Balancing the need to attract visitors while preserving traditional rituals is an ongoing challenge for Japanese communities ...

In Japan, serpents can be either good or evil, bringing the blessings of rain or viciously attacking humans. Many boisterous festivals throughout the country are rooted in serpent-related ...

Just one hour by bullet train from Tokyo and home to majestic Mount Fuji, the Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka will welcome an ...

Balancing the need to attract visitors while preserving traditional rituals is an ongoing challenge for Japanese communities where local festivals are valuable assets that bring much-needed tourist ...

Japan celebrates its matsuri, or festivals, all through the year. Here we take a look at three of these events with literally nothing to hide—the “naked festivals” whose participants wear ...

The 2024 Music Bank Global Festival in Japan has been unveiled! This year’s annual KBS Song Festival is broadcast over two ...

TOKYO -- 2024 was a year of major movement in the Japanese film industry, with two animated movies scoring big at box offices ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 30. A cultural event titled "Youth Festival" was held in the Japanese prefecture of Wakayama with the support of the Tanabe Education Committee and the "Youth Fest ...