Culture Chagu Chagu Umakko Festival 2025 Saturday - Jun 14th Held on the second Saturday of June every year, the Chagu Chagu Umakko Festival is an event intended to worship Sozen-sama, the..
Culture Otaue Rice Planting Festival 2025 Saturday - Jun 14th Japan reaffirms its deep connections with its staple crop at the annual Sumiyoshi Shrine rice-planting festival in Osaka on June..
Festivals Kajiki Spider Fighting Festival 2025 Sunday - Jun 15th The townsfolk of Kajiki, a town in Aira City, Kagoshima, happily partake in a tradition which reaches back over four-hundred years:..
Culture American Day in Misawa 2025 Sunday - Jun 15th American Day in Misawa offers a unique experience of how a foreign community chooses to celebrate it's culture out in rura..
Festivals Tohoku Kizuna Festival 2025 Jun 14th - Jun 15th The Tohoku Kizuna Festival was initially created to remember the lives lost in the Great East Japan Earthquake. Now, it’s an o..
Shishi Odori at Kurihara City 2025 Sunday - Jun 15th A Shishi Odori group comprises 8 dancers, with the leader at the center. Each performer is also a musician, holding a drum at waist..
Activities Moominvalley and Umbrella 2025 Early Mar - Late Jun This year, Metsa have two umbrella skies. The summer event is a free event. However, this year, there is a spring version too but..