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 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...

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...

Night See Tokyo

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

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 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...

Over 100 Years All Day See Tokyo

Sentaikoujin, the deity enshrined in the Kaiun-ji Temple in Shinagawa, Tokyo, is known by locals as the god of the...

Over 400 Years All Day See Chubu

【UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage】Takayama City, residing in the Hida region in northern Gifu Prefecture, is often referred to as Hidatakayama...

Over 400 Years Afternoon See Tokyo

The Sanja Matsuri is an annual festival of Asakusa Shrine, located in Taito ward of Tokyo. It is said to...

Afternoon See Chubu

Kiso-hirasawa in Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture, is a famous town for lacquer ware. Naraijuku, located about 2 km away, is...

Afternoon See Tokyo

This festival is the origin of the many Houzuki (Japanese lantern plant) markets that have spread to many areas of...

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...

All Day See Chugoku Shikoku

Ama-cho, where the lifestyle of days gone still remains strong, boasts rich nature and is listed as "one of the...

Over 1000 Years All Day See Tokyo

The Akasaka Hikawa Shrine, host of this festival, is one of the Tokyo Jusha (10 selected shrines out of the...

See Tokyo

Shusseno Ishidan Matsuri is a biyearly festival held at the Atago Shrine. The sight of mikoshi running up and down...

Over 400 Years Night See Tokyo

The Oeshiki is a Buddhist ritual held on the anniversary of the death of Nichiren, the founder the Nichiren sect...

Over 100 Years All Day See Kanto

【UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage】Held in a town with remaining atmospheres of the Edo period, the Grand Festival of Sawara is...

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...

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...

Afternoon See Tokyo

By burning the good-luck charms you have used the past year in a holy flame and bathing in the heat...