Miki Metal Goods Festival
October 27, 2017 11:17 amA huge metal goods market, which attracts over 100,000 visitors every year. A demonstration of traditional Japanese blacksmiths, a farmers’ […]
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Himeji Confectionery Festival
October 27, 2017 11:14 amIt is an exhibition and sale of Japanese and Western confectionery in Hyogo prefecture. A showcase of art crafts made […]
Arashiyama Scarlet Maple Festival
October 27, 2017 11:13 amAgainst the backdrop of autumnal Mt Arashiyama, Japanese performing arts are on display in boats sailing in the Oi River. […]
Memorial Service for Isamu Yoshii
October 27, 2017 11:10 amGeisha and maiko (apprentice geisha) perform the ceremony to commemorate Isamu Yoshii, a play writer who adored and was inspired […]
2017 Nishijin Kimono Garden Party
October 26, 2017 6:11 pmA campaign for encouraging people to wear kimono. Enjoy a kimono contest, a tea ceremony served by geishas, a market […]
The Autumn Exhibition of Japanese Antique Doll
October 26, 2017 6:05 pmThis classic Buddhist convent will showcase its fantastic antiquities. Meet these beautiful Japanese dolls which successive emperors sent their daughters.
Osaka Marathon 2017
October 26, 2017 6:03 pm7th edition of the annual Osaka Marathon. 32,000 runners will challenge themselves to complete a course that begins in Osaka […]
Bellows Festival
October 26, 2017 5:59 pmA demonstration of blacksmiths is offered to the deity. A handful of steel will be forged in the same way […]
Humanoid Rescue Robot Contest 2017
October 26, 2017 5:58 pmAn annual rescue robot contest first held in 2000. Humanoids, each of them manoeuvred by single operator, will compete in […]
Osaka Castle Autumn Festival
October 26, 2017 5:57 pmCommemorating 150 years since the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate (Bakumatsu) and the beginning of the Meiji era. A variety […]