Culture Nagaoka Hodare Festival 2027 Kim Bergström Wishing for fertility? The annual Nagaoka Hodare Festival is said to bring luck to those trying for a child, or hoping for a ...
Culture Fuji Rock Festival 2026 Serena Ogawa The biggest outdoor music festival in Japan, Fuji Rock Festival takes places in Naeba, Niigata prefecture each summer.
Activities Tsunan Sunflower Festival 2026 Kim Bergström The Tsunan Sunflower Festival showcases around 500,000 of these beautiful seasonal blooms over a 4 hectare space. There are p...
Culture Tsubame Sanjo Factory Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Tsubame Sanjo is a region of Niigata Prefecture well known for its manufacturing industry, specifically for metalwork, blacks...
Culture Tsurugi Horai Festival 2026 Susan May The Tsurugi Horai Matsuri is a festival held every October in Tsurugi, Hakusan. It has been running annually for over 800 yea...
Culture Shingen-ko Festival in Kofu City 2027 Cathy Cawood Shingen-ko is the biggest samurai festival in Japan. The festival takes place in spring and the highlight is a procession thr...
Activities Hikarinosumika Illumination Display 2026-2027 Lynda Hogan Hikarinosumika is the name of the winter illumination display at Tokinosumika in Gotemba, Shizuoka. The resort is also referr...
Culture Will You Fight Or Watch? 2026 Cathy Cawood Epic battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen re-enacted every year on the banks of the Fuefuki River in Yamanashi. P...
Activities Lake Yamanaka Diamond Fuji Weeks 2027 Cathy Cawood Want to photograph 'Diamond Fuji'? Only in February do the settled weather and the sun's position create the opportunity to c...
Culture Onbashira Matsuri in Suwa, Nagano 2028 Sarah Koh Onbashira Matsuri in Suwa, Nagano is filled with plenty of singing, dancing, colorful costumes and merrymaking in general.
