Culture Matsumoto Castle Ice Sculpture Festival 2025 Kim Bergström The Matsumoto Castle Ice Sculpture Festival has been running for over 30 years now, with a variety of skillfully designed wor...
Nagano Lantern Festival 2025 Robert Grey Nagano Lantern Festival, a week of lanterns on display along the road to Zenkoji, finished off with Zenkoji itself lit up in ...
Activities Iiyama Snow Festival 2025 Kim Bergström The Iiyama Snow Festival has been running for four decades now, and was originally born from the idea of trying to revitalize...
Activities Karuizawa Winter Festival 2024-2025 Lynda Hogan Karuizawa has long been renowned as a great place to enjoy Christmas in Japan. Furthermore the area has some great winter spo...
Nightlife Snow Machine Hakuba 2025 John Blagys For the first time, a major music festival is coming to a Japanese ski field in the winter! Snow Machine is a 4 day music fes...
Culture Takamori Kannon-do Sakura Festival 2025 Kim Bergström The Takamori Kannon-do Sakura Festival is held when the blossoms on the grounds are at their best, and along with the floral ...
Activities Iiyama Nanohana Festival 2025 Kim Bergström Iiyama's aptly-named Nanohana Park comes alive during spring, and their annual nanohana festival is held during the latter ha...
Activities Achi Village Peach Blossom Festival 2025 Kim Bergström From mid-April to mid-May, Nagano's Achi Village comes alive with the color of around 10,000 peach trees in bloom, filling th...
Karuizawa Half Marathon 2025 Kim Bergström The resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano is a popular destination for various outdoor recreation pursuits, from cycling to skii...
Activities Shinshu Azumino Half Marathon 2025 Kim Bergström The Shinshu Azumino Half Marathon is now in its 10th year, and it's an event that showcases the area's beautiful surroundings...
