Culture Akashi Meat Festival 2026 Kim Bergström The 15th Akashi Meat Festival is set for three mouthwatering days from Saturday, November 1st to Monday, November 3rd (nation...
Culture Gifu Beer Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Held annually since 2015, the Gifu Beer Festival aims to promote regional revitalization through good brews and good food.
Culture Shinshu Matsumoto Soba Festival 2026 Kim Bergström The Shinshu Matsumoto Soba Festival is an annual event which has been running for almost 20 years now, and it brings soba res...
Culture Towada Autumn Festival 2026 Kim Bergström The Towada Autumn Festival is a three-day affair filled with colorful floats, mikoshi (portable shrine) parades, taiko drummi...
Culture Orion Beerfest in Koza 2026 Kim Bergström With a history dating back to 1957, Orion is Japan's fifth largest brewery and the producer of Orion Beer, which commands 60%...
Culture Yomitan Pottery Market 2027 Kim Bergström Japan is home to a number of different pottery towns, and Yomitan on Okinawa's western coast is one of them. The town hosts t...
Culture Echizen Fish Festival 2026 Kim Bergström The Echizen Fish Festival is Fukui Prefecture's largest fish-related event, and it's held at the time of year when the larges...
Culture Shitamachi Evening Cool 2026 Kim Bergström A special event at the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum in early August allows patrons to explore the grounds after da...
Culture Nogata Summer Festival 2026 Kim Bergström The Nogata Summer Festival in Fukuoka is a multi-faceted event, with a variety of stage performances, a traditional float dis...
Culture Noshiro Tanabata 2026 Kim Bergström Held over two days in early August, the Noshiro Tanabata Festival in Akita Prefecture serves as a colorful celebration of Jap...