Festival

AOMORI — Despite the cold, men clad only in loincloths competed in a fierce tug-of-war in the sno...

MINAMI-ALPS, Yamanashi — A two-day festival heralding spring’s arrival was held in the city of Mi...

NARA — An artisan crafts Hina dolls using the traditional “Nara Ittobori” technique at a workshop...

NARA — An annual sake ritual to pray for cancer prevention and longevity was held at Daianji Temp...

AKITA — A two-day festival featuring about 60 kamakura snow huts started in Yokote, Akita Prefect...

The 76th Sapporo Snow Festival, held in Sapporo City, closed on Wednesday. During the eight-day p...

KAMIKAWA, Hokkaido — The annual Sounkyo Onsen Ice Fall Festival has started in Kamikawa, Hokkaido...

Many visitors from Japan and abroad flock to the Sapporo Snow Festival, where 210 statues carved ...

SAPPORO — A winter festival featuring spectacular ice sculptures began at the Lake Shikotsu hot s...

ATAMI, Shizuoka — A plum blossom festival kicked off at the Atami Plum Garden in Atami, Shizuoka ...

Workers build kamakura snow huts by piling up snow brought by heavy machinery in Yokote, Akita Pr...

NARA — The Kasuga Taisha shrine in Nara held on Jan. 3 its annual Kagura Hajime ceremony, a New Y...

KURUME, Fukuoka — Giant flaming torches were carried during the Oniyo Fire Festival at Daizenji T...

Fireworks erupt in the night sky, illuminating two massive floats hung with lanterns during a cro...

SOO, Kagoshima — A giant puppet, rising to a height of nearly five meters, was paraded through th...