Nakanobu Nebuta Festival 2024
If you missed your chance to visit Aomori for its world-famous Nebuta Festival, there’s a mini-version taking place in Shinagawa that’s been running since 1989. For the first time in …
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Sanno Matsuri
The Sanno Festival is one of “the three great festivals” of Tokyo along with Kanda Matsuri which it takes turns in alternate years with, and Sanja Matsuri which occurs every year. …
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Tokunoshima Tourism & Products Fair
Tokunoshima—an island found in the Amami archipelago of Kagoshima Prefecture—can seem a long way from Tokyo. So if you’d like to give some of their food and cultural attractions a trial …
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Matsuda Wintersweet Festival
In Matsuda’s Yadoriki area, a huge field of over 1,000 wintersweet shrubs can be found. During this period countless yellow flowers will bloom, providing a unique sight, and a distinct lovely …
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Lantern Festival 2024
For 2023, the Lunar New Year (also known as the Spring Festival) starts from January 22 to February 5, and Yokohama’s Chinatown has put on quite a celebration. For the first time in three …
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Chinese Spring Festival 2024
The Chinese New Year, or Lunar New Year, is more commonly referred to as the Spring Festival in China and celebrations take place over 15 days. There’s a variety of customs and celebrations …
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Shinagawa Yakiimo Terrace
Are you a sweet potato fanatic? Then look no further than Shinagawa Yakiimo Terrace -- where potatoes of all kinds are baked to delicious perfection.
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Mt. Takao Setsubun
Held in temples across Japan on February 3rd, this festival cleanses away the evil of the previous year and drives away any evil spirits bringing bad luck to the new one. Held at the Yakuo-in …
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Setsubun Mamemaki (Bean Throwing) Festival
Mamemaki (soya bean throwing) is a ceremony held as part of Setsubun (the end of winter and the start of spring according to the old lunar calendar) in order to ward off disasters and accidents, …
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Shimokitazawa Tengu Festival 2024
After a few years of cancelations, the 91st Shimokitazawa Tengu Festival will go ahead. What happens? Every year during Japan’s Setsubun Festival (the day before spring in the old Japanese …
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Chinese Traditional Performances
As part of the Chinese Spring Festival celebrations in Yokohama’s Chukagai (Chinatown), there will be a variety of traditional performance art on show. Expect lion dances, dragon dances, …
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Furusato Festival Tokyo
If you don’t have the time or money to go to those awesome but far-flung regional matsuri (festivals), this is the event for you. The Furusato Matsuri Tokyo promises to gather all the …
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Daikoku Matsuri
Daikoku — a god of fortune — is offering up some good luck blessings to set your year off right at this traditional festival. Highlights of the festival include the following two …
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Kamimizo (Mizono) Daruma Market
This is a friendly neighborhood festival with a fiery twist. Along with daruma dolls of all shapes and sizes, there'll be dances and a bonfire.
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Torigoe Shrine Tondoyaki
Bring your used New Year’s decorations to this shrine for Tondoyaki, a ceremonial burning, or watch others do so. It is said that if the smoke blows over you, you’ll have a …
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Daikon Radish Festival 2024
At this festival, daikon are offered to the god Shoden then given to visitors so they can gain some of the health and power of the god himself.
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Geikosai New Year’s Festival
One of the three annual festivals at Yakuoin Temple on Mount Takao, this is a memorable way to see in the New Year. Beginning at midnight and continuing until 5pm that day, multiple goma fire …
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Winter Solstice Festival
Called the Touji Matsuri or Toujisai in Japanese, this festival takes place at both a shrine (Ana Hachinmangu) and a temple (Houjouji) in the Nishi Waseda area. Traditionally, this time of year …
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The 47 Ronin Winter Festival
The winter edition of the Akougishisai — a festival commemorating the 47 ronin (or masterless samurai) — happens at Sengakuji temple, the very same place to which the 47 loyal samurai …
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Oji Tori-no-Ichi Fair
The Tori no Ichi Fairs are one of Tokyo’s best-kept secrets. These “Rooster Fairs” aren’t in many of the tourist guides, but they’re a big deal for local …
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