End of November enjoy autumn leaves at a quite underrated place close to Odwara. Location: You can take a Bus from Daiyuzan station but...

End of November this small but beautifully lit up garden is worth a visit though it can't compete with Rikugien. Location: Take Yamanote...

Mid of November the autumn leaves festival at lake Kawaguchiko takes place - featuring light up of the maple corridor. Though strolling...

Gunma Koyo: A wonderful quiet stroll from Iwashima station to Kawarayu-Onsen Station with autumn leaves, lakes, bridges and splendid...

More relaxed than actually hiking Tanigawadake and