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Kumamoto

Culture

Arao Rice Planting Festival

The town of Arao holds a rice planting festival to kick off the start of the annual growing season.

By Mandy Bartok

Hachimandai Monday - June 25th 2018 ¥Free

Nara

Culture

Nyaramachi Neko Art Festival

Nyaramachi Neko Art Festival celebrates cats and cat-inspired artwork throughout June.

By Mary Kawai

Naramachi June 1st - July 1st 2018 ¥Free

Kyocera Museum of Art Special Exhibition

Kyoto

Culture

Kyocera Museum of Art Special Exhibition

Witness a special exhibition of paintings at the Kyocera Museum of Art, in Fushimi, Kyoto. Titled “Promenade Through Kyoto in Watercolors ― Kyoto’s Four Seasons in Watercolor Painting,” the exhibit will feature approximately 60 watercolor paintings by Takiko Kuroiwa representing Kyoto’s famous sights, festivals, and seasonal sceneries.

By Ignatius Koh

Kyocera Museum of Art May 19th - July 1st 2018 ¥Free

Tokyo

Gardens & Parks

Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo Firefly Fantasy

See the fireflies in summertime in the beautiful garden behind the Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo.

By Todd Wojnowski

Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo May 18th - July 3rd 2018 ¥Free

Saitama

Activity

Terasaka Firefly Festival

On July 7 this year (Saturday), the Terasaka Rice Terraces in Yokoze, Chichibu, will be open to the public for a special summer lights festival. Aside from the natural population of fireflies in the largest rice terraces in Saitama, there will be some 600 lights scattered throughout the area.

By Sherilyn Siy

Terasaka Rice Terraces Saturday - July 7th 2018 ¥FREE

Miyagi

Nightlife

Tohoku Oktoberfest

Tohoku Oktoberfest is a German beer festival that comes to Sendai every June and September. Grab a drink and find your way to the beer hall for the real experience!

By Justin Velgus

Kishikicho Park, Sendai June 29th - July 8th 2018 ¥Free

Tokyo

Festivals

Shitamachi Tanabata Matsuri 2018

Stretching from Ueno to Asakusa, Shitamachi Tanabata features countless decorations, dancing, food and streets and live performances. It's a great way to soak in the summer in the streets of Old Tokyo.

By Jianne Soriano

Asakusa July 5th - July 9th 2018

Saitama

Food

Alishan Food Carnival 2018

Once a year in the summer, all Alishan staff -- and that includes staff that do not regularly work at the cafe's kitchen -- don their aprons and take up the challenge of creating delicious vegetarian and vegan dishes using select ingredients from Alishan's wide range of organic products. Join the celebration of food that's good for your body and the planet.

By Sherilyn Siy

Alishan Cafe Saturday - July 14th 2018