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In 1560, Oda Nobunaga and Imagawa Yoshimoto fought the important "Battle of Okehazama". In Toyoake City, Aichi Prefec...
In 1560, Oda Nobunaga and Imagawa Yoshimoto fought the important "Battle of Okehazama". In Toyoake City, Aichi Prefecture, the Okehazama Historical Battlefield Festival is held in June. There are lots of entertainment and fun events su...
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The Rose Festival is held at Takato, Ina city, Nagano Prefecture. Approximately 270 varieties of 3,000 stocks of ros...
The Rose Festival is held at Takato, Ina city, Nagano Prefecture. Approximately 270 varieties of 3,000 stocks of rose are planted in about 8851 square meters of site. The garden is on a hill, one of the scenic areas you can see the Ce...
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Shogawa Festival is held in Shogawa town, Tonami city, Toyama prefecture in June. In Toyama prefecture, there is a ...
Shogawa Festival is held in Shogawa town, Tonami city, Toyama prefecture in June. In Toyama prefecture, there is a custom which people take holiday after the rice-planting season, and hold the festival for rich harvest. The must-se...
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Jigokudani, or Hell Valley is located near Noboribetsu Onsen(hot spring town), about 2 hours away from Sapporo. Here...
Jigokudani, or Hell Valley is located near Noboribetsu Onsen(hot spring town), about 2 hours away from Sapporo. Here is said to be the gateway to hell. This is possibly because of all the bubbling steam vents and sulpherous streams that...
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The annual event of Tokyo Tower in the summer, the fantastic "Milky Way Illumination" starts from June 1. Approximat...
The annual event of Tokyo Tower in the summer, the fantastic "Milky Way Illumination" starts from June 1. Approximately 17,000 blue and white LED bulbs illuminate the ceiling of the main deck of Tokyo Tower to give it the appearance of ...
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Odawara Castle, known as the "700 Great Japanese castle", is a sightseeing spot where you can enjoy plums in winter, ...
Odawara Castle, known as the "700 Great Japanese castle", is a sightseeing spot where you can enjoy plums in winter, cherry blossoms in spring, and flowers of different seasons. About 2,500 shares of hydrangeas and about 7,000 shares of...
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The annual Paramita Ceramics Grand Prize Exhibition also celebrated the 13th time this year, and the method of select...
The annual Paramita Ceramics Grand Prize Exhibition also celebrated the 13th time this year, and the method of selecting a grand prize by visitors voting has also been established. This time as well, nominated by the art museums, art ga...
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"Yamanakako Road Race" is a marathon course around Lake Yamanakako that offers view of Mt.Fuji, runners gather more t...
"Yamanakako Road Race" is a marathon course around Lake Yamanakako that offers view of Mt.Fuji, runners gather more than 10,000 people from the whole country. There are 2 courses, 21-km course (half marathon), or 13-km course(loop aroun...
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Suigo Sawara Ayame Park is the aquatic botanical garden, located in Katori City, Chiba prefecture and famous spot for...
Suigo Sawara Ayame Park is the aquatic botanical garden, located in Katori City, Chiba prefecture and famous spot for viewing flowers, especially Iris in June. In the 6-hectare garden, about 1.5 million in 400 different varieties of Iri...
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Echizen town in Fukui prefecture is famous for traditional Japanese pottery. The 39th Echizen Pottery Festival is he...
Echizen town in Fukui prefecture is famous for traditional Japanese pottery. The 39th Echizen Pottery Festival is held on May25,26,27 in 2019. Many pottery producers will gather at Echizen Pottery Village. You can buy nice pottery s...
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Chigasaki city is a great little beach town, one of the most popular surf spots in area where is easy to access from ...
Chigasaki city is a great little beach town, one of the most popular surf spots in area where is easy to access from Tokyo. On May 25&26, the Shonan Festival'19 is held around Southern Beach Chigasaki. There are a lot of fun events suc...
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Oyabe city in Toyama prefecture is famous for Lion Dance. The old valuable lion costumes have been preserved in 84 pl...
Oyabe city in Toyama prefecture is famous for Lion Dance. The old valuable lion costumes have been preserved in 84 places in the city, and the traditional Lion Dance(Shishimai) has been still performed now. The Lion of Oyabe city charac...
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There are many events such as firework displays and traditional performance. Firework shows are stunning and gorgeou...
