Culture Arts and Routes 2020-2021 Nov 28th 2020 - Mar 7th 2021 Past Event A special exhibition taking place at the Akita Museum of Modern Art is titled "Arts and Routes", and it will focus on the themes..
Food Hasshoku Ramen Festival 2020 Mid Jan Past Event The Hasshoku Ramen Festival is an annual event which showcases ramen from across Japan. The 2020 event will include participants..
Culture Kitakata Sake Breweries Walk 2017 May 27th 2017 Past Event Can't get enough sake? Kitakata City has your answer with 12 sake breweries pub crawl in one day!
Activities Toilet!? Human Waste & Earth's Future 2015-2016 Dec 11th 2015 - Jan 11th 2016 Past Event Japan does it again. Turning the most vile of subjects into something cute. Our Poop and the Future of the World (トイレ？行っ..
Activities Zao Snow Monster Festival 2025-2026 Late Dec - Late Feb Every winter, Mount Zao in Yamagata Prefecture becomes overrun with hordes of “snow monsters.” This natural spectacle is calle..
Culture Shinjo Matsuri 2025 Aug 24th - Aug 26th Shinjo, in Yamagata, hosts this annual festival in which giant floats are paraded through the city.
Culture Yokohama's Nanohana Festival 2025 Mid May Yokohama's Nanohana Festival. Visit a rural community covered with fields of gorgeous flowers, locally crafted flower made..
Activities Sendai International Half Marathon 2025 Sunday - May 11th Each May 10,000 runners take to the streets to participate in Sendai's International Half Marathon. The festivities are be..