Activities Toyoura Cosmos Festival 2025 Early Oct The Toyoura Cosmos Festival is an annual event that takes place in early October, and it showcases the beauty of around one million..
Activities Hokubō Cosmos Festival 2025 Early Oct On the second Sunday in October, a colorful cosmos festival takes place at the Hokubo Cosmos Square in Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture...
Activities Nagato Yumoto Onsen Illuminations 2026 Late Jan - Early Mar A special event running from late January until late February brings light and sound to Nagato Yumoto Onsen after dark, with beautiful..
Culture Shimonoseki Fugu Festival 2026 Mid Feb Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture is often regarded as Japan's fugu (pufferfish) capital, and an annual festival at the Nanfu..
Culture Yabusame Horse Archery Tsuwano 2025 Early Apr Yabusame is a horse archery festival in Tsuwano, held on the second Sunday of April every year. The horse archery ground in Tsuwano..
Culture Heron Dance 2025 Jul 20th - Jul 27th The Heron dance is a longstanding tradition in Tsuwano, protecting people from illnesses since about 400 years ago. The white feathers..
Culture Night Kagura - Theatre For the Gods 2025 Early Aug - Late Sep Night Kagura, is a dance theater for the entertainment of thee gods. Watching it in the illuminated Inari Shrine was a beautiful..
Culture Tsuwano's Obon Dance 2025 Friday - Aug 15th Tsuwano dance is a unique obon dance, in the small castle town of Tsuwano, Shimane, that has been performed for over 400 years...