There are many events such as firework displays and traditional performance. Firework shows are stunning and gorgeous, the colourful explosions reflect off the water. Enjoy! Date: May 25, 2019 Venue: around Nishiwaga Yuda Office, K...
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Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine is a shrine dedicated to the more than 90,000 dead from the war in Hiroshima city. Mando Mit...
Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine is a shrine dedicated to the more than 90,000 dead from the war in Hiroshima city. Mando Mitama Festival is held at Gokoku Shrine in May. To give solace to the spirits of the war dead, approximately 2000 paper la...
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Mikuni Shrine is located in Fukui Prefecture and famous for its annual festival in May, Mikuni Festival. Mikuni Fes...
Mikuni Shrine is located in Fukui Prefecture and famous for its annual festival in May, Mikuni Festival. Mikuni Festival is one of the three grand festivals of Hokuriku district(Fukui, Toyama, and Niigata prefectures). It has a histor...
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Fukuo Shrine is located in Mie Prefecture. The approach to the Fukuo Shrine is sloping upward sharply, and called "Te...
Fukuo Shrine is located in Mie Prefecture. The approach to the Fukuo Shrine is sloping upward sharply, and called "Tenguzaka". Let's go up the Tenguzaka Slope by your bicycle! The person who goals the first will be a winner. He/She is c...
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One of the top three boat festivals of Japan, "Horan-enya" has been celebrated since the Edo era in Matue City, Shima...
One of the top three boat festivals of Japan, "Horan-enya" has been celebrated since the Edo era in Matue City, Shimane Prefecture. A procession of boats protects the boat carrying the deity from Jozan Inari Shrine all the way down the O...
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The Sendai Aoba Festival signals the arrival of spring in Sendai and is held in May every year. The main festival he...
The Sendai Aoba Festival signals the arrival of spring in Sendai and is held in May every year. The main festival held on Sunday called "Hon-Matsuri", features magnificent floats and samurai processions parading the downtown Sendai. The...
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The Ohara Festival in Shibuya is a reproduction of a festival in Kagoshima prefecture. It features the Dance Parade,...
The Ohara Festival in Shibuya is a reproduction of a festival in Kagoshima prefecture. It features the Dance Parade, thousands of dancers perform "Oharabushi", "Shibuya-Ondo", "Tokyo Ohara", etc., which some of them are born in Kagoshim...
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Dragon boats racing involves teams of 10–20 people along with one drummer, and one helmsperson. This event features v...
Dragon boats racing involves teams of 10–20 people along with one drummer, and one helmsperson. This event features various categories, including open races, mixed races, female races, senior races, junior races, and more. The sport is e...
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Enjoy culture, food etc. of Japans tropical island Okinawa in Tokyo. There are Okinawan musician stages and goods sa...
Enjoy culture, food etc. of Japans tropical island Okinawa in Tokyo. There are Okinawan musician stages and goods sales, so you can experience all of Okinawa in a day! Stage viewing is admission free. [Date] 2019 May. 18th (Sat) – M...
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Ooka Echizen (Ooka Tadasuke) was the governor of the province of Echizen(Fukui Prefecture) and also served as a magis...
Ooka Echizen (Ooka Tadasuke) was the governor of the province of Echizen(Fukui Prefecture) and also served as a magistrate of Tokyo during Edo period. He is famous for his incorruptibility when making legal decisions. On May 18 and 19, ...
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Tokyo Port Festival is an annual event held to commemorate the opening of the terminal in 1941, is held in and around...
Tokyo Port Festival is an annual event held to commemorate the opening of the terminal in 1941, is held in and around the Harumi Passenger Ship Terminal, Tokyo. Attractions include a publicity corner for organizations associated with t...
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Asakusa Sanja Festival is one of the three great Shinto festivals in Tokyo along with Kanda and Sanno festivals. M...
Asakusa Sanja Festival is one of the three great Shinto festivals in Tokyo along with Kanda and Sanno festivals. May 17th: Daigyoretsu Parade On the first day, there will be the grand parade(Daigyoretsu Parade), people wearing histor...
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Shimoda city in Shizuoka prefecture was the first port of Japan after the arrival of the American Commodore Perry and...
Shimoda city in Shizuoka prefecture was the first port of Japan after the arrival of the American Commodore Perry and his "Blackships" in 1854. Blackship Festival (Kurofune Festival) started in 1934 in remembering the great achievement...
