Culture Arita Ceramics Fair 2024 Mandy Bartok The town of Arita, the birthplace of porcelain in Japan, holds an annual ceramics fair during Golden Week.
Culture Kasukabe’s Giant Kite Festival 2024 Elizabeth S Kasukabe City’s annual giant kite festival is held on May 3rd and 5th. Teams hoist kites weighing hundreds of kilograms over ...
Culture Kikuka Winery Marche 2024 Kim Taking place throughout Golden Week (April 29th through to May 5th), the Kikuka Wine Festival celebrates this much-loved beve...
Culture Tonami Tulip Fair 2024 Michael Mighty 600 varieties and over 2 million tulip plants are on display at the Tonami Tulip Fair.
Culture Hiroshima Flower Festival 2024 Paul Walsh Over a million people pour into Hiroshima city over the "Golden Week" holiday for 3 days of parades, shows, food and fun!
Activities Beers of Japan Festival 2024 Kim The popularity of craft beer has been on the rise in recent years, and the annual Beers of Japan event serves as a celebratio...
Activities Infiorata Kobe 2024 Manish Prabhune 'Kobe Infiorata', a two-day event during Golden Week (beginning of May) in Kobe has the popular tourist spots and roads decke...
Culture Koinobori Festa 1000 2024 Victoria Kamila On May 5th, cities and villages throughout hold koinobori (carp-streamers) festivals in celebration of Children’s Day, a day ...
Culture Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival 2024 Bonson Lam The sakura or cherry blossom festival celebrates the arrival of spring and the cherry blossoms in the Samurai town of Kakunod...
