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Venue: Konomiya When: Sunday - Feb 17th 2019 ,  3:00pm - 4:00pm
There are lots of naked people running wild in the streets of the sleepy township of Konomiya, Inazawa, just west of Nagoya City. Streakers, hundreds of them, and hundreds of thousands of spectators, young and old, mal...

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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Venue: Yokote When: Feb 15th - Feb 16th 2019 ,  6:00pm - 9:00pm
Every February, Akita's Yokote transforms into a fairytale landscape dotted with igloo-like structures in a festival dating back 400 years.
These snow houses are known as Kamakura an...

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Sculptures, fireworks and more in snow country
When: Feb 15th - Feb 17th 2019 ,  6:00pm - 3:00pm
The Tokamachi Snow Festival is held annually, and has a history dating back to 1950. This part of Niigata boasts one of the highest snowfall levels not just in Japan but on the planet, so...

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Japan's oldest dance form comes alive in Fukuoka
Venue: Oe Tenmangu Shrine When: Sunday - Jan 20th 2019 ,  11:30am - 2:00pm
Every year on January 20th, Japan's oldest form of dance comes alive at the tiny Oe Tenmangu Shrine in Miyama, a village of southern Fukuoka prefecture.
 
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Kyoto's first festival of the New Year
 
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 "Ebessan" in the Kansai dialect, the god of good fortune and prosperity. ...

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When: Dec 15th - Dec 18th 2018 ,  10:00am - 5:00pm
Traditional performing arts can be enjoyed at this annual festival held since the 12th century. Named after the Wakamiya shrine that resides in the larger Kasuga-Taisha shrine complex, this On-Matsuri was originally held to pray fo...

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Venue: Ikegami Honmonji When: Monday - Jan 14th 2019 ,  10:00am - 4:30pm
Hashigo-nori is a traditional performance that attempts to pass on the techniques and methods of fireman in the Edo period. The performance is held every year on the coming-of-age day (second Monday of January) ...

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At Togo Park's Momiji Festival
Venue: Togo Park When: Saturday - Nov 24th 2018 ,  6:00pm - 9:00pm
Togo Park (東郷公園) in Agano is renowned as one of the most best places to see the momiji (fall colors). Throughout the year, it is a beautiful park, dotted with streams, bridges, stone...

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Marvel at the giant hikiyama floats
Venue: Karatsu Shrine When: Nov 2nd - Nov 4th 2018 ,  9:30am - 5:30pm
For over 400 years, this autumn festival has been held at Karatsu Shrine and is one of Kyushu's major festival attractions. Highly decorated giant festival floats, known as hikiy...

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Watch the most number of balloons in Asia appear by the Kase Riverside
Venue: Kase Riverside When: Oct 30th - Nov 6th 2018 ,  10:00am - 5:00pm
Held every autumn along the Kase River just outside Saga City, the Saga International Balloon Fiesta brings together hot air balloon enthusia...

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