Dontsuku Festival 2024 Kim The fertility-focused Dontsuku Festival sees a giant wooden phallus placed on a mikoshi (portable shrine) and paraded around ...
Food Shizuoka Chagori 2024 Richard Sweet In Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan, over sixty cafes and tea retailers have come together to create gourmet tea inspired...
Culture Hamamatsu Cup Festa Samba 2024 Anonymous A samba contest with both local and professional samba teams taking part.
Culture Shimada Obi Festival 2024 Illaura Rossiter Shimada, Shizuoka is home to one of Japan's three most unusual festivals, the Obi Festival, which takes place only once every...
Activities Inatori Hosono Kogen Pampas Grass Festival 2024 Kim Now running for over a decade, the Inatori Hosono Kogen Pampas Grass Festival celebrates this beautiful autumn plant with a v...
Culture Atami Marine Fireworks Festival 2024 Kim The Atami Marine Fireworks Festival originally started in 1952 as a celebration of the area's reconstruction efforts after Ty...
Culture Daidogei World Cup 2024 Peter Sidell At the start of November, the annual Street Performance World Cup will be held in Shizuoka in central Japan. It's a hugely fu...
Activities Shuzenji Niji no Sato Autumn Light Up 2024 Kim Admiring colorful autumn leaves is an enjoyable activity at any time of day, but there's something extra special about apprec...
Activities Shiraito Falls Christmas Session 2024 Lynda Hogan Shiraito falls are located in Karuizawa, Nagano. They are lit up during select periods during the winter. The first of those ...
Culture Ajiro Onsen Dried Fish Festival 2025 Kim The town of Ajiro in Shizuoka has prospered as a port town since the Edo period, and is well regarded for its hot springs and...
