The four consecutive public holidays that make up Golden Week in Japan are fun, but be prepared: half the country seems to traveling at the same time. Kodomo No Hi: A Guide To Children’s Day In Japan, Hinamatsuri: Girls’ Day Celebration In Japan, Mirai no Mori: Empowering Marginalized Youth In The Outdoors, Cittec: Tokyo’s Coolest Cycling Gym With A Cafe And More. Share Your Voice With Savvy Tokyo’s Readers, Seijin No Hi: Celebrating Japanese Youth’s Rite of Passage, Five Weird and Wonderful Japanese Beauty Gadgets, Test Your Endurance by Walking the Camino de Santiago. This led to the festival’s nickname becoming mizukake matsuri (水かけ祭り), or the water-splashing festival. Actually, this festival is open to anyone who applies, but there are rules like you can't eat meat, fish, eggs, or garlic for a week before the festival, so it's actually pretty difficult... HP https://www.city.oshu.iwate.jp/kanko/view.rbz?cd=1599 (Japanese Only), Place：Mizusawaku Kuroishicho, Oshu, Iwate. and throws beans until he leaves. The procession of dancers is lively and enthusiastic, with instruments used such as taiko (太鼓) drums, flutes, and chimes. (entering the shrine and raising the pillars) in mid-May. Expect performances from traditional taiko drummers and geisha, and a grand assortment of street food stalls to choose from.

The newest festival on this list, the “Silent Bon Festival” started in 2009 as a result of complaints from the older, grouchier locals, who blamed the local, sounds for their inability to sleep and get their own peace. Japan has too many fantastic matsuri to include in one list! Where: Kaminarimon Dori, 1-20 Asakusa, Taito-ku Annual Events in Japan. This is a chance to enjoy the impressive festival floats up close, and a special opportunity to see Kyoto residents let loose! To the surprise of many, street food is not very prevalent in Japan (unlike in many other parts of Asia). Yakitori. It has a long history (dating back to the year 869) and lasts the entire month of July, culminating in a parade of floats — the Yamaboko Junko — on July 17th. Hadaka Matsuri is a festival for ritual purification held in different forms across Japan. This year, the festival is held on July 7th and 8th. The festival has these men run around the island chasing children and adults alike by throwing mud at them. So officials came up with the bright idea of making it a silent one. Many people start the new year by eating soba (buckwheat) noodles at midnight for good health.

The four consecutive public holidays that make up Golden Week in Japan are fun, but be prepared: half the country seems to traveling at the same time. Kodomo No Hi: A Guide To Children’s Day In Japan, Hinamatsuri: Girls’ Day Celebration In Japan, Mirai no Mori: Empowering Marginalized Youth In The Outdoors, Cittec: Tokyo’s Coolest Cycling Gym With A Cafe And More. Share Your Voice With Savvy Tokyo’s Readers, Seijin No Hi: Celebrating Japanese Youth’s Rite of Passage, Five Weird and Wonderful Japanese Beauty Gadgets, Test Your Endurance by Walking the Camino de Santiago. This led to the festival’s nickname becoming mizukake matsuri (水かけ祭り), or the water-splashing festival. Actually, this festival is open to anyone who applies, but there are rules like you can't eat meat, fish, eggs, or garlic for a week before the festival, so it's actually pretty difficult... HP https://www.city.oshu.iwate.jp/kanko/view.rbz?cd=1599 (Japanese Only), Place：Mizusawaku Kuroishicho, Oshu, Iwate. and throws beans until he leaves. The procession of dancers is lively and enthusiastic, with instruments used such as taiko (太鼓) drums, flutes, and chimes. (entering the shrine and raising the pillars) in mid-May. Expect performances from traditional taiko drummers and geisha, and a grand assortment of street food stalls to choose from.

The newest festival on this list, the “Silent Bon Festival” started in 2009 as a result of complaints from the older, grouchier locals, who blamed the local, sounds for their inability to sleep and get their own peace. Japan has too many fantastic matsuri to include in one list! Where: Kaminarimon Dori, 1-20 Asakusa, Taito-ku Annual Events in Japan. This is a chance to enjoy the impressive festival floats up close, and a special opportunity to see Kyoto residents let loose! To the surprise of many, street food is not very prevalent in Japan (unlike in many other parts of Asia). Yakitori. It has a long history (dating back to the year 869) and lasts the entire month of July, culminating in a parade of floats — the Yamaboko Junko — on July 17th. Hadaka Matsuri is a festival for ritual purification held in different forms across Japan. This year, the festival is held on July 7th and 8th. The festival has these men run around the island chasing children and adults alike by throwing mud at them. So officials came up with the bright idea of making it a silent one. Many people start the new year by eating soba (buckwheat) noodles at midnight for good health.

