
Nakanobu Nebuta Festival 2024
If you missed your chance to visit Aomori for its world-famous Nebuta Festival, there’s a mini-version taking …
If you missed your chance to visit Aomori for its world-famous Nebuta Festival, there’s a mini-version taking …
The Sanno Festival is one of “the three great festivals” of Tokyo along with Kanda Matsuri which it takes …
The Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival as it is known in China, will be celebrated with several events, one of which …
If you don’t have the time or money to go to those awesome but far-flung regional matsuri (festivals), this is the …
Daikoku — a god of fortune — is offering up some good luck blessings to set your year off right at this …
On the old Ome Highway, just outside of Ome Station, daruma are sold in mass at the nearly 200-year-old Ome Daruma …
This is a friendly neighborhood festival with a fiery twist. There will be plenty of sales of daruma dolls — from …
Bring your used New Year’s decorations to this shrine for Tondoyaki, a ceremonial burning, or watch others do so. …
Every year on January 7 at Matsuchiyama Shoden in Asakusa, there is a service for the god Shōden where daikon radishes …
One of the three annual festivals at Yakuoin Temple on Mount Takao, this is a memorable way to see in the New Year. …
Called the Touji Matsuri or Toujisai in Japanese, this festival takes place at both a shrine (Ana Hachinmangu) and a …
The winter edition of the Akougishisai — a festival commemorating the 47 ronin (or masterless samurai) — …
The Tori no Ichi Fairs are one of Tokyo’s best-kept secrets. These “Rooster Fairs” aren’t in …
This festival promises to be Japan’s biggest Philippines event of the year. Taking place in Yoyogi Park, this …
November is the best time to see the autumn leaves on Mt. Takao. The “Mt. Takao Autumn Leaves Festival” is …
The festival won’t be happening in 2022 after its cancellations in 2020 and 2021. But there’s nothing to …
The hustle and bustle of the Tori-no-Ichi fair in Shinjuku is hard to compare. Just like its Asakusa counterpart, it is …
Many shrines in Tokyo celebrate Tori-no-Ichi in November — just look at our Shinjuku and Asakusa events. Head to …
Nabe is a popular winter dish in Japan. Nabe literally means “pot,” but it’s used as a generic term for soups or light …
The Tokyo Foreign Studies University (Tokyo Gaigo Daigaku) in Fuchu have their Gaigosai festival each year from mid- to …
An annual autumn festival held to celebrate the beautiful changing leaves of the area. The well-known Momiji-Tunnel is a …
Celebrating all things fish, this is the 8th Fisherman’s festival to be held in Tokyo and will have an array of …
The ginkgo trees of Hachioji were planted along the streets when the city expanded during the Showa period. Hachioji …