Over 1000 Years Caution ! See Chubu

Four giant tree pillars are erected in the four corners of Suwa Taisha Shrine. These special wood monuments are known...

Over 400 Years All Day See Chubu

Every twenty years at Hotaka Shrine, they completely rebuild the main Hall and hold a grand reinstallation ceremony of the...

Over 100 Years All Day Join Kanto

The Urayasu Sanja Reitaisai is a regular joint festival of three shrines in Urayasu City, Seiryu, Toyouke, and Inari Shrine...

Over 100 Years Afternoon See Kanto

Shibukawa Dashi Matsuri is said to have started as a Gion festival in the late Edo period. Later, the festival...

Over 1000 Years Caution ! Afternoon See Chubu

"Onbashira" is the name of the four massive logs that are stood up in each corner of the local shrines...

Morning See Chubu

November 8th is "knives' day." It is a day to reevaluate the importance of knives that are essential to our...

Over 100 Years Night See Tokyo

Tori-no-ichi is a market held at Otori Shrine in Asakusa, Tokyo. The “Ichiban-taiko” drums struck at midnight signaling the beginning of...

Afternoon See Chugoku Shikoku

Since the old days, Japanese people have often regarded mysterious phenomena and occurrences in life as work of the “Yokai”...

Over 100 Years Caution ! Night See Kanto

The bamboo poles at this festival reach 20 meters high. On the end, hang chochin lanterns, that are meant for...

Over 400 Years Afternoon See Kyushu

According to a local legend, the Oyamazumi Shrine used to be called "Yama no Kami", or Deity of the Mountains...

Over 400 Years Afternoon Join Chugoku Shikoku

The Waraikou is a ritual that has continued since 1199 amongst the local farmers of Hofu City as a way...

Over 100 Years Afternoon See Kyushu

"Tashiro-no Furyu" is a traditional event that takes place in Tashiro, Kurogi-machi in Yame City, located in the southern parts...

Over 400 Years Afternoon See Kansai

The Wakamiya Onmatsuri is a time to pray for health and a rich harvest. It's origins date back to when...

Over 100 Years Afternoon Join Chubu

Dongi is held as a part of a fire prevention ritual. After the prayers and sutra recitation finish, the highlight...

Night See Tokyo

Japanese have considered the day of the winter solstice, when the sun shines for the shortest time of the year...

Over 100 Years Afternoon Join Kansai

This rare sacred ritual of approximately 3,000 people laughing together continuously for 20 min, is based on a tale found...

Morning See Chubu

The Geta Matsuri is a ritual held on an island 14k off the coast of Honshu. Just before dawn of...

Over 400 Years Night See Tohoku

The average temperature of Morioka in January is -2℃. In the midst of a cold snow, local men form a...

Over 400 Years Morning See Kanto

The hot spring at Kawarayu Onsen—a hot spring said to have been discovered in 1193 by Minamoto no Yoritomo (a...

All Day See Hokkaido

The Sounkyo Hot Spring Ice Fall Festival is a Hokkaido ice festival on a massive scale. The venue covers 10,00...