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Rurikoin Temple is located in Yase area of Kyoto, and it exhibits only twice a year, in spring and autumn. It is fam...
Rurikoin Temple is located in Yase area of Kyoto, and it exhibits only twice a year, in spring and autumn. It is famous for having beautiful Japanese-style gardens, Ruri-no-niwa and Garyo-no-niwa. The view of autumn leaves from Ruri-no-...
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The Hatsuichi Festival takes place annually on early-January in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture. It has a history of ...
The Hatsuichi Festival takes place annually on early-January in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture. It has a history of more than 400 years. People come to give thanks for the past year and wish for good luck in the new year using Daruma D...
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Dondo-yaki, an event you burn up new year ornaments has been held in many places around Nagano Prefecture. Dousojin ...
Dondo-yaki, an event you burn up new year ornaments has been held in many places around Nagano Prefecture. Dousojin Festival (Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival) is one of the biggest Dondoyaki Festivals in Japan. And it is also counted as one ...
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"Nagasaki Lantern Festival" is one of the biggest lantern festival in Japan, which is originally begun as a celebrati...
"Nagasaki Lantern Festival" is one of the biggest lantern festival in Japan, which is originally begun as a celebration of the Chinese New Year by the Chinese marchants residents in Nagasaki. During the festival period, over 15,000 colo...
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Saijoji temple hosts "zazen" sitting meditation sessions in a dojo twice a month on Sunday.(2nd&4th Sunday) Why don'...
Saijoji temple hosts "zazen" sitting meditation sessions in a dojo twice a month on Sunday.(2nd&4th Sunday) Why don't you try to find yourself that you haven't seen yet through meditation in the beautiful nature and serene environment? ...
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Hiroshima International Animation Festival is a biennial manifestation held in Hiroshima City in August, endorsed by ...
Hiroshima International Animation Festival is a biennial manifestation held in Hiroshima City in August, endorsed by Association Internationale du Film d'Animation (ASIFA). The 18th International Animation Festival in Japan - HIROSHIMA 2...
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The 4km stretch of road(Koshu Highway) leading from Hachioji's Oiwakecho to Takao Station is lined with over 770 gink...
The 4km stretch of road(Koshu Highway) leading from Hachioji's Oiwakecho to Takao Station is lined with over 770 ginkgo trees. There ginkgo trees were planted during the Showa Era. And it is one of the three greatest tree-lined streets i...
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The autumn festival will be held at Toyokawa Inari Shrine, one of Japan's three great Inari Shrines, with more than 1...
The autumn festival will be held at Toyokawa Inari Shrine, one of Japan's three great Inari Shrines, with more than 1000 large and small stone statues of foxes and Reikozuka (fox burial mound). It is the Thanksgiving Festival, also call...
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Taketa Bamboo Lantern Festival, such a fantastic festival which brings you to the mysterious world, is held annually ...
Taketa Bamboo Lantern Festival, such a fantastic festival which brings you to the mysterious world, is held annually on November at Taketa City, Oita Prefecture. Oita Prefecture is known as the place of No.1 production of Japanese bamboo...
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Arashiyama in Kyoto is a famous spot for viewing beautiful red maple leaves(momiji) in fall. And the the picture of T...
Arashiyama in Kyoto is a famous spot for viewing beautiful red maple leaves(momiji) in fall. And the the picture of Togetsu Bridge across the Katsura River with Mt.Arashiyama turned red and yellow is well-known for visitors. Arashiyama ...
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Hita City in Oita is a former castle town and Mameda Town in the northern part of Hita developed in the early Edo Per...
Hita City in Oita is a former castle town and Mameda Town in the northern part of Hita developed in the early Edo Period. In Mameda Town, there are lots of old houses and traditional buildings, and the town is designated as Nationally se...
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Sakamoto Ryoma is a hero of the Meiji Restoration. And Ryoma Yosakoi is a Yosakoi Festival held at location related ...
Sakamoto Ryoma is a hero of the Meiji Restoration. And Ryoma Yosakoi is a Yosakoi Festival held at location related to Sakamoto Ryoma, in Kyoto. Dancers from all over Japan gather in Kyoto and perform the various dance such as Yosakoi ...
