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DATES: March 18th, 2019 TIME: （1）11:30am （2）14:00pm （3）15:30pm "Golden Dragon Dance" is a dance that i...
DATES: March 18th, 2019 TIME: （1）11:30am （2）14:00pm （3）15:30pm "Golden Dragon Dance" is a dance that is introduced to commemorate the Senso-ji Temple main hall rebuilt in 1958. This dance named from the “Gold Dragon Mounta...
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Best opportunity to meet and enjoy local cuisine and goods, folk dances/songs, mascot characters from various areas ...
Best opportunity to meet and enjoy local cuisine and goods, folk dances/songs, mascot characters from various areas of Japan. There are stage shows and heaps of domestic/overseas sightseeing information, too. "旅まつり名古屋 2017" ...
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On 10/Mar. Fire-Walking at Mt Takao As a part of training, Yamabushi (warrior priests) walk on fire with aim to ward...
On 10/Mar. Fire-Walking at Mt Takao As a part of training, Yamabushi (warrior priests) walk on fire with aim to ward off disasters. At Yakuo-in, the Buddhist temple on Mount Takao, the fire-walking will be shown to public at 1pm on Sund...
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Haru-matsuri (Spring Festival) will be held on 11th and 12th March at Enoshima, Kanazawa Prefecture, which will be...
Haru-matsuri (Spring Festival) will be held on 11th and 12th March at Enoshima, Kanazawa Prefecture, which will be the venue for sailing competition for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic/Paralympic Games. The festive activities are extensive,...
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‘Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2019’ (TAAF2019) will be hold from March 8 (Fri) to 11 (Mon), 2019 in Tokyo, JAPAN. Tok...
‘Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2019’ (TAAF2019) will be hold from March 8 (Fri) to 11 (Mon), 2019 in Tokyo, JAPAN. Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2019 (TAAF2019) calls for unique animation works with high potential and strong messages, both f...
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Dolls are crammed on to the altar of Awashima-jinja (Shrine), which is famous for the Shinto ritual of Hina-nagashi (...
Dolls are crammed on to the altar of Awashima-jinja (Shrine), which is famous for the Shinto ritual of Hina-nagashi (floating Girl’s Festival dolls on the sea of March 3rd). A fantasy world opens up before your eyes and you become caught...
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As a part of Ganzandaishi festival, the largest of Jindaiji Temple events, Daruma doll market will open on 3rd and 4t...
As a part of Ganzandaishi festival, the largest of Jindaiji Temple events, Daruma doll market will open on 3rd and 4th of March. Daruma doll is modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism, and is regarded as a t...
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In Minami-Izu Town, Shizuoka Prefecture, approximately 800 Sakura cherry blossoms of early blooming and rape blossoms...
In Minami-Izu Town, Shizuoka Prefecture, approximately 800 Sakura cherry blossoms of early blooming and rape blossoms are in full bloom along the banks of the Aonogawa river on February. The contrast between pink cherry blossoms and yel...
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Do you know why we send off dolls in the river ? Nagashibina is a traditional event where paper dolls are placed on ...
Do you know why we send off dolls in the river ? Nagashibina is a traditional event where paper dolls are placed on the running river with hope the dolls take evils and uncleanness from us (kids in particular) and carry away. Nagashibi...
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This year is the 20th anniversary of Hina Doll Festival of Agi-no-sato, and small gifts will be presented to the firs...
This year is the 20th anniversary of Hina Doll Festival of Agi-no-sato, and small gifts will be presented to the first 100 arrivals every day. Please come and visit us! There are about 200 of Hanging Hina dolls decorated in the hall...
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The 20th Akkeshi Oyester Event are held at Akkeshi Mikaku Terminal "Konkirie" on cold February. You can enjoy All-Yo...
The 20th Akkeshi Oyester Event are held at Akkeshi Mikaku Terminal "Konkirie" on cold February. You can enjoy All-You-Can-Eat Oysters!! Also, "Treasure Hunting in Snow" , Snow Tubing Slider, and Lottery would be much fun. INFORMATI...
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Ojiya Balloon Festival takes place over two venues, Nishinaka site where they hold the competiton, and Hirasawa site ...
