Culture Yabusame Horse Archery Tsuwano Denes Perlaky Yabusame is a horse archery festival in Tsuwano, held on the second Sunday of April every year. The horse archery ground in T...
Culture Matsuyama Spring Festival Anonymous The Matsuyama Spring Festival is held during the first weekend in April when the cherry blossoms are in bloom. There’s a para...
Culture Kanamara Penis Festival Ontoshiki Vun The Shinto Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) each April at Kawasaki's Kanayama shrine is centered around the m...
Culture Japan Wine Festival Kim The Japan Wine Festival is now in its 6th year, and showcases wines made in all corners of the country.
Activities Light of Hope Lynda Hogan Each month for two weeks Gyoda City has a floral water font (hanachozu) event. For one night during those two weeks they also...
Culture Cosquerade at Fushigi-ichi JJ Walsh The Fushigi-ichi matsuri held in front of Yokogawa station every April includes many festival-goers in elaborate cosplay cost...
Nightlife Tejikara Fire Festival Michelle Ishiki A must see festival if you're coming to Gifu in April. Dating back to the 18th century, the Tejikara Fire Festival at Tejikar...
Culture Canine Fashion in Japan Scott Brause Pet ownership in Japan is at an all-time high, with lapdogs and smaller canines leading the pack. The Yoyogi Park WanWan Carn...
Activities Tainai Sakura Festival Kim There are numerous sakura spots across Japan that are extremely well-known (and often crowded), but there are also plenty of ...