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Hachinohe Enburi Festival is one of the 5 biggest snow festivals in Tohoku area of Japan. Designated as an National ...
Hachinohe Enburi Festival is one of the 5 biggest snow festivals in Tohoku area of Japan. Designated as an National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property, the “Hachinohe Enburi” is a local dance performance expressing prayers for ...
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Tsukigase Plum Valley is one of the Three Great Plum Forest, designated as National Scenic Beauty in 1922. Approxima...
Tsukigase Plum Valley is one of the Three Great Plum Forest, designated as National Scenic Beauty in 1922. Approximately 10 thousand red and white plum blossoms are in full bloom on both side of slopes of the valley, and that view is so...
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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 40 years to pray a good harvest of plum and appeal to outside. Around 6,000 plum trees in Okubodai Plum ...
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The biggest second-hand camera sales event in Japan is held the 42th time this February. There are antique cameras, ...
The biggest second-hand camera sales event in Japan is held the 42th 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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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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Saidaiji Eyo (Saidaiji Naked Festival) is one of the Japan’s three major eccentric festivals with over 500 years hist...
Saidaiji Eyo (Saidaiji Naked Festival) is one of the Japan’s three major eccentric festivals with over 500 years history. This festival is approximately 10,000 half-naked men scramble and grapple for 2 small wooden sticks to be a lucky ...
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Plum blossom(Ume) is a special flower for Japanese that tells people spring is just around the corner. Why don't you...
Plum blossom(Ume) is a special flower for Japanese that tells people spring is just around the corner. Why don't you visit "Mito Plum Blossom Festival" at "Kairakuen" which is one of the three great gardens in Japan? "Kairakuen" is t...
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Takisanji Ogre Festival, with over 800 years history, takes place at Takisanji Temple in Aichi each year on Saturday...
Takisanji Ogre Festival, with over 800 years history, takes place at Takisanji Temple in Aichi each year on Saturday closest to February 7th. The festival features 3 males(42, 25, and 12 year old, selected randomly from local men) wear...
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In Mt. Narita Park, behind the Great Main Hall of Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, you can enjoy the view of seasonal flow...
In Mt. Narita Park, behind the Great Main Hall of Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, you can enjoy the view of seasonal flower which spread out over the vast 165,000m2 park. Approximately 500 plum trees with red blossoms and white plum blossoms...
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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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"Gujo Takasu Snow Festival" is a big snow festival held every February in Takasu, Gifu Prefecture. The highlight of ...
"Gujo Takasu Snow Festival" is a big snow festival held every February in Takasu, Gifu Prefecture. The highlight of the festival is a Snow Sculpture Competition, which the amount of prize money reaches up to 1 million yen. Besides, ther...
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Urabandai in Fukushima is known for its great powder snow and lots of skiers visit here every winter. "Urabandai Sno...
Urabandai in Fukushima is known for its great powder snow and lots of skiers visit here every winter. "Urabandai Snow Festival" is an annual event on mid-February, approximately 3,000 candles are placed on the frozen Renge-pond. Visitor...
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Minamoto no Yoritomo was opened Kamakura Bakufunate in 13th century, and lost the battle of Ishibashiyama and fled to...
Minamoto no Yoritomo was opened Kamakura Bakufunate in 13th century, and lost the battle of Ishibashiyama and fled to Awa’s Ryushima by small boat (currently known as Kyonan Town) to plan his comeback. The “Kawazu Zakura” were renamed to...
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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/15/2020 - Mar/22/2020 ※ It may change depending on flowering conditions. Opening time ...
Plum Festival period: Feb/15/2020 - Mar/22/2020 ※ 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, 10...
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"Nakayama Setsugekka Snow Festival" is held in mid-February each year in Nakayama Area of Shimogo Town, Fukushima Pre...
"Nakayama Setsugekka Snow Festival" is held in mid-February each year in Nakayama Area of Shimogo Town, Fukushima Prefecture. Approximately 2,000 small snow igloos with candles inside spread out across the Nakayama Hananogo Park. The co...
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The big doll festival is held at Hita's Tenryo district in Oita Prefecture. The gorgeous and elaborate Hina dolls m...
The big doll festival is held at Hita's Tenryo district in Oita Prefecture. The gorgeous and elaborate Hina dolls made in Edo period, are displayed throughout the town. The exhibitions are held in 20 locations in Mameda-machi and Kum...
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Tokamachi City in Niigata Prefecture is known as one of the snowiest town in Japan. Tokamachi Snow Festival, the big...
Tokamachi City in Niigata Prefecture is known as one of the snowiest town in Japan. Tokamachi Snow Festival, the biggest winter event in Hokuriku area, is held throughout the Tokamachi City every February. You can find huge variety of s...
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In 1657, there was a big fire in Daito Ohara area of Iwate Prefectrue, and then people started to hold the festival t...
In 1657, there was a big fire in Daito Ohara area of Iwate Prefectrue, and then people started to hold the festival to pray for the protection from fire every year. From about 9 a.m., local men disguised as a woman wearing traditional...
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Kasedori Festival is a traditional customs of Kamiyama City, which is handed down from the Edo period to pray for a b...
