Activities Hitome Senbonzakura Festival 2025 Kim Miyagi's annual Hitome Senbonzakura Festival celebrates the beauty of 1,200 cherry trees along the Shiroishi Riverside and ...
Activities Kitakami Tenshochi Sakura Festival 2025 Kim Each year from around mid April to early-May, Iwate's Kitakami Tenshochi Park is home to a cherry blossom festival that celeb...
Activities Taihei River Sakura Festival 2025 Kim From around mid to late April in Akita City, the banks of the Taihei River come alive with the color of around 1000 cherry tr...
Activities Mato Park Sakura Festival 2024 Kim From around mid to late April each year, Akita's Mato Park is home to an incredible 2000 cherry trees in bloom - it's no surp...
Activities Hirosaki Castle Chrysanthemum and Autumn Leaves Festival 2024 Kim The Hirosaki Castle Chrysanthemum and Autumn Leaves Festival takes place annually within Hirosaki Park, and allows visitors t...
Activities Odate Shining Street 2024-2025 Lynda Hogan Odate Shining Street is an avenue of trees illuminated until early morning in Akita Prefecture. Some 82 trees over a 800 met...
Activities Kasedori Festival 2025 Celine Ong Kasedori Festival, or “Strawbird Festival”, is a unique yet bizarre Japanese event. Performers gather at Kaminoyama Castle dr...
Culture Tendo Ningen Shogi 2025 Celine Ong Tendo Ningen Shogi is a “Human Chess” event that occurs every April in the city of Tendo, Yamagata. Set under rows of bloomin...
Culture Kokusekiji Sominsai in Oshuu 2025 Malcome Larcens A winter water purification ceremony, participants strip down to only a loin cloth. Next they face several challenges to show...
Culture The Hanamaki Festival 2024 Malcome Larcens The Hanamaki festival is held on the second Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of September each year. It features drum and shamise...
