Culture Mino Washi Akari Art Exhibition 2025 Oct 12th - Nov 30th Each autumn, the streets of Mino City in Gifu Prefecture are transformed by the soft glow of handmade paper lanterns for the Mino..
Activities Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis 2025 Oct 20th - Oct 26th As part of the WTA 500 series, the Toray Pan Pacific Open draws some of the world's top female players to compete on the city's..
Activities 5 Places for Kochia in Japan Kim Bergström If you're looking for something a little different from the usual leaf-viewing spots, here are five places across Japan where..
Culture Osawa Onsen Konsei Festival 2026 Late Apr Golden Week in Iwate Prefecture brings with it one of Japan's more unusual and fascinating cultural events, the Osawa Kons..
Culture Daito-Ohara Water Throwing Festival 2026 Mid Feb Every year on February 11th, Ichinoseki City in southern Iwate celebrates the Daito Ohara Water-Throwing Festival. This unique event..
Culture Art Collaboration Kyoto (ACK) 2025 Nov 14th - Nov 16th Kyoto will once again become the center of Japan’s contemporary art scene with the return of Art Collaboration Kyoto (ACK), an..
Culture Ichinoseki Hiraizumi Balloon Festival 2025 Oct 10th - Oct 12th The Ichinoseki-Hiraizumi Balloon Festival will once again take to the Tohoku skies this autumn, bringing together elite pilots for..
Culture Bruno Mars Fireworks Show Saitama 2025 Saturday - Nov 1st The Bruno Mars Fireworks Show 2025 will be held at Saitama Stadium 2002 on November 1st, marking the very first time this massive..