Activities Santa Hills Illumination 2024-2025 Lynda Hogan Santa Hills is a campsite, café and shop in the Nasu district of Tochigi and a popular spot for night illumination in the are...
Activities Hiroshima Dreamination 2024-2025 JJ Walsh Wander through the lights along Hiroshima's main Peace boulevard (Heiwa-Odori) for a fun (& free) winter event offering lots ...
Culture Hatsumode in Asakusa 2025 Manish Prabhune The first visit to the shrine in the new year is called Hatsumode, and it attracts quite some crowds every year, and I think ...
Culture Oyumi Hajime Festival 2025 Kim Nara's Oyamato Shrine holds their annual Oyumi Hajime Festival on January 4th. The purpose of the festival is to pray for goo...
Culture Kemari Hajime in Kyoto 2025 Gloria Ticconi Kemari Hajime in Kyoto: a traditional New Year event at Shimogamo Shrine, where men in period costume play an ancient traditi...
Culture Oniyo Fire Festival 2025 Kim With a history of over 1600 years, the Oniyo Fire Festival in Fukuoka's Kurume City is held on the 7th of January each year. ...
Matsudo City Nanakusa Marathon 2025 Kim If you want to start out the new year in an active way, the Matsudo City Nanakusa Marathon takes place in early January – and...
Culture Tachikawa Sansan Illuminations 2024-2025 Kim Illuminations are one of the trademark events of the colder months in Japan, and you'll find a plethora of them to check out ...
Activities Odate Shining Street 2024-2025 Lynda Hogan Odate Shining Street is an avenue of trees illuminated until early morning in Akita Prefecture. Some 82 trees over a 800 met...
Culture Ueno Artist Project 2024-2025 Kim The Ueno Artist Project is an exhibition series which started back in 2017, and it takes on a different theme each year.
