Culture Koinobori Festa 1000 2024 Victoria Kamila On May 5th, cities and villages throughout hold koinobori (carp-streamers) festivals in celebration of Children’s Day, a day ...
Culture Kurayami Matsuri in Fuuchu 2024 Michael Ying The Kurayami Festival in Fuuchu, Tokyo is Japan's most beautiful festival. It happens once a year during the first week of Ma...
Culture Sumo at Yasukuni Shrine 2025 Kylie Plester Each year Yasukuni Shrine holds a ceremonial sumo event where you can watch sumo wrestling for free
Culture Hunters Bar Japan Travel Hunter's Bar is a cafe in Shinjuku where fans of the fantasy multiplayer video game, Monster Hunter, get to immerse themselve...
Culture Ryogoku Nigiwai Festival 2025 Kylie Plester Ryogoku Nigiwai Festival is a great community event held in spring with lots of sumos, chankonabe and performers to see.
Culture 5 Spirited Away Locations You Can Visit in Japan Serena Kim Explore the breathtaking beauty of Spirited Away locations, from its iconic red bridge and magnificent hot springs to its thr...
Culture Shiofune Kannon Azalea Festival 2024 Sandra Isaka Tokyo's best azalea festival takes place from mid-April to early May at Ome's Shiofune Kannon Temple.
Culture Fudo Myo Elena Lisina Fudo Myo, one of the good deities driving away evil spirits, symbolizes fortitude. Despite his formidable appearance, Fudo My...
Area Otsu Cathy Cawood Ōtsu is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Ōtsu is known as the main port of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan. ...
Culture Aoi Matsuri Festival 2024 Bonson Lam The Aoi Matsuri is one of the oldest and most celebrated festivals in Japan. So much so, the word “Matsuri” originally referr...
