Celebrating Beauty and the Battle: The Kakunodate Matsuri Kakunodate’s late-summer matsuri is a festival that begins with grace and ends with a celebration…
Participants in Akita’s Kanto Festival Bear a Bright Tradition In the middle of summer, participants in Akita’s Kanto Festival set the night aglow with…
Fair Season: Tokyo’s Summer Festivals Summer in Japan is synonymous with traditional Japanese festivals, matsuri food stalls, fireworks and yukata…
