Activities Cosmos Festa at Taiyo-no-Oka Engaru Park Kim It feels like cosmos are just about everywhere in Japan during autumn, and Hokkaido doesn't miss out on the fun! The Taiyo-no...
Satte Higanbana Festival Lynda Hogan The Satte Higanbana Festival is a red spider lily festival held in Gongendo Park annually. It is the second largest red spide...
Activities Manjushage Festival Sherilyn Siy This carpet of over 5,000,000 bright red spider lilies beside the Koma River made it to the list of the top 30 reasons to vis...
Culture Kanazawa Handmade Marche Kim The Kanazawa Handmade Marche is a celebration of crafts, food, and more, with approximately 1000 booths set to be present at ...
Culture Hokkaido Fair at Yoyogi Kim Running for over 30 years now, the Hokkaido Fair at Yoyogi is a multi-day event that brings some of the region's foodie favor...
Activities Cosmos Season at the Kurohime Plateau Kim Nagano's Kurohime Plateau has been home to cosmos flowers for almost the last 50 years, and the area is a popular picnic spot...
Activities Paantu Festival in Okinawa Sarah Koh Okinawa's Miyakojima island celebrates the Paantu festival – an ancient form of exorcism involving supernatural creatures, ma...
Culture Rice Field Art Lynda Hogan Guinness World Record holding rice field art closest to both Tokyo and a rugby world cup stadium.
Culture Hamamatsu Cup Festa Samba Anonymous A samba contest with both local and professional samba teams taking part.
Culture Sakado Yosakoi Festival Todd Wojnowski Sakado Yosakoi is a huge traditional dance festival held in Sakado City, Saitama every summer. Over 250,000 visitors watch mo...