Ajisai (hydrangea) Festival at Sanzen-in Temple
You can see over 1000 various kinds of ajisai hydrangeas beautifully bloom from mid-June to mid-July at Sanzen-in Temple with a beautiful carpet of green…
You can see over 1000 various kinds of ajisai hydrangeas beautifully bloom from mid-June to mid-July at Sanzen-in Temple with a beautiful carpet of green…
Over 2,500 wind chimes, one of the features of Japanese summer are hung throughout Ofusa Kannon temple's grounds in Nara to make you forget summer heat.
Ukai is a traditional fishing method in which trained cormorants (large diving birds) are used to catch fish such as sweet fish (Ayu).This type of…
An enormous Chinese character 「大」which represents for the universe, is set alight on Mt. Takamado above the city. Visitors can see the sight from Nara Park.
You can see the sight of burning Chinese characters on the mountains and the sight of many lanterns floating mysteriously from here, Arashiyama.
"Daimonji Gozan Okuribi" is the Buddhist festival of the feast of our ancestors. Known as "the Bon festival", it is held on the evening(20:00 P.M)…
At Daikaku-ji Temple, you can enjoy moon-viewing from a floated boat on the Osawa-no-ike Pond on the night of the full moon nearest the Autumn Equinox.
Visitors can see beautiful Himeji Castle lit-up under the brilliant full moon in the night sky while having a picnic meal and a few drinks with friends.
The annual Himeji Pottery Market gathers japanese traditional pottery and ceramics from across the country to display their wares for sale at Otemae Park.
At Chion-in Temple, 17 monks work together to ring a massive, three-meter tall, about 70 tons great temple bell at 108 times on December 31st.