Fukagawa Hachiman Festival 2023
Tomioka Hachiman Shrine Tomioka Hachiman Shrine, 1-20-3 Tomioka, Koto, TokyoThe Fukagawa Hachiman Festival is one of three major festival of Edo (the other two being the Kanda…
The Fukagawa Hachiman Festival is one of three major festival of Edo (the other two being the Kanda…
More than 3,000 lanterns are lit at Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara twice a year—on 3 February for…
2-day festival held in early September that fills the streets south of Shimokitazawa Station. You can see the…
Owing to the period of which it is held (11-days), as well as its timing in the middle…
The Tokugawa shogunate’s 100 member gun squad are well-known in historical circles, and they are the reason that…
This autumn festival has roots dating back to 1738 and, although temporarily cancelled, has survived the centuries in…
Ceremony commemorating the passing of the saint Nichiren, a 13th century Japanese Buddhist whose teaching provides the basis for Nichiren Buddhism.
2-day festival held around Koenji Station with participating restaurants and shops, a stamp rally, and other events.
The White Heron Dance (白鷺の舞) has roots in a scroll which depicted scenes of a parade praying for…
Open-air market held on the day of the tori (rooster) during November—a tradition that has continued since the…
Open-air market held on the day of the tori (rooster) during November—a tradition that has continued since the…
Open-air market held on the day of the tori (rooster) during November—a tradition that has continued since the…
Open-air market held on the day of the tori (rooster) during November—a tradition that has continued since the…
Hanatoro (花灯路, Hanatōro) is a 10-day long illuminations that takes place in Kyoto’s Higashiyama District in March and…
The traditional New Year greeting by the Imperial Family from the long balcony of the Chowaden Hall. Members…
The New Year Firefighter Ceremony—officially called dezome-shiki (出初式)—is a display of acrobatics and other skills organized by the…
Dondo-yaki is the ritual from the Heian era typically held on the 15 January. New year ornaments, amulets, and…
More than 3,000 lanterns are lit at Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara twice a year—in early February for…
One of the biggest Daruma Doll Markets in Japan, over 300 stalls selling the round dolls gather around…
Nakameguro Cherry Blossom Festival (中目黒桜まつり) is held at the beginning of April and organized by the workers in…
Kanamara Matsuri (otherwise known as the "Penis Festival" or “Festival of the Steel Phallus”) is an annual festival…
This event at Sensoji Temple celebrates the Buddha’s birthday on 8 April and is more formally called Bussho-e…
The Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival (長崎帆船まつり, Nagasaki Hansen Matsuri) is one of a kind in Japan. It was…
The Yayoi Festival (弥生祭, Yayoi Matsuri) is held on the 13 to 17 of April each year at…