Kasedori Festival is a traditional customs of Kamiyama City, which is handed down from the Edo period to pray for a bumper crop and business prosperity where young people covered in straw coats called Kendai are splashed with cold water ...
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The Takachiho district of Kyushu is said to be the place where the deity of heaven found in Japanese legend, descende...
The Takachiho district of Kyushu is said to be the place where the deity of heaven found in Japanese legend, descended to govern the world. A magnificent Kagura festival is held from November through to February in Takachiho, called "Yok...
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Date : February 11, 2020 Hours : 8：00～20：00 Venue : Atsuki, Yanai City TEL：0820-27-0001 (Atsuki Branch Office ...
Date : February 11, 2020 Hours : 8：00～20：00 Venue : Atsuki, Yanai City TEL：0820-27-0001 (Atsuki Branch Office of Yanai City Hall) This festival is an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan, which has a history of ...
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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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In Minami-Izu Town, Shizuoka Prefecture, approximately 800 early-blooming Sakura trees and rape blossoms are in full ...
In Minami-Izu Town, Shizuoka Prefecture, approximately 800 early-blooming Sakura trees and rape blossoms are in full bloom along the banks of the Aonogawa river on February. The contrast between pink cherry blossoms and yellow rape blos...
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Every second Sunday of February, Toba Shinmei Shrine in Nishio City holds a Fire Festival with a fire pillar rising i...
Every second Sunday of February, Toba Shinmei Shrine in Nishio City holds a Fire Festival with a fire pillar rising in the clear winter night sky . This festival is called "Toba Dai-kagaribi (The Great Bonfire of Toba)" with 1,200 years...
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“Yonekawa Mizukaburi” is a traditional ritual which has been passed down for generations at Yonekawa. Men dress as d...
“Yonekawa Mizukaburi” is a traditional ritual which has been passed down for generations at Yonekawa. Men dress as divine messengers and make a procession throughout the town of Yonekawa, putting soot on their cheeks and a costume made ...
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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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Ouchi-juku was a famous post town during the Edo period, and most of buildings have been still remain today. On seco...
Ouchi-juku was a famous post town during the Edo period, and most of buildings have been still remain today. On second Sat & Sun of February each year, the Edo-style winter festival takes place at Ouchi-juku. Countless candles lit in l...
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"Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival" is held at and around Hirosaki Castle of Aomori Prefecture, which creates the...
"Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival" is held at and around Hirosaki Castle of Aomori Prefecture, which creates the fantasy world of snow and illumination. Approximately 150 Japanese style lanterns made out of snow are constructed thr...
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Each year on the second Saturday and Sunday of February, the snow festival takes place at Uesugi Shrine and Matsugasa...
Each year on the second Saturday and Sunday of February, the snow festival takes place at Uesugi Shrine and Matsugasaki Park at the ruins of Yonezawa Castle in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture. Along the approach to Uesugi Shrine, ap...
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Tadami Town, Fukushima is known for its heavy snowfall in Japan. "Tadami Furusato Snow Festival" is a major winter ev...
Tadami Town, Fukushima is known for its heavy snowfall in Japan. "Tadami Furusato Snow Festival" is a major winter event held in front of Tadami Station on February. Various sizes of snow sculptures made by locals are displayed throughou...
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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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Magome-juku is a preserved post town on the Nakasendo Route of Gifu Prefecture, flourished during the Edo period. "I...
Magome-juku is a preserved post town on the Nakasendo Route of Gifu Prefecture, flourished during the Edo period. "Ice Candle Festival" is the annual Ice Candle Festival at Magome-juku, an event held for only two hours a year. Thousand...
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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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Matsuri (also known as Girls' Day) is a festival to pray for the health and safety of daughters by displaying "hina" ...
Matsuri (also known as Girls' Day) is a festival to pray for the health and safety of daughters by displaying "hina" dolls on the "Peach Day," one of "sekku" turning-point days in the Japanese calendar when traditional seasonal festivals...
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Kasai Rinkai Park, spacious green fields offer views of both Tokyo Bay and Mount Fuji, holds the annual daffodil fest...
Kasai Rinkai Park, spacious green fields offer views of both Tokyo Bay and Mount Fuji, holds the annual daffodil festival on February 8 & 9 in 2020. During late-January and early-February each year, over 200,000 daffodil flowers growing...
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Approximately 4,000 candles are lit up to create a giant candle art. After a great performance of Japanese taiko drum...
Approximately 4,000 candles are lit up to create a giant candle art. After a great performance of Japanese taiko drum, fireworks are launched into the night sky and the venue becomes a fantastic world. Visitors can buy a candle for 1,00...
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Aizu Painted Candle is known as a traditional handicraft of Aizu Region in Fukushima Prefecture. During the festival...
Aizu Painted Candle is known as a traditional handicraft of Aizu Region in Fukushima Prefecture. During the festival, approximately 10,000 candles illuminate the snowy landscape at Tsuruga Castle, Oyaku-en Garden, and throughout the Aiz...
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The Iwate Snow Festival is one of the 5 biggest snow festivals in Tohoku region. Spread across 8 venues and taking pl...
