Culture Saitama Summer Festivals Rebecca Quin Summer is festival season in Saitama! There are a great variety of festivals throughout the prefecture during July and August...
Culture Nezu Shrine, Bunkyo-ku Michael Kaplan If Tokyo has been on your travel itinerary for some time or you are planning to visit the city in the near future, then be su...
Culture Firefly Festival in Saidaiji Kenji Chida The Saidaiji Ichinomiya Firefly Festival celebrates the fireflies of southeastern Okayama. Held annually, people pack into a ...
Culture Yakuō-in Temple on Mt. Takao, Tokyo Todd Wojnowski Yakuo-in features beautifully decorated and colored structures spread across multiple levels on the face of Mt. Takao in west...
Culture Kyo-no-Miyabi at the Cerulean Tower 2017 Tom Roseveare In July 2017, Cerulean Tower's Noh Theatre hosted a culture-filled event showcasing some of the best of Japanese traditional ...
Culture Kirameki Art Festival 2024 Kim The Kirameki Art Festival is a multi-venue event taking place at 11 locations throughout Tokyo's Taito Ward and Bunkyo Ward. ...
Culture Fujikawaguchiko Herb Festival Imogen Riethmuller There's a multitude of things to see around Lake Kawaguchiko, including the annual summer herb festival, the Music Forest Mus...
Culture Fuji Sengen Shrine Celine Villeneuve In the past, Fuji Sengen Shrine in Fujiyoshida was the starting point for pilgrims who set out to climb sacred Mount Fuji.
8 Culture Yanaizu's Nanokado Hadaka Mairi Stephanie Marley Through the streets of a village on top of a steep river bank, up 113 steps and meters of snow, naked men run towards the bea...