Ojiya Balloon Festival takes place over two venues, Nishinaka site where they hold the competiton, and Hirasawa site where the balloon rides and food stalls are at. At Nishinaka site, “Sea of Japan Cup Cross Country Championship” is the...
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In Japan, people celebrates the Doll Festival (or Hina Matsuri) on March 3 every year to celebrate female children an...
In Japan, people celebrates the Doll Festival (or Hina Matsuri) on March 3 every year to celebrate female children and pray for their health and happiness. Here in Yokkaichi, Usa city, Oita Prefecture, the doll festival is a little dif...
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30 thousand dolls are displayed throughout Katsuura City, Chiba. At the City`s Tomisaki Shrine in Hamakatsuura, you ...
30 thousand dolls are displayed throughout Katsuura City, Chiba. At the City`s Tomisaki Shrine in Hamakatsuura, you will see some 1,800 dolls sit on 60 stages of stairs of its approach. Katsuura can be reached from JR Tokyo station in...
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Have you ever seen Japanese Hina-dolls? Occurring every March 3rd, Hina-Matsuri literally translates as "Doll Festiv...
Have you ever seen Japanese Hina-dolls? Occurring every March 3rd, Hina-Matsuri literally translates as "Doll Festival", we cerebrate girls pray for their health and future happiness by decorating Hina-dolls. One of the biggest Hina-d...
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The biggest second-hand camera sales event in Japan is held the 40th time this February. There are antique cameras, ...
The biggest second-hand camera sales event in Japan is held the 40th time this February. There are antique cameras, the latest digital cameras which are just as new, and camera accessories for sale. There are also special offers such a...
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Zao is one of largest ski resorts in Japan and famous for “Snow Monster(Juhyo)”, all trees covered with snow and they...
Zao is one of largest ski resorts in Japan and famous for “Snow Monster(Juhyo)”, all trees covered with snow and they just look like monsters. This natural phenomenon happens only under a specific environment condition, seen in only few ...
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Snow Festival at Kembuchi, which is known as the village of The Picture Book. Free Tonjiru(Japanese pork soup)、Free...
Snow Festival at Kembuchi, which is known as the village of The Picture Book. Free Tonjiru(Japanese pork soup)、Free Amazake(sweet non-alcoholic rice male beverage)、Free Market, Making Mochi(Japanese rice cake), Horse Riding, Contest o...
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Hita city in Oita Prefecture is famous for the plum production area. "Hita Oyama Plum Festival" is the festival which...
Hita city in Oita Prefecture is famous for the plum production area. "Hita Oyama Plum Festival" is the festival which last almost 39 years to pray a good harvest of plum and appeal to outside. Around 6,000 plum trees in Okubodai Baien...
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Tsukigase plum grove is in the center of Izu penninsula in Shizuoka prefecture, approximately 1,500 bloom in plum gro...
Tsukigase plum grove is in the center of Izu penninsula in Shizuoka prefecture, approximately 1,500 bloom in plum grove of 6.2ha. If you climb up the hill, you can enjoy the view of plum blossoms spread to one side, the contrast of the...
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Yoshino Baien(Yoshino Plum Garden) is one of the most popular plum gardens in Oita Prefecture. There are around 450...
Yoshino Baien(Yoshino Plum Garden) is one of the most popular plum gardens in Oita Prefecture. There are around 450 plum trees including "Garyubai" which is named because its appearance looks like a dragon lying down on the ground, and...
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Mt.Tsukuba (Tsukubasan) Plum Grove located half way up Mt. Tsukuba is a 4.5 hectare forest with around 1000 plum tree...
Mt.Tsukuba (Tsukubasan) Plum Grove located half way up Mt. Tsukuba is a 4.5 hectare forest with around 1000 plum trees. There are huge rocks all over Mt.Tsukuba and plum trees show beautiful against rocks. The " Mt.Tsukuba Plum Festi...
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Plum Festival period: Feb/16/2019 - Mar/21/2019 ※ It may change depending on flowering conditions. Opening time ...
