The Kobe Luminarie light festival is held in Kobe city every December over 12 days. It’s been held since 1995…
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One of the great things about Osaka is there’s always something interesting happening, last weekend was no exception when I headed over to Namba Shrine for Senba Matsuri.
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On Sunday, Emma and I headed over to Osakajokoen to check out Koiya Matsuri. The word Koiya means “Come” or…
The Nagoya Castle Summer Festival takes place over ten days in early August. It has all your matsuri favourites including…
The night before Tenjin Matsuri, Temmangu Shrine becomes a hive of activity in preparation for the main event.
Read More Tenjin Matsuri, Yomiya-sai(Pre-evening festival) at Temmangu Shrine
Last night, Emma and I were walking back to our hotel from Osaka station when the sound of shouting and…
Hello from Kyoto! There was an absolutely amazing atmosphere downtown tonight as gigantic floats popped up across the city and…
Read MoreGion Matsuri, Yoiyoiyoiyama – 3 days to the parade!
Thursday, July 7th was the begininning of Tanabata, our first taste of Japanese Matsuri!
Read More Tanabata Celebrations in Kappabashi