by a performance of the mechanical karakuri ...
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