Festival

YOSHINO, Nara — In the scorching summer heat on July 7, Kinpusenji temple in Yoshino, Nara Prefec...

KYOTO — A procession of yamahoko floats was held at the Gion Festival in Kyoto on Thursday, a tra...

FUKUOKA — The Oi-Yama parade was held as the final part of Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival in Hakat...

KYOTO — A Shinto priest of Yasaka Shrine and a monk of Shinsen-en temple on Monday held a ritual ...

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...