Activities Light of Hope 2025 Monday - Jan 6th Each month for two weeks Gyoda City has a floral water font (hanachozu) event. For one night during those two weeks they also have..
Culture Oniyo Fire Festival 2025 Early Jan With a history of over 1600 years, the Oniyo Fire Festival in Fukuoka's Kurume City is held on the 7th of January each year...
Matsudo City Nanakusa Marathon 2025 Early Jan If you want to start out the new year in an active way, the Matsudo City Nanakusa Marathon takes place in early January – and ..
Activities Odate Shining Street 2024-2025 Early Dec - Early Jan Odate Shining Street is an avenue of trees illuminated until early morning in Akita Prefecture. Some 82 trees over a 800 meter distance..
Culture Ueno Artist Project 2024-2025 Mid Nov - Early Jan The Ueno Artist Project is an exhibition series which started back in 2017, and it takes on a different theme each year.
Culture Oyster Festival in Ueno Park 2025 Early Jan Taking place in early January, the Oyster Festival in Ueno Park includes three days of oyster eating and sake tasting in the heart..
Culture SPY×FAMILY Exhibition 2024-2025 Dec 19th - Jan 8th After drawing over 150,000 visitors at its previous locations, Kobe Hankyu will host the final stop of the highly anticipated ..
Activities Okinawa Zoo & Museum Christmas Fantasy 2024-2025 Mid Dec - Early Jan The Okinawa Zoo & Museum Christmas Fantasy event has been running for over 25 years now, and is one of the largest illumination..