Four festivals held in different parts of central Japan provide glimpses into Japanese music, food, history, and craftsmanship As the 2020 Olympics draw near, tourists around the world are ...

The strange ritual involves celebrating those ... Hokkaido prefecture, Japan. The festival began in 1969 and celebrates the navel because Furano is seen as the centre, or bellybutton, of Hokkaido.

Here’s how to explore the best of Japan’s capital, from summer festivals and less-visited neighborhoods to day trips to World Heritage sites. The back streets of Tokyo’s Nihombashi district ...

TAKAYAMA, Gifu -- All 12 dazzling floats have gathered for the historic Spring Takayama Festival in this central Japan city for the first time in three years. The Spring Takayama Festival ...

INAZAWA, Aichi Prefecture--Women officially joined a so-called "naked festival" at a shrine in central Japan on Thursday for the first time in the event's 1,250 year history, donning purple robes ...

About 20 miles northeast, the home of U.S. Army Japan hosted Camp Zama’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival, which drew about 6,000 people, base spokesman Kenji Toyomura said by phone Saturday.

One of Japan’s largest outdoor music festivals will be held in September instead of August from now on because summer temperatures are unbearable. The organizer of the Rock in Japan Festival ...