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A springtime celebration in the Mt Aso region  Venue: Mount Aso When: Saturday - Mar 17th 2018,  6:00pm - 8:00pm
The Aso region of central Kumamoto celebrates a month-long fire festival every year at the end of winter, to prepare for the upcoming growing season.
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Fun and games at Noboribetsu's Sanlaiva Ski Resort
Venue: Sanlaiva Ski Resort When: Sunday - Mar 4th 2018,  9:00am - 1:15pm
 
Every year on the first Sunday of March, Karurusu Onsen hosts a fun and enjoyable event for all ages at the Sanlaiva Ski Resort in Noboribetsu, Hokkaido.
 
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A Kumamoto town lights up its winter nights
Venue: Yamaga When: Feb 3rd - Feb 25th 2018,  5:00pm - 10:00pm
While the small city of Yamaga is best known for its summertime Obon lantern festival, the month of February sees the streets lit up in beautiful fashion.
Several blocks along Y...

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One of Hiroshima's most loved annual events
Venue: Miyajima Island When: Feb 10th - Feb 11th 2018,  10:00am - 3:00pm
The oyster (kaki 牡蠣) festival on Miyajima island is held each year in February during oyster season. It's right next to the ferry port and a no-brainer if you are in...

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One of Tohoku's 5 Great Snow Festivals
Venue: Koiwai Farm When: Feb 2nd - Feb 12th 2018,  9:00am - 9:00pm
The Iwate Snow Festival is held at the Makiba area in Koiwai Farm every February, and known as one of Tohoku's 5 Great Snow Festivals.
 
Snow monuments large and small can be mar...

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Tysons & Company host their annual event
Venue: Various When: Jan 6th - Feb 28th 2018,  10:00am - 10:00pm
Tysons & Company's annual Burger Fest is back, bigger and better for 2018. With a line-up including Tennoz T.Y. Harbor, Harajuku Smokehouse, Omotesando Crisscross and—new for 201...

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A two-week celebration for Chinese New Year
Venue: Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan When: Jan 28th - Feb 11th 2018,  5:00pm - 9:00pm
Nagasaki boasts Japan’s oldest Chinatown and those cultural ties are celebrated annually in this two-week festival that corresponds with the first ...

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Nara marks the start of spring
Venue: Kasuga Taisha Shrine When: Saturday - Feb 3rd 2018,  7:00pm - 9:30pm
Setsubun marks the last day until spring. At the Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara, more than 3,000 lanterns in the precincts are lit up. This tradition has been ongoing for about 80...

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Winter wonderland at Ishikawa's Shiramine and Kuwajima areas
Venue: Kuwajima When: Sunday - Jan 28th 2018,  3:00pm - 9:00pm
See snowmen of all shapes and sizes at Shiramine and Kuwajima, deep in the mountain valleys of Ishikawa's Hakusan region.
 
For just a limited time every Februa...

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Kyoto's first festival of the New Year
Venue: Yasaka Shrine When: Jan 9th - Jan 10th 2018,  3:00pm - 8:00pm
From the 8th to the 12th of January, Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto will host the city's first major festival of the year, the Ebisu Festival. This is dedicated to Ebisu, called "Ebess...

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