10 Get Ready for Yamakasa Tristan Scholze The 750-year-old Yamakasa festival is Fukuoka's most exciting.
Culture Awa Odori David Cooper Awa Odori is the name of Tokushima's very own street dancing festival, a joyful spectacle and a must-see for visitors to this corner of Shikoku.
Culture Itsukushima Floating Shrine JJ Walsh Many festivals and events can also be seen at this shrine at certain times... At the end of March, the Kiyomori parade and festival is held when many
Shopping Namaste India! Varsha Vaswati 'Incredible India' – says the welcoming archway, best describes the essence of 'Namaste India' the 2-day long annual Indian festival held over a weekend
Area Takayama Takayama is the largest city in the northern region of Hida. Though its population is only 92,000, the area is 2,177.67 km2 which is only 10 km2 smaller than Tokyo but with a fraction of the population...
Culture Dressing Up for Nebuta Matsuri Helen Langford The Nebuta Matsuri, held yearly August 2 to August 7, is an old festival... whose origins, not unlike most old festivals, are murky.
Activities Sueyama Shrine Tony Mariani Enshrined gods: Ojin Tenno, Nabeshima Naoshge, Ri Sanpei Festivals: Festival... for ancient potters (May 4), Annual shrine festival (October 16 & 17)
Area Seiyo In Japan, the names for municipalities bear scant resemblance to entities of the same name in the west. So a place that is nominally a ‘city’ can be nothing more than a few small towns surro..