Culture Good Coffee Fest @ Hanshin 2024 Kim The Good Coffee Fest is an event that introduces some of Japan's best coffee shops in person, with a variety of brews on offe...
Activities Senshu Beach Lantern Festival 2024 Kim Lanterns have long been used in various cultures as a way of warding off evil spirits, for providing light, and for making wi...
Culture Daigaku Festival at Ikune Shrine 2024 Joe Robinson Centering around an impressive array of almost a hundred lanterns, this is a festival worth a trek to attend. If traditional...
Nightlife Tenjin Matsuri 2024 Jeannie Gan Tenjin Matsuri, which literally means festival of the Gods, is one of the most symbolic water and light festivals in Osaka, h...
Culture Yodogawa Fireworks Festival 2024 Jeannie Gan Firework viewing, called hanabi in Japanese, at Yodogawa River is a real crowd pleaser. One of top ten ways to spend your sum...
Culture Umeda Tanabata Festival 2024 Kim The Umeda Tanabata Festival showcases a variety of decorations on loan from the well-known Sendai Tanabata Festival in Miyag...
Nightlife Summer Sonic Osaka 2024 Celine Ong Summer Sonic is a three-day rock festival that's held simultaneously in both Tokyo and Osaka.
Tenjin Tenma Awa Odori 2024 Kim The Tenjin Tenma Awa Odori is billed as the largest Awa Odori event in the Kansai region.
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 Itasha Heaven Expo 2024 Kim Itasha cars are vehicles decorated with colorful and elaborate decals or artwork, and they commonly feature characters from a...
