Activities Tsunan Snow Festival 2027 Kim Bergström Parts of Niigata Prefecture often get referred to as yukiguni (snow country) thanks to the region's massive amount of winter ...
Activities Souri Pond Plum Festival 2027 Kim Bergström Each year, Aichi's Souri Pond hosts a plum blossom festival to celebrate the impressive 6000 plum trees in 25 different varie...
Culture Tokamachi Son-in-Law Throwing Event 2027 Kim Bergström The Tokamachi muko (son-in-law) throwing event takes place on January 15th each year, and involves new husbands being thrown ...
Food Takaoka Hot Pot Festival 2027 Kim Bergström The Sea of Japan Takaoka Hot Pot Festival has been running for almost 40 years now, where a variety of nabe types can be sa...
Culture Itokawa Promenade Sakura Festival 2027 Kim Bergström The scenic Itokawa Promenade in the center of Atami City is famous for its early-blooming Atamizakura, which color the area w...
Activities Inatori Hosono Kogen Pampas Grass Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Now running for over a decade, the Inatori Hosono Kogen Pampas Grass Festival celebrates this beautiful autumn plant with a v...
Activities Board Game Cafe Anaguma Kim Bergström Board Game Café Anaguma was designed as a fun entertainment option for middle and high school students, adult groups, and par...
Culture Matsumoto Castle Ice Sculpture Festival 2027 Kim Bergström The Matsumoto Castle Ice Sculpture Festival has been running for over 30 years now, with a variety of skillfully designed wor...
Culture New York Lamp Museum & Flower Garden Kim Bergström Japan is home to a wide variety of special interest museums, and one of them is the New York Lamp Museum in Ito, Shizuoka Pre...
Culture Edamame Speed Eating Championships 2026 Kim Bergström For edamame fans, an event in Nagaoka challenges competitors to see how fast they can eat 650 grams of them, with both indivi...