Plum Festival period: Feb/16/2019 - Mar/21/2019 ※ It may change depending on flowering conditions. Opening time 8:30 AM to 4 PM Entrance fee 300 yen (over junior high school students) Parking fee 500 yen for ordinary car, 80...
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Yokote City celebrates a snow festival in February with hundreds of igloo-like snow houses (kamakura) built throughou...
Yokote City celebrates a snow festival in February with hundreds of igloo-like snow houses (kamakura) built throughout the city. A mound of snow is carved out to create a room, in which candles are lit and a charcoal brazier (hibachi) is...
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The Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms have become famous as the earliest blooming cherry blossoms around Tokyo areas. Kaw...
The Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms have become famous as the earliest blooming cherry blossoms around Tokyo areas. Kawazu-zakura bloom from early-February until early-March, while sakura bloom in Tokyo between late March and early April. ...
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“Paper Balloon Festival of Kamihinokinai” held in the area of Kamihinokinai in Semboku City, Akita Prefecture, is a m...
“Paper Balloon Festival of Kamihinokinai” held in the area of Kamihinokinai in Semboku City, Akita Prefecture, is a mysterious event with history over 100 years. Paper balloon is getting bigger and bigger in recent years, about 3 meter...
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Pillar of fire rising into the night sky in winter every year on the second Sunday of February, Nishio city Toba Shin...
Pillar of fire rising into the night sky in winter every year on the second Sunday of February, Nishio city Toba Shinmeisha Temple, a Fire Festival will be held with a fire pillar rising in the clear winter night sky . Transmitted from ...
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This is the popular winter event throughout Nishiwaga, one of the heavy snowfall areas in Japan. Visitors can find ca...
This is the popular winter event throughout Nishiwaga, one of the heavy snowfall areas in Japan. Visitors can find candle light from snow sculptures or windows of snow caves placed in the town, which transform the snowy town romantic atm...
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20 kinds of (totally about 1,000) plum trees including old trees over 100 years are planted in Shuzenji Bairin. Durin...
20 kinds of (totally about 1,000) plum trees including old trees over 100 years are planted in Shuzenji Bairin. During Plum Festival, there are a mass of blossoms over an area of 3 hectares . Plum Festival is held from early February u...
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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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What started out as a display of six snow sculptures created by local junior and high school students in 1950 has bec...
What started out as a display of six snow sculptures created by local junior and high school students in 1950 has become the Sapporo Snow Festival, the largest winter event in Sapporo that attracts more than two million visitors from bot...
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This is a festival that thanks to "Hot Water" that has many types of hot spring water and makes a wish for getting a ...
This is a festival that thanks to "Hot Water" that has many types of hot spring water and makes a wish for getting a large amount of hot spring water sufficient and being good health in cold winter. On February 4th, about 100 half-nake...
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Setsubun is a traditional bean-throwing event held at shrines and temples across Japan. It marks the end of winter. F...
Setsubun is a traditional bean-throwing event held at shrines and temples across Japan. It marks the end of winter. First held for the common people at Sensoji Temple, this large event was memorialized in a legendary old guide to the fam...
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Youra penninsula faces Bungo-Suido(Bungo Channel) in Tsukumi city, Oita Prefecture is one of the most famous Kawazu-z...
Youra penninsula faces Bungo-Suido(Bungo Channel) in Tsukumi city, Oita Prefecture is one of the most famous Kawazu-zakura cherry blossom viewing spot in Oita. Kawazu-Zakura cherry trees are kinds of the earliest blooming in Japan. Abou...
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Soga Bairin is the plum grove in Yamanashi Prefecture where you can enjoy the contrast of Mt.Fuji and a plum tree for...
Soga Bairin is the plum grove in Yamanashi Prefecture where you can enjoy the contrast of Mt.Fuji and a plum tree forest. Soga Bairin is a general term for three plum groves(Nakagawa Bairin, Hara Bairin, and Bessyo Bairin) and about 35 ...
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Makuyama Mt. is 626 meters high, and has steep curtain-like cliffs and great landscape through all seasons. Around 4...
Makuyama Mt. is 626 meters high, and has steep curtain-like cliffs and great landscape through all seasons. Around 4,000 red and white plum trees bloom and create a carpet of blossoms on the hillside of Makuyama, and the garden is fragr...
