Culture Asagaya Tanabata Festival 2024 Elizabeth S Suginami Ward’s Asagaya neighborhood hosts one of the largest Tanabata Festival displays in Tokyo. Cruise down the covered sh...
Culture Ranzan Lavender Festival Lynda Hogan Ranzan lavender festival is only on its second year, but already the Sennen No Sono has pinched the title for Japan's largest...
Culture Tokyo Hula Festival 2024 Jasper Wilkins First held in 2002, the festival celebrates the friendship between Ikebukuro and Hawaii, where 13% of its residents are Japan...
Culture Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival 2025 Kim The Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival has been an annual event since 2000, and highlights the port city's connection with internat...
Culture Kasukabe Wisteria Festival Elizabeth S Kasukabe City, Sataima Prefecture celebrates its "Fuji dori", a two kilometer long street lined with wisteria arbors in the l...
Culture Niigata Fireworks Festival 2024 Bonson Lam As with many summer festivals, the highlight of the Niigata Festival is the fireworks in the evening over the river. On Frida...
Culture Shimada Obi Festival 2024 Illaura Rossiter Shimada, Shizuoka is home to one of Japan's three most unusual festivals, the Obi Festival, which takes place only once every...
Culture Namahage Sedo Festival 2025 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 Tokyo Tableware Festival 2024 Peter Sidell Held at Tokyo Dome from 4th to 12th February, Tokyo Tableware Festival features over 200 sale stands and displays, selling an...
Culture Kyotographie Festival 2022 Jerome Lee Kyoto's annual photography festival features over 13 exhibitions centered around their changing annual theme. Pieces will be ...
