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Ebisuko Festival is one of the Hiroshima's three greatest festivals along with Tokasan Festival and Sumiyoshi Festiva...
Ebisuko Festival is one of the Hiroshima's three greatest festivals along with Tokasan Festival and Sumiyoshi Festival. Ebisuko Festival, known among locals as Ebessan after the god of commerce, is autumn festival of Ebisu Shrine in Hir...
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Komyoji Temple in Kyoto is the head temple of Seizan Pure Land Buddhism. During Nov.16 and Dec.1, the temple ground ...
Komyoji Temple in Kyoto is the head temple of Seizan Pure Land Buddhism. During Nov.16 and Dec.1, the temple ground is opened to the public so that visitors can enjoy viewing fall foliage. About 500 maple trees turning red and yellow w...
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Kiyomizu Temple (Kiyomizu-dera) ,with over 1,200 years of history, is one of the most famous and celebrated temples i...
Kiyomizu Temple (Kiyomizu-dera) ,with over 1,200 years of history, is one of the most famous and celebrated temples in Kyoto and also a UNESCO world Heritage site. Autumn is the best time to visit, about 1,000 maple trees show their bea...
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The 4km stretch of road(Koshu Highway) leading from Hachioji's Oiwakecho to Takao Station is lined with over 770 gink...
The 4km stretch of road(Koshu Highway) leading from Hachioji's Oiwakecho to Takao Station is lined with over 770 ginkgo trees. There ginkgo trees were planted during the Showa Era. And it is one of the three greatest tree-lined streets i...
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Mount Yoshino is a 690-meter tall mountain in the town of Yoshino in Nara Prefecture. It covers all over the mountain...
Mount Yoshino is a 690-meter tall mountain in the town of Yoshino in Nara Prefecture. It covers all over the mountain paths around 8 kilometers, from Yoshino River to Omine mountains. It is also a base of Omine spiritual mountain walk f...
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Genkyu-en Garden is located to the north of Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture. It was the castle lord's garden, made...
Genkyu-en Garden is located to the north of Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture. It was the castle lord's garden, made to recreate the famous Eight Views of Omi (in turn modeled on the Chinese "Eight Views of Xiaoxiang").The garden was co...
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The autumn festival will be held at Toyokawa Inari Shrine, one of Japan's three great Inari Shrines, with more than 1...
The autumn festival will be held at Toyokawa Inari Shrine, one of Japan's three great Inari Shrines, with more than 1000 large and small stone statues of foxes and Reikozuka (fox burial mound). It is the Thanksgiving Festival, also call...
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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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Taketa Bamboo Lantern Festival, such a fantastic festival which brings you to the mysterious world, is held annually ...
Taketa Bamboo Lantern Festival, such a fantastic festival which brings you to the mysterious world, is held annually on November at Taketa City, Oita Prefecture. Oita Prefecture is known as the place of No.1 production of Japanese bamboo...
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Shuzenji in Izu, Shizuoka is known as the "little Kyoto of Izu", which famous for its hot springs. And also famous f...
Shuzenji in Izu, Shizuoka is known as the "little Kyoto of Izu", which famous for its hot springs. And also famous for viewing autumn leaves, especially Momiji (maple) trees. Between mid-November and early-December, leaves of about 1,0...
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Hiroshima Dreamination is a illumination event featuring trees and monuments decorated with thousands of colorful lig...
Hiroshima Dreamination is a illumination event featuring trees and monuments decorated with thousands of colorful lights along 2km-long Peace Boulevard and around the city center. Approximately 1.4 million colorful LED bulbs create a fa...
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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 famous as an autumn landscape in downtown Tokyo, and in recent years it a...
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"Yubatake Tree & Illumination" will be lit at "Toji Plaza" in front of Yubatake(hot-water field) ! A large tree will...
"Yubatake Tree & Illumination" will be lit at "Toji Plaza" in front of Yubatake(hot-water field) ! A large tree will be set up and illuminated in Toji Plaza, which looks over the symbol of Kusatsu Onsen, the yubatake, or hot-water field...
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Tokyo Dome City is a leisure complex which has a baseball stadium, an amusement park, spa, shops, restaurants, and a ...
Tokyo Dome City is a leisure complex which has a baseball stadium, an amusement park, spa, shops, restaurants, and a hotel. Also Tokyo Dome City is known as one of the major spots in Tokyo to see winter illumination. The 2019-2020 il...
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Shimane Arts Center, known as "Grand Toit" museum, is illuminated each year during mid-November and late-December. ...
Shimane Arts Center, known as "Grand Toit" museum, is illuminated each year during mid-November and late-December. The light of the illumination is reflected on a shallow reflecting pool in a courtyard, it is breathtakingly beautiful. ...
