Events & Festivals

Chubu Region

Kanazawa Castle’s Kenrokuen Four Seasons Event

Stroll Through a Fantastical Nighttime Garden

Ishikawa / Festivals & Events / Light-up, free admission

• 18 Sep 2016

  Stroll around the aesthetically pleasing and spacious Kanazawa Castle Park.

  This time I will introduce Kanazawa castle park. It’s a city park right next to Kenrokuen garden.

Etchu Owara Kaze-no-Bon

Dance that has been passed down for over 300 years in Etchu Yatsuo, a town in the mountains. It attracts about 200,000 people every year.

Toyama / Summer festivals & Events / Festival

Takayama Festival

Sanno Festival in spring and Hachiman Festival in fall are called Takayama Festival, known as one of Japan’s Three Most Beautiful Festivals.

Gifu / Festival

Lake Yamanaka Art Illumination “FANTASEUM”

Lake Yamanaka hosts a fantastical illumination and beautiful starry sky, with Mt Fuji as a backdrop

Yamanashi / Winter festivals & Events / Illumination