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"Flowers by naked" reappeared in Nihonbashi with its content upgraded, which became a big topic with about 50,000 pic...
"Flowers by naked" reappeared in Nihonbashi with its content upgraded, which became a big topic with about 50,000 pictures and videos in Instagram. It is an event filled of spring flowers, with the latest digital technology, that supple...
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"Yamanakako Fuji mountain snow Festival" is held in Yamanakako communication Plaza Kirara. You can enjoy Fuji chevr...
"Yamanakako Fuji mountain snow Festival" is held in Yamanakako communication Plaza Kirara. You can enjoy Fuji chevron slide, stamp rally and curling game etc. Also hot food and drink are sold in there. During period,Diamond Fuji week...
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On the back of a Mt. Otoyama "Fumonji Temple" encounters the limpid stream Kiryu River. After more than half a centu...
On the back of a Mt. Otoyama "Fumonji Temple" encounters the limpid stream Kiryu River. After more than half a century since the festival foundation, "Daruma Ichi" which became countable as one of Kiryu's trademarks, is held on the thir...
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As a regular event, Meguro Gajoen display antique hina-dolls from Kyushu district on `hyakudan`, one hundred tiered p...
As a regular event, Meguro Gajoen display antique hina-dolls from Kyushu district on `hyakudan`, one hundred tiered platform. The wooden platform is designated as Tokyo`s cultural property. For details including admission; http://www...
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Shirakawago famous for “Historic Villages of Shirakawago (Gassho-zukuri Shuraku)” listed as world heritage sites is c...
Shirakawago famous for “Historic Villages of Shirakawago (Gassho-zukuri Shuraku)” listed as world heritage sites is crowded in the snowy season crowded with many tourists. World heritage of Shirakawago → Ogimachi village of Gifu prefect...
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Kota-Cho's annual event, the Kite Festival. Various kites are gathered from all over the country, from large kites o...
Kota-Cho's annual event, the Kite Festival. Various kites are gathered from all over the country, from large kites over ten tatami mats to Period: January 13th, 2019 (Sun) 9:00 am to 1:30 pm Venue: Within Kota-Cho Hish-ike pond area ...
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Period : Jan/12/2019 ~ Feb/24/2019 Flowering season : mid December-early March Forecast for Western garden ：mid-Ja...
Period : Jan/12/2019 ~ Feb/24/2019 Flowering season : mid December-early March Forecast for Western garden ：mid-Jan to early Feb Forecast for Eastern garden ：late Jan to early Feb Events (1) Tea service at tourist information cen...
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Kenrokuen is one of the Three Great Gardens(Korakuen, Kairakuen, and Kenrokuen) in Japan. Yukitsuri(Snow Suspenders) ...
Kenrokuen is one of the Three Great Gardens(Korakuen, Kairakuen, and Kenrokuen) in Japan. Yukitsuri(Snow Suspenders) is a practice in which about 800 rope suspenders are erected from bamboo poles and are attached to tree branches in an e...
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Nishinomiya shrine (Nishinomiya shrine) a Shinto shrine in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, is a head templ...
Nishinomiya shrine (Nishinomiya shrine) a Shinto shrine in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, is a head temple of the Ebisu shrine about 3500. Say in the Kansai area enjoys the evisu belief, especially such as offices and shop...
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Gion Ebessan 2019 is held at Yasaka Shrine in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City on January 9th and 10th, it is one of the ...
Gion Ebessan 2019 is held at Yasaka Shrine in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City on January 9th and 10th, it is one of the winter traditions of Kyoto. Deity of the Shrine, Susanoonomikoto (素戔鳴尊) decendant god Kotoshironushi-no-kami (事代...
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It is held on January 6 every year praying for a good harvest for the year at Nagataki Hakusan Shrine. At the festiv...
It is held on January 6 every year praying for a good harvest for the year at Nagataki Hakusan Shrine. At the festival, Japans Intangible Folk Cultural Property "Nagataki no Ennen (長滝の延年)" is dedicated, and in the latter half, Hana...
