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Toi Sakura (Toi-zakura) which bloom in Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture, is known as one of the earliest blooming c...
Toi Sakura (Toi-zakura) which bloom in Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture, is known as one of the earliest blooming cherry blossoms in Japan. Toi Sakura starts to open in the end of December, and comes to into bloom in early January. Wha...
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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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Somin Festival of Idekumano Shrine in Iwate Prefecture has over 400 years history and is believed to follow the Somin...
Somin Festival of Idekumano Shrine in Iwate Prefecture has over 400 years history and is believed to follow the Somin festival of Kokusekiji Temple. Somin Festival is also called Naked Festival, and held for a bumper harvest and protect...
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One of the oldest shrines in Kyoto, Kamigamo Shrine, holds the special traditional archery event "Musha Jinji" each y...
One of the oldest shrines in Kyoto, Kamigamo Shrine, holds the special traditional archery event "Musha Jinji" each year on January. There is a 40m long shooting range in front of a treasury, and people dressed in traditional attire sho...
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Hida Furukawa Town in Gifu Prefecture holds an annual event "Santera Mairi Festival (Three Temple Pilgrimage)" on Jan...
Hida Furukawa Town in Gifu Prefecture holds an annual event "Santera Mairi Festival (Three Temple Pilgrimage)" on January 15. Participants make pilgrimage to three Buddhist temples (Enkoji, Shinshuji, and Honkoji temples) in the town of ...
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Dondo-yaki, an event you burn up new year ornaments has been held in many places around Nagano Prefecture. Dousojin ...
Dondo-yaki, an event you burn up new year ornaments has been held in many places around Nagano Prefecture. Dousojin Festival (Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival) is one of the biggest Dondoyaki Festivals in Japan. And it is also counted as one ...
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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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At Sanjusangen-do Temple in Kyoto, an archery contest known as Yumi Hiki Hajime (first draw of the year) is held ever...
At Sanjusangen-do Temple in Kyoto, an archery contest known as Yumi Hiki Hajime (first draw of the year) is held every year on the Sunday closest to January 15. Approximately 2,000 participants, both men and women of new 20-year-olds f...
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The 4-meter long and 300-kg weigh huge Waraji sandals made from straw rope is dedicated to the statue of Dainichi Bud...
The 4-meter long and 300-kg weigh huge Waraji sandals made from straw rope is dedicated to the statue of Dainichi Buddha (Dainichi Nyorai) at Takahata Town in Yamagata Prefecture. On January 12th, Dainichi Nyorai Waraji Mikoshi Festival...
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The Kite Festival takes place annually in January as a New Year's event in Kota Town, Aichi Prefecture. Various kite...
The Kite Festival takes place annually in January as a New Year's event in Kota Town, Aichi Prefecture. Various kites are gathered from all over the country, from small kites to large kites. Period: January 12th, 2020 (Sun) 9:00 am to ...
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Misaki Shrine in Hyogo holds the annual shooting ritual event with 350 years history on Jan.12th. This ritual is bas...
Misaki Shrine in Hyogo holds the annual shooting ritual event with 350 years history on Jan.12th. This ritual is based on the legend which Sanno Gongen, the deity of Hie Shrine shoot the evil spirit with a bow and an arrow. 5 men, call...
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"Katsube Fire Festival" is a traditional fire festival of Shiga Prefecture with 800 years history, and designated as ...
"Katsube Fire Festival" is a traditional fire festival of Shiga Prefecture with 800 years history, and designated as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Shiga Prefecture. The festival originates from about the year 1200 when Emperor...
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Miuneyama(Mt. Miune) in Nara Prefecture is a famous place for viewing its rime ice in winter. Rime ice is created by...
Miuneyama(Mt. Miune) in Nara Prefecture is a famous place for viewing its rime ice in winter. Rime ice is created by airborne water that freezes on the branches of trees near the mountain’s summit, and it is simply the general term for ...
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Every second Saturday of January, Fire Festival is held at Sumiyoshi Shrine in Shiga. This festival, which has been ...
Every second Saturday of January, Fire Festival is held at Sumiyoshi Shrine in Shiga. This festival, which has been running for 800 years, stems from an episode during the Kamakura period(1185–1333) when an emperor was cured of a diseas...
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In the Nagatoro Hodosan Wintersweet Garden spread across the summit of Mt. Hodosan in Nagatoro, there are 3000 winter...
In the Nagatoro Hodosan Wintersweet Garden spread across the summit of Mt. Hodosan in Nagatoro, there are 3000 wintersweet trees dispersed over a 15,000 square meter slope. When they reach full bloom in February, you can enjoy their swee...
