9 Kyoto Arashiyama Lantern Street Takako Sakamoto ten days in late December each year, the 'Arashiyama Flower Lantern Festival... This event, including the 'Higashiyama Flower Lantern Festival'
Culture Cinco De Mayo Japan 2026 Early May Cinco de Mayo Japan festival celebrates Mexican culture and heritage. Come eat Mexican food, see the dancers and listen to the music.
Tenjin Matsuri - Yomiyasai Kaitlynn Scannell The Tenjin Matsuri is said to be the greatest festival in Osaka with a history stretching over a thousand years.
15 Culture Cinco De Mayo 2014 Tokyo Jerome Lee Cinco De Mayo 2014 is a festival held yearly to commemorate Mexico's monumental victory over France at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, and sprung a Japan
15 Gion Matsuri Procession Cathy Cawood On July 17th every year, Kyoto's Gion Matsuri procession takes place, when 32 festival floats decorated with valuable tapestries parade though the
Activities Koriyama Castle Cherry Blossoms Erin Fitzgerald For the cherry blossom season, the site of Koriyama Castle explodes into gentle pink beauty for Oshiro Matsuri, or the Castle Festival.
13 Agonshu Head Temple in Kyoto Cathy Cawood have several interesting events throughout the year including a fire festival... at New Year and a lantern festival at Obon in August.
14 Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto Cathy Cawood These photos were taken in May, shortly before Aoi Festival.... corridor in the shrine grounds where horse races take place during the festival