Festivals and Events

This post will discuss wedding customs you can expect to find in a traditional Japanese wedding today. These include the traditional Japanese wedding dress code, venue, gift, and food.  

Oshōgatsu (お正月), or New Year is Japan’s most important festival. So if you’re in Japan at this special time, here are 10 destinations where you can soak up the atmosphere and get a great bowl of soba!

One particular festival that you should not miss if you are visiting Japan in summertime: the star festival (星祭りor Hoshi-matsuri) also called Tanabata Matsuri.

We will do our best to group these many wonderful festivals which are steeped in Japanese traditions. This, we will do by their lengths of time and do our very best to over view a vast and varied topic.

There’s always a lot going on during the festival, with fireworks shows and parades, but the main attraction is the lantern-carrying show. If you’re looking for a fun and festive way to experience Japanese culture, be sure to check out the Kanto Festival!

Unlike most dances, Butoh dance of darkness doesn’t focus on beauty and perfectionism. Instead, dancers move like they’re in a trance.

This article will overview the Sapporo Snow festival, its main activities and attractions, and some of the of the history behind this globally famous event.

We will introduce you to the origins of the four individual holidays, guide you through the week of festivities and take you into the heart of this Japanese tradition.

We will guide you through the intricacies of the seven traditional Japanese decorations, their construction and visit the legend itself in order to explain their individual meanings in relation to it.

One major tourist attraction in the city, though, is the annual Nagasaki Lantern Festival. But what is it and why is it celebrated? Let’s find out.