The Daruma market in Ome is an annual event held on January 12. The market sells traditional dolls and commemorates the city’s former silk farming industry.
Ome City Hall, Ome, Tokyo
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A historic market in Tokyo, the Setagaya Boroichi is held in December and January. About 700 vendors sell antiques, vintage clothing, and traditional crafts.
Setagaya Boroichi-dori, Setagaya, Tokyo
A fire festival in Nozawa Onsen involves men defending a wooden shrine from villagers with torches. The shrine is then burned to bring good fortune for the year.
Nozawa Onsen Village, Shimotakai District, Nagano
A custom car exhibition in Tokyo, the Tokyo Auto Salon is an annual event. It showcases modified vehicles, aftermarket parts, concept cars, and includes live driving demonstrations.
Makuhari Messe, Mihama, Chiba
A winter festival in Tokyo, Daikoku Matsuri at Kanda Myojin Shrine involves a performer blessing attendees with a sacred mallet to grant luck and wealth for the year.
Kanda Myojin, Chiyoda, Tokyo
A cultural festival in Tokyo, this annual event on January 24-25 involves exchanging carved wooden bullfinches at Kameido Tenjin Shrine to secure good fortune.
Kameido Tenjin Shrine, Koto, Tokyo
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.
Shimokitazawa, Setagaya, Tokyo
A fireworks festival in Tokyo, this event launches 4,000 fireworks from an Arakawa River barge. Spectators are positioned on the river banks 150 meters from the display.
Koto Fireworks Venue, Koto, Tokyo
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.
Sensoji Temple, Taito, Tokyo
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.
Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, Narita, Tokyo
A lantern festival in Nara, the Mantoro at Kasuga Taisha Shrine lights over 3,000 lanterns twice a year in February and August.
Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Nara, Nara
A snow festival in Sapporo, this international event features large snow and ice sculptures across three sites, attracting over two million visitors annually.
Odori Park, Sapporo, Hokkaido