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The Aoi Festival is known as one of the three major festivals of Kyoto along with the "Gion Festival" and the "Festiv...
The Aoi Festival is known as one of the three major festivals of Kyoto along with the "Gion Festival" and the "Festival of the Ages". From The Kyoto Imperial Palace to Shimogamo Shrine and Kamigamo Shrine, over 500 people go walk in ele...
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Akabane Baka Festival is originally conceived in 1956 as an April Fool's festival ("Baka" stands for "fool" or "idiot...
Akabane Baka Festival is originally conceived in 1956 as an April Fool's festival ("Baka" stands for "fool" or "idiot" in Japanese). There are many food stands or flea markets, and even some fun events such as dancing, music or street p...
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Enjoy the magnificent view from the sky! Take a hot-air balloon and enjoy the sky tour. About a 30-meter-high, 5-...
Enjoy the magnificent view from the sky! Take a hot-air balloon and enjoy the sky tour. About a 30-meter-high, 5-minute flight. *Kids are allowed to join with an adult. *Wheelchair users are allowed to join. *You can not make a re...
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"Akkeshi Sakura and Oyster Festival" is held on May when sakura bloom in Hokkaido. This is the 9-day-long event in N...
"Akkeshi Sakura and Oyster Festival" is held on May when sakura bloom in Hokkaido. This is the 9-day-long event in Nenohi Park where you can sit under the cherry blossoms and enjoy frilled seafood such as oysters and clams. All equipm...
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"Dedication Dance at the Great Pagoda of Peace Festival" began as a celebration of the completion of Naritasan Great ...
"Dedication Dance at the Great Pagoda of Peace Festival" began as a celebration of the completion of Naritasan Great Peace Pagoda, constructed as a prayer for world peace and happiness for all people. Approximately 800 dancers perform a...
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Japanese Wisteria(Fuji) is a long strings of purple colored flowers. The flower clusters hang down for the tip of the...
Japanese Wisteria(Fuji) is a long strings of purple colored flowers. The flower clusters hang down for the tip of the plant’s long vines and sway beautifully in the wind. There is a Wisteria Garden in Hida Furukawa town, Gifu prefectur...
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Every 5th of May, Kachiya Festival celebrates a victory granted by the deities at Kameido Katori Shrine, in Tokyo. ...
Every 5th of May, Kachiya Festival celebrates a victory granted by the deities at Kameido Katori Shrine, in Tokyo. The festival features the 2km walking Samurai Procession from Kamede Shrine to Kameido Katori Shrine, displaying real wa...
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Located about 30 minutes away by car from Nagoya is the "Nabana no Sato", a flower theme park focused on flowers and...
Located about 30 minutes away by car from Nagoya is the "Nabana no Sato", a flower theme park focused on flowers and is part of the Nagashima Onsen resort area, in Kuwana-city, Mie Prefecture. The Nabana no Sato grounds are home to nume...
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Typically, the snow on Mt.Fuji thaws and permeates underground before springing up slowly over a period of 100 years;...
Typically, the snow on Mt.Fuji thaws and permeates underground before springing up slowly over a period of 100 years; Therefore, Mt. Fuji has no rivers or waterfall. However, at a certain place about 20 minutes from Subashiri Trail Fifth...
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Shibazakura Park in Higashi-Mokoto city, Hokkaido is famous for beautiful Shibazakura (Moss Phlox). During middle-May...
Shibazakura Park in Higashi-Mokoto city, Hokkaido is famous for beautiful Shibazakura (Moss Phlox). During middle-May to early-June, shibazakura spread over an area of 100,000 square meters on a steep hill slopes. You can see glorious pi...
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Nenoue Highlands is located in Gifu Prefecture which extend over Ena city and Nakatsugawa city, and famous place for...
Nenoue Highlands is located in Gifu Prefecture which extend over Ena city and Nakatsugawa city, and famous place for viewing spring azaleas and autumn leaves. In spring, about 20 varieties of 100 thousand azaleas are in full bloom. "Ne...
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Fuji Shrine is located in Hida city, Gifu Pref. The Kosuzume Lion is dedicated at the annual festival of the Fuji Shr...