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Taimatsu Akashi, is an autumn festival that represents Fukushima Prefecture, with a tradition of over 400 years, take...
Taimatsu Akashi, is an autumn festival that represents Fukushima Prefecture, with a tradition of over 400 years, takes place every second Saturday of November every year. Famous as one of Japan's Top 3 Fire Festivals along with "Kurama ...
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Oita Prefecture is the number one producer of Japanese timber bamboo and known for its traditional bamboo crafts. O...
Oita Prefecture is the number one producer of Japanese timber bamboo and known for its traditional bamboo crafts. Oita Prefecture has the three biggest bamboo lantern festivals―Usuki Takeyoi, Taketa Chikuraku, and Sennen Akari, or Thou...
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Gujo Hachiman Castle is a mountain castle located on top of Mount Hachiman in Gujo Hachiman, Gifu Prefecture. The c...
Gujo Hachiman Castle is a mountain castle located on top of Mount Hachiman in Gujo Hachiman, Gifu Prefecture. The castle was rebuilt in 1933 using wood rather than concrete. And it is also a famous spot for autumn leaves viewing for b...
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The annual Kokubunji Festival celebrates local residents, commerce and agriculture. The festival attracts about 100,...
The annual Kokubunji Festival celebrates local residents, commerce and agriculture. The festival attracts about 100,000 visitors every year. It is Kokubunji's biggest event, featuring a historical parade, a farmers market from Sado Cit...
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Every year on Nov. 3, the Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu Parade, the federal lord's procession, takes place at the streets ...
Every year on Nov. 3, the Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu Parade, the federal lord's procession, takes place at the streets of Yumoto in Hakone. The highlight is the procession of about 170 people dressed in samurai, princess, maidservants, and...
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Ujisato Gamo was a feudal lord in the Sengoku period, and built the Matsusaka Castle located in Mie Prefecture. The ...
Ujisato Gamo was a feudal lord in the Sengoku period, and built the Matsusaka Castle located in Mie Prefecture. The Ujisato Festival is an annual festival to commemorate the achievements of Ujisato Gamo. A total of 300 participants dre...
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One of the Temple dance in Sensoji Temple "Shirasagi no Mai". It is a beautiful and elegant event, dancing in a stunn...
One of the Temple dance in Sensoji Temple "Shirasagi no Mai". It is a beautiful and elegant event, dancing in a stunning white snowy heron costume. It is held twice a year, in spring and autumn. It was a dance dedicated to the centennia...
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Ohara Festival is a dance festival held at Tenmonkan in downtown Kagoshima, and it is one of the biggest festivals in...
Ohara Festival is a dance festival held at Tenmonkan in downtown Kagoshima, and it is one of the biggest festivals in southern Kyushu. This year, the festival takes place to commemorate the 130th anniversary of Kagoshima City. Approxima...
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"Usuki Takeyoi" is a beautiful bamboo lantern festival held in Usuki City, Oita. Approximately 20,000 bamboo lantern...
"Usuki Takeyoi" is a beautiful bamboo lantern festival held in Usuki City, Oita. Approximately 20,000 bamboo lanterns are lit to produce a fantastic atmosphere throughout the town. The Usuki Stone Buddhas are a National Treasure of Jap...
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Tokushima Awa Odori Festival is one of the biggest dance festivals in Japan. The biggest festival is held every mid-...
Tokushima Awa Odori Festival is one of the biggest dance festivals in Japan. The biggest festival is held every mid-August, but also takes place in November. The Autumn Awa Odori Festival features the stage performances such as Awa Dan...
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Karatsu Kunchi Festival is the three-days autumn festival at Karatsu Shrine in Saga Prefecture. It is a festival cele...
Karatsu Kunchi Festival is the three-days autumn festival at Karatsu Shrine in Saga Prefecture. It is a festival celebrated for a rich harvest with a 400-years history, and is designated as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The fes...
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The 42th Furusato Shibuya Festival takes place on 2nd & 3rd of November at Yoyogi Park. There are lots of fun events...
The 42th Furusato Shibuya Festival takes place on 2nd & 3rd of November at Yoyogi Park. There are lots of fun events such as the big parade of marching bands of over 2,500 people, stage shows, stamp rally, and more, scheduled. Also, lo...
