Culture Shitamachi Tanabata Matsuri 2025 Jianne Soriano Stretching from Ueno to Asakusa, Shitamachi Tanabata features countless decorations, dancing, food and streets and live perfo...
Culture Hiratsuka Tanabata 2025 Lauren Jade Hill Celebrate the ancient legend of Tanabata in Kanagawa's coastal town Hiratsuka.
Culture Kamodai Bon Odori 2025 Kim Bergström The Kamodai Bon Odori is run by Taisho University and has taken place since 2011 to remember victims of the Great East Japan ...
Activities Terasaka Firefly Festival 2025 Sherilyn Siy On July 7 this year (Saturday), the Terasaka Rice Terraces in Yokoze, Chichibu, will be open to the public for a special summ...
Nightlife Bentenjima Fireworks Festival 2025 Anonymous Bentenjima is a large island in Lake Hama. It holds one of the bigger, free, firework festivals in the area, usually on the f...
Activities Kitakami River Rubber Boat Race 2025 Malcome Larcens An annual rubber race down the Kitakami River in Morioka. You can enter as a competitor or simply as a slow cruise down the r...
Culture Narita Gion Matsuri 2025 Elizabeth S Narita Gion Festival, celebrated for three days in July, features elaborate festival floats, omikoshi portable shrine process...
Culture Abare Matsuri 2025 Celine Ong Abare Matsuri, or Rampage Festival, is an annual event in the town of Noto, Ishikawa. One of Japan’s most violent and fiery f...
Culture Matsukawa Tarai Race 2025 Kim Bergström Tarai-bune, also known as "tub boats," are traditional Japanese wooden boats which were traditionally used for fishing. The M...
Activities Summer Festa at Sanuki Mannou Park 2025 Kim Bergström Each year from late July through until late August, Kagawa's Sanuki Mannou Park hosts a Summer Festa, which is filled with fu...
