Dancing Women, Faces Hidden: Toyama’s Owara Kaze no Bon Festival

19.08.2019

Dancing Women, Faces Hidden: Toyama’s Owara Kaze no Bon Festival

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Hundreds of women in uniform kimono dance through the night, ghost-like, faces hidden under folded straw hats, in a prayer to the wind to spare them this year during Toyama's Festival of the Dead.

Persimmons, Water & Walking Shrines: Kakinobatake Mizukake Festival

21.07.2019

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A neighborhood festival to ward off the summer heat, the Mizukake Festival in Kanazawa's Kakinobata…

Events In and Around Kanazawa, a Masterlist

28.06.2019

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Hoping to catch a festival or just want to know what to do in Kanazawa while you're here? Here's ou…

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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Yosakoi: Experiencing Japan’s High Energy Festival Dance

17.05.2019

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Shin-Tate Great Coffee Campaign

12.05.2019

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Summer Premium Sale: Up to 35% off your hotel stay in Kanazawa

26.04.2019

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Kanazawa’s 3-Day Festival: Hyakumangoku

20.04.2019

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

22.03.2019

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Two Japanese Ice House Festivals: Winter Warmup & Summer Snow

08.12.2018

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