Over 100 Years Night Chubu

Mando Matsuri is an over 230 year-old festival held at the Akiba Shrine in Kariya City, Aichi prefecture. It is...

Night See Kanto

The Noda Mikoshi Parade is the summer highlight of Noda City in Chiba Prefecture. Their mikoshi, or portable shrines, are...

Night Join Hokkaido

Located at the very center of great large Hokkaido, Furano City can be referred to as the "belly button" of...

Over 100 Years All Day See Tohoku

【UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage】The Hachinohe Sansha Taisai Festival has over 290 years of history and tradition, and is listed as...

Night Join Tohoku

The Sansa Odori festival has been the main event of the Morioka region since the time is was administered by...

Over 100 Years Night Join Tohoku

The Nebuta Matsuri is one of the largest among the many festivals in Japan. Large illuminated floats of glowing figures—Nebuta—parade...

Night See Kyushu

The Hinokuni Matsuri is the summer festival of Kumamoto center city goers. Starting with an opening event on the first...

All Day See Kyushu

The Hyuga Hyottoko Summer Festival is a massive summer event where nearly 2,000 dancers gather from all over the country...

All Day See Tohoku

It is said that the Akita Kanto Matsuri started in the Edo period, as an event known as Neburi Nagashi...

Over 100 Years Night See Tohoku

Noshiro Tanabata “Tenku-no-Fuyajou” is a festival that began in 2013. However, the Noshiro region had a traditional summer Tanabata festival...

Night See Chubu

This is the grand summer event representative of Matsumoto City in Nagano Prefecture. The whole city joins in the dance...

Night See Tohoku

The Yamagata Hanagasa ("flower umbrella") Festival is one of the major summer festivals of the Tohoku area. Held every year...

Over 400 Years All Day See Tohoku

It is said that the Sendai Tanabata Festival was started by the regions leader Masamune Date approx. 400 years ago...

All Day See Chugoku Shikoku

The Yosakoi Matsuri is a competition held over four days, August 9th to the 12th. The main festival is held...

Over 100 Years See Chubu

Bare-chested and ecstatic men carry torched mikoshi as they blow up fire sparks like a red hot waterfall. The sight...

Over 400 Years Caution ! All Day Join Chugoku Shikoku

This is the world renown Awa Odori, boasting over 400 years of history. There are several theories as to how...

Caution ! Night See Kansai

The Hifuri "fire throwing" Matsuri, held on August 14th and 15th during the O-bon holiday, is a colorful summer classic. It is...

Over 400 Years Caution ! All Day Join Chubu

The Sakaki Matsuri is a festival of the people, and is a tradition that has been continued since the Muromachi...

Night See Kyushu

Lanterns crafted by Toro-shi (Toro lantern craftsmen) are displayed on the 15th from the daytime, and then given as offerings...

Night Join Okinawa

Eisa is a dance performed during the O-bon holidays as a way to remember, pay respect, and to send off...