Culture Osaka Asian Film Festival Kim B The Osaka Asian Film Festival is a celebration of film that operates annually under the theme of "From Osaka to all of Asia"....
Food Niku Fes Osaka Kim B Niku Fes Osaka is an annual event celebrating all things meat. Carnivores will be delighted with the range of eats on offer, ...
Culture Osaka Auto Messe Kim B The Osaka Auto Messe has been an annual event on the Kansai calendar since 1997. This auto show has a particular focus on car...
Activities Oedo Kakki Parade Sherilyn Siy The very first Oedo Kakki Parade took place in 1972 to commemorate the completion of the National Highway. This year, a grand...
Culture Midosuji and Hikari Illuminations Bonson Lam Osaka Hikari Renaissance is a series of light up and festival events taking place in Fall and Winter each year. In 2018 the f...
Culture Daigaku Festival at Ikune Shrine Joe Robinson Centering around an impressive array of almost a hundred lanterns, this is a festival worth a trek to attend. If traditional...
Culture Koinobori Festa 1000 Victoria Kamila On May 5th, cities and villages throughout hold koinobori (carp-streamers) festivals in celebration of Children’s Day, a day ...
Culture Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri Saskia Gilmour The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri is the largest, if not greatest, danjiri matsuri (float festival) in Japan. Celebrating 300 yea...
Culture Otaue Rice Planting Festival Mandy Bartok Japan reaffirms its deep connections with its staple crop at the annual Sumiyoshi Shrine rice-planting festival in Osaka on J...
