Arizona Matsuri 2026 returns to Phoenix for two days of vibrant Japanese culture and cuisine. The annual festival takes over Steele Indian School Park on Feb. 21 and 22, transforming the central ...

With the start of the Boruto: Two Blue Vortex manga, the series has switched its focus from the Otsutsuki and the cyborgs to Shinju. While Shinju essentially means God Trees, the sentient ones in the ...

Hinamatsuri, also known as the doll festival, is celebrated on March 3. As the festival approaches, families with girls display hina ningyō, ornate dolls expressing wishes for their daughters’ health ...

From punching pinks to creamy whites, plum blossoms are the first to appear in Tokyo’s winter landscape and were beloved by Edo poets and scholars alike. Yushima Tenmangu Shrine annually leads the ...

The main event is the Jidai Gyoretsu, a procession of 2,000 people dressed in historical costumes. The costumes begin with the clothing styles of the Meiji Period (1868 to 1912), and then cover 8 ...

One of the most famous festivals of Tohoku, with gigantic floats shaped as dynamic mythical or kabuki characters and haneto (nebuta dancers) parading the streets. This festival is one of the most ...