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Arashiyama in Kyoto is a famous spot for viewing beautiful red maple leaves(momiji) in fall. And the the picture of T...
Arashiyama in Kyoto is a famous spot for viewing beautiful red maple leaves(momiji) in fall. And the the picture of Togetsu Bridge across the Katsura River with Mt.Arashiyama turned red and yellow is well-known for visitors. Arashiyama ...
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Hita City in Oita is a former castle town and Mameda Town in the northern part of Hita developed in the early Edo Per...
Hita City in Oita is a former castle town and Mameda Town in the northern part of Hita developed in the early Edo Period. In Mameda Town, there are lots of old houses and traditional buildings, and the town is designated as Nationally se...
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As the oasis that can be enjoyed seeing plum and cherry trees, fresh green, autumn colored leaves, and the winter sno...
As the oasis that can be enjoyed seeing plum and cherry trees, fresh green, autumn colored leaves, and the winter snow, the Naritasan Park with a very large area of 165,000 square meters in Naritasan Shinshoji Temple is familiar to local...
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Sakamoto Ryoma is a hero of the Meiji Restoration. And Ryoma Yosakoi is a Yosakoi Festival held at location related ...
Sakamoto Ryoma is a hero of the Meiji Restoration. And Ryoma Yosakoi is a Yosakoi Festival held at location related to Sakamoto Ryoma, in Kyoto. Dancers from all over Japan gather in Kyoto and perform the various dance such as Yosakoi ...
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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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Mitake Gorge (Mitake Valley) is a famous spot for viewing beautiful autumn foliage in Tokyo, located just a minute fr...
Mitake Gorge (Mitake Valley) is a famous spot for viewing beautiful autumn foliage in Tokyo, located just a minute from Mitake Station. Both sides of the gorge are covered in ginkgo and maple trees, you can enjoy viewing red and yellow ...
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Tori-no-Ichi Fair is an open-air market held across Japan in November on the day of the Rooster in Chinese calendar s...
Tori-no-Ichi Fair is an open-air market held across Japan in November on the day of the Rooster in Chinese calendar since the Edo period. The Tori-no-Ichi Fair of Ohtori Shrine in Asakusa is one of the biggest Tori-no-Ichi festivals in ...
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Oita Prefecture is the number one producer of Japanese timber bamboo and known for its traditional bamboo crafts. O...
Oita Prefecture is the number one producer of Japanese timber bamboo and known for its traditional bamboo crafts. Oita Prefecture has the three biggest bamboo lantern festivals―Usuki Takeyoi, Taketa Chikuraku, and Sennen Akari, or Thou...
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Gujo Hachiman Castle is a mountain castle located on top of Mount Hachiman in Gujo Hachiman, Gifu Prefecture. The c...
Gujo Hachiman Castle is a mountain castle located on top of Mount Hachiman in Gujo Hachiman, Gifu Prefecture. The castle was rebuilt in 1933 using wood rather than concrete. And it is also a famous spot for autumn leaves viewing for b...
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Approximately 10 mins walk from Shinjuku Station, in Kabukicho area, there is a Hanazono Shrine colored beautiful red...
Approximately 10 mins walk from Shinjuku Station, in Kabukicho area, there is a Hanazono Shrine colored beautiful red. Hanazono Shrine enshrines several deities including Yamato-Takeru who is a legendary imperial prince in 4th century...
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This year's Marunouchi Illumination, marking the 17th edition of the event, will feature a million LED bulbs in the f...
This year's Marunouchi Illumination, marking the 17th edition of the event, will feature a million LED bulbs in the financial district’s original shade of champagne gold, coloring over 220 trees along Marunouchi's 1.2-kilometer-long Naka...
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Every December, Osaka City is shined with winter illuminations and Christmas decorations. Enjoy the special illumina...
Every December, Osaka City is shined with winter illuminations and Christmas decorations. Enjoy the special illumination events with your special someone! Midosuji Illumination '19 The Midosuji Illumination stretches almost the ent...
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The annual Kokubunji Festival celebrates local residents, commerce and agriculture. The festival attracts about 100,...
The annual Kokubunji Festival celebrates local residents, commerce and agriculture. The festival attracts about 100,000 visitors every year. It is Kokubunji's biggest event, featuring a historical parade, a farmers market from Sado Cit...
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Every year on Nov. 3, the Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu Parade, the federal lord's procession, takes place at the streets ...
Every year on Nov. 3, the Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu Parade, the federal lord's procession, takes place at the streets of Yumoto in Hakone. The highlight is the procession of about 170 people dressed in samurai, princess, maidservants, and...
