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: ● Dec. 22, 23, Dec. 29-Jan. 2, Jan. 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 ...

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 ...

New year celebrations may be winding down but shrines dedicated to Ebisu, the deity of financial prosperity, are only starting to get busy. These Shinto shrines, mainly located in the Kansai region, are set to celebrate Toka Ebisu, an event that loosely translates in ...