Culture Echizen Asakura Mantoya Lightup Takako Sakamoto Echizen Asakura Mantoya in Fukui is an annual summer illumination event held at the ancient historical site, Ichijodani Asaku...
Culture Wajima Grand Festival Alena Eckelmann The Wajima Grand Festivals are the highlight of late summer in the Wajima area of the Noto Peninsula. The festive activities ...
Culture Okutsuhime Shrine Festival in Wajima Alena Eckelmann Young men dressed in women's clothes and with make-up on their faces carry a portable shrine into the ocean at Sodegahama Bea...
Naka Sunflower Festival Kim Held at the Naka Comprehensive Park, the Naka Sunflower Festival includes over a quarter of a million sunflowers alongside st...
Culture Shinjo Matsuri Hannah Warren Shinjo, in Yamagata, hosts this annual festival in which giant floats are paraded through the city.
Culture Marunouchi Ondo Summer Festival Sam Hardwick Marunouchi Ondo festival is held at the fountain in Hibiya Park. Starting in 2003, this festival is by far the biggest held i...
Food Uono River Ayu Festival Kim The Uono River is a popular spot for fishing, and the most notable catch is ayu, or sweet fish. The Uono River Ayu Festival s...
Culture Anamori Inari Shrine Lantern Festival Elizabeth S In late August, gather with the Kamata locals to light a candle and make a wish on one of hundreds of handmade lanterns.
Culture Niwaka Lantern Festival Alena Eckelmann You might have heard of Kiriko in Wajima but do you know Niwaka? A procession of colorfully painted floats mark the end of su...