Shopping Tamaari Town Christmas Market 2025 Kim Bergström The Tamaari Town Christmas Market is set to include a wide variety of festive items imported from Europe for purchase, plus p...
Culture New Year at Kanasana Shrine 2026 Lynda Hogan Kanasana Shrine in Kamikawa Town, Saitama Prefecture, is one of the most locally famous places for 'hatsumode'. The otherwise...
Culture Kitain Temple Daruma Market 2026 Lynda Hogan Every year on January 3rd several temples around Japan have a Daruma Market. A Daruma Doll is a type of talisman. People come...
Activities Winter Wonderland at Moominvalley 2025-2026 Lynda Hogan Winter wonderland is Moominvalley Park's night illumination event. This year, they have added to the experience by creating a...
Ukiyo-e RE:BORN 2025-2026 Kim Bergström Looking for a time-traveling experience that fuses traditional Japanese art with cutting-edge digital technology? The Kadokaw...
Culture Blessing Forest Illumination 2025-2026 Lynda Hogan Blessing Forest is the name of the 2024 / 2025 winter illumination at the Keyaki Hiroba in Tamaari Town, formerly known as Sa...
Culture Iruma Martial Arts Festival 2026 Kim Bergström The Iruma City Martial Arts Festival has been running for over three decades now, showcasing a variety of Japan's traditional...
Activities Cocoon City Illumination 2025-2026 Lynda Hogan Information for the annual winter night illumination at Cocoon City with its color changing Christmas tree.
Culture Daffodil Festival at Gongendo Park 2026 Lynda Hogan Gongendo Park is renowned for its cherry blossom and rapeseed scenery. However, there are several different flowers grown sea...
Food Nabe Matsuri Hanno & Hidaka 2026 Sherilyn Siy Piping hot hearty soups called nabe are a Japanese staple in the winter, which warms you from the inside. Hanno and Hidaka ta...
