Over 100 Years Afternoon See Kanto

Narita Gion Festival began when the people of the town started celebrating along with Naritasan Shinsho-ji temple's Narita Gion-e event...

Over 100 Years Caution ! Night See Hokuriku

Abare Matsuri is a fierce festival registered as Ishikawa Prefecture's intangible folk cultural asset. The celebration signifies the arrival of...

Over 400 Years All Day See Hokuriku

Held annually on July 6th (eve festival) and 7th (main festival) at the Haguro Shrine, the Murakami-taisai is an intangible folk cultural...

Over 100 Years Night See Kanto

【UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage】The Grand Festival of Sawara is "Little Edo" (Sawara's nickname from the old days)'s most celebrated event...

Over 100 Years Night

The "Tennousama" is Kuki's annual lantern festival held on the 12th and 18th of July. It has been continued for...

Over 1000 Years Night Chubu

Arei Jinja is an ancient shrine with a history of over 1,300 years. The Arei Jinja Reitaisai is a Senza-sai—a...

Afternoon See Tohoku

Shiogama Minato Matsuri began right after the ending of the Second World War in hopes of reviving the industry and...

Over 100 Years Afternoon See Kansai

Nachi no Ogi Matsuri is the grand annual festival of Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine. When Emperor Jimmu (the founding emperor...

Over 100 Years Morning See Kanto

On a sunny summer Marine Day (national holiday), many portable mikoshi shrines gather at the beautiful Nishihama beach on the...

Over 400 Years All Day See Kyushu

The Kurosaki Gion Yamakasa is a festival celebrated during mid-to-late July by parishioners of Okada, Kasuga, and Ichinomiya Shrines. It...

Over 100 Years All Day Join Hokuriku

The Iida Toroyama Matsuri is a Kasuga Shrine ritual held in Iida, Suzu City, located on the Noto Peninsula of...

Over 400 Years Morning Join Chugoku Shikoku

When it first began, Ouchi Hiroyo, the man in charge of Yamaguchi, was modeling the city after Kyoto, and when...

Caution ! All Day See Tohoku

The sound of Shangiri—the festive chanting of Tajima Gion Zōshi—echoes though the air. This is the annual celebration of Tajima’s...

All Day Join Chugoku Shikoku

The Warei Taisai Uwajima Ushi-oni (Demonish Bull) Matsuri is one of Shikoku’s ne of the most famous summer festivals held...

Over 1000 Years All Day See Kansai

Osaka Tenmangu Shrine was built in the late Heian period during the 3rd year of Tenryaku era (949 AD), enshrining Sugawara no Michizane as...

Over 100 Years Night See Kyushu

【UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage】This regional tradition has over 200 years of history. Dedicated to the Gion Matsuri, the four large...

Over 400 Years All Day See Kanto

This festival is a tradition particular to this region that has continued for over 400 years. Eight floats circle the...

Over 400 Years Afternoon See Kanto

【UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage】On the 4th Saturday of every July, The Yamaage Festival is held from the prior Friday to...

Afternoon See Kanto

Shibukawa City has proclaimed itself as the "belly button of Japan" since 1984, for locating at the very center of...

All Day Join Chubu

The Ryujin Matsuri is a festival of dancing dragons, based on the local legend of ""Ryujin Saburo"". After starting with the...