Culture Edamame Speed Eating Championships 2024 Kim For edamame fans, an event in Nagaoka challenges competitors to see how fast they can eat 650 grams of them, with both indivi...
Culture Sado Island Galaxy Art Festival 2024 Kim Known for its pristine natural landscapes and longstanding traditions, Niigata's Sado Island is no slouch on the art scene, e...
Culture Matsumoto Castle Ice Sculpture Festival 2025 Kim The Matsumoto Castle Ice Sculpture Festival has been running for over 30 years now, with a variety of skillfully designed wor...
Activities Rainbow Flower Festival 2024 Kim The Rainbow Flower Festival at Fuji Motosuko Resort will showcase a variety of blooms in different shades, from begonias and ...
Activities Souri Pond Plum Festival 2025 Kim Each year, Aichi's Souri Pond hosts a plum blossom festival to celebrate the impressive 6000 plum trees in 25 different varie...
Activities Iiyama Nanohana Festival 2025 Kim Iiyama's aptly-named Nanohana Park comes alive during spring, and their annual nanohana festival is held during the latter ha...
Culture Belgian Beer Weekend 2024 Kim Running for over 10 years now, the Belgian Beer Weekend is actually an 11 day-long affair showcasing almost 100 different typ...
Culture Atami Marine Fireworks Festival 2024 Kim The Atami Marine Fireworks Festival originally started in 1952 as a celebration of the area's reconstruction efforts after Ty...
Activities Atsumi Peninsula Nanohana Festival 2025 Kim Now running for 25 years, the Atsumi Peninsula Nanohana Festival celebrates the vibrant yellow of these springtime flowers.
Tokamachi Son-in-Law Throwing Event 2025 Kim The Tokamachi muko (son-in-law) throwing event takes place on January 15th each year, and involves new husbands being thrown ...
