Culture Hirosaki Neputa Festival in Kobe Kim The Hirosaki Neputa Festival in Kobe provides a glimpse into this popular Aomori-based festival.
Culture Yokosuka YY Festival Christopher Harley There are several things that Yokosuka is famous for among people in Kanagawa: the American Navy Base, the Yokosuka Navy Burg...
Culture Shonan Yosakoi Festival Hana Joy The Shonan Yosakoi Festival is a fairly new festival in Hiratsuka city, Kanagawa. It features dance groups from all over Japa...
Yokohama's Dragon Boat Races Sandra Isaka Yokohama's dragon boat races take place off of Yamashita Park every year in late May and early June.
Activities Sky of Poppies Kim Running from late May through until early June, Saitama's Sky of Poppies event at the Sainokuni Fureai Ranch showcases an ast...
Activities Spring Rose Festa Kim The Odawara Flower Garden is home to a wide array of roses, with somewhere around 360 rose bushes covering 160 varieties for ...
Activities Purospring Party Kim There are numerous ways to welcome the spring season in Japan, and the Purospring Party event at Sanrio Puroland is one that ...
Culture Vietnam Festival in Yoyogi Park Todd Wojnowski The Vietnam Festival, held annually in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park, is an exciting and delicious slice of Southeast Asian life. Like...
Culture Firefly Viewing at Okawa Onsen Takegasawa Park Kim Fireflies are a beloved symbol of early summer in Japan, and their incredible bioluminescent glow has captured the imaginatio...
Culture Tokasan: The Yukata Festival Paul Walsh Thousands of people decked out in beautiful yukata summer kimono fill the streets of central Hiroshima for three nights at th...