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Kibune Festival at Manazuru Town, Kanagawa Prefecture is the Ship Festival which features 7 ships and registered as a...
Kibune Festival at Manazuru Town, Kanagawa Prefecture is the Ship Festival which features 7 ships and registered as an important intangible folk cultural property of Japan. It was established in the middle of Heian period. Every summer ...
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Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture is known as the dead center of Japan, and called the "belly button of Japan". Shibu...
Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture is known as the dead center of Japan, and called the "belly button of Japan". Shibukawa Bellybutton(Heso) Festival take place on July 27 this year. The main Dance Parade event is the "Belly Button Dan...
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The name was changed to "fireworks display at OAMISHIRASATO" from "beach festival" and a fireworks event was put into...
The name was changed to "fireworks display at OAMISHIRASATO" from "beach festival" and a fireworks event was put into effect in 2019. About 3500 shots of skyrocket fireworks and starmine in the water which flourishes at surface of the s...
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The Fire Cow Festival (Flaming Bull Festival) is held in Oyabe City, Toyama Prefecture, and unique event inspired by ...
The Fire Cow Festival (Flaming Bull Festival) is held in Oyabe City, Toyama Prefecture, and unique event inspired by the Battle of Kurikara in 1183. In this battle, Minamoto-no-Yoshinaka attached lit torches to the horns of oxen and rel...
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Tobata Gion O-Yamagasa is a local festival which takes place in Tobata, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture.The festi...
Tobata Gion O-Yamagasa is a local festival which takes place in Tobata, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture.The festival is held for three days before and after the 4th Saturday of July, and known as one of the three greatest summer fest...
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Oamishirasato City is located 50~60 km away from Tokyo area, and has rich nature with rural areas and beautiful beach...
Oamishirasato City is located 50~60 km away from Tokyo area, and has rich nature with rural areas and beautiful beach. There is a sunflower field which about 50,000 sunflowers bloom all together in the 0.5ha wide field in front of the K...
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The "Tenjin Festival" in Osaka is said to be one of the three biggest festivals in Japan together with the Tokyo · Ka...
The "Tenjin Festival" in Osaka is said to be one of the three biggest festivals in Japan together with the Tokyo · Kanda Festival, Kyoto · Gion Festival, held on July 24th and 25th every year, where 1.3 million people visit each year. ...
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Taishi Odori is the traditional dance of Kamioka, it has been dancing for long time. Also it was designated as Intang...
Taishi Odori is the traditional dance of Kamioka, it has been dancing for long time. Also it was designated as Intangible folk cultural assets. The day, it will be held Buddhist service and then people start dancing. At the same time, i...
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One of the most major fireworks festivals in Tokyo, Adachi Fireworks Festival, is held in July 20, 2019. Approximate...
One of the most major fireworks festivals in Tokyo, Adachi Fireworks Festival, is held in July 20, 2019. Approximately 13,600 fireworks will go off in one hour, and over 700,000 people gather to watch on the both banks of the Arakawa Ri...
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Akeno Sunflower Festival is held at Akeno area in Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture where can been viewed Yatsugatake...
Akeno Sunflower Festival is held at Akeno area in Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture where can been viewed Yatsugatake Mountains, Minami Alps Mountains, and Mt.Fuji. The Akeno area has the longest period of daylight in Japan, and is the ...
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"Kanekobara Mushiokuri Odori" Dance is a traditional ritual held to pray for bumper crop harvests. It has been perfor...
"Kanekobara Mushiokuri Odori" Dance is a traditional ritual held to pray for bumper crop harvests. It has been performed in the settlement of Kanekobara for over 200 years. In the ritual, men wearing flower hats and yukata with red cords...
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Toyohama in Minamichita, on the southernmost tip of Aichi Prefecture's Chita Peninsula is known as the No.1 fish catc...
Toyohama in Minamichita, on the southernmost tip of Aichi Prefecture's Chita Peninsula is known as the No.1 fish catch town in Aichi Prefecture. The Sea Bream Festival is held on July 20 & 21 in Toyohama area and Nakasu area. Each area ...
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Sappro Summer Festival is the big summer events during late-July to middle-August. It features Beer Garden, Bon Dance...
