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.
Activities Senshu Beach Lantern Festival 2025 Kim Bergström Lanterns have long been used in various cultures as a way of warding off evil spirits, for providing light, and for making wi...
Activities Light of Hope 2025 Lynda Hogan Each month for two weeks Gyoda City has a floral water font (hanachozu) event. For one night during those two weeks they also...
Tanabata and Light-up at Kodai-ji 2025 Cathy Cawood Colorful display of decorated bamboo branches in the carpark of Kodai-ji in Kyoto to celebrate the festival of Tanabata. The ...
Activities Star and Sun Market 2025 Kim Bergström This summer, Tokyo’s after-dark culture gets a new glow with the debut of the Star and Sun Market produced by Tokyo Night Mar...
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 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 Hydrangea Walk at Showa Kinen Park 2025 Kim Bergström From early June to early July, Tokyo's Showa Kinen Park transforms into a lush, rainy season paradise for its annual Hydrange...
