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 Craft Gyoza Festival 2024 Kim The Craft Gyoza Festival brings a variety of dumpling types from across the country to Komazawa Olympic Park, with some of th...
Culture Hiroshima Flower Festival 2024 Paul Walsh Over a million people pour into Hiroshima city over the "Golden Week" holiday for 3 days of parades, shows, food and fun!
15 Culture The Iconic Trees of Japan Elena Lisina Some kinds of trees in Japan have a special place and meaning, which can be useful to know for a better understanding of Japa...
Culture Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri 2024 Saskia Gilmour The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri is the largest, if not greatest, danjiri matsuri (float festival) in Japan. Celebrating 300 yea...
Culture July Grand Sumo Tournament (Nagoya) 2024 Sleiman Azizi The Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament will feature a host of veterans and up-and-coming wrestlers at the Dolphins Arena in Nagoya.
Culture Spring Festival in the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo 2024 Veronica Carnevale From March 15 to April 7, 2024, the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT) will host an artsy springtime celebration ca...
Area Kamakura Tomoko Kamishima Kamakura is pure Japan. Often called “the little Kyoto”, Kamakura has hundreds of temples scattered around the hilly, green c...
Culture Guide to Japanese Dance Guillaume Doré A guide to the types of dances that can be found within Japan. From the traditional ritual dances of Kagura and Bon Odori tha...
