Culture Geikosai at Yakuoin Mt Takao 2026-2027 Lynda Hogan Despite its remote location, thousands make the pilgrimage to Yakuoin, the temple at the top of Mt Takao, for New Year's. The...
Culture Hinamatsuri Display 2027 Sherilyn Siy From February 13 to March 6, 2019, view rare dolls from over a hundred years ago in celebration of Hinamatsuri (Girl's Day) i...
Activities Tokyo International Charity Marathon 2027 Serena Ogawa Participants at the Tokyo International Charity Marathon can be sure to feel they are running for a great cause.
Culture Umbrella Sky at Metsa Village 2026 Lynda Hogan "Forest and Lake and Umbrella" is Metsa Village's striking Umbrella Sky Project. Walk under a rainbow of umbrellas casting co...
Culture Noda Tsukumai 2026 Elizabeth S In July, Noda City and other towns on the Tone River celebrate summer with a centuries-old nighttime tradition Calle day Tsuk...
Culture The Kagurazaka Matsuri 2026 Sleiman Azizi In late July, the Tokyo suburb of Kagurazaka will host the annual Kagurazaka Matsuri.
Culture Kawagoe Million Lights Summer Festival 2026 Lynda Hogan Kawagoe Million Lights Summer Festival, a two day summer celebration, is the second largest annual festival in Kawagoe. Exper...
Culture Sugito Town Lantern Festival 2026 Elizabeth S In early August, Sugito Town in Saitama Prefecture celebrates summer for two evenings with a lantern festival. “The Milky Way...
Shikoda Dragon Dance Ritual 2026 Elizabeth S Saikoin, a usually quiet Shingon Buddhist temple in Kashiwa City is the site of a centuries-old tradition to bring rain to th...
Culture Anamori Inari Shrine Lantern Festival 2026 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.
