Magoichi Festival
February 22, 2019 3:32 pmThis annual spectacle celebrates the historic hero, Magoichi Saika who lived in 16th-century Wakayama. His matchlock-gun-wielding troops, called saika-shu, had […]
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Nippombashi Street Festa
February 22, 2019 3:28 pmA mecca of electronics, robots, and pop culture, Den Den Town hosts this epic event every March where hundreds of […]
Sagicho Festival
February 22, 2019 3:17 pmThis is a centuries-old religious festival, which the lord Oda Nobunaga was known to be very fond of in the […]
Osaka Asian Film Festival 2019
February 22, 2019 3:10 pmWith carefully selected films from all over Asia, the Osaka Asian Film Festival marks its 14th year. Experience Asia through […]
Hina Nagashi – Farewell to Hina Dolls
February 22, 2019 3:06 pmAwashima-jinja is well-known for the hina nagashi (doll floating) ritual that takes place annually on March 3rd – Girls’ Day. […]
World Peace Love #10 Laidback Luke (EDM)
January 25, 2019 4:30 pmLaidback Luke is the alias of Dutch EDM producer Lucas Cornelis van Scheppingen who has been consistently producing top-notch club […]
Firewalking Ceremony
January 25, 2019 4:14 pmThis is an extreme ritual to purify oneself by walking on burning coals. The coals are spread out into a […]
Setsubun Sai – Bean-Throwing Ceremony
January 25, 2019 4:12 pmCelebrate setsubun at Taga-taisha where hundreds of performers throw beans from a high platform. Join the crowds scrambling to catch […]
Sunakake Matsuri – Sand Fighting Festival
January 25, 2019 4:09 pmThis unique religious event hosts a fierce sand fight occurs between visitors and shrine workers dressed as a peasant and […]
Happiness Corridor Nara Rurie (Blue Illumination)
January 25, 2019 4:08 pmNara will be illuminated in a beautiful blue hue as part of its annual winter tradition. The lights laid out […]