Doburoku Festival: Sake Celebrations in Shirakawago!

18.10.2022

Doburoku Festival: Sake Celebrations in Shirakawago!

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Japan has very strict provisions on sake brewing. If you want to make nihon-shu, the drink we call “sake” in English, you have to register and establish a brewery under particular guidelines. Moonshine sake is forbidden. Except…

Shin-Tate Great Coffee Campaign

11.10.2022

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Coffee lovers in Kanazawa enjoy a special treat in late May: the Shin-Tate Great Coffee Campaign (…

Kanazawa’s 3-Day Festival: Hyakumangoku

13.05.2022

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More than a mere historical reenactment, the Hyukumangoku Festival, with its three full days of sam…

Sakura Season! Seeing Kanazawa’s Cherry Blossoms in One Day

19.02.2021

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Owara Kaze no Bon, Toyama’s Mysterious Dancing Festival

26.12.2019

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Holy Prayers and Stripping Firefighters: Japanese New Year in Kanazawa

12.12.2019

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Events In and Around Kanazawa, a Masterlist

14.11.2019

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Noyaki: Wildfire Earthenware on Kanazawa’s Beach

30.08.2019

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Persimmons, Water & Walking Shrines: Kakinobatake Mizukake Festival

21.07.2019

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Silver Screen, Diamond Sky: Tatemachi Rooftop Film Fest

30.05.2019

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Seseragi Marriage Festival

18.05.2019

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