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Saito(or Osaito) Fire Ceremony has been performed as a traditional New Year's bonfire event around Akakura Onsen area...
Saito(or Osaito) Fire Ceremony has been performed as a traditional New Year's bonfire event around Akakura Onsen area in Yamagata Prefecture from the ancient time. Besides firing amulet or ornaments of last year, the bird chase event (t...
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Nishinomiya Shrine in Hyogo Prefecture is a head shrine out of the approximately 3,500 shrines in Japan dedicated to ...
Nishinomiya Shrine in Hyogo Prefecture is a head shrine out of the approximately 3,500 shrines in Japan dedicated to the Ebisu God. Ebisu is the god of fishing and commerce, and lots of people visit the Nishinomiya Shrine to pray for thr...
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Furusato Matsuri Tokyo, a gathering of traditional festivals and local foods from all over Japan, will be held at Tok...
Furusato Matsuri Tokyo, a gathering of traditional festivals and local foods from all over Japan, will be held at Tokyo Dome for 10 days from January 10 to 19, 2020. About 20 festivals will appear alternately during the event period, su...
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The Hatsuichi Festival takes place annually on early-January in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture. It has a history of ...
The Hatsuichi Festival takes place annually on early-January in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture. It has a history of more than 400 years. People come to give thanks for the past year and wish for good luck in the new year using Daruma D...
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Gion Ebessan 2020 is held at Yasaka Shrine in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City on January 9th and 10th, it is one of the ...
Gion Ebessan 2020 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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Kyoto Ebisu Shrine is known as one of the Japan’s three major shrines dedicated to Ebisu, one of the Seven Gods of Fo...
Kyoto Ebisu Shrine is known as one of the Japan’s three major shrines dedicated to Ebisu, one of the Seven Gods of Fortune. "Toka Ebisu Festival" is based around Ebisu's birthday on January 10, and held at Kyoto Ebisu Shrine over a five...
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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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DRUM TAO is a Japanese drum(Wadaiko) entertainment group, and is praised in the world as “The Japanese Entertainment”...
DRUM TAO is a Japanese drum(Wadaiko) entertainment group, and is praised in the world as “The Japanese Entertainment”. They have performed in 500 cities of 25 countries, and recorded 8 million visitors. 'DRUM TAO' shows an acrobatic pe...
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Hakozakigu Shrine in Fukuoka is one of the three major Hachimangu Shrines in Japan. Every 3rd January, Hakozakigu Sh...
Hakozakigu Shrine in Fukuoka is one of the three major Hachimangu Shrines in Japan. Every 3rd January, Hakozakigu Shrine holds the Tamaseseri Festival, or Ball-Catching Festival with 300-years history to pray for a bumper crop and good ...
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It is the event lasting from New Year's Day in 1988 to welcome people who visit Soya Cape to see the first sunrise of...
It is the event lasting from New Year's Day in 1988 to welcome people who visit Soya Cape to see the first sunrise of a new year at the northernmost part of Japan. The event features fireworks shows, the ignition of bonfire, distribution...
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Naritasan Shinshoji Temple is a large and popular Buddhist temple in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture. With the grounds ...
Naritasan Shinshoji Temple is a large and popular Buddhist temple in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture. With the grounds as big as 220,000㎡, it is one of the largest temples in Japan. Over 10 million people visit there each year, and appro...
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Tsuruga-jo Castle is open on New Year's Day. Visitors can enjoy the amazing view of the 230,000 koku castle town fr...
Tsuruga-jo Castle is open on New Year's Day. Visitors can enjoy the amazing view of the 230,000 koku castle town from the 5-story castle tower. The first 5000 visitors will receive an engi mashibera, a lucky rice paddle, which is exo...
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To celebrate New Year, 4 local young men will perform the dance of pounding mochi rice cake to pray for continued fer...
To celebrate New Year, 4 local young men will perform the dance of pounding mochi rice cake to pray for continued fertility. After the performance, mochi rice cakes will be offered to visitors. Date : January 1, 2020 Hours : 11:00 a...
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Fujinami Mochi-tsuki Odori is a traditional folk art performance, which is believed to date back to the latter half o...
Fujinami Mochi-tsuki Odori is a traditional folk art performance, which is believed to date back to the latter half of the Edo era, and is designated as an intangible folk cultural asset by Ageo City. This dance is not the one which wa...
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Nishikata Water Festival in Fukushima Prefecture is the annual event marking the start of the traditional New Year. ...
Nishikata Water Festival in Fukushima Prefecture is the annual event marking the start of the traditional New Year. People splash water each other to pray for perfect health, prosperity of descendants, and rich harvest. It is said tha...