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Ujisato Gamo was a feudal lord in the Sengoku period, and built the Matsusaka Castle located in Mie Prefecture. The ...
Ujisato Gamo was a feudal lord in the Sengoku period, and built the Matsusaka Castle located in Mie Prefecture. The Ujisato Festival is an annual festival to commemorate the achievements of Ujisato Gamo. A total of 300 participants dre...
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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 twice a year, in spring and autumn. It was a dance dedicated to the centennia...
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Kaiyukan Aquarium in Osaka holds an illumination event every winter. At 5 p.m., the public square around Kaiyukan st...
Kaiyukan Aquarium in Osaka holds an illumination event every winter. At 5 p.m., the public square around Kaiyukan starts to shine with colorful illuminations. The theme for the illumination displays is sea creatures. There are the 30...
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Ohara Festival is a dance festival held at Tenmonkan in downtown Kagoshima, and it is one of the biggest festivals in...
Ohara Festival is a dance festival held at Tenmonkan in downtown Kagoshima, and it is one of the biggest festivals in southern Kyushu. This year, the festival takes place to commemorate the 130th anniversary of Kagoshima City. Approxima...
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"Usuki Takeyoi" is a beautiful bamboo lantern festival held in Usuki City, Oita. Approximately 20,000 bamboo lantern...
"Usuki Takeyoi" is a beautiful bamboo lantern festival held in Usuki City, Oita. Approximately 20,000 bamboo lanterns are lit to produce a fantastic atmosphere throughout the town. The Usuki Stone Buddhas are a National Treasure of Jap...
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Tokushima Awa Odori Festival is one of the biggest dance festivals in Japan. The biggest festival is held every mid-...
Tokushima Awa Odori Festival is one of the biggest dance festivals in Japan. The biggest festival is held every mid-August, but also takes place in November. The Autumn Awa Odori Festival features the stage performances such as Awa Dan...
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Karatsu Kunchi Festival is the three-days autumn festival at Karatsu Shrine in Saga Prefecture. It is a festival cele...
Karatsu Kunchi Festival is the three-days autumn festival at Karatsu Shrine in Saga Prefecture. It is a festival celebrated for a rich harvest with a 400-years history, and is designated as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The fes...
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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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Kifune Shrine is located in the northern mountains of Kyoto, and the shrine is dedicated to the god of water. The sh...
Kifune Shrine is located in the northern mountains of Kyoto, and the shrine is dedicated to the god of water. The shrine is also known to have granted the wish of restoring a relationship for a famous Japanese poet of the Heian Period (...
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Showa Memorial Park (Showa Kinen Park) is a 180ha-wide park in Tachikawa City, Tokyo and one of the best spots viewi...
Showa Memorial Park (Showa Kinen Park) is a 180ha-wide park in Tachikawa City, Tokyo and one of the best spots viewing the colors of autumn in Japan. There are two Ginkgo Avenues ; one is along the canal near Tachikawa Gate. 106 gink...
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"FLOWERS BY NAKED" will hold the flower's immersive event "FLOWERS BY NAKED 2019 -Kyoto· Nijo Castle-" at Nijo Castl...
"FLOWERS BY NAKED" will hold the flower's immersive event "FLOWERS BY NAKED 2019 -Kyoto· Nijo Castle-" at Nijo Castle, the first world heritage in western Japan. "FLOWERS BY NAKED" is an immersive art event handled by Creative Company ...
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The 42th Furusato Shibuya Festival takes place on 2nd & 3rd of November at Yoyogi Park. There are lots of fun events...
The 42th Furusato Shibuya Festival takes place on 2nd & 3rd of November at Yoyogi Park. There are lots of fun events such as the big parade of marching bands of over 2,500 people, stage shows, stamp rally, and more, scheduled. Also, lo...
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Raccoon Dog, known as Tanuki, appear often in Japanese folklore. One of the famous Tanuki tales, the Awa Tanuki Batt...
Raccoon Dog, known as Tanuki, appear often in Japanese folklore. One of the famous Tanuki tales, the Awa Tanuki Battle is about a great war between two tanuki held in Awa Province, Tokushima. Each year on early-November, the Awa Tanu...
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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. 2nd 2019 (Sat) to Nov. 30th (Sat) during weekends and national holidays. At the Momiji Festival venue Kiotaki Station...
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Tofukuji Temple is one of the oldest and largest temples in Kyoto, and famous for its beautiful view of autumn leaves...
Tofukuji Temple is one of the oldest and largest temples in Kyoto, and famous for its beautiful view of autumn leaves. From mid-November, about 2,000 maple trees are turning their color crimson or gold. One of the best spots viewing fa...