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Peony flowers have flowers blooming in winter and spring. Because flowers fall by the weight of the snow, peony flow...
Peony flowers have flowers blooming in winter and spring. Because flowers fall by the weight of the snow, peony flowers which blooms in winter will fall, so we will create an enclosure to guard and protect the flowers. Winter peony whi...
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On December 28th the last festival days of the year, "Osamefuda Otakiage Saito Grand Goma Ceremony" will be held to t...
On December 28th the last festival days of the year, "Osamefuda Otakiage Saito Grand Goma Ceremony" will be held to thank the benefit by burning the old good luck charms of this year. Contained in Naritasan, burining old good luck charm...
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"Fuji Marathon Festa" is a marathon competition which is held in "Fuji Speedway", one of the most famous race circuit...
"Fuji Marathon Festa" is a marathon competition which is held in "Fuji Speedway", one of the most famous race circuit in Japan. Fuji Speedway is at the foot of Mount Fuji in Oyama town, Shizuoka Prefecture and staged the Formula One in 2...
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Every November there is a Momiji festival at Homon Park. It is a festival where you can enjoy the autumn leaves whil...
Every November there is a Momiji festival at Homon Park. It is a festival where you can enjoy the autumn leaves while feeling the history of Oyama Town at Homon Park with registered tangible cultural properties such as Homon Kaikan and ...
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Natural beauty of the seasons seen in the Yoro River in Otaki-machi and the Ichihara city, especially fall foliage sc...
Natural beauty of the seasons seen in the Yoro River in Otaki-machi and the Ichihara city, especially fall foliage scenery is stunning and artistic. Valley with gentle yourou River and autumn is the slowest in the Kanto area fall foliag...
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The fall Festival will be held at Toyokawa Inari, one of Japan's three great Inari, with more than 1000 large and sma...
The fall Festival will be held at Toyokawa Inari, one of Japan's three great Inari, with more than 1000 large and small stone statues of foxes and Reikozuka (fox burial mound). It is Thanksgiving Year, called Chinzasai Festival, Mikoshi...
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Yellow foliage spot in Tokyo known for Ginkgo trees lasting about 300m, "Meiji Jingu Gaien (outer gardens of Meiji Sh...
Yellow foliage spot in Tokyo known for Ginkgo trees lasting about 300m, "Meiji Jingu Gaien (outer gardens of Meiji Shrine)" holds "Gingko Festival". It has become established as an autumn landscape in downtown Tokyo, and in recent years...
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"Yubatake Tree & Illumination" will be lit at Yubatake "Yuji Hiroba"! (The lighting event will be held at "Yuji Hiro...
"Yubatake Tree & Illumination" will be lit at Yubatake "Yuji Hiroba"! (The lighting event will be held at "Yuji Hiroba" in Yubatake on November 16th (Fri) and 17th (Sat) 2018, at 5 pm.) Yubatake Tree & Illumination 【Place】 Yubatak...
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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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Expand the illuminations this year on the theme "style" (Japanese Style), incorporating motifs of traditional crafts ...
Expand the illuminations this year on the theme "style" (Japanese Style), incorporating motifs of traditional crafts and life in Japan. The brilliant "origami" is directed and represented in light of traditional arts and crafts from the...
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"FLOWERS BY NAKED" will hold the flower's immersive event "FLOWERS BY NAKED 2018 -Kyoto· Nijo Castle-" at the Kansai ...
"FLOWERS BY NAKED" will hold the flower's immersive event "FLOWERS BY NAKED 2018 -Kyoto· Nijo Castle-" at the Kansai regions first world heritage · Nijo Castle. "FLOWERS BY NAKED" is an immersive art event handled by Creative Company ...
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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 on the 2nd Sunday of April every year, informing spring to Sensoji Temple. It...
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Mount Takao is most crowded in foliage season, various events will be held at the "Mt. Takao Maple Festival" on Nov. ...
Mount Takao is most crowded in foliage season, various events will be held at the "Mt. Takao Maple Festival" on Nov. 1st 2018 (Thu) to Nov. 30th (Fri) during weekends and national holidays. At the Momiji Festival venue Kiotaki Station...
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