Festival

The traditional Yoshida no Himatsuri (Yoshida Fire Festival), marking the end of the summer climb...

About 5,000 performers staged the Awa Odori dance around JR Koenji Station in Suginami Ward, Toky...

AKITA — The Nishimonai Bon Odori dance ritual that has been recognized by UNESCO as an intangible...

KYOTO — The procession of yama and hoko floats was held under summer cumulonimbus clouds at the G...

GUJO, Gifu — The Tetsuya Odori dance event began on Wednesday in Gujo, Gifu Prefecture, as part o...

MITANE, Akita — A summer sand sculpture festival kicked off at Kamayahama beach in Mitane, Akita ...

TOKUSHIMA — The Awa Odori dance festival, a quintessential summer festival, opened at outdoor dan...

A dancer suffered minor injuries after being hit by a falling sign on a stage at the Yosakoi Fest...

KOCHI — About 18,000 participants showed off their enthusiastic dance moves when they took part i...

RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate — Decorated and illuminated floats made their appearance at two Tanabata fes...

OFUNATO, Iwate — The Kesen Rock Festival, a music event held in the Kesen region of Iwate Prefect...

About 3,800 kimono-clad dancers holding hanagasa hats decorated with safflowers, the flower of Ya...

Tall poles adorned with lanterns are hoisted high as the Akita Kanto Festival kicks off Sunday in...

Crowds cheer as ornate 5-meter-tall floats parade through the streets of Aomori City on Saturday,...

KYOTO — Beautifully decorated floats passed along a boulevard in Kyoto during the annual Gion Fes...