Activities Flowering 2025 Kim Bergström Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki Prefecture is welcoming the season with Flowering 2025, a spring festival running from the be...
Culture Matsuri Tsukuba 2025 Elizabeth S Matsuri Tsukuba is the science city's end of summer festival, August 25th and 26th. See massive nebuta floats, try local and ...
Naka Sunflower Festival 2025 Kim Bergström Held at the Naka Comprehensive Park, the Naka Sunflower Festival includes over a quarter of a million sunflowers alongside st...
Activities Tone River Fireworks Festival 2025 Kim Bergström Running for over three decades, the Tone River Fireworks Festival is a 90 minute extravaganza of light and sound in Ibaraki P...
Culture Kasama Chrysanthemum Festival 2025 Sandra Isaka Every autumn, Ibaraki hosts the Kasama Kiku Matsuri, an amazing chrysanthemum festival in the grounds of the historic Kasama ...
Activities Cosmos Season at Kokaigawa Fureai Koen Park 2025 Kim Bergström Each year around October, Ibaraki's Kokaigawa Fureai Park comes alive with thousands of cosmos flowers in bloom. There are so...
Activities Yabusame in Kasama 2025 Michael Papp Yabusame is a ceremonial form of archery and this is one of the three major performances in the Kanto region.
Culture Tsuchiura All Japan Fireworks Competition 2025 Nadiah Endarwy The Tsuchiura Fireworks Competition is one of the top three fireworks displays in Japan. Come and witness the freshest new di...
Ryujinkyo Autumn Foliage Festival 2025 Kim Bergström The Ryujinkyo Autumn Foliage Festival has been running for over 30 years as a way to appreciate the season's changing leaves ...
Culture Ushiku Daibutsu New Year Events 2025-2026 Lynda Hogan Overview of the New Year celebratory events held annually at the Ushiku Daibutsu (big buddha) in Ibaraki prefecture, close to...
