Every year, around the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, Obon was held in Japan to honour the spirits of their ...

Once a famous red-light district, the Tokyo ward of Taito is now a quaint and tranquil area, less heavily frequented by ...

The Umeda Yukata Festival runs throughout July, but don’t miss the street events at Umekita Plaza on July 19 and 20 ...

To help people become more familiar with the culture of teahouse districts in the city of Kanazawa, the public was given a ...

San Jose's Obon Festival is the largest of its kind in the U.S. The festival's big attraction is the traditional Bon Odori, in which hundreds of people perform a community dance.

Coordinators for international relations from around the world are responsible for international exchange activities across ...

Japan’s one of those places where every season feels like a whole different experience—blossoms in spring, blazing leaves in ...

Yukata-clad spectators crowd the streets of Harajuku and Aoyama during the mesmerising Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival, a display that ranks as one of Tokyo's top summer festivals.

Home to famous temples, shrines, gardens, pagodas, cherry blossoms, geishas and tea ceremonies, Kyoto at night is magical.

The yukata (a casual cotton kimono) was originally worn by nobles after bathing, a tradition that dates back to the Heian Period. Today, yukata are a common sight at summer festivals and in onsen (hot ...