Myo-oji Temple Setsubun Ceremony 2027 Kim Bergström At the start of spring according to the traditional calendar, Myo-oji Temple in Kaga City hosts a Setsubun ceremony focused o...
Nightlife Tejikara Fire Festival 2027 Michelle Ishiki A must see festival if you're coming to Gifu in April. Dating back to the 18th century, the Tejikara Fire Festival at Tejikar...
Culture Seihakusai Dekayama Matsuri 2027 Nicole Kunihisa The Seihakusai Dekayama Matsuri in Nanao, Ishikawa; not every day you get to help pull a 20-ton float down the narrow streets...
Nightlife Bentenjima Fireworks Festival 2026 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...
Culture Gujo Odori 2026 Yuka Takada Gujo Odori is Japan's largest and one of the most famous dance festivals lasting thirty-two nights, three of which have danci...
Culture Toyohama Sea Bream Festival 2026 Chris Glenn It's like a Godzilla flick! Giant Sea Bream 18m long attacking & being chased by naked men! Before you call the army, this is...
Activities Fuji Shibazakura Festival 2026 Suwannee Payne The Fuji Shibazakura Festival occurs between April - May every year, celebrating springtime with the arrival of the moss phlo...
Culture Tsushima Tenno Matsuri 2026 Chris Glenn A mid-summer's night's dream, the floating festival floats of the Tsushima Tenno Matsuri, one of THE top festivals of Japan!
Activities Kanzanji Lanterns & Fireworks 2026 Anonymous A fireworks display in the Kanzanji area of Lake Hamana
Culture Slug Festival 2026 Justin Dart A festival in rural Nakatsugawa dedicated to a monk and a mystery of nature on the anniversary of a death connected to forbid...