In Toyko, a yearly religious festival has captured the Internet’s attention for all the right reasons. For those not familiar, Sanja Matsuri is part of Mikoshi season in Japan, a time in spring for ...

NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan — This shared base an hour southwest of Tokyo recently welcomed spring and 62,000 visitors for a daylong celebration of food, entertainment and American culture ...

On April 15, the Japanese Student Association (JSA) hosted its annual spring festival. The spring festival not only celebrates Japanese culture but also aims to spread cultural awareness. With the ...

Celebrate Japanese arts and culture at the Kizuna Japanese Spring Festival, HARU MATSURI! Enjoy traditional food, dance, music, and interactive experiences on April 5, 2025, at Lorenzi Park.

About 20 miles northeast, the home of U.S. Army Japan hosted Camp Zama’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival, which drew about 6,000 people, base spokesman Kenji Toyomura said by phone Saturday.

Tendo is known for producing 90% of the shogi, or Japanese chess, pieces in Japan, and during the festival, locals and visitors gather to watch a human chess match, or shogi battle, in Maizuru Park.

The 39th annual Sakura Festival will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Snow Hinton Park in Tuscaloosa. The festival celebrates the arrival of spring, Japanese cultural heritage, and ...

As part of the Setsubun Festival at the Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, Japan, geishas dance and throw soybeans, which are believed to chase away evil, into the crowd. Chang W. Lee/The New York Times ...