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Water Splashing Festival

September 10, 2019 4:23 pm Published by Kansai Finder

Every third Sunday of September, a water festival to pray for good fortune and a plentiful fishing season takes place […]

September 10, 2019 4:19 pm Published by Kansai Finder

Appreciate the Harvest Moon and its beauty where aristocrat and poet Ariwara-no-Yukihira did 1,000 years ago. Equipped with a spectacular […]

September 10, 2019 4:14 pm Published by Kansai Finder

“Stars fall into Takasago once a year,” as the event’s catchphrase goes, and this light show draws over 70,000 visitors […]

September 10, 2019 4:05 pm Published by Kansai Finder

A traditional Japanese wooden boat will be open to the public. There will be a variety of attractions in the […]

September 10, 2019 3:57 pm Published by Kansai Finder

Witness the elegant parade that recreates scenes from the imperial court in the 9th century. Five hundred people holding paper […]

September 10, 2019 3:48 pm Published by Kansai Finder

As the Japanese saying goes, “Hair is the essence of a woman’s beauty.” This hair show in the Gion district […]

September 10, 2019 3:45 pm Published by Kansai Finder

A celebration of traditional culture will take place in the ‘old-Japan’ atmosphere of the heart of Kyoto. Senryogatsuji has been […]

September 4, 2019 4:48 pm Published by Kansai Finder

This annual spectacle celebrates the history of the town and its castle. Today only the ruins of the fortress remain, […]

September 4, 2019 4:46 pm Published by Kansai Finder

More than a hundred masked demons roam the town of Iga during this 400-year old festival which features nine danjiri […]

September 4, 2019 4:43 pm Published by Kansai Finder

In this acrobatic lion dance, performers don a headdress and boldly dance on bamboo poles five meters above the ground. […]