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 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 2024 Grand Sumo Tournaments Veronica Carnevale Every year, the Japan Sumo Association hosts six Grand Sumo Tournaments, or honbasho, and each competition lasts 15 days. Tok...
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 Kiyomizu Temple and Otowa Waterfall Stefanus Husin Kiyomizudera, also known as the Pure Water Temple is one of more famous temples in Japan. This temple is located up in a hill...
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 Ogiyama Fire Festival 2025 Kim The Ogiyama Fire Festival started in 1976 and is held in early April each year as part of the Beppu Onsen Festival. The event...
Culture Yabusame in Kamakura 2025 Adeline Ong Experience the Samurai spirit through horseback archery at the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura
Culture Toji Temple Market Cordelia Ding Held once every month at Toji Temple, is the famous Toji Temple Market. Toji Temple is located one station away from Kyoto St...
Culture Suga Shrine The Suga Shrine has been located in Yotsuya Tokyo since the Edo period and is considered the guardian of the eighteen distric...
