Culture Giant Kite Battle of Mitsuke Imamachi & Nagaoka Nak... Jun 7th - Jun 9th There are a number of tako-age (kite flying) festivals in Japan, where
Activities Gunma Flower Park Kim Bergström Of particular interest are the various festivals held on the grounds here... The spring months pack in peony, tulip, primrose, and azalea festivals,
Culture Enjoy Circle Dancing in Sapporo Sarah Endarastya Enjoy the circle dancing, the annual Hokkai Bon Odori Festival in Odori Park, Sapporo.
9 Tower of the Sun and Plum Blossoms Takako Sakamoto Plum Festival at The Natural and Cultural Gardens
7 Culture Hongaku-ji Temple Lily is calm in the precinct but it becomes very popular at the Hatsu Ebisu festival... many lanterns decorated around the precinct so that you can feel the festival
Culture Kasama Craft Hills Ignatius Koh Golden Week (April 29th to May 5th) when the Kasama-no-Himatsuri pottery festival... – the biggest pottery festival in Ibaraki Prefecture – is held.
Activities Sakura Season at Shichikawa Dam Kim Bergström There are around 3000 cherry trees planted around the perimeter of the reservoir, and a cherry blossom festival takes place in late March to early April
Activities Hydrangea Viewing at Unshoji Temple Kim Bergström As is the case with any flower festival, the dates can fluctuate slightly