Feb-May 13 Places 場所 200+ Japantown 場所 7 Maps 地図 +7 2025 Least Viewed Japanese Festivals & Events Explore These Events—Some are New, Part of a Series, or Easily Overlooked If the event is part of a series, there's a chance that one of the days hasn't received much attention...
1)Year-End Bell Ringing Ceremony at Japanese Friendship Bell on Shelter Island (Dec 31, 2024) - A Tradition Since Ancient JapanNEW(Tuesday, 31 December, 2024) @Yokohama Friendship Bell, San Diego - Japanese Friendship Bell on Shelter Island (1958) 2)Jan 1, 2025: 26th Annual Japanese New ...
These majestic festivals are worth visiting if you are in the region. HP: www.notokiriko.jp (Japanese Only) 18. Mikuni Matsuri [Fukui] This festival is held from May 9th to 21st. The highlight of the festival is a procession of 6 doll-floats to festive music on May 20th. There are ...
The Japanese are lucky to have many national holidays throughout. There are also many festivals steeped in tradition and culture. Hopefully, you will learn something new about Japanese culture by playing this quiz, but Ive only just skimmed the surface.
Third full weekend in mid May The festival of Asakusa Shrine, theSanja Matsuriis one ofTokyo's three big festivals. Mikoshi are carried through the streets ofAsakusa. Fukuoka Hakata GionYamakasa•• July 1-15 TheHakata Gion YamakasainFukuoka's Hakata district takes place from July 1 to ...
TheObonfestival is a traditional Buddhist festival when many Japanese return home to be with their families. It is one of the biggest holiday and travel periods of the Japanese calendar. There are festivals in many cities in Japan with all sorts of events and spectacles going on. ...
This chapter explores the roles of the Japan Foundation as a cultural diplomacy agent tasked with organising Japanese Film Festivals (JFFs) abroad. The Foundation has become an important institution for exercising Japan's cultural diplomacy initiatives and increasing the nation's cultural presence ...
Tohoku is the northern region on the main island of Japan, Honshu, consisting of six prefectures: Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, and Fukushima. We introduce the festivals this region is famous for, as well as major heritage sites and travel dest
Festivals in Japan Every city, town and village in Japan has at least onematsuri(festival) a year. Matsuri fall into two broad categories - smaller matsuri in rural areas, usually held in spring or autumn and based around the rice-growing cycle; and extravagant matsuri held in large towns ...
The film fraternity at International film festivals took notice of Ryusuke Hamaguchi for his powerful, Ozu-like five-plus-hour drama about the dynamics of friendship and marriage in the lives of young Japanese women. However, he rose to maddening popularity not until recently with his deeply medit...