A Setsubun festival in Shimokitazawa, this event includes a parade where participants dressed as tengu throw beans for good luck through the local shopping streets.
The Setsubun festival at Asakusa’s Sensoji temple includes a unique bean-throwing chant and a performance of the Dance of the Seven Deities of Good Fortune.
The Setsubun festival in Narita features sumo wrestlers and actors throwing roasted soybeans from stages at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple to mark the start of spring.
A snow festival in Sapporo, this international event features large snow and ice sculptures across three sites, attracting over two million visitors annually.
A Lunar New Year festival in Nagasaki, this event features 15,000 lanterns and cultural performances, including dragon dances and parades, throughout the city’s historic district.
A winter festival in Otaru, this event features candlelit paths and illuminated glass floats along the city’s historic canal and a former railway line.
A dyeing festival in Shinjuku, Some no Komichi celebrates the area’s textile history. It features dyed cloth suspended over a river and custom noren curtains at local businesses.