The Iwate Snow Festival is one of the 5 biggest snow festivals in Tohoku region. Spread across 8 venues and taking place over 5 days, it offers a huge variety of snowy activities and attractions such as a giant snow slide, a snow sculptu...
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Mihara Shinmei Festival is also known as the "Daruma Festival" held each February for three days, which has over 440 ...
Mihara Shinmei Festival is also known as the "Daruma Festival" held each February for three days, which has over 440 years history. Daruma Doll has been thought as a one of the symbol of perseverance and luck since Edo period in Japan. ...
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The Namahage Sedo Festival is a combination of the “Saitousai” ritual held at Shinzan Shrine in Oga City and a tradi...
The Namahage Sedo Festival is a combination of the “Saitousai” ritual held at Shinzan Shrine in Oga City and a traditional “Namahage” event begun in 1964 and held on the second Fri, Sat and Sunday of February at Shinzan Shrine. This fes...
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Every freezing cold February, thousands of naked men perform the Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival. The battalions of...
Every freezing cold February, thousands of naked men perform the Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival. The battalions of men, their manhood barely concealed by light, white cotton loincloths, are splashed with cold water as they carry porta...
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On February 6 each year, the fire festival with 1,400 years history called Oto Festival, is held at Kamikura Shrine, ...
On February 6 each year, the fire festival with 1,400 years history called Oto Festival, is held at Kamikura Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Approximately 2,000 men dressed in white clothing, called "Noboriko", visit Asuka Shrine...
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Miura Coast, on the southeast part of Miura Peninsula, Kanagawa Prefecture, is known as a good point viewing Kawazu-s...
Miura Coast, on the southeast part of Miura Peninsula, Kanagawa Prefecture, is known as a good point viewing Kawazu-sakura in late February around. Kawazu-Sakura is a type of early-blooming cherry blossom and has dark pink flowers. Appro...
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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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Bakan Kite Flying Contest is held at Kameyama Hachimangu Shrine, Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi. Various hand-made kite...
Bakan Kite Flying Contest is held at Kameyama Hachimangu Shrine, Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi. Various hand-made kites are flied by local people into the winter sky. A giant kite called "Mishima Demon Kite" with about 15m2 size is one of...
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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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Setsubun Festival at Yoshida Shrine is the traditional festival of Kyoto, which has been lasted since Muromachi perio...
Setsubun Festival at Yoshida Shrine is the traditional festival of Kyoto, which has been lasted since Muromachi period (1333–1568). During this 3-days festival, three rituals―Ekijin Festival, Tsuina Ceremony, and Karo Festival―will be ...
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Hofu Tenmangu Shrine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, commemorates Lord Sugawara Michizane, god of learning, and ranks one of t...
Hofu Tenmangu Shrine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, commemorates Lord Sugawara Michizane, god of learning, and ranks one of the three greatest Tenjin Shrine in Japan. On early-February each year, Ushikae Ritual , or a "changing of the cow" ritu...
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Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, also known as Gion Shrine, is the head shrine of all 3,000 Yasaka shrines in Japan. Every ea...
Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, also known as Gion Shrine, is the head shrine of all 3,000 Yasaka shrines in Japan. Every early-February, the 2-days Setsubun Festival is held at Yasaka Shrine. This festival features Geiko and Maiko – the Kyoto...
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Diamond Fuji is the phenomenon that occurs when the sun rise or set in alignment with the peak of Mt.Fuji to shine br...
Diamond Fuji is the phenomenon that occurs when the sun rise or set in alignment with the peak of Mt.Fuji to shine bright like a diamond. It can be viewed only in fall and winter. The period during early-February and middle-February is t...
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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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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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You can enjoy the fireworks shows, local specialty, and open-air yakiniku bbq. In addition, there is a Dog Park wher...
You can enjoy the fireworks shows, local specialty, and open-air yakiniku bbq. In addition, there is a Dog Park where your dog can run free without a leash! Dates : February 1 - 16, 2020 Hours : 10:00〜16:00/Weekdays 10:00〜20:30/...
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Zao Onsen Ski Resort holds the annual Torch Sliding event during Zao Juhyo Festival. 1,000 people holding LED torche...
Zao Onsen Ski Resort holds the annual Torch Sliding event during Zao Juhyo Festival. 1,000 people holding LED torches slide down the ski slope at night. Then, about 100 ski coaches slide down the slope while holding the firing torches. ...
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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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Somin-sai Festival of Kokuseki-ji Temple, Iwate Prefecture, is a naked festival with more than 1000 years of history...
Somin-sai Festival of Kokuseki-ji Temple, Iwate Prefecture, is a naked festival with more than 1000 years of history, and also known as one of the Three Strangest Festivals of Japan. It is an ancient festival that prays for good healt...
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●The 14th All Japan Ice Sculpture Okunikko Competition Period: From January 31 (Feb), 2020 until the ice melts (appr...
●The 14th All Japan Ice Sculpture Okunikko Competition Period: From January 31 (Feb), 2020 until the ice melts (approx. 2 weeks) Venue: Kohan Square, Nikko-Yumoto-Onsen *Hours of illumination during the event: from the sunset to 9:00 ...
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