Fuji Shrine is located in Hida city, Gifu Pref. The Kosuzume Lion is dedicated at the annual festival of the Fuji Shrine held on May 3 every year. While drum and flute melodies called “Obako” are played, the lions dance toward the four g...
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Oyama town in Shizuoka Prefecture is well known as a birthplace of "Kintaro" who is a hero from Japanese folklore. "...
Oyama town in Shizuoka Prefecture is well known as a birthplace of "Kintaro" who is a hero from Japanese folklore. "Kintaro Fujiyama Spring Festival" is held in Kintoki park on May 3rd every year, you can enjoy some fun events such as S...
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Nijukken Road is about 8 km long and about 36 meters width. It is one of the top cherry blossom viewing spots in Hokk...
Nijukken Road is about 8 km long and about 36 meters width. It is one of the top cherry blossom viewing spots in Hokkaido, and it is the home to around 3,000 cherry blossom trees, including the vivid Sargant cherry tree.The road looks ab...
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Cosplay Expo is on at Tokyo Fashion Town(TFT Building), Odaiba. Cosplayers may play in Tokyo Fashon Town in costume....
Cosplay Expo is on at Tokyo Fashion Town(TFT Building), Odaiba. Cosplayers may play in Tokyo Fashon Town in costume. Pictures may be shot outside in the park, too. May 3 - 5: 9:30 - 20:00 May 12: 9:30 - 20:00 June 2 &10: 9:30 - ...
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This is a festival based at Ōkunitama Shrine, located in the heart of Fuchū, Tokyo. Originally, such shrine events w...
This is a festival based at Ōkunitama Shrine, located in the heart of Fuchū, Tokyo. Originally, such shrine events were often held late at night, thus previously, so too was the climax of the mikoshi ceremony conducted in the early hour...
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On April 29, there is a festival for enjoying spring, held in front of the Tsurumaki Onsen Station. The festival fea...
On April 29, there is a festival for enjoying spring, held in front of the Tsurumaki Onsen Station. The festival features taiko performance, dance performance, and food stalls. There are some Onsen facilities around there, please stop ...
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The biggest pride event in Japan "TOKYO RAINBOW PRIDE" will be held again this year. "LGBT" is not unique nor specia...
The biggest pride event in Japan "TOKYO RAINBOW PRIDE" will be held again this year. "LGBT" is not unique nor special, it is just another human being found around any corner. Sending the message saying that we should make a society whe...
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Sagara Sun Beach is the seaside resort located in Shizuoka Prefecture, about 2 hours from Tokyo area. And the Sagara...
Sagara Sun Beach is the seaside resort located in Shizuoka Prefecture, about 2 hours from Tokyo area. And the Sagara Horse Race is known as the only horse race which is held on a beautiful sand beach in Japan. There are 3 types of ra...
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Kurikara Park is located in Toyama Prefecture in the Japan Sea coastal area. There are many historical sites related...
Kurikara Park is located in Toyama Prefecture in the Japan Sea coastal area. There are many historical sites related to the Genpei War in the park. The Kurikara Battle Field which is known for the "Kagyu no Kei", a surprise attack, by K...
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The Kamioka Festival is an annual festival of the Otsu Shrine, the Hakusan Shrine, and the Asora Hachiman Shrine, and...
The Kamioka Festival is an annual festival of the Otsu Shrine, the Hakusan Shrine, and the Asora Hachiman Shrine, and one of the three great festivals in Hida, Gifu prefecture. It is regarded that the god comes down to the town on this d...
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Nico Nico Super Conference(Cho Kaigi), which is the largest video site in Japan, Nico Nico videos collecting all POP ...
Nico Nico Super Conference(Cho Kaigi), which is the largest video site in Japan, Nico Nico videos collecting all POP culture such as Japanese anime will be held this year too. Anime, Table & App Game, Music/MAD (Created) Movieis, ROBOT,...
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Odaiba Hawaiian Festival is an annual event held over Golden Week(national holidays) at VenusFort in Odaiba, Tokyo. ...
Odaiba Hawaiian Festival is an annual event held over Golden Week(national holidays) at VenusFort in Odaiba, Tokyo. They change the theme each year, and for 2019 it is "My ALOHA". The festival features Hawaiian music performances by na...
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“Nikufes (Meat Festival)” is an annual event where popular shops gather together with varieties of meat dishes at Oda...
