ChugokuEventsSightseeingSponsored 8 Million Reasons to Visit Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine Japan is a land rich in myths, and the popular saying among the Japanese is that 8 million kami (Shinto…Clémentine CintréJanuary 6, 2019
ActivitiesEventsKantoSponsored Rice Field Art Worthy of a Guiness World Record in Gyoda, Saitama Sponsored by Gyoda City and Council for the promotion of Tambo Art. The people of Japan can turn almost anything…Hazel TaylorNovember 13, 2018
ChubuCultureEventsSponsored Traditional Machiya Byobu Exhibition in Murakami Sponsored by Murakami City A former castle town, Murakami has plenty of contemporary renown, from its signature dried salmon, to…Andrew DeckNovember 12, 2018
ActivitiesEventsSponsoredTohoku Iizaka Kenka Matsuri – A Rare Fighting Festival in Fukushima Sponsored by Fukushima City Tourism and Convention Association. As the huge float swung our way with a dozen men carried…Todd FongNovember 9, 2018
ActivitiesEventsKantoSponsored Attending the Sailing’s World Cup Series 2018 – Enoshima Welcome Festival Sponsored by Fujisawa City Tourist Association. When visiting Tokyo, a gigantic metropolis constantly in flux, you may not believe that you…Pierre BabinOctober 7, 2018
CultureEventsSponsoredTohoku Celebrating the Local Matsuri Tanabata Festival in Yuzawa Tanabata festival, a tradition originally coming from China, is very popular in Japan. In Yuzawa, a small city located in Akita…Joachim DucosSeptember 8, 2018
ChubuCultureEventsSponsored Attending a Noh Theatre Play on Sado Island Sponsored by Sado Island Noh theatre, a traditional form of Japanese dramaturgy that occupies a specific place in Sado Island’s…Marion PontJuly 27, 2018
ChubuCultureEventsSponsored An Afternoon at the Hamochi Festival on Sado Island Sponsored by Sado Island Summer in Japan is synonymous with matsuri, these traditional festivals often have a religious element and…Marion PontJuly 23, 2018
ChubuCultureEventsSponsored Attending an Ondeko Drumming Festival on Sado Island Sado Island, located off the coast of Niigata in the Sea of Japan, has a rich and varied cultural background.…Marion PontJuly 19, 2018
ActivitiesEventsKanto Koenji Awa Odori: Tokyo’s Biggest Summer Dance Festival The Tokyo neighborhood of Koenji is known on most days for its trendy cafes, hipster live music venues, and its…Andrew DeckMay 29, 2018
CultureEventsSponsoredTohoku Akita Inukko Matsuri : Dog and Temple Snow Festival in Yuzawa Yuzawa City is known for a heavy snowfall in the Tohoku region, the northern part of Japan. This mountainous region…JulieMarch 19, 2018
CultureEventsSponsoredTohoku Festival in Snow: Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival Sponsored by Yonezawa City Yonezawa City is no stranger to snow. Located in southeastern Yamagata Prefecture, near the Fukushima border,…Andrew DeckMarch 11, 2018
ActivitiesEventsKyushuSponsored Ogi’s Lantern Festival in Full of Autumn Colors! Sponsored by Saga Prefectural Tourism Federation Known as "little Kyoto" because of its similarities with the old capital, Ogi has many sites…Alix DurantouJanuary 23, 2018
CultureEventsKyushuSightseeingSponsored Autumn Visit to the Arita Ceramics festival Arita has been renowned for Japanese porcelain since the end of the 16th century and is a tradition that continues…Alix DurantouJanuary 20, 2018
ActivitiesEventsKyushuSightseeingSponsored The Rugby World Cup 2019 Oita Match Scheduled! Sponsored by Tourism Oita The 2019 Rugby World Cup will be hosted by 12 cities throughout Japan, over 44 days from…VoyaponDecember 21, 2017
ChubuCultureEventsSponsored Murakami Byobu Folding Screens Festival, Niigata Prefecture Sponsored by Murakami City Murakami city of Niigata prefecture saw great prosperity during the Edo period of Japan. The city…Jose MontañoDecember 7, 2017
ChubuCultureEventsSponsored The streets are Alight with the 1,300 Year Old Tradition of Mino Washi Paper Sponsored by Mino City When it comes to Japanese paper, Mino Washi listed UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage is in a league…Hazel TaylorDecember 6, 2017
ChubuCultureEventsSponsored Tsunotsuki: Yamakoshi’s Rousing and Reverent Bull Sumo Sponsored by Yamakoshi Village When one encounters the term “bullfighting”, the imagery that comes to mind is not necessarily a…Liam DuffyNovember 30, 2017
ActivitiesEventsKyushuSponsored Join the Local Wind Bell Festival at the Pottery Village in Imari Saga prefecture in Kyushu is famous for its pottery. One of the best known is Imari-yaki (伊万里焼) in the Imari…EstelleAugust 24, 2017
ActivitiesEventsKyushuSponsored The Artistic illuminated Exhibition by Teamlab at the Mifuneyama Rakuen, Saga Sponsored by Saga Prefectural Tourism Federation Let's take a look at the Mifuneyama Rakuen garden, a 500,000 square meter garden located…EstelleAugust 18, 2017
ChubuEventsSightseeingSponsored Sado Island and Its Traditional Culture: Yoi No Mai Festival and Noh Theater Sponsored by Sado City Sado island known as Sado-ga-shima is the eighth largest island in Japan and is located 45km…EstelleJuly 1, 2017
CultureEventsOkinawa Okinawa Eisa Festival : Traditional Okinawan Music and Dance Okinawa, a legacy and inheritance of the Ryukyu Kingdom, characterizes a distinctive, rich and colorful culture that is very different…Dagmara KoreckaJune 3, 2017
ChubuEventsSightseeingSponsored Flower Mikoshi Festival: A Look into the Sweet Life of Mino City Travellers in Japan all too often miss out on one of the key things that makes the country so unique:…Alex EhrenreichJune 2, 2017
ActivitiesEventsKanto A Unique Festival in Japan, The Kanamara Matsuri in Kawasaki What is The Kanamana Matsuri? Kanamara Matsuri is a unique festival that is held annually on the first Sunday in April at…Kylie PlesterMarch 28, 2017
ActivitiesChubuEventsSponsored Koide International Snowball Fight: Costumes, Snowball Fights, and Igloo Huts(Niigata) Koide(Niigata) Koide is a small town located in the larger city of Uonuma. Well known for its ski resorts and…Ryann OverbayMarch 5, 2017
ActivitiesChubuCultureEventsSightseeingSponsored Experience the Snowy Secchu Hanamizuiwai Festival A Trip to Uonuma Uonuma is located in South Central Niigata, and is well known for its delicious rice and…Ryann OverbayMarch 2, 2017
ActivitiesChubuCultureEventsSightseeingSponsored Yoshiwara, Fuji City: The Daruma Festival at the Bottom of Mt. Fuji Sponsored by the Shizuoka Prefecture Tourism Association Yoshiwara is a district of Fuji city, located in the east of Shizuoka…Mathilde HeidaryFebruary 26, 2017
EventsKantoSightseeingSponsored Enoshima Illumination Festival – the amazing Winter Illumination! Sponsored by Fujisawa City Tourist Association You have until Feb.19, 2017 to admire “Enoshima Illumination Festival” on Enoshima Island. This…Mathilde HeidaryDecember 16, 2016