• Daigo-ji Temple Autumn Illumination

    Daigo-ji in Yamashina, is open for special night visit to show it’s illuminated autumn colors. You can enjoy a fantastic view of the the Benten-do in the dark.

  • 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.

  • Nishinomiya To-ka Ebisu Festival

    Nishinomiya-jinja Shrine, home to the god of commerce, hosts the lively Tōka Ebisu Festival, drawing large crowds of visitors and merchants each year.

  • Toka Ebisu Festival / Kyoto

    Visit Kyoto Ebisu Shrine for the Tōka Ebisu Festival, where women in traditional costume hand out lucky bamboo for business prosperity and good fortune.

  • Imamiya To-ka ebisu festival

    Imamiya Ebisu-jinja Shrine in Osaka hosts the Tōka Ebisu Festival, attracting over a million visitors praying for business success and prosperity.

  • Minabe-Bairin Plum Blossom viewing

    Minabe Bairin Plum Grove in Wakayama is Japan’s largest plum garden, home to about 100,000 plum trees and stunning spring blossoms.

  • 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.