Culture Flower Festival in Mashiko 2025 Christina Oshima Flower Festival in Mashiko. Thousands of beautiful flowers everywhere you look!
Otawara Yatai Matsuri 2025 Louise Archer Yatai Matsuri is a festival in Otawara, Tochigi prefecture, held in April every year.
Culture Mamada no Jagamaita Snake Festival 2025 Sander Every year on the 5th of May, Mamada no Jagamaita, a rather unique matsuri involving huge 'snakes', is held in Mamada, Tochig...
Culture Spring Hill Lupine Festival 2025 Kim Bergström Around 30,000 lupine flowers can be enjoyed at the Kanuma City Flower and Tree Center's Spring Hill Lupine Festival, which ru...
Shopping Mashiko Pottery Festival 2025 Stacy Kurokawa Be dazzled with the beauty and variety of handmade wares artfully displayed and for sale in Mashiko during their bi-annual fe...
Culture Nikko Yabusame Archery Competition 2025 Dale A. Brown Yabusame Archery Competition at the Nikko Shunki Reitaisai Grand Spring Festival.
Culture 1,000 Samurai Procession in Nikko 2025 Jessica A Paje Designated as a World Heritage site since 1999, thousands of locals gather at Toshogu Shrine to parade in Nikko’s traditional...
Culture Yoichi Matsuri 2025 Louise Archer August Festival in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture honoring the local hero Nasu No Yoichi
Culture Kanuma Buttsuke Autumn Festival 2025 Dale A. Brown A festival of food, music, dance and elaborate floats celebrated each year in October.
Culture Nikko Toshogu Shrine Autumn Grand Festival 2025 Japan Travel Nikko Toshogu Shrine's annual grand festival features the Yabusame tradition—horseback archery—and the Togyosai where portabl...
