Koganei Awaodori Festival The true Awa Dance Festival is Shikoku is Japan’s biggest dance festival, attracting well over one million visitors…
Kamakura Fireworks Festival A smaller scale event with about 2,500 fireworks set off near Yuigahama Beach. But while it might lack…
Nishiarai Daishi Wind Bell Festival Over 400 different types and designs of wind chimes are gathered from all over the country and displayed…
Chiyoda Lantern Floating Evening About 600 lanterns are released into the water of Chidorigafuchi for this evening event. You can watch from…
Setagaya Firefly Festival & Sagiso Market If you missed the Tokyo firefly events in June, all is not lost. Along with an obon flower…
Places of Interest Omiya Bonsai Village Omiya Bonsai Village (大宮盆栽村, Ōmiya Bonsaimura) is a small bonsai nursery precinct in Bonsaicho in Saitama started by…
Museums & Galleries The Omiya Bonsai Art Museum The world’s first publicly run museum dedicated to bonsai near Saitama’s Omiya Bonsai Village. It was opened in…
Omiya Bonsai Festival The annual Omiya Bonsai Matsuri is held in the world famous Omiya Bonsai Village in Kita-ku, Saitama. The…
