FESTIVALS

Look cool and stay cool during the hot Japanese summers with lightweight 'yukata' that feature the Loch Ness Monster and Edo Period assassination tools.

Summer is the season of the festival in Japan, and these three celebrations will have you literally dancing in the streets.

Held every summer in the picturesque riverside town of Gujo Hachiman in Gifu Prefecture, Gujo Odori is one of Japan’s largest and most famous traditional folk dance festivals.

Located in Aichi, the Ichinomiya Tanabata Festival is one of Japan’s three largest and most famous Tanabata Festivals, celebrating the one day a year when the celestial lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi can meet.

Feel cool in the summer heat at this unassuming temple in Nara.

Held throughout the entire month of July, Kyoto's Gion Matsuri is the most famous festival in all of Japan.

Spend your summer the Kyoto way by participating in two traditional summer events with great cultural significance!

Head north to see hundreds of riders in samurai armor recreate 1,000-year-old training techniques!