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Raccoon Dog, known as Tanuki, appear often in Japanese folklore. One of the famous Tanuki tales, the Awa Tanuki Batt...
Raccoon Dog, known as Tanuki, appear often in Japanese folklore. One of the famous Tanuki tales, the Awa Tanuki Battle is about a great war between two tanuki held in Awa Province, Tokushima. Each year on early-November, the Awa Tanu...
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The Dream Yosakoy Festival takes place in Odaiba, Maunouchi, and Akihabara areas in Tokyo. The festival is based on Y...
The Dream Yosakoy Festival takes place in Odaiba, Maunouchi, and Akihabara areas in Tokyo. The festival is based on Yosakoi dance that started in Kochi to celebrate postwar reconstruction and has spread throughout Japan. Featuring around...
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The Onomichi Betcha Festival is a very unusual festival which designated as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of O...
The Onomichi Betcha Festival is a very unusual festival which designated as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Onomichi City. Held each year over a three-day period from November 1st through 3rd, this festival features a procession...
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The Nabeshima Domain Kiln Autumn Festival is held in Okawachiyama, Imari City, Saga Prefecture. Okawachiyama is a sm...
The Nabeshima Domain Kiln Autumn Festival is held in Okawachiyama, Imari City, Saga Prefecture. Okawachiyama is a small pottery village, produced a number of masterpiece porcelains such as "Iro Nabeshima", "Nabeshima Sometsuke" and "Nab...
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The Saga International Balloon Fiesta is an international hot air balloon competition held in Saga City annually in a...
The Saga International Balloon Fiesta is an international hot air balloon competition held in Saga City annually in autumn. It attracts over 1 million people every year. The event has grown up into one of Asia's largest championships, a...
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Autumn Grand Festival takes place at Yasaka Shrine in Nankoku City, Kochi Prefecture. One kid chosen from local chil...
Autumn Grand Festival takes place at Yasaka Shrine in Nankoku City, Kochi Prefecture. One kid chosen from local children dress in traditional costume and perform Sanbaso, an ancient folk dance, while ringing a bell. It dates back more ...
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“Kawasaki Halloween”, also known as "Kawahallo", will be held around Kawasaki Station on October 26th, 2019. Japan’...
“Kawasaki Halloween”, also known as "Kawahallo", will be held around Kawasaki Station on October 26th, 2019. Japan’s largest Halloween parade attracts about 120,000 visitors every year. The highlight of the festival is the Halloween P...
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One of the three major festivals of Naha, Shurijo Castle Festival is reminiscent of the Ryukyu Kingdom era, colored b...
One of the three major festivals of Naha, Shurijo Castle Festival is reminiscent of the Ryukyu Kingdom era, colored brightly red, a culture different from the Mainland, is a precious festival where you can feel the unique culture of Okin...
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The 37th “Harajuku-Omotesando Hello Halloween Pumpkin Parade” will be held on October 27, 2019. In the costume parad...
The 37th “Harajuku-Omotesando Hello Halloween Pumpkin Parade” will be held on October 27, 2019. In the costume parade, more than 1,000 children walk 1 kilometer between Harajuku and Omotesando every year. And there is a music band play...
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Halloween is “an event to wish for the rich harvest in autumn, and drive out evil spirits", but it has become a famou...
Halloween is “an event to wish for the rich harvest in autumn, and drive out evil spirits", but it has become a famous worldwide loose event where children dress up as ghosts and ask for candy. It is now more advanced, in the Halloween ...
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Kyoto Jidai Festival is the grand festival of Heian Shrine, and considered as one of the top three festivals in Kyoto...
Kyoto Jidai Festival is the grand festival of Heian Shrine, and considered as one of the top three festivals in Kyoto. Jidai Festival started in 1895 to commemorate the 1,100 the anniversary of the founding of Kyoto. It consists of a l...
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Tsuchiura All Japan Fireworks Competition is one of the three major fireworks competition in Japan. It takes place e...
Tsuchiura All Japan Fireworks Competition is one of the three major fireworks competition in Japan. It takes place every October in Tsuchiura city, Ibaraki Prefecture. This competition is to contribute the improvement on the techniques...
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"Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival" started at 2014, is the largest cosplay event in Japan that celebrates the fif...
"Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival" started at 2014, is the largest cosplay event in Japan that celebrates the fifth time this year. Set in the Ikebukuro East Exit area centering on "Otome Road" which is drawing attention as a sacr...
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Every year from mid-October to late-October, about 12 million cosmos flowers bloom in the Arakawa riverbed of Konosu ...
Every year from mid-October to late-October, about 12 million cosmos flowers bloom in the Arakawa riverbed of Konosu City, Saitama Prefecture. Pink, red, white and yellow cosmos are in full bloom in 6.3 ha-wide cosmos field. The 2-day f...
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Roppongi Hills Halloween Parade takes place on Oct.26, 2019. The autumn event of Roppongi Hills, "Halloween Parade" ...
Roppongi Hills Halloween Parade takes place on Oct.26, 2019. The autumn event of Roppongi Hills, "Halloween Parade" is the 17th time this year. The theme of the costume in 2019 is "movie characters". Anyone who is dressed in a movie c...
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Onga Riverbed in Mizumaki Town, Fukuoka is a famous place for viewing cosmos flower in October. And the cosmos fest...
Onga Riverbed in Mizumaki Town, Fukuoka is a famous place for viewing cosmos flower in October. And the cosmos festival takes place on Oct.26 & 27 when a green field turns a pink carpet. About five million cosmos flower bloom here! ...
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Imari Ton-Ten-Ton Festival in Saga Prefecture is well known as one of Japan’s three great fighting festival. It is a ...
Imari Ton-Ten-Ton Festival in Saga Prefecture is well known as one of Japan’s three great fighting festival. It is a ritual of Imari Shrine. Its name comes from the sound of taiko drum beats. The sound of Ton-Ten-Ton drum beats signal th...
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Nakasu Festival is held in the Nakasu entertainment district features teams of women wearing happi(Japanese classic s...
Nakasu Festival is held in the Nakasu entertainment district features teams of women wearing happi(Japanese classic short coats)and headbands carrying two traditional Japanese floats up and down the main streets of Nakasu. The highligh...
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Lake Yamanaka is one of the most famous lakes in Yamanashi Prefecture, and known as a famous point for viewing autumn...
Lake Yamanaka is one of the most famous lakes in Yamanashi Prefecture, and known as a famous point for viewing autumn leaves. "Sunset Shore and Autumn Leaves Festival" takes place at Asahigaoka Kohan Ryokuchi Park between late-October a...
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Hakata Okunchi is one of the main autumn festivals in Hakata, Fukuoka.It has about 1,200 years of history held at Kus...
Hakata Okunchi is one of the main autumn festivals in Hakata, Fukuoka.It has about 1,200 years of history held at Kushida Shrine. "kunchi" or "okunchi" is a local word used in the region to refer to autumn festivals which are held to of...
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Kurama Fire Festival (Kurama no Himatsuri), is an annual festival of Yuki shrine located in Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto Ci...
Kurama Fire Festival (Kurama no Himatsuri), is an annual festival of Yuki shrine located in Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Sakyo-Ku Kurama. Every year on October 22nd, one of the three major festivals of Kyoto, the powerful "Kurama Fire ...
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Tottori Prefecture is famous for wagasa(Japanese umbrella) production. At Daisen Temple in the middle of Mt. Daise...
Tottori Prefecture is famous for wagasa(Japanese umbrella) production. At Daisen Temple in the middle of Mt. Daisen in Tottori Prefecture, the "Daisen Wagasa Fantasy Nights" is held on August and October. It is the event of lighting-u...
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Held for two days on the 3rd Saturday and Sunday of October, the Kawagoe Festival is Koedo-Kawagoe ’s liveliest event...
Held for two days on the 3rd Saturday and Sunday of October, the Kawagoe Festival is Koedo-Kawagoe ’s liveliest event of the year. Famed for its Kurazukuri (traditional architecture) zone, this city is one of the Kanto Region’s foremost...
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Urasoe Tedako Festival is the 2-days festival, which takes place each year on October in Urasoe City, Okinawa. There...
Urasoe Tedako Festival is the 2-days festival, which takes place each year on October in Urasoe City, Okinawa. There are various events such as Three Great Urasoe Kings Festival, Tedako Dance, Young Men Eisa Performance, and Summer Youn...
