15 Unique Festivals Only Found in Japan
There are a variety of interesting festivals in each prefecture of Japan throughout the year.
There are a variety of interesting festivals in each prefecture of Japan throughout the year.
While it's estimated there are 600,000 festivals in Japan, some are decidedly weirder than others!
Japanese lantern festivals are held to ward off evil or send off the dead, or just to warm up a chilly winter.
Fukuoka locals show their appreciation to the powers above at this goopy harvest festival.
It's hard to take a bad picture at these gorgeous locations!
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Easily accessible from Tokyo by bullet train, Koshinetsu is fantastic for a fall getaway.
Places in Tohoku can be quite spread out, so if you're traveling through a number of spots in the area, a train pass or bus pass is your best bet.