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.

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.

It marks the third time for a wooden mask from the period to be discovered in Japan. Experts believe the artifact played a key role in important agricultural festivals organized by influential ...