Culture 1,000 Samurai Procession in Nikko 2025 Sunday - May 18th The wider here is the Nikko Toshogu Shrine Spring Grand Festival (Nikko... This Togyosai festival procession takes on the second day (May 18th), where
Nightlife Sendai Oktoberfest 2025 Early - Late Sep Sendai Oktoberfest is a German beer festival that comes to Sendai every year.
Culture Hanagasa Matsuri 2025 Aug 5th - Aug 7th Hanagasa Matsuri is a dance festival which originiated in Obanazawa but is now celebrated across Yamagata every summer.
11 Culture Lotus Heaven in Fukui Larry Knipfing Minami Echizen's summer lotus festival is a real treat
10 Shopping Shinsen Fish Market Chris Barnes Shinsen Fish Market is a lively fish market with a citizen's atmosphere located in the Auga Festival City Building, a two minute walk from JR Aomori Station
6 Culture Hifuri Shinji at Aso Shrine Mandy Bartok Blazing torches light up the night at the annual Fire Swinging Festival near Kumamoto's volcanic Mt Aso
Food Nagahama Ramen Miyoshi Xia Fei Chiew Cultural, lively and full of delicacies, the Sanjo area of Kyoto is truly a wonderful place to stroll.