Owara Kaze no Bon, Toyama’s Mysterious Dancing Festival

26.12.2019

Owara Kaze no Bon, Toyama’s Mysterious Dancing 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.

Celebrating the New Year in Kanazawa

12.12.2019

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Ring a temple bell, get your shrine fortune, and watch acrobatic Japanese firefighters strip in the…

Events In and Around Kanazawa, a Masterlist

14.11.2019

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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…

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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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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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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