Festival

SHIROISHI, Miyagi — A festival to introduce visitors to baikamo, or Japanese water crowfoot, an a...

KYOTO — Six children who will lead one of the yamahoko floats for Kyoto’s Gion Festival visited Y...

Giant kiriko lantern floats paraded on Friday through the Ushitsu district in Noto, Ishikawa Pref...

People look at colorful decorations on Friday during the Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival in Hi...

Intricate costumes, bold makeup, stunning sets — the distinct characteristics of Japanese kabuki ...

The preservation society of Funehoko, one of the floats of the Gion Festival, held a Shinmen Arat...

The Gion Festival, one of Japan's three major festivals, began in Kyoto on Tuesday.

Rows of wind chimes hang at Shojuin Temple in Ujitawara, Kyoto Prefecture, for the annual Wind Ch...

AKITA — A festival offering local delicacies and traditional performing arts from all over Akita ...

SAKAI, Fukui — Spectators gathered and cheered as they watched a lively parade of floats — bearin...

KAMINOYAMA, Yamagata — One of Japan’s largest wine festivals, Yamagata Winebal 2025, was held aro...

TAKAYAMA, Gifu — An event marking the start of tourist season in the Gifu Prefecture part of the ...

The Soma Nomaoi festival’s main event was held on Sunday in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, whe...

People clad in hanten coats cry out “Oisa” and “Soiya” as they carry a mikoshi portable shrine in...

NOTO, Ishikawa — The Tomobata Festival, a traditional event to pray for a bountiful fishing catch...