Koganei Awaodori Dance Festival 2023
Musashi-Koganei Station Musashi-Koganei Station, 6-14 Honcho, Koganei, TokyoThe true Awa Dance Festival is Shikoku is Japan’s biggest dance festival, attracting well over one million visitors…
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Oeshiki at Ikegami Honmonji 2023
Ikegami Honmonji 池上本門寺, 1-1-1 Ikegami, Ota, TokyoCeremony commemorating the passing of the saint Nichiren, a 13th century Japanese Buddhist whose teaching provides the basis for Nichiren Buddhism.
Bake-Neko Halloween Parade 2023
Kagurazaka Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, TokyoBake-neko (literally “changed” or “supernatural” cat) are a common occurrence in Japanese mythology and what better time to…
Nikko Toshogu Shrine Autumn Festival 2023
Nikko Toshogu Shrine 2301 Sannai, Nikko, TochigiThe Autumn Festival at Nikko Toshogu Shrine is held on 16 & 17 October every year in honour…
Nihombashi Ebisuko Bettara Ichi 2023
Takarada Ebisu Shrine Takarada Ebisu Shrine, 4-10 Nihonbashihoncho, Chuo, TokyoThis traditional autumn festival has roots dating back to the beginning of the Edo period and is held…
Kawagoe Festival 2023
Kawagoe Kurazukuri District 川越市蔵造り資料館, 7-9 Saiwaichō, Kawagoe, SaitamaThe Kawagoe Matsuri is held over 2-days every year on the 3rd Saturday and Sunday of October. What…
Shoin Shrine Festival 2023
Shoin Shrine 松陰神社, 4-35-1 Wakabayashi, Setagaya, TokyoShoin Jinja in Setagaya Ward is a shrine built to honor the spirit of Yoshida Shoin, one of…
Kurama Fire Festival 2023
Kurama Kurama Station, 191 Kuramahonmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, KyotoFire-festival held on 22 October each year famous for its procession of men bearing huge flaming torches, some…
Nihombashi-Kyobashi Matsuri 2023
Nihombashi 日本橋, 1-Chome Nihonbashimuromachi, Chuo, TokyoIf you know a little about the history of Japan then you’ll have heard of the “Five Routes”…
Kyoto: Jidai Matsuri 2023
Kyoto City Kyoto, Kyoto, KyotoJidai Matsuri (時代祭, "Festival of the Ages") celebrates the foundation of Kyoto and is held on the 22…
Koenji Festival 2023
Koenji Station 高円寺駅, 4-48 Kōenjiminami, Suginami, Tokyo2-day festival held around Koenji Station with participating restaurants and shops, a stamp rally, and other events.
Mount Takao Autumn Leaves Festival 2023
Kiyotaki Station 清滝駅, Takaomachi, Hachioji, TokyoThe Mount Takao Autumn Leaves Festival (“Mount Takao Momiji Matsuri”) is held throughout the month of November every…
White Heron Dance in Asakusa
Sensoji Temple Senso-ji, 2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito, TokyoThe White Heron Dance (白鷺の舞) has roots in a scroll which depicted scenes of a parade praying for…
Asakusa Tori no Ichi I
Chokokuji 長國寺, 3-19-6 Senzoku, Taito, TokyoOpen-air market held on the day of the tori (rooster) during November—a tradition that has continued since the…
Hanazono Tori no Ichi I
Hanazono Shrine 花園神社, 5-17-3 Shinjuku, Shinjuku, TokyoOpen-air market held on the day of the tori (rooster) during November—a tradition that has continued since the…
Asakusa Tori no Ichi II
Chokokuji 長國寺, 3-19-6 Senzoku, Taito, TokyoOpen-air market held on the day of the tori (rooster) during November—a tradition that has continued since the…
Hanazono Tori no Ichi II
Hanazono Shrine 花園神社, 5-17-3 Shinjuku, Shinjuku, TokyoOpen-air market held on the day of the tori (rooster) during November—a tradition that has continued since the…
Chichibu Yomatsuri 2023
Chichibu Shrine 秩父神社, 1-3 Banbamachi, Chichibu, SaitamaOne of Japan’s greatest hikiyama (float) festivals, the Chichibu Yomatsuri is held 2-3 December every year and attracts…
Kyoto Arashiyama Hanatoro 2023
Arashiyama, Kyoto Togetsu-kyō Bridge, Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, KyotoHanatoro (花灯路, Hanatōro) is a 10-day long illuminations that takes place in Kyoto’s Higashiyama District in March and…
Sengakuji’s Ako Gishi Sai 2023
Sengakuji Sengaku-ji, 2-11-1 Takanawa, Minato, TokyoThe story of the 47 ronin is one of Japan’s most celebrated and famous. While in English it…
Oji Fox Parade 2023
Oji Inari Shrine 王子稲荷神社, 1-12-26 Kishimachi, Kita, TokyoThe legend goes that foxes from all regions would gather under a large tree on New Year’s Eve…
New Year Firefighter Ceremony 2024
Tokyo Big Sight Tokyo Big Sight, 3-11-1 Ariake, Koto, TokyoThe New Year Firefighter Ceremony—officially called dezome-shiki (出初式)—is a display of acrobatics and other skills organized by the…
Torigoe Shrine Dondo-Yaki 2024
Torigoe Shrine 2-Chome 4-1 Torigoe, Taito, TokyoDondo-yaki is the ritual from the Heian era typically held on the 15 January. New year ornaments, amulets, and…
Ome Daruma Market 2024
Ome City Hall 1-11-1 Higashiome, Ome, TokyoDaruma are hollow, round, traditional Japanese dolls that are usually weighted at the bottom so no matter which…