Sappro Summer Festival is the big summer events during late-July to middle-August. It features Beer Garden, Bon Dance, and antique bazaar, etc. Beer Garden July 19(Fri) - Aug 14(Wed), 2019 The biggest beer garden in Japan! There a...
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The Kangen-sai Festival is the largest festival at Itsukushima shrine on the island of Miyajima, and one of the three...
The Kangen-sai Festival is the largest festival at Itsukushima shrine on the island of Miyajima, and one of the three great boat festivals in Japan. It mixes Shinto rituals with ancient court music known as kangen. The Kangen-sai is a f...
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The Tanuki Festival (Tanuki Matsuri) is a festival with the concept of enjoying traditional shopping streets continui...
The Tanuki Festival (Tanuki Matsuri) is a festival with the concept of enjoying traditional shopping streets continuing since 1873. During the period, there are nearly one million visitors. Sapporo Tanuki-Koji shopping street is one of ...
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The Chigasaki Hamaori Festival is held at Nishihama Beach in Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. It is also called ...
The Chigasaki Hamaori Festival is held at Nishihama Beach in Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. It is also called Dawn Festival, because it starts in the early morning. About 40 mikoshi portable shrines gather at the Nishihama Bea...
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Hamaori Festival is held at the Nishihama beach in Kanagawa Prefecture on July 15th, 2019. It is also called the Dawn...
Hamaori Festival is held at the Nishihama beach in Kanagawa Prefecture on July 15th, 2019. It is also called the Dawn Festival because it starts in the early morning. When the sun rises, about forty mikoshi portable shrines gather at th...
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Shiogama city is located in northern Japan in Miyagi prefecture, has prospered as the home of Shiogama Shrine and as ...
Shiogama city is located in northern Japan in Miyagi prefecture, has prospered as the home of Shiogama Shrine and as a harbour city. Shiogama Port Festival is known as the one of the Three Major Boat Festivals in Japan. The festival...
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Nachi Fire Festival is one of the three major fire festivals in Japan and the fire event of the Kumano Nachi Taisha S...
Nachi Fire Festival is one of the three major fire festivals in Japan and the fire event of the Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine. It takes place on July 14th every year in the Kumano Mountains of Wakayama Prefecture. The festival celebrates th...
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Echizen Town is located in Fukui Prefecture which is in the northwestern part of Japan and lays along the Sea of Japa...
Echizen Town is located in Fukui Prefecture which is in the northwestern part of Japan and lays along the Sea of Japan. Echizen Minato Fireworks is the festival which features the fantastic and impressive fireworks show and announces th...
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Jyoso city Mitsukaido is a small town located in the western part of Ibaraki prefecture with a population of 42,000 p...
Jyoso city Mitsukaido is a small town located in the western part of Ibaraki prefecture with a population of 42,000 people, with Kinugawa River and the Kokaigawa River flowing in the center of the city, and once used to be a commercial c...
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Ise Grand Shrine(Ise Jingu) is Japan's most sacred Shinto shrine and considered to be the spiritual home of the Japan...
Ise Grand Shrine(Ise Jingu) is Japan's most sacred Shinto shrine and considered to be the spiritual home of the Japanese and its national religion Shinto. It is located in Ise City, Mie Prefecture and consists of 125 shrines. The 67t...
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During the Mitama Matsuri period, the Yasukuni Shrine premises is wrapped in a golden light of Kento (votive lantern ...
During the Mitama Matsuri period, the Yasukuni Shrine premises is wrapped in a golden light of Kento (votive lantern in a shrine), about 10,000 large lanterns alongside the outer garden approach to Yasukuni Shrine and about 20,000 small ...
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Toyoishi Shrine, located at the eastern coast of the Chita Peninsula, is home to this festival themed on the dramatic...
Toyoishi Shrine, located at the eastern coast of the Chita Peninsula, is home to this festival themed on the dramatic legend of an impossible romance between a dragon's daughter and a mortal man. The "Snake-Mouth Fireworks" (Janokuchi Ha...
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traditionally believed in Japan that countless gods and deities live in the country. This is because agriculture, in...
traditionally believed in Japan that countless gods and deities live in the country. This is because agriculture, including rice farming, has long played a significant role in the lives of Japanese people. Farmers and others held many f...