The four consecutive public holidays that make up Golden Week in Japan are fun, but be prepared: half the country seems to traveling at the same time. Kodomo No Hi: A Guide To Children’s Day In Japan, Hinamatsuri: Girls’ Day Celebration In Japan, Mirai no Mori: Empowering Marginalized Youth In The Outdoors, Cittec: Tokyo’s Coolest Cycling Gym With A Cafe And More. Share Your Voice With Savvy Tokyo’s Readers, Seijin No Hi: Celebrating Japanese Youth’s Rite of Passage, Five Weird and Wonderful Japanese Beauty Gadgets, Test Your Endurance by Walking the Camino de Santiago. This led to the festival’s nickname becoming mizukake matsuri (水かけ祭り), or the water-splashing festival. Actually, this festival is open to anyone who applies, but there are rules like you can't eat meat, fish, eggs, or garlic for a week before the festival, so it's actually pretty difficult... HP https://www.city.oshu.iwate.jp/kanko/view.rbz?cd=1599 (Japanese Only), Place：Mizusawaku Kuroishicho, Oshu, Iwate. and throws beans until he leaves. The procession of dancers is lively and enthusiastic, with instruments used such as taiko (太鼓) drums, flutes, and chimes. (entering the shrine and raising the pillars) in mid-May. Expect performances from traditional taiko drummers and geisha, and a grand assortment of street food stalls to choose from.

The newest festival on this list, the “Silent Bon Festival” started in 2009 as a result of complaints from the older, grouchier locals, who blamed the local, sounds for their inability to sleep and get their own peace. Japan has too many fantastic matsuri to include in one list! Where: Kaminarimon Dori, 1-20 Asakusa, Taito-ku Annual Events in Japan. This is a chance to enjoy the impressive festival floats up close, and a special opportunity to see Kyoto residents let loose! To the surprise of many, street food is not very prevalent in Japan (unlike in many other parts of Asia). Yakitori. It has a long history (dating back to the year 869) and lasts the entire month of July, culminating in a parade of floats — the Yamaboko Junko — on July 17th. Hadaka Matsuri is a festival for ritual purification held in different forms across Japan. This year, the festival is held on July 7th and 8th. The festival has these men run around the island chasing children and adults alike by throwing mud at them. So officials came up with the bright idea of making it a silent one. Many people start the new year by eating soba (buckwheat) noodles at midnight for good health.

The four consecutive public holidays that make up Golden Week in Japan are fun, but be prepared: half the country seems to traveling at the same time. Kodomo No Hi: A Guide To Children’s Day In Japan, Hinamatsuri: Girls’ Day Celebration In Japan, Mirai no Mori: Empowering Marginalized Youth In The Outdoors, Cittec: Tokyo’s Coolest Cycling Gym With A Cafe And More. Share Your Voice With Savvy Tokyo’s Readers, Seijin No Hi: Celebrating Japanese Youth’s Rite of Passage, Five Weird and Wonderful Japanese Beauty Gadgets, Test Your Endurance by Walking the Camino de Santiago. This led to the festival’s nickname becoming mizukake matsuri (水かけ祭り), or the water-splashing festival. Actually, this festival is open to anyone who applies, but there are rules like you can't eat meat, fish, eggs, or garlic for a week before the festival, so it's actually pretty difficult... HP https://www.city.oshu.iwate.jp/kanko/view.rbz?cd=1599 (Japanese Only), Place：Mizusawaku Kuroishicho, Oshu, Iwate. and throws beans until he leaves. The procession of dancers is lively and enthusiastic, with instruments used such as taiko (太鼓) drums, flutes, and chimes. (entering the shrine and raising the pillars) in mid-May. Expect performances from traditional taiko drummers and geisha, and a grand assortment of street food stalls to choose from.

The newest festival on this list, the “Silent Bon Festival” started in 2009 as a result of complaints from the older, grouchier locals, who blamed the local, sounds for their inability to sleep and get their own peace. Japan has too many fantastic matsuri to include in one list! Where: Kaminarimon Dori, 1-20 Asakusa, Taito-ku Annual Events in Japan. This is a chance to enjoy the impressive festival floats up close, and a special opportunity to see Kyoto residents let loose! To the surprise of many, street food is not very prevalent in Japan (unlike in many other parts of Asia). Yakitori. It has a long history (dating back to the year 869) and lasts the entire month of July, culminating in a parade of floats — the Yamaboko Junko — on July 17th. Hadaka Matsuri is a festival for ritual purification held in different forms across Japan. This year, the festival is held on July 7th and 8th. The festival has these men run around the island chasing children and adults alike by throwing mud at them. So officials came up with the bright idea of making it a silent one. Many people start the new year by eating soba (buckwheat) noodles at midnight for good health.