Things to do

Bonfire Festival. This festival with a 420-year history is counted as one of the three grandest fire festivals in Japan. Two huge torchwoods and 30 smaller ones are carried up by hundreds people to the top of Mount Goro for setting up giant torches. Schedule ...

Traditional Japanese Dance. Admission is ¥4,000. Please call Gion Kaikan for reservation. (Tel: 075-561-0224) Schedule & Key events: ● daily 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. & 4 p.m.-5 p.m. Location: Gion Kaikan, Higashiyama-ku, ...

Maple Festival. People in the 10th-century court costumes perform traditional dance, music and plays on the boats, which sail on Oi River around Togetsukyo Bridge. Many other events are also scheduled on the riverbank. If it rains, all the events will be canceled. Schedule & ...

Festival featuring a pageant of people in traditional costumes of feudal lords of the Hagi clan and their warriors in an old town of the city. Many events are scheduled at Hagi Castle and Chuo Park in the city. Schedule & Key events: 8 a.m.-noon Parade ...

Chrysanthemum Exhibition. Admission is ¥200. Please enter by 4 p.m.. Schedule & Key events: ● daily 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Location: Shinjuku Gyoen, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Access: Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line to Shinjuku Gyoen-mae Sta. (M10)(Exit 1) and then walk 5min. Festival information compiled in cooperation with the Tourist Information ...

Many children and their parents or families visit shrines usually on Saturdays and Sundays around Nov. 15. Schedule & Key events: ● Nov. 15　　daytime Location: Meiji-jingu Shrine, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Access: (1) JR Yamanote Line to Harajuku Sta. (Omotesando Exit), and then walk 5 min. (2) Tokyo Metro Chiyoda ...

Hi-watari Shiki, rigorous religious practice of walking on burnt charcoals in the temple's ground. Schedule & Key events: from 11 a.m.: Ritual pray for protection from illness and disaster 2 p.m.-3 p.m. Hi-watari Shiki Location: Daisho'in Temple, Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Access: (1) JR Sanyo Honsen Line to ...

Chrysanthemum Exhibition. Admission to the garden is ¥500. Please enter by 4 p.m.. The garden is closed on every Monday. Schedule & Key events: ● daily 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Location: Jindai Botanical Garden, Chofu, Tokyo Access: (1) Keio Line to Chofu Sta. (North Exit). From there, take ...

A sencha (non-powdered green tea) ceremony will be held on Nov. 18 at the Yamamoto-tei garden in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward. Sencha master Etsuko Yoshida will serve the tea made from tea leaves from Yame, Fukuoka Prefecture. Specially made Japanese cake will also be served. The ceremony ...

Summay: Chrysanthemum Exhibition. Admission is free. Schedule & Key events: ● daily 6:10 a.m.-4:10 p.m. Location: Meiji-jingu Shrine, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Access: (1) JR Yamanote Line to Harajuku Sta.(Omotesando Exit), and then walk 5 min. (2) Tokyo Metro Chiyoda or Fukutoshin Line to Meiji-Jingumae Sta. (C03, F15)(Exit 2), and ...

Chrysanthemum Exhibition. Admission is free. Schedule & Key events: ● daily 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Location: Kameido Tenjin Shrine, Koto-ku, Tokyo Access: (1) JR Sobu Line to Kameido Sta. (North Exit), and then walk 15 min. (2) JR Sobu Line or Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line to ...

Chrysanthemum Exhibition. Admission is free. Schedule & Key events: ● Nov. 1-Nov. 22 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ● Nov. 23 10 a.m.-noon Location: Hibiya Park, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Access: Tokyo Metro Hibiya, Chiyoda Line or Toei Mita Subway Line to Hibiya Sta. ...