Culture Naha Tug-of-War Festival 2024 Guilhem Malfre Every October, Naha hosts its annual Tug-of-War Festival, where competing teams face off with a 200-meter long rope – a Guinn...
Culture Inariyama Festa 2024 Kim Running for over a decade now, the Inariyama Festa at Sayama Inariyama Prefectural Park is an event that remembers the Great ...
Activities Saijo Sake Festival 2024 Ciara Long Two days of food stalls, live music, entertainment and over 900 types of sake from all over Japan.
Culture Michinoku Yosakoi 2024 Laura Welch The third-largest Yosakoi festival in Japan, Michinoku Yosakoi features dozens of groups all over Sendai. It's colorful, ener...
Activities Sanriku Fireworks Competition 2024 Kim The Sanriku Fireworks Competition brings 23 different fireworks companies to Iwate Prefecture to show off their skills in the...
Tama Lantern Festival 2024 Kim The Tama Lantern Festival has been running for 5 years, and it brings around 200 Vietnamese-style lanterns to the Tama Hakkak...
Culture Otsu Festival 2024 Cathy Cawood Otsu Matsuri takes place in early October and features thirteen ornate floats with ingenious mechanical puppets.
Activities Akamatsu's Unique Firework Festival 2024 Yoshifumi Hara Akamatsu shrine's fireworks event, which is considered an offering at the shrine, is a traditional festival called the "Blow ...
Culture Warai Festival 2024 José Manuel Zardain Warai festival is celebrated every year at Niu shrine in Wakayama. The leader, dressed as clown, guides the participants to t...
Culture Tsurugi Horai Festival 2024 Susan May The Tsurugi Horai Matsuri is a festival held every October in Tsurugi, Hakusan. It has been running annually for over 800 yea...
