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From Iwamotoyama park, you can see the superb view of Mt.Fuji, and plum or cherry blossoms in Spring. Approximately ...
From Iwamotoyama park, you can see the superb view of Mt.Fuji, and plum or cherry blossoms in Spring. Approximately 300 early-blooming plums are in full bloom on early Spring, and 400 cherry blossoms are in full bloom on late-March. It...
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This ukiyo-e exhibition features the work of the world renowned pupil of Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Kyōsai Kawanabe, who was ...
This ukiyo-e exhibition features the work of the world renowned pupil of Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Kyōsai Kawanabe, who was active into the Meiji era. Kyōsai was an artist whose work abounds with the humor typical of a disciple of Kuniyoshi...
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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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The representative works of artist Hokusai include the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series of landscape woodblock p...
The representative works of artist Hokusai include the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series of landscape woodblock prints—which includes the famous The Great Wave as well as the Hokusai Manga (“Hokusai Sketches”), which triggered the Ja...
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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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Izu Shaboten Zoo where you can interact surprisingly closely with 1500 kinds of cactuses and 120 kinds of animals inc...
Izu Shaboten Zoo where you can interact surprisingly closely with 1500 kinds of cactuses and 120 kinds of animals including Capybara. "Capybara Open Air Bath" at Izu Shaboten Zoological Park, was discovered by chance when the breeding s...
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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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"Saitama Children's Zoo" in Saitama Prefecture, in addition to a "zoo" where you can enjoy horseback riding and feedi...
"Saitama Children's Zoo" in Saitama Prefecture, in addition to a "zoo" where you can enjoy horseback riding and feeding experiences, this is a park full of facilities where parents and children can play all day, such as "Minna no Hiroba ...
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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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This is an interactive illumination of Kanto with maximum 6 million lights, held every year at the Sagamiko Resort Pl...
This is an interactive illumination of Kanto with maximum 6 million lights, held every year at the Sagamiko Resort Pleasure Forest in Sagamihara City Midori Ward, Kanagawa Prefecture. Taking advantage of rich terrain, a large site and e...
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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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In Ashikaga Flower Park, which was selected as the only place in japan as the "10 dream destinations of the world" ch...
In Ashikaga Flower Park, which was selected as the only place in japan as the "10 dream destinations of the world" chosen by the CNN in the United States, in Ashikaga Flower Park, the "Light Flower Garden" which in 2018 increased in volu...
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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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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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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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Japan's largest outdoor event "Tokyo Ramen Show". To celebrate the 10th anniversary, Top Ramen ranked high from 333 ...
Japan's largest outdoor event "Tokyo Ramen Show". To celebrate the 10th anniversary, Top Ramen ranked high from 333 kinds in the past 9 years will appear! Various ramen including "local ramen" here are loved in various places in Japan,...
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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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"Audience participation type" community-based fireworks display, delivered by local volunteers and professional firew...
"Audience participation type" community-based fireworks display, delivered by local volunteers and professional firework technicians. We sublimated conventional "summer tradition" "Regional Event" fireworks festivals to an entertainment...
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At Mt. Mitake with an altitude of 929m, you can feel the sign of autumn earlier than in the center of the city. You ...
At Mt. Mitake with an altitude of 929m, you can feel the sign of autumn earlier than in the center of the city. You can easily climb up to the top of the mountain using the cable car. On the peak of Mt. Mitake settles Musashi Mitake Sh...
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Using jewel color illuminations that can only be seen in Yomiuri Land, Illuminations that shine brightly and the big ...
Using jewel color illuminations that can only be seen in Yomiuri Land, Illuminations that shine brightly and the big night view of Tokyo can be enjoyed at the same time. Popularity in the ranking is ranked first in Tokyo, second place i...
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Sanma (pike/pacific saury) distributed for free! A special event of Tokyo Tower will be held on Autumnal Equinox Day,...
Sanma (pike/pacific saury) distributed for free! A special event of Tokyo Tower will be held on Autumnal Equinox Day, where you can taste the taste of the autumn · Sanma. This 10th event this year will be held from the objective of expa...
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This festival is held by Koyama town and Kanagawa prefecture Minami Ashigara city with Ashigara-toge pass in between,...
