Japanese families with daughters celebrate Girls’ Festival on March 3rd. The origin of the festival is not very clear but it was started over one thousand years ago. They started celebrating Girls’ Festival in March at around 16th century. ...
Are you coming to Japan during summer time? You can enjoy Japan any time but if you happen to come here in summer, there are several things it’s better to know beforehand. Here are several tips. ...
It’s the season of plum blossoms! This year, the Plum Blossoms Festival of Yeshima Tenjin Shrine started on 9 February. The festival lasts until early March so I though going there now would be a little too early to enjoy the flowers. But it was not. ...
September is the season for autumn festivals. Every weekend, the festivals are held somewhere in Japan. It is the festival to appreciate the crop. Almost every town in Japan participates in the autumn festivals of the region. Typically, people carry portable shrines and offer the pray at the shrine. Along ...
Travel of Japanese people has a deep connection with Mt. Fuji. The first travel agents in Japan therefore are related to Mt. Fuji, too. There are many ways of travels – visiting friends and relatives, sightseeings, hiking, etc. Pilgrimage is also a kind of travels. In old days in Japan ...
I wrote the posting about the Fire Festival of Mt. Fuji. Here is the footage of the march of the portable shrine. March of Portable Shrine at Fire Festival of Mt. Fuji from Walking Biking Japan on Vimeo. ...
There are many summer festivals in Japan but the Fire Festival held in Fuji Yoshida City at the foot of Mt. Fuji must be one of the most unique festivals of all. Every year on 26 August, torchlights extend from the shrine town towards the middle of Mt. Fuji. Japanese ...