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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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Naeba Ski Resort is one of the largest snow resorts in Japan, with a difference in elevation of 900 meters and 22 dif...
Naeba Ski Resort is one of the largest snow resorts in Japan, with a difference in elevation of 900 meters and 22 different ski courses. On December 31, the eve of the New Year, Naeba Ski Resort holds an event to celebrate the end of th...
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Niseko Ski Resort in Hokkaido is known for its consistency and quality of powder snow throughout the winter. Niseko ...
Niseko Ski Resort in Hokkaido is known for its consistency and quality of powder snow throughout the winter. Niseko Grand HIRAFU Ski Resort celebrates its 44th New Year countdown on December 31 with its famous mountain torchlight parade...
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The Prince Park Tower Tokyo, the hotel just close to Tokyo Tower, holds the new year's eve countdown event during De...
The Prince Park Tower Tokyo, the hotel just close to Tokyo Tower, holds the new year's eve countdown event during Dec.31, 2019 and Jan.1, 2020. Prince Shiba Park is a park on the grounds of the hotel, and the countdown cerebration will...
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According to old legends, foxes gather from all over Japan under a large tree on New Year's Eve, disguised in human c...
According to old legends, foxes gather from all over Japan under a large tree on New Year's Eve, disguised in human costume to visit the Oji Inari Shrine, a shrine dedicated to the deity of foxes. The famous ukiyo-e master Utagawa Hirosh...
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Joetsu Kokusai Ski Resort is one of the biggest ski area in Japan with ten million square meter slope on Mount Atema....
Joetsu Kokusai Ski Resort is one of the biggest ski area in Japan with ten million square meter slope on Mount Atema. On Dec.31, the New Year's Eve countdown celebration will be held. 2,020 candles are lighted, and fireworks are launche...
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Shibuya is one of the most popular towns of Tokyo, and also known as a youth shopping mecca. Every December 31, cro...
Shibuya is one of the most popular towns of Tokyo, and also known as a youth shopping mecca. Every December 31, crowds gather at Shibuya Crossing, a popular tourist attraction for foreign visitors, to celebrate the New Year countdown. ...
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The biggest New Year Countdown event of the West Mikawa area! Fireworks display, musical live performances, gourmet v...
The biggest New Year Countdown event of the West Mikawa area! Fireworks display, musical live performances, gourmet vendors and much more! The events are all under the "Negaigoto" keyword, which means "Make a Wish". How about make your ...
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On December 31st, a New Year's countdown party is held on Chichijima, one of the Ogasawara Islands, to welcome the ne...
On December 31st, a New Year's countdown party is held on Chichijima, one of the Ogasawara Islands, to welcome the new year. Afterward, an event on January 1st marks the opening of the local public beaches. The countdown party starts 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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On December 28th the last festival days of the year, Grand Goma Fire Ceremony will be held to thank the benefit by bu...
On December 28th the last festival days of the year, Grand Goma Fire 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 charms which are the other ...
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Hiraoka Shrine holds the Laughing Ritual every year on December 23 to laugh off every trouble or misfortune happened ...
Hiraoka Shrine holds the Laughing Ritual every year on December 23 to laugh off every trouble or misfortune happened in this year and pray for good luck of next year. From 10 AM on Dec.23, about 4,000 people gather at Hiraoka Shrine and ...
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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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The Kabasan Saenazumi Shrine on Mt.Kaba in Ibaraki Prefecture hosts the Fire Walking Festival on the winter solstice ...
The Kabasan Saenazumi Shrine on Mt.Kaba in Ibaraki Prefecture hosts the Fire Walking Festival on the winter solstice each year. During the ceremony, barefooted monks walk through burning embers while praying for good health. Also, visi...
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Hagoita are rectangular bats similar to badminton, and is used for playing a traditional New Year's game. Now Hagoita...
Hagoita are rectangular bats similar to badminton, and is used for playing a traditional New Year's game. Now Hagoita are regarded as lucky objects. Between Dec.17 and 19 every year, the Hagoita Fair takes place in Asakusa, Tokyo. In ...
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The Akiha Fire Festival takes place at Akihasan Hongu Akiha Shrine and Shuyo Temple in Hamamatsu City of Shizuoka, ea...
The Akiha Fire Festival takes place at Akihasan Hongu Akiha Shrine and Shuyo Temple in Hamamatsu City of Shizuoka, each year on December 15 & 16. The highlight of the festival is held on Dec.16th. There are three secret dances performed...
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The Miyagi Zao Sumikawa Snow Park, located in western Miyagi Prefecture, holds Juhyo Ice Monster Tours in snowcats fr...
