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Originally, this festival was held during the first full moon of the ancient lunar calendar, but now it falls regularly on the same date of the solar Gregorian calendar. [9] A makeshift Shinto shrine of snow with bamboo and straw roofing is erected for this festival each year and both Suijin and Kamakura Daimyojin are honored inside that shrine ...
Yokote (横手市, Yokote-shi) is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2024 [update] , the city had an estimated population of 81,617 in 33,876 households, [ 1 ] and a population density of 120 persons per km².
The city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture has many festivals (matsuri (祭り)) and other events in all of the seasons, usually based on its rich historical heritage. They are often sponsored by private businesses and, unlike those in Kyoto , they are relatively small-scale events attended mostly by locals and a few tourists. [ 1 ]
As 2025 gets started, planning for the year is in full swing. Here is a list of 2025 holidays, special events, big games, cultural milestones and other key dates to mark on your calendar ...
Thanks to a rather lukewarm live music season in 2024, the music fest and concert scene is ready to come back to life in 2025. What does the year hold in store, and will 2025 be the comeback year ...
These are popular with tourists from all over Japan. In addition, numerous seasonal festivals offer a glimpse of rural or traditional Japan. Some famous examples are the Akita Kantō, the Omagari Fireworks, Namahage Festival, and the Yokote Kamakura Festivals. Kakunodate, known as the little Kyoto, features many preserved samurai houses. The ...
The SAG Awards, Critics Choice Awards, and film festivals like Sundance and Cannes are right around the corner. Awards season calendar 2025: Important show dates for Oscars, Grammys, more Skip to ...
The Sendai Tanabata Festival is the most famous in Japan. Tanabata has been celebrated in the region since the time of Date Masamune (1567–1636) who was the first warlord in the Sendai area. [22] The festival began shortly after the city was founded in the early Edo Period. The Tanabata festival gradually developed and became larger over the ...