Culture Kumano Brush Festival 2024 JJ Walsh Kumano produces 80% of Japan's calligraphy brushes- join this annual traditional celebration in honor of the humble "fude".
Culture Kiyomori Festival on Miyajima 2025 Paul Walsh Medieval Heian parade to pay thanks to the powerful Heike clan leader, Taira no Kiyomori, who turned Itsukushima Shrine on Mi...
Culture Takahashi City Summer Festival 2024 Chris Cooper Dance the summer night away at a Japanese style dancing festival in Takahashi City, Okayama
Activities Hiroshima Dreamination 2024-2025 JJ Walsh Wander through the lights along Hiroshima's main Peace boulevard (Heiwa-Odori) for a fun (& free) winter event offering lots ...
Culture Tondo Festival 2025 Emmie Tsumura Annual festival held around January 15th all across the country to burn old talismans and charms and pray for good luck in th...
Activities Yokogawa Fushigi Festival 2025 JJ Walsh Old, charming Hiroshima suburb of Yokogawa, transformed for a day into a bustling, "mysterious" festival
Culture Hiroshima Flower Festival 2025 Paul Walsh Over a million people pour into Hiroshima city over the "Golden Week" holiday for 3 days of parades, shows, food and fun!
Culture Mantou Mitama Festival 2024 Paul Walsh Once a year, the spectacle of 100 shrine maidens dancing by lantern light can be seen in the forecourt of Hirohima Gokoku-jin...
Activities Streetcar Festival in Hiroshima 2024 Paul Walsh The Hiroshima Electric Railway Co, or Hiroden, opens up the yard next to its headquarters in Hiroshima’s Senda-machi to the p...
Activities Hoozuki Matsuri 2024 JJ Walsh Small, local festival with great, friendly atmosphere that is fun for kids and families held every July in Ushita
