Culture All-Japan Shimotsukare Contest 2025 Sunday - Feb 9th The All-Japan Shimotsukare Contest returns this year after a five-year hiatus, and it celebrates this traditional dish from Tochigi..
Recommended Culture Ashikaga Flower Park Illumination 2024-2025 Oct 18th - Feb 16th The number one award winning illumination display in Japan found at Ashikaga Flower Park near Tokyo.
Okuniku Ice Week 2025 Feb 18th - Feb 24th For those seeking a winter escape, Okukinu Ice Week at Tochigi's Okukinu Onsen offers the chance to try a variety of uniqu..
Culture Yunishigawa Kamakura Festival 2025 Jan 31st - Mar 2nd Each winter, the small onsen town of Yunishigawa, in Tochigi's Nikko area, transforms into a winter wonderland with hundreds..
Otawara Yatai Matsuri 2025 Late Apr Yatai Matsuri is a festival in Otawara, Tochigi prefecture, held in April every year.
Culture Mamada no Jagamaita Snake Festival 2025 Monday - May 5th Every year on the 5th of May, Mamada no Jagamaita, a rather unique matsuri involving huge 'snakes', is held in Mamada, Tochigi..
Culture Spring Hill Lupine Festival 2025 Early Apr - Early May Around 30,000 lupine flowers can be enjoyed at the Kanuma City Flower and Tree Center's Spring Hill Lupine Festival, which runs..
Shopping Mashiko Pottery Festival 2025 Late Apr - Early May Be dazzled with the beauty and variety of handmade wares artfully displayed and for sale in Mashiko during their bi-annual festival...