This festival is held by Koyama town and Kanagawa prefecture Minami Ashigara city with Ashigara-toge pass in between, derived from the historical allusion of Shinra Saburo Yoshimitsu who is a master of Sho (traditional Japanese wind inst...
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Since ancient times, the "Anzan Matsuri", in the Kanto region is said to have benefits of easy delivery and child bir...
Since ancient times, the "Anzan Matsuri", in the Kanto region is said to have benefits of easy delivery and child birth, take place from September 4 to 6 every year. Yamanaka Suwa-Jinja shrine also known as (Yamanaka Myojin), Toyotamahi...
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Since it is also the "Nationwide Design Fireworks Competition" where top pyrotechnicians (fireworks manufacturers) co...
Since it is also the "Nationwide Design Fireworks Competition" where top pyrotechnicians (fireworks manufacturers) compete, the biggest feature is that you can enjoy watching extremely high-level fireworks. Everyone will be overwhelmed ...
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You can enjoy the full view of Bon Odori Dance at the venue where you can see the lighted-up Yokohama Port, Yokohama ...
You can enjoy the full view of Bon Odori Dance at the venue where you can see the lighted-up Yokohama Port, Yokohama Bay Bridge. During the period various contents such as gourmet booths and fair stalls which children can enjoy! On the...
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In Tokachi · Kamishihoro Town (Kamishihorocho) which is known nationwide as a balloon's sight, they hold balloon fest...
In Tokachi · Kamishihoro Town (Kamishihorocho) which is known nationwide as a balloon's sight, they hold balloon festivals every summer gathering participants every year. A traditional balloon festival held in Kamishihorocho in Hokkaido...
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Alongside Hikone Castle, Himeji Castle, Matsue Castle and Inuyama Castle, it is one of the 5 National Treasure castle...
Alongside Hikone Castle, Himeji Castle, Matsue Castle and Inuyama Castle, it is one of the 5 National Treasure castles. Among the existing Gojyu-rokkai castle towers, the National Treasure Matsumoto Castle is known to be the oldest, and ...
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In early August, Aomori City celebrates the Nebuta Festival. It is a parade of illuminated floats accompanied by chan...
In early August, Aomori City celebrates the Nebuta Festival. It is a parade of illuminated floats accompanied by chanting dancers. The floats often feature images of larger-than-life kabuki actors, historical and mythical characters and ...
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Shiga Kogen's summer tradition "Shiga Kogen College Concert" will be held this year again. As a place to present the...
Shiga Kogen's summer tradition "Shiga Kogen College Concert" will be held this year again. As a place to present the results of students and others who visited the music training camp, under the supervision of Mr. Seiji Ozawa of Yamanou...
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The Hanagasa Festival that colorizes the summer evenings of Yamagata is a festival where more than 10,000 dancers sho...
The Hanagasa Festival that colorizes the summer evenings of Yamagata is a festival where more than 10,000 dancers showcase splendid dancing in accordance with Hanagasa-Ondo (Hanagasa Dance Beat), and over 1 million tourists visit each ye...
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At the venue of Nara Park, 'Nara Hall Festival' will be held which enjoys the light of about 20,000 candles. This beg...
At the venue of Nara Park, 'Nara Hall Festival' will be held which enjoys the light of about 20,000 candles. This began in 1999, candles will be lined up on one side of the Nara Park surrounded by World Heritages, and a fantastic mysteri...
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The city of Akita cerebrates the Kanto Matsuri (Pole Lantern Festival) in early August, praying for an abundant harve...
The city of Akita cerebrates the Kanto Matsuri (Pole Lantern Festival) in early August, praying for an abundant harvest of rice in the coming autumn. As the sun drops below horizon, around 200 men simultaneously hoist up huge bamboo pole...
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In early August, Aomori City celebrates the Nebuta Matsuri, a parade of illuminated floats accompanied by thongs of c...
In early August, Aomori City celebrates the Nebuta Matsuri, a parade of illuminated floats accompanied by thongs of chanting dancers and. The floats often feature images of larger-than-life kabuki actors, historical and mythical characte...
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~ Healing and Excitement A Yellow carpet spreading all over ~ The Sunflower Festival at two venues held every year ...
~ Healing and Excitement A Yellow carpet spreading all over ~ The Sunflower Festival at two venues held every year in late July and mid-August. The city flower "Himawari" which began as measures against the devastation of idle farmlan...
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