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Horse-Themed Festivals in Fukushima, Iwate, and MiyazakiTRAVEL | Oct 6, 2023

Dance Festivals in Toyama, Tokushima, and Yamagata PrefecturesTRAVEL | Sep 29, 2023

Japan’s “Bon Odori”: Welcoming Ancestors’ Spirits Home with Good, Plain FunTRAVEL | Sep 5, 2023

A Visit to Shimogamo Jinja, Kyoto’s Oldest Shintō ShrineTRAVEL | Aug 24, 2023

Spectacles of Pageantry, Worship, and Vengeful SpiritsTRAVEL | Jul 21, 2023

“Matsuri” Future: Most Japanese Want to Preserve Festivals, But Are Split on Deference to TraditionCULTURE | Jul 20, 2023

Japan’s Regional Festivals Mark the Seasons with Prayers and Local ColorTRAVEL | Jun 13, 2023

Japanese Festivals: Capturing the Extraordinary with Photographer Haga HinataTRAVEL | May 24, 2023

Hirosaki’s Neputa Village Displays the Vibrant Culture of TsugaruCULTURE | Sep 2, 2022

A Summer Without Festivals: Do the Dead Approve of the Cancelled Events?CULTURE | Sep 14, 2020

Live from Akita: The 2020 Namahage Sedo FestivalCULTURE | Feb 9, 2020

The Demonical but Droll “Namahage” Deities of Oga, Akita PrefectureTRAVEL | Dec 30, 2019

Takojima Kiriko Festival: Gorgeous Decorated Lanterns and Comic TheaterCULTURE | Sep 4, 2019

Nishimonai Bon Odori: Music and Dance for the Spirits of the DepartedCULTURE | Aug 7, 2019

Live from Akita: The 2019 Akita Kantō Matsuri (Nighttime Lantern Parade)CULTURE | Aug 5, 2019

Noshiro’s Summer Spectacular: Huge Painted Lanterns Light Up the NightCULTURE | Jul 31, 2019

Akita Kantō Matsuri: Daytime Displays of Balancing SkillsCULTURE | Jul 30, 2019

Akita Kantō Matsuri: Lighting the Summer Night with Myriad Lanterns on Towering PolesCULTURE | Jul 29, 2019