Best Traditional Culture Spot List

Private Lesson: How about experiencing traditional Japanese calligraphy in Kyoto?

One of the three greatest summer festivals of Tohoku, with colorful bamboo decorations all around the city of Sendai.

An annual large-scale fireworks festival held on August 2 and 3. The large firework rings brighten up the night sky.

One of the most famous festivals of Tohoku, with gigantic floats shaped as dynamic mythical or kabuki characters and haneto (nebuta dancers) parading the streets.

Enjoy performances from maiko up close

A shrine to traditional performance arts of Kyoto and Osaka

The fireworks town of Omagari, the pinnacle of fireworks art

A Cultural Procession to Celebrate the More Than 1000 Year History of Kyoto

Learn about Nara's traditional crafts

Find this Festival by Following the Shouting!

Live performances of Atami’s traditional music and dances

Introduces Kumano’s world heritage sites

The Streets Fill up with the Lights of the Kanto Festival!

A fireworks festival that lights up summer night skies in color

Grandiose floats decorated with scenes from historic events parade through the city

The festival highlight is sight of more than 100 boats on the Ogawa river

Watch Tokyo’s Downtown Area Lit Up by Fireworks at Night

One of Japan's Three Big Festivals

Ryogoku Kokugikan or the Ryogoku Sumo Arena offers three grand sumo wrestling tournaments every year. This arena draws your attention with its traditional-style seats and atmosphere while you are enjoying games of the national sport of Japan (sumo).

A festival popular with foreign visitors to Japan, where the mikoshi, having the motif of the male genitalia, which is considered to be sacred, is very lively jostled about.