Culture Sendai Tanabata Festival - part 2 Brian Sealey A brief article on the myth, history and culture behind Tanabata.
Culture Celestial Geisha Night Peter Sidell Held on Mount Mitake west of Tokyo, Celestial Geisha Night is an entertaining event with geisha dance performances and tradit...
Sanja Matsuri Festival 2016 Jeradyne Cheong The Sanja Matsuri festival held in May in Asakusa every year is one of the wildest and most popular festivals in Tokyo. It ce...
14 Culture Sapporo Yuki Matsuri at Odori Park Katherine Moore Whether it's by intricate statues of ice or life-size recreations of landmarks in snow you can't fail to be impressed by the ...
9 Culture Fireworks Display at Huis Ten Bosch Senén Germade I prefer electrical storms; however, each time I know a firework display is going to take place I try not to miss it. During ...
Culture Narita-san in Chiba Miho Kuroda Temples, gardens, gift shops, Japanese traditional restaurants – all these are only minutes away from Narita International Ai...
15 Culture Tokamachi Snow Festival 2016 Rufus Starbuck Tokamachi Snow Festival is one of the best winter festivals in the whole of the country with snow sculptures, live music and ...
Culture Setsubun at Gokoku-jinja JJ Walsh Setsubun traditions, archery and lucky bean toss event at Hiroshima's Gokoku-jinja annually on Feb 3rd
Culture Green Tourism and Sugegasa Hats Imogen Riethmuller An account of a visit to the beautiful village of Iide in Yamagata to make a sugegasa: a traditional Japanese conical hat.
Culture Dontosai: The Half Naked Pilgrimage Claire Northall Enjoy a unique, authentic and naked Japanese experience at this centuries old festival in Sendai.
