Bon Odori is the community-based and traditional event of Japanese summer. The style of celebration varies in many aspect from region to region. The way in which the dance is performed is also different in each region, through the typical Bon Odori involves people lining up in a circle around a high wooden scaffold made [...]

“ Wow!! Fireworks, Bon-dance, Summer Festival!!” When it comes to “three main summer festivals” in Tokyo, we can think of fireworks festival, Bon dance and summer festival. In the late afternoon when the sun is setting, people wear yukata (Japanese summer kimono) or light clothing and go out with paper fan for a fun entertainment. [...]

“Manbe-kun” is the Oshamanbe town’s official mascot. The tweets posted by Manbe-kun caused some troubles and confusion. In the Hokkaido, many mass media including the local TV stations and the newspaper companies have repeatedly reported this incident. Quite a few number of complaints have been directed toward the Oshamanbe town, and the mayor apologized and [...]

During this time of year in Japan, there are many summer festivals. From the north to the south, each area has its own summer festival that it celebrates with splendor. However this year, there is a special summer festival called “Tohoku Rokkon Festival”. The summer festival of the six souls of the Tohoku(northeast region of [...]

After July 10, a wide variety of summer festivals will be taken place in any town or village in Japan. Some of them are very old history and have an honorable origin, and some of them are small and local summer festivals. So each area has its own summer festival. Speaking of summer festival in [...]