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Country Farm Tokyo German Village is located in Sodegaura City, Chiba. The theme park of interaction with nature repr...
Country Farm Tokyo German Village is located in Sodegaura City, Chiba. The theme park of interaction with nature reproduce a rural German landscape in a 27ha-wide area. The park`s attractions, putter golf course, mini-zoo, beer restauran...
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"Hakone Glass Forest Museum (Hakone Glass no Mori Museum)" is the Venetian glass museum which displays elegant Veneti...
"Hakone Glass Forest Museum (Hakone Glass no Mori Museum)" is the Venetian glass museum which displays elegant Venetian glass art works. During early-November and late-December, 2 crystal grass trees which high 10-meter tall appear in t...
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The Dream Yosakoy Festival takes place in Odaiba, Maunouchi, and Akihabara areas in Tokyo. The festival is based on Y...
The Dream Yosakoy Festival takes place in Odaiba, Maunouchi, and Akihabara areas in Tokyo. The festival is based on Yosakoi dance that started in Kochi to celebrate postwar reconstruction and has spread throughout Japan. Featuring around...
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Nagatoro in Saitama is one of the best spots to enjoy autumn leaves around Tokyo area. Every year, the leaves start t...
Nagatoro in Saitama is one of the best spots to enjoy autumn leaves around Tokyo area. Every year, the leaves start to turn red or yellow from late-October, and middle-November is the best time to watch the view of fall foliage. The Naga...
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The Onomichi Betcha Festival is a very unusual festival which designated as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of O...
The Onomichi Betcha Festival is a very unusual festival which designated as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Onomichi City. Held each year over a three-day period from November 1st through 3rd, this festival features a procession...
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One of the highlights of the year at Daigo Town in Ibaraki, "Daigo Town Light Festival" takes place between November ...
One of the highlights of the year at Daigo Town in Ibaraki, "Daigo Town Light Festival" takes place between November and January. Glitter balls produce countless reflections as you walk through a tunnel to emerge in front of the otherwo...
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Lake Kawaguchi in Yamanashi Prefecture is one of the Japan's best spots for viewing autumn leaves. And "Fuji Kawagu...
Lake Kawaguchi in Yamanashi Prefecture is one of the Japan's best spots for viewing autumn leaves. And "Fuji Kawaguchiko Autumn Leaves Festival" is one of the best autumn leaves festivals in Japan! The festival takes place mainly alo...
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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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The Nabeshima Domain Kiln Autumn Festival is held in Okawachiyama, Imari City, Saga Prefecture. Okawachiyama is a sm...
The Nabeshima Domain Kiln Autumn Festival is held in Okawachiyama, Imari City, Saga Prefecture. Okawachiyama is a small pottery village, produced a number of masterpiece porcelains such as "Iro Nabeshima", "Nabeshima Sometsuke" and "Nab...
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"Mother Farm" is a farm and flower themed amusement park with 2.5 million square meters located in Boso Peninsula, Ch...
"Mother Farm" is a farm and flower themed amusement park with 2.5 million square meters located in Boso Peninsula, Chiba. You can enjoy various attractions and activities such as cow milking, horseback riding, and harvesting seasonal...
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The Saga International Balloon Fiesta is an international hot air balloon competition held in Saga City annually in a...
The Saga International Balloon Fiesta is an international hot air balloon competition held in Saga City annually in autumn. It attracts over 1 million people every year. The event has grown up into one of Asia's largest championships, a...
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Autumn Grand Festival takes place at Yasaka Shrine in Nankoku City, Kochi Prefecture. One kid chosen from local chil...
Autumn Grand Festival takes place at Yasaka Shrine in Nankoku City, Kochi Prefecture. One kid chosen from local children dress in traditional costume and perform Sanbaso, an ancient folk dance, while ringing a bell. It dates back more ...
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“Kawasaki Halloween”, also known as "Kawahallo", will be held around Kawasaki Station on October 26th, 2019. Japan’...
“Kawasaki Halloween”, also known as "Kawahallo", will be held around Kawasaki Station on October 26th, 2019. Japan’s largest Halloween parade attracts about 120,000 visitors every year. The highlight of the festival is the Halloween P...
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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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The 37th “Harajuku-Omotesando Hello Halloween Pumpkin Parade” will be held on October 27, 2019. In the costume parad...
The 37th “Harajuku-Omotesando Hello Halloween Pumpkin Parade” will be held on October 27, 2019. In the costume parade, more than 1,000 children walk 1 kilometer between Harajuku and Omotesando every year. And there is a music band play...
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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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