“Nikufes (Meat Festival)” is an annual event where popular shops gather together with varieties of meat dishes at Odaiba,Tokyo during Golden Week(Japan's national holidays). To celebrate the 5th anniversary of this event, the special me...
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Uchida Sashichi Residence is one of the traditional houses located in Minamichita, Aichi Prefecture. It is built in 1...
Uchida Sashichi Residence is one of the traditional houses located in Minamichita, Aichi Prefecture. It is built in 1869 and designated as an Important Cultural Property. Paper cutting arts, ceramic arts, and calligraphies painted by me...
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Another street performance in Yokohama ! The 44th International Street Performers Festival will be held at Noge, Yok...
Another street performance in Yokohama ! The 44th International Street Performers Festival will be held at Noge, Yokohama on 27th (Sat) and 28th (Sun), April. Come to streets of Nogezaka Dori/Noge Hondori,/Noge Yanagi Dori,/Noge Chuo ...
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Zushi Beach Film Festival is the 10-day outdoor event which offers a huge screen on the beach. The concept of the fe...
Zushi Beach Film Festival is the 10-day outdoor event which offers a huge screen on the beach. The concept of the festival is the "Play with the earth", and the famous foreign movies are shown every night on the Zushi beach. You can en...
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Shiroi Juku is a historic post town located in Gunma Prefecture, about 2 hours away from Tokyo area. Shiroi Juku has ...
Shiroi Juku is a historic post town located in Gunma Prefecture, about 2 hours away from Tokyo area. Shiroi Juku has seen many travelers since the Middle Ages and there are still traditional old storehouses in the town. On spring, about ...
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Hanazono Golden Gai(Golden District), highly dense but popular area of bars/clubs, Shinjuku will hold Sakura Festival...
Hanazono Golden Gai(Golden District), highly dense but popular area of bars/clubs, Shinjuku will hold Sakura Festival on 21th April (Sunday). There will be several events including drink stamp rally, singing competition, and gourmet gra...
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Hirosaki Park is located in Aomori Prefecture, 3.5 hours by Shinkansen from Tokyo, and one of the best Sakura cherry ...
Hirosaki Park is located in Aomori Prefecture, 3.5 hours by Shinkansen from Tokyo, and one of the best Sakura cherry blossom spots in Japan. Hirosaki Castle with 400 years history is set within the Hirosaki Park and famous for its over 2...
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Tsushima city is located in Aichi Prefecture, famous for Japanese Wisteria. In Tennogawa Park, there are about 114 w...
Tsushima city is located in Aichi Prefecture, famous for Japanese Wisteria. In Tennogawa Park, there are about 114 wisterias of 12 varieties with 275m long on 5,034 square meters of wisteria trellis. At night, wisteria flowers are lit ...
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Dates: April 20(Sat) - 21(Sun) Hours: 19:00 - 20:00 (Sat/eve) , 9:00 - 17:00 (Sun/main) *there's a possibility that ...
Dates: April 20(Sat) - 21(Sun) Hours: 19:00 - 20:00 (Sat/eve) , 9:00 - 17:00 (Sun/main) *there's a possibility that the schedule would be changed. Venue: Sugawara Shrine (Yanai Tenmangu Shrine) - around Yanai Sta. Sugawara Shrine is...
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Yabusame(horseback archery) and Kusajishi(Japanese archery) events are held in Sumida Park nearby Asakusa area. Yabu...
Yabusame(horseback archery) and Kusajishi(Japanese archery) events are held in Sumida Park nearby Asakusa area. Yabusame is a traditional Japanese archery performed on hourseback in dedication to the deities and praying for peace, rich ...
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Okazaki city is located in Aichi Prefecture, about 30 minutes from Nagoya area, and famous for viewing great wisteria...
Okazaki city is located in Aichi Prefecture, about 30 minutes from Nagoya area, and famous for viewing great wisteria spots in spring. There is a giant wisteria garden of 1,300 square meters along the Otogawa River, located just south o...
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"Sumida Glasswork Market" is held twice a year, April and October at Oyoko River Park, Sumida-ward, Tokyo. Sumida Wa...
"Sumida Glasswork Market" is held twice a year, April and October at Oyoko River Park, Sumida-ward, Tokyo. Sumida Ward is known for being many glassworks, glass ateliers and glassworkers with high skills there. At the market, there ar...
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