Activities Umenomiya Taisha Plum Festival 2025 Kim Each year on the first Sunday in March, Kyoto's Umenomiya Taisha Shrine is home to a plum blossom festival that celebrates th...
Activities Mitake Cherry Blossom Festival 2025 Kim Each year during April, the Mitake area of Mie is filled with color thanks to numerous cherry trees that line the approach to...
Nightlife Summer Sonic Osaka 2024 Celine Ong Summer Sonic is a three-day rock festival that's held simultaneously in both Tokyo and Osaka.
Culture Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025 Kim The Osaka Asian Film Festival is a celebration of film that operates annually under the theme of "From Osaka to all of Asia"....
Food THE MEAT OSAKA 2024 Kim THE MEAT OSAKA is an annual event celebrating all things meat. Carnivores will be delighted with the range of eats on offer, ...
Culture Kyoto International Manga & Anime Fair 2024 Serena Ogawa The Kyoto International Manga & Anime Fair (KYO-MAF) is an annual event that showcases the talent in the animation and graphi...
Culture Hanezu Odori Dance Festival 2025 Bonson Lam Hanezu, the colour of plum blossom. The pink is so surreal in the paintings, it is other worldly, almost referring to some Bu...
Culture The Star Festival 2024 Kim The Star Festival has been running since 2012, and takes place at Stihl no Mori in Kyoto. The two-day event allows visitors t...
Culture Osaka Auto Messe 2025 Kim The Osaka Auto Messe has been an annual event on the Kansai calendar since 1997. This auto show has a particular focus on car...
Culture Miyako Odori 2025 Elena Lisina The Miyako Odori performance in Minamiza theatre in Kyoto hass a long history and involves the best geiko and maiko of Kyoto....