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"Narita String Music Festival" entering the 25th anniversary is the event to celebrate the God of Fire and wishing fo...
"Narita String Music Festival" entering the 25th anniversary is the event to celebrate the God of Fire and wishing for prosperity. It is held as "a festival to dedicate music" in October called "autumn of the art". It is said to the gre...
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Nagoya Festival is one of the major autumn festivals in Nagoya area, started from 1955. The main event is the "Proce...
Nagoya Festival is one of the major autumn festivals in Nagoya area, started from 1955. The main event is the "Procession of the Three Feudal Lords" parade, which involves the three heroes of the Sengoku period, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi H...
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Itabashi Citizen's Festival is the two-days festival at Itabashi of Tokyo on October. It attracts 4.5 million people ...
Itabashi Citizen's Festival is the two-days festival at Itabashi of Tokyo on October. It attracts 4.5 million people every year. There are various events such as Samurai Procession, Awa Dance, Samba Carnival, Mikoshi Parade, Music Perfo...
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"Hakata Kenjo Dochu" is the symbolic autumn event to watch the parade of women in traditional kimono. Women clad in b...
"Hakata Kenjo Dochu" is the symbolic autumn event to watch the parade of women in traditional kimono. Women clad in black kimono and Hakata kenjo obi (a traditional local craft) will walk in procession, accompanied by men with flags and ...
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Hida Takayama is a place where high-quality Soba buckwheat seeds are produced because it is located in the cold uplan...
Hida Takayama is a place where high-quality Soba buckwheat seeds are produced because it is located in the cold upland region where there is a large difference between morning and evening temperature. New Soba noodles (shin-soba) are ...
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Bettara-ichi Pickle Fair at Nihonbashi,Tokyo is a traditional festival dates back to Edo Period. There are over 500 ...
Bettara-ichi Pickle Fair at Nihonbashi,Tokyo is a traditional festival dates back to Edo Period. There are over 500 stalls selling bettara-zuke(pickled daikon radish) and other local foods near the Takarada Ebisu Shrine for 2 days in mi...
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Kisarazu City in Chiba Prefecture is famous for Japanese raccoon dog, "Tanuki", which is familiar in Japanese folks t...
Kisarazu City in Chiba Prefecture is famous for Japanese raccoon dog, "Tanuki", which is familiar in Japanese folks tale. In Shojoji Temple in Kisarazu City, there is a folk tale of Tanukis and priests partying together on a moonlit nig...
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This year marks the 55th anniversary of this fireworks festival. A fireworks display titled "Manyo-no-Hibiki- Firewo...
This year marks the 55th anniversary of this fireworks festival. A fireworks display titled "Manyo-no-Hibiki- Fireworks Theater - Autumn Chapter" is about to be held by Omagari Fireworks Executive Committee to commemorate the new era of...
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A one-hour train ride and easily accessible from Tokyo, Mount Takao, standing 600 meters above sea level, is a pleasa...
A one-hour train ride and easily accessible from Tokyo, Mount Takao, standing 600 meters above sea level, is a pleasant getaway from the city, with nice hiking trails. And Mount Takao is one of the most popular spots to see autumn colors...
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Niihama Taiko Festival of Ehime Prefecture is one of the three major festivals in Shikoku Islands along with Awa Danc...
Niihama Taiko Festival of Ehime Prefecture is one of the three major festivals in Shikoku Islands along with Awa Dance Festival and Yosakoi Festival. The festival features massive Taiko drum floats(called "taiko-dai") which are lifted...
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Doburoku is a kind of Japanese sake, alcohol made from rice. And Doburoku is unfiltered or unpressed after fermentati...
Doburoku is a kind of Japanese sake, alcohol made from rice. And Doburoku is unfiltered or unpressed after fermentation, so it is sometimes called the cloudy sake. It looks like rice porridge and tastes slightly sweet, and the alcohol pe...
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Jiyugaoka in Meguro Ward is known as one of the most fashionable district in Tokyo. The Jiyugaoka Megami Festival (J...
Jiyugaoka in Meguro Ward is known as one of the most fashionable district in Tokyo. The Jiyugaoka Megami Festival (Jiyugaoka Goddess Festival) takes place each year in October around Jiyugaoka Station. It attracts nearly half a million ...
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