The Miyagi Zao Sumikawa Snow Park, located in western Miyagi Prefecture, holds Juhyo Ice Monster Tours in snowcats from mid-December to early March to see this spectacular phenomenon up close. “Juhyo,” also known as “ice monsters,” are t...
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The 47 Ronins of Ako (Ako Gishi, loyal samurai) is a real story of loyalty and revenge. These 47 samurai, whose leade...
The 47 Ronins of Ako (Ako Gishi, loyal samurai) is a real story of loyalty and revenge. These 47 samurai, whose leader was ordered to commit suicide for slashing Kira Lord with his sword in 1701, spent over a year planning to avenge thei...
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"Misaki Port & Jogashima Fireworks Festival", which was cancelled on August due to typhoon, will be postponed to Dece...
"Misaki Port & Jogashima Fireworks Festival", which was cancelled on August due to typhoon, will be postponed to December 14th, 2019. Approximately 2,500 fireworks are launched continuously at Misaki Port, and it is extremely powerful. ...
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The 40m tall Zelcova tree, the symbol of Hiraka area in Akita Prefecture, is lit up with colorful lights and becomes ...
The 40m tall Zelcova tree, the symbol of Hiraka area in Akita Prefecture, is lit up with colorful lights and becomes an enormous Christmas tree every winter. Approximately 35,000 LED lights create a romantic atmosphere around Biwanuma S...
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Echizen Town in Fukui is known as one of the three largest Suisen (daffodil) colonies in Japan along with Awaji Islan...
Echizen Town in Fukui is known as one of the three largest Suisen (daffodil) colonies in Japan along with Awaji Island in Hyogo and Boso Peninsula in Chiba. Daffodils bloom along Echizen Coast is known as Echizen Daffodil, and be select...
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Kyonan Town, the southern part of Chiba Prefecture is known as a habit for daffodil("suisen" in Japanese). It is on...
Kyonan Town, the southern part of Chiba Prefecture is known as a habit for daffodil("suisen" in Japanese). It is one of the three greatest daffodil birth places along with Echizen in Fukui and Awaji Island in Hyogo. In Knonan Town, th...
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In Arashiyama area in Kyoto, places including a number of streets, Togetsukyo Bridge, some temples,shrine,bamboo fore...
In Arashiyama area in Kyoto, places including a number of streets, Togetsukyo Bridge, some temples,shrine,bamboo forest, and more is beautifully illuminated with open-air lanterns. 5-km route will be lit by about 2,500 lanterns and flowe...
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Atami Bay in Shizuoka has been holding its seaside fireworks displays throughout the year, not only in summer. Appro...
Atami Bay in Shizuoka has been holding its seaside fireworks displays throughout the year, not only in summer. Approximately 5,000 fireworks including the new program of fireworks and the repeated explosions called "Star Mine" are set o...
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Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi is a large complex building which consists of numbers of facilities such as shops, restaura...
Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi is a large complex building which consists of numbers of facilities such as shops, restaurants, office residents, hotel, garden, museum, and more. Every winter, Tokyo Midtown holds the popular Christmas event...
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LOHAS is an acronym for Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability. This event links producers and consumers who are i...
LOHAS is an acronym for Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability. This event links producers and consumers who are interested in LOHAS through food, culture, and music. There are various fun events such as stage shows, sweets and f...
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Shimabara's winter tradition. It is started in hope of reconstruction from the disaster of Mt. Fugendake eruption, ...
Shimabara's winter tradition. It is started in hope of reconstruction from the disaster of Mt. Fugendake eruption, and the Shimabara Port area is illuminated with colorful illumination for each theme such as animal zone, romantic zone ...
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"Odaiba Rainbow Fireworks 2019" is held every Saturday in December. Winter is the season when the air is clear and t...
"Odaiba Rainbow Fireworks 2019" is held every Saturday in December. Winter is the season when the air is clear and the night view looks especially beautiful. Approximately 1,300 dynamic flowers bloom in the winter night sky, and the il...
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Kobe Luminarie is a light festival which has been held in Kobe every winter. The highlight is ton of arches decorate...
Kobe Luminarie is a light festival which has been held in Kobe every winter. The highlight is ton of arches decorated with thousands of lights on roads to make a tunnel called "Galleria". It goes through Nakamachi Street and visitors ca...
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"Sendai Pageant of Starlight" is held in Sendai City of Miyagi Prefecture, one of the largest winter illumination in ...
"Sendai Pageant of Starlight" is held in Sendai City of Miyagi Prefecture, one of the largest winter illumination in northern Japan. Every December, a main street in downtown Sendai called Jozenji Street is lined with 160 zelkova trees...
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