Owara Kaze no Bon, Toyama’s Mysterious Dancing Festival

26.12.2019

Owara Kaze no Bon, Toyama’s Mysterious Dancing Festival

Seasons, Events, & Festivals

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.

Holy Prayers and Stripping Firefighters: Japanese New Year in Kanazawa

12.12.2019

Seasons, Events, & Festivals

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

Exploring the Hidden Paths of Kanazawa

24.11.2019

Sightseeing Spots

Of course, the geisha and samurai districts are lovely to walk about in, but they are often crowded…

Events In and Around Kanazawa, a Masterlist

14.11.2019

Seasons, Events, & Festivals

Breakfast in Kanazawa: Where to get that early bite!

13.11.2019

Drinking, Dining & Café

Go Forest Bathing & See Sacred Trees in Kanazawa

08.11.2019

Sightseeing Spots

Toyama, for Crafts & Nature Lovers

28.10.2019

Day Trips from Kanazawa

Shirakawago & Beyond: Farm Villages of the Japanese Alps

18.10.2019

Day Trips from Kanazawa

Noguchi: The Brewery of a Sake Master…

27.09.2019

Drinking, Dining & Café

32 Museums in Kanazawa (Plus 4 More!)

22.09.2019

Sightseeing & Travel

Noyaki: Wildfire Earthenware on Kanazawa’s Beach

30.08.2019

Seasons, Events, & Festivals