Katsuura Big Hinamatsuri
The Katsuura Big Hina Doll Festival sees around 4,000 traditional Japanese dolls set up around Katsuura City in Chiba.
The Katsuura Big Hina Doll Festival sees around 4,000 traditional Japanese dolls set up around Katsuura City in Chiba.
Get to know the origins of Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival) at the Doll Floating Ceremony in Asakusa.
Furushoku (Local Food) Park celebrates regional dishes from all over Japan.
Experience Tokunoshima-an island in Kagoshima Prefecture- without leaving Tokyo.
Take a stroll through Matsuda's Yadoriki area, surrounded by crowds of people and Wintersweet shrubs.
The Lantern Festival in Yokohama is the final day of Lunar New Year celebration.
Celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival in Tokyo's own Chinatown in Yokohama.
Are you a sweet potato fanatic? Then look no further than Shinagawa Yakiimo Terrace -- where potatoes of all kinds are baked to delicious perfection.
The Chinatown Celebration Parade is an event celebrating the birth of the Jade Emperor.
Join the throngs of people in throwing beans to cleanse misfortune on the slopes of Mt Takao.
Visit the Setsubun Mamemaki (soya bean throwing) Festival at Zōjōji Temple for good fortune.
Watch out for Tengu on the busy streets of Shimokitazawa! Have your soybeans handy for when you see them, and keep your eyes peeled while enjoying the food stalls and festival.
These Chinese Traditional Performances are part of the Spring Festival Celebrations in Yokohama's Chinatown.
The Chinatown Lion Dances are part of the Spring Festival Celebrations in Yokohama's Chinatown.
If you love festivals and want a taste of every far-flung event across Japan, the Furusato Festival is the place for you.
Daikoku Matsuri is a traditional festival sure to get your year off to a good start.
This is a friendly neighborhood festival with a fiery twist. Along with daruma dolls of all shapes and sizes, there'll be dances and a bonfire.
Bring your New Year decorations to Torigoe Shrine and take part in a tondoyaki ceremonial burning.
At this festival, daikon are offered to the god Shoden then given to visitors so they can gain some of the health and power of the god himself.
If you're willing to climb on the first day of the new year, join the crowds in welcoming the sunrise of a fresh start.