Events | Nipponderful.com - Part 4

Fujinomori Matsuri Festival

Fujinomori Matsuri Festival is held every year from MAY 1 to 5.During the festival, there are many food stalls, and portable shrines are carried.

Nipponbashi Street Festa/ Cosplay event

Nipponbashi Street Festa is every Otaku’s dream of cosplay and anime, a colourful festival featuring cosplayers, robot performances, live music and much more.

Ofusa Kannon Spring Rose Festival

Visitors can enjoy about 2,300 varieties of roses and smell their fragrances while strolling through Ofusa Kannon temple's grounds in Nara.

Aoi Matsuri Festival

Aoi Matsuri Festival is the most important annual rituals for both Shimogamo Jinja shrine and Kamigamo Jinja shrine. A festival with a 1400 years of…

Aizen-Matsuri Festival at Aizen-do Temple

The Aizen Festival prepares for the hot summer ahead with a parade of women wearing cool and attractive yukata. The Aizen-Matsuri 「愛染祭り」is Osaka's first summer…

Kyoto Gion-matsuri Festival

During the Heian period (794-1185), Kyoto suffered a series of natural disasters and plagues. As a form of appeasement to Mother Nature, a thousand years…

Tanabata illumination at Kibune Shrine

Every year, there are illuminations from July to mid-August at Kibune Shrine in Kyoto. Tanabata is a mythical tale of literal star-crossed lovers take place…

Ukai Cormorant Fishing in Arashiyama

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…