• Midosuji Illumination/ Osaka Festival of Lights

    Experience Osaka’s Midosuji Street illumination, a spectacular winter light display stretching 4 km from Yodoyabashi to Namba, lighting up the city at night.

  • Osaka Aquarium kaiyukan illumination

    Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan shines with 1.2 million lights themed on the sea, creating a stunning illuminated display in the open space outside the aquarium.

  • Wakakusayama Mountain Burning Festival

    Mt. Wakakusayama, just behind Nara Park, is set ablaze each year with fireworks during a spectacular New Year event, attracting visitors from near and far.

  • The Setsubun Festival at Yoshida-Jinja

    Yoshida-jinja in Kyoto, on Yoshida-yama’s west slope, hosts the famous Setsubun festival, where visitors throw beans at Oni to drive away evil spirits.