Events and Happenings

The Kishiwada Danjiri Festival, held every year in September, is well known for its dynamic danjiri, or floats. Here at the Kishiwada Danjiri Hall, opened in 1993, the visitor can ...

Setsubun Festival marks the early advent of spring on 3 February with a classical dance of the seven gods of fortune performed at Sensoji Temple. Dried beans are scattered at ...

The cherry blossom (sakura) is Japan's unofficial national flower. This festival has been celebrated for many centuries and takes a very prominent position in Japanese culture. ...

Aizen Festival is one of Osaka's three major summer festivals. Osaka worships Aizen Myo- oh, the greatest of the 8 Buddhist guardian gods and the temple's principle image. Throughout history ...