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Nara International Film Festival

August 17, 2020 7:28 am Published by

Celebrating its tenth year, the festival and competition features a wide array of films from young up-and-coming directors all over […]

Wind Chime Festival

August 14, 2020 10:41 am Published by

Over 200 wind chimes swing below two towering ginkgo trees in front of the main shrine. The culture of hanging […]

Chrysanthemum Festival

August 14, 2020 10:33 am Published by

The festival celebrates the shrine’s 1997 restoration.. A ceremony incorporating traditional dance and music is conducted to celebrate this seasonal […]

Bon-noko Hen-noko Fertility Festival

June 28, 2020 3:35 am Published by

A unique festival where locals carry a symbol of fertility and parade around the neighborhood. A phallic 50-centimeter-long wooden sculpture […]

Car Purification Ceremony

June 28, 2020 3:21 am Published by

In the summer, countless shrines around Japan host purification ceremonies featuring a large ring made of dried grass for people […]

Aizen Matsuri (Online)

June 27, 2020 7:36 pm Published by

Young ladies in their summer kimono fill the town during this religious festival, which grew out of the custom for […]