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The Kanbyashi Onsen Sendayaki is a small but fascinating fire festival taking place in February each year. The event sees members of the ‘Mitake-kyo Chusei-kosha’ – a Shinto sect that worships Mount ...

Dondo-Yaki is an event usually held after the New Year’s Holidays. It is a traditional event commonly seen more in the countryside of Japan, where everyone in the neighborhood gathers to make a big b...

This annual snow event “The Beeso (The べ〜そ)” is held on the 1st Saturday of March at the square in front of the Chusha (mid-shrine) in Togakushi, Nagano City. The word “Beeso” means “be lousy and part...

The Matsushiro Spring Cherry Blossom Festival takes place on the second Saturday of April, within the grounds of Matsushiro Castle Park. The majority of the original castle was removed in the late-19...

Taking place each year on the last Saturday of April, the ‘Ueda Sanada Festival’ celebrates the legendary samurai in spectacular fashion. The festival run through the day – from 09:30 to 16:00 – ...

The Nagano Flower Festival (長野花まつり) is held every year on May 5th, Children's Day, at Zenko-ji Temple. On this day and the few days surrounding, it offers few events throughout the Nagano-city.A yea...

May is known as the Month of Crafts in Matsumoto and every year on the last Saturday and Sunday of May the Matsumoto Craft Fair is held at the Agata-no-Mori park. Here people from all over Japan come ...

The Gion festival is a celebration where people dedicate their prayers to calming down the god of storms. It has a long history, originating from the Yasaka-shrine in Kyoto around the 10th century. T...

Taking place over the first three days of September, the 'Owara Kaze no Bon Festival' sees dancers fill the streets of Yatsuo - in the south of Toyama City - as a prayer for a good harvest. On each d...