Activities Santa Hills Illumination 2024-2025 Lynda Hogan Santa Hills is a campsite, café and shop in the Nasu district of Tochigi and a popular spot for night illumination in the are...
Culture Ashikaga Flower Park Illumination 2024-2025 Jaime Wong The number one award winning illumination display in Japan found at Ashikaga Flower Park near Tokyo.
Culture Yunishigawa Kamakura Festival 2025 Tom Roseveare Each winter, the small onsen town of Yunishigawa, in Tochigi's Nikko area, transforms into a winter wonderland with hundreds ...
Otawara Yatai Matsuri 2025 Louise Archer Yatai Matsuri is a festival in Otawara, Tochigi prefecture, held in April every year.
Culture Mamada no Jagamaita Snake Festival 2025 Sander van Werkhoven Every year on the 5th of May, Mamada no Jagamaita, a rather unique matsuri involving huge 'snakes', is held in Mamada, Tochig...
Culture Spring Hill Lupine Festival 2025 Kim Around 30,000 lupine flowers can be enjoyed at the Kanuma City Flower and Tree Center's Spring Hill Lupine Festival, which ru...
Shopping Mashiko Pottery Festival 2025 Stacy Kurokawa Be dazzled with the beauty and variety of handmade wares artfully displayed and for sale in Mashiko during their bi-annual fe...
Culture Nikko Yabusame Archery Competition 2025 Dale A. Brown Yabusame Archery Competition at the Nikko Shunki Reitaisai Grand Spring Festival.
Culture 1,000 Samurai Procession in Nikko 2025 Jessica A Paje Designated as a World Heritage site since 1999, thousands of locals gather at Toshogu Shrine to parade in Nikko’s traditional...
Culture Yoichi Matsuri 2025 Louise Archer August Festival in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture honoring the local hero Nasu No Yoichi
