Events

Winter Special Performance. The demonstration of several kinds of traditional Japanese entertainments and arts is staged. Admission is 3,150JPY (2,500JPY for foreign visitors until Feb. 24). For further information, call 075-561-1119 (in English). Schedule & Key events: ● every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and national holidays (except ...

Festival featuring the lighting up Juhyo, known as "Ice Monster," trees covered with frost. Schedule & Key events: ● Jan. 1, 2, 4-6, 11-13, 18-20, 25-27, Feb. 1-28 (except Tue.), March 1-3 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Juhyo lighting up Location: along Zao Ropeway Sancho Line,, Yamagata, Yamagata Access: JR ...

Visiting illuminated displays is a popular thing to do during the chilly winter months, and Saitama Prefecture certainly does not disappoint when it comes to such spectacles. The town of Yokoze will offer the dazzling sight of illuminated icicles covering an area mountainside. Stroll down ...

Japanese Apricot Festival. There are about 470 Japanese apricot trees of 60 species in the garden and they begin to bloom usually from the middle of January. Various entertainments are scheduled during the festival period. Admission is 300JPY. Schedule & Key events: ● daily 8:30 ...