Food Takaoka Hot Pot Festival 2025 Kim Bergström The Sea of Japan Takaoka Hot Pot Festival has been running for almost 40 years now, where a variety of nabe types can be sa...
Culture Chindon Festival 2025 Michael Mighty Chindon performers dressed in colorful costumes dancing and playing their musical instruments in the streets of Toyama City.
Activities Asahi Funagawa Spring Quartet 2025 Kim Bergström The Asahi Funagawa Spring Quartet event runs for two weeks during April, and it's a real celebration of the season, with saku...
Activities Sakura Season at Toyama's Matsukawa Park 2025 Kim Bergström Toyama's Matsukawa Park is home to around 500 cherry trees that line the banks of the Matsukawa River. It is also one of Japa...
Activities Nyuzen Flower Road 2025 Kim Bergström The Nyuzen Flower Road event sees an incredible 2.3 million tulips covering about 70 varieties fill an area of over 5 hectare...
Culture Takaoka Mikurumayama Festival 2025 Jonathan Jahnke Takaoka's Mikurumayama Festival, a 400 year old parade celebrating the founding of the city. One of only five festivals in Ja...
Yatsuo Hikiyama Festival 2025 Jonathan Jahnke Lantern covered floats roll their way through the old streets of Yatsuo, at the Hikiyama Festival.
Culture Tonami Tulip Fair 2025 Michael Mighty 600 varieties and over 2 million tulip plants are on display at the Tonami Tulip Fair.