Afternoon See Hokuriku

The Honjoji Ogre Dance is held on Setsubun (the day before the beginning of Spring according to the ancient 2...

Caution ! Afternoon Join Chubu

The day before the beginning of Spring is known as Setsubun. Importance is placed on this day because it is...

All Day See Kyushu

The festival, started by the residents of Nagasaki Shinchi‘s Chinatown, was originally a celebration for the Chinese new year that...

Night See Tohoku

Celebrated at the Shinzan Shrine in Kitaura, Oga city, this winter attraction is a combination of Saitousai, a sacred ritual...

Over 1000 Years Afternoon See Chubu

Akumi-Kambe Shinmeisha Shrine's annual festival "Toyohashi Oni Matsuri" is a bizarre festival held annually on the 10th and 11th of...

Over 1000 Years Night See Tokyo

The Ta-asobi (rice field play), fascinatingly, is a "celebration in advance." Locals celebrate both the year's rich harvest as well...

Over 1000 Years Afternoon Join Kansai

The Sunakake Matsuri is an ancient festival that began approximately 1,300 years ago during the reign of Emperor Temmu, initially...

Over 400 Years Caution ! Afternoon Join Chugoku Shikoku

During Saidaiji Eyo—also dubbed the "Hadaka Matsuri (naked festival)"—countless men in Mawashi (loincloth worn by sumo wrestlers) scramble for a...

Over 400 Years All Day See Tohoku

The Hachinohe Enburi is a roughly 800 year long traditional folk celebration. Dancers known as "Tayu" perform motions involved in...

Afternoon See Kyushu

The Hina Matsuri is a festival held all over Japan that celebrates the growth of young girls. It is most...

Over 100 Years All Day See Chubu

The Katsuyama Sagicho Festival is a festival marking the coming of Spring to Katsuyama in the Okuechizen area of  Northeastern...

Over 100 Years Afternoon See Kanto

Warabi Hadaka Matsuri (Warabi Naked Festival), also dubbed the "Doronko Matsuri" (muddy festival) is a bizarre festival held in Yotsukaido...

Night Join Hokuriku

The Echigo Yuzawa Onsen Snow Festival is held on a local ski slope just as the ski season is coming...

Over 100 Years Afternoon See Tokyo

The Jindai-ji Temple in Tokyo has an ancient and honorable origin. In March, people flock from the greater Tokyo area...

Afternoon See Kansai

March 3rd is the national holiday known as Hiina Matsuri, where prayers are made for the healthy growth and happiness...

Over 100 Years All Day See Kanto

The Yamada no Harumatsuri (Yamada’s spring festival)—the grand annual festival held at Tsunemochi Shrine—is famous for being the first festival...

Over 100 Years Caution ! All Day See Tohoku

In March, before the approaching Spring, at the port city home to Shiogama Shrine, the Hote Matsuri is solemnly held...

Afternoon Join Chubu

The main eye catcher of this festival—quite possibly one of the rarest festivals out there—is the wooden male phallus known...

Caution ! Afternoon See Tohoku

In Iwate Prefecture, there are a number of festivals with the name Sominsai. The festival originates from an old legend...

Afternoon See Tohoku

March 3rd is Hinamatsuri. One of the year's major holidays where people pray for the health and well-being of their...