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Ikutama Shrine(Ikukunitama Shrine) is located at Tennoji-ku, Osaka. Ikutama Summer Festival is held at Ikukunitama Sh...
Ikutama Shrine(Ikukunitama Shrine) is located at Tennoji-ku, Osaka. Ikutama Summer Festival is held at Ikukunitama Shrine on 11 and 12 of July, and one of the three major summer festivals in Osaka. The festival is 2-day-long, July 11th ...
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Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan, 3,776 meters high above sea level. The trail leads to Mt.Fuji on Yamana...
Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan, 3,776 meters high above sea level. The trail leads to Mt.Fuji on Yamanashi Pref.side is opened July 1st, and the trails on Shizuoka Pref.side is opened July 10th, and be closed on September 1...
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Kifune Shrine is located in Kyoto, and enshrines the water deity. On July 8, the Water Festival is held to pray for ...
Kifune Shrine is located in Kyoto, and enshrines the water deity. On July 8, the Water Festival is held to pray for fine weather and receiving good water. In this festival, the tea offering ceremony called "Kencha-shiki" is held. ...
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Tanabata Festival, also called Star Festival, is traditionally held on July 7 in Japan. Shitamachi Tanabata Festival...
Tanabata Festival, also called Star Festival, is traditionally held on July 7 in Japan. Shitamachi Tanabata Festival is held on the 1.2km strech of straight road between Ueno and Asakusa, one of the most famous Tanabata Festivals in Tok...
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Sakura City is located in Chiba Prefecture, just 20 mins away from Narita Airport. And it is famous for the Flower G...
Sakura City is located in Chiba Prefecture, just 20 mins away from Narita Airport. And it is famous for the Flower Garden. Sakura Furusato Square is established for people to interact with nature in Inbanuma Pond and is symbolized by t...
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Naritasan Temple is a large and highly popular Buddhist temple complex in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture. It is very n...
Naritasan Temple is a large and highly popular Buddhist temple complex in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture. It is very near the Narita International Airport, the convenient location allows visitors in transit to visit the temple. Naritasa...
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Tanabata Fesdtival, also known as Star Festival, is held in Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka Prefecture in July. Shimizu War...
Tanabata Fesdtival, also known as Star Festival, is held in Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka Prefecture in July. Shimizu Ward is the hometown of Chibi Maruko-chan, popular Japanese Manga series. During the festival, bamboo rods dripping with c...
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It is a festival at Kyoto Yasaka Shrine. Its history is old and has continued for more than 1100 years. It is a larg...
It is a festival at Kyoto Yasaka Shrine. Its history is old and has continued for more than 1100 years. It is a large-scale festival that lasts for one month starting from Kippuiri on July 1st every year to the Ekijinja Nagoshi Matsuri ...
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Hakata Gion Yamasaka is a festival with a 700 year history, annually held during July 1 to 15. The climax is a spect...
Hakata Gion Yamasaka is a festival with a 700 year history, annually held during July 1 to 15. The climax is a spectacular time trial race in the early morning of July 15. In the race, seven neighborhoods of Fukuoka's Hakata district co...
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Shoman-in Temple, known as Aizen-do is located on the Uemachi plateau in Osaka. Aizen-do dates back to 593, when Prin...
Shoman-in Temple, known as Aizen-do is located on the Uemachi plateau in Osaka. Aizen-do dates back to 593, when Prince Shotoku first built Shintenno-ji Temple. Then he also built several shrines to protect Shitenno-ji, and Aizen-do is o...
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Ayamegahara Wildflower Garden is on a cliff located 12km away from Akkeshi town, Hokkaido, facing the Ocean which tip...
Ayamegahara Wildflower Garden is on a cliff located 12km away from Akkeshi town, Hokkaido, facing the Ocean which tip of the cliff is named Nose of Chinbe at 100 m above sea level. There is a wildflower garden with about 100 ha on the c...
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The Sakichi Shrine is an intangible cultural heritage of Fukui Prefecture and has over 430 years history. Takahama 7...
The Sakichi Shrine is an intangible cultural heritage of Fukui Prefecture and has over 430 years history. Takahama 7 Years Festival is held once every six years. A ceremony is held to appease the deity responsible for illness, and venge...
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Set in the Toyako Onsen town, an event with Manga and Anime as keywords is held. It is now the eighth since 2010 and ...
Set in the Toyako Onsen town, an event with Manga and Anime as keywords is held. It is now the eighth since 2010 and the number of visitors has reached the maximum of 60,000 in the past. A stamp rally with various benefits accompanying t...
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In 660 A.D.,Emperor Tenji created the first water clock in Japan, and he announced the hours with a bell of the water...
In 660 A.D.,Emperor Tenji created the first water clock in Japan, and he announced the hours with a bell of the water clock in 671 A.D. In modern Japan, June 10th is called "Time Commemoration Day" in honor of this event. Akashi city, H...
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In Japan, June is known as the rainy season which beautiful hydrangea flowers come into bloom. One of the best spots...
In Japan, June is known as the rainy season which beautiful hydrangea flowers come into bloom. One of the best spots for viewing hydrangea near Tokyo is Hakone Tozan Railway, where from mid-June through July the trains run along tracks ...
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Oga City is a city in western Akita Prefecture located on the Oga Peninsula, along the Sea of Japan. Oga City is know...
Oga City is a city in western Akita Prefecture located on the Oga Peninsula, along the Sea of Japan. Oga City is known for the local Namahage(ogres) legend. Unsho-ji Temple is a must-visit place during the early summer months. Approxim...
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The rice paddy(Tambo) art uses various colored rice plants as paint on a rice-field canvas. Not only viewing the ar...
The rice paddy(Tambo) art uses various colored rice plants as paint on a rice-field canvas. Not only viewing the art, you can also enjoy trying to rice-planting or harvesting. There is a turret to view the rice paddy art (admission: 2...
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Hokkaido Shrine Festival, also called Sapporo Festival, is the annual festival at Hokkaido Shrine in Maruyama, Sappor...
Hokkaido Shrine Festival, also called Sapporo Festival, is the annual festival at Hokkaido Shrine in Maruyama, Sapporo with over 100 years history. The Hokkaido Shrine enshrines 4 gods including the soul of the Emperor Meiji. On June 16...
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Rakuhoji Temple, known as Amabiki Kannon, is lotated on a mountain ridge above Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture. ...
Rakuhoji Temple, known as Amabiki Kannon, is lotated on a mountain ridge above Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture. It founded in 587, and now many visitors come here to pray for the safe childbirth and child-raising. Also, it' famous ...
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Suwaazuki Shrine is located in Fukui Prefecture. Ikeda Festival is held at Shwaazuki Shrine from June 9 to June 11. ...
Suwaazuki Shrine is located in Fukui Prefecture. Ikeda Festival is held at Shwaazuki Shrine from June 9 to June 11. June 9 (Sun) 13:00 PM - Kid's Sumo Wrestling Tournament 19:30 PM - Folk Song Dance Battle 20:00 PM - Eve Ceremo...
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This event is a memorial festival for the fallen in the battle between Oda Nobunaga and Imagawa Yoshimoto at the Batt...
This event is a memorial festival for the fallen in the battle between Oda Nobunaga and Imagawa Yoshimoto at the Battle of Okehazama. After sunset, 3,500 candle lanterns are lit around the margins of Oike Pond to mourn the souls lost in...
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Speaking of Hydrangea in Ibaraki Prefecture, it is "Howaen Garden" in Mito City, a garden in the city of Mito adjacen...
Speaking of Hydrangea in Ibaraki Prefecture, it is "Howaen Garden" in Mito City, a garden in the city of Mito adjacent to Daihizanhowain, it is the main venue of the hydrangea festival in Mito City and you can enjoy hydrangeas blooming i...
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Yoshiwara Gion Festival is one of the most popular festivals in Fuji city, Shizuoka prefecture. It has 350 years hist...
Yoshiwara Gion Festival is one of the most popular festivals in Fuji city, Shizuoka prefecture. It has 350 years history and called "Otenno-san" by locals. On the first day of the festival, from 1:00PM, decorated floats parade around...
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The Sanno Festival at Hie Shrine is one of the three great festivals of Tokyo, along with Kanda Festival and Fukagawa...
The Sanno Festival at Hie Shrine is one of the three great festivals of Tokyo, along with Kanda Festival and Fukagawa Festival. During 11 days, the various events such as a Shinto music and dance performance, tea ceremony, a taiko drum ...
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Yunomaru Highland is located in Tomi city of Nagano Prefecture, right close by the border with Gunma Prefecture, on t...
Yunomaru Highland is located in Tomi city of Nagano Prefecture, right close by the border with Gunma Prefecture, on the western side of the Asama Mountain Range. Mid-June to early-July, about 600,000 azaleas are in full bloom and they d...
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The Tsuzawa Yotaka Andon(Lantern) Festival is held in Oyabe City, Toyama Prefecture to pray for a huge harvest and th...
The Tsuzawa Yotaka Andon(Lantern) Festival is held in Oyabe City, Toyama Prefecture to pray for a huge harvest and thanks to the autumn crop, and this is also called the Fighting Lantern Festival because of the violent collisions of larg...
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Known as one of the three mafor festivals in Hiroshima, Toukasan is the summer festival for the god of Touka Daimyouj...
Known as one of the three mafor festivals in Hiroshima, Toukasan is the summer festival for the god of Touka Daimyoujin at Enryuji Temple, Mikawa-cho, Hiroshima city. The festival is also known as the Yukata Festival. Yukata is a kimo...
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Namiyoke-Inari Shrine is located in Tsukiji, Tokyo, and known as a place to pray for economic prosperity, safety in c...
Namiyoke-Inari Shrine is located in Tsukiji, Tokyo, and known as a place to pray for economic prosperity, safety in construction work, and avoidance of bad luck. The Tsukiji Lion Dance Festival is held at Namiyoke-Inari Shrine over 5 d...
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June, the month when lush greenery is abundant in the streets of Sapporo. Situated along a main road one simply can...
June, the month when lush greenery is abundant in the streets of Sapporo. Situated along a main road one simply cannot miss, watch as Odori Park and several places around the city transform into the center stages of this event! The ...
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Atsuta Shrine located in Aichi Prefecture, and is regarded as one of Japan's most sacred shrines behind only Ise Shri...
Atsuta Shrine located in Aichi Prefecture, and is regarded as one of Japan's most sacred shrines behind only Ise Shrine. The shrine is around 1,900 years old and is believed to be the home of the Sacred Sword Kusanagi of the Emperor, one...
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Street event "SHIBUYA Renaissance" aiming at the entertainment city "Shibuya" where attention from the world aims to ...
Street event "SHIBUYA Renaissance" aiming at the entertainment city "Shibuya" where attention from the world aims to become a fusion, where the classics and the contemporary culture merge with each other. You can see some traditional pe...
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Shimoda Park is wooded park on a hill, located at the southern part of the Izu Peninsula. Approximately 150,000 hydr...
Shimoda Park is wooded park on a hill, located at the southern part of the Izu Peninsula. Approximately 150,000 hydrangea flowers are in full bloom in 81 acre park around June. Between June 1st and June 30th, the Hydrangea Festival i...
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Tohoku Kizuna Festival has been continuing since 2011, when Tohoku Earthquake(Great East Japan Earthquake) happened, ...
Tohoku Kizuna Festival has been continuing since 2011, when Tohoku Earthquake(Great East Japan Earthquake) happened, to pray for the reconstruction and comforting the souls of those who lost their lives in the disaster. Kizuna means "the...
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Kifune Shrine in Kyoto is the head shrine of all 500 divisions throughout Japan, and enshrines the God of Water calle...
Kifune Shrine in Kyoto is the head shrine of all 500 divisions throughout Japan, and enshrines the God of Water called "Taka-Okami-no-Kami". The Kifune Festival is held every year on June 1st and the most important festival to be thankf...
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Gongendo Park in Satte City, Saitama Prefecture is the one of the most popular spots viewing seasonal flowers in Sait...
Gongendo Park in Satte City, Saitama Prefecture is the one of the most popular spots viewing seasonal flowers in Saitama throughout the year, and in June, it's a turn of hydrangea flowers. There are approximately 16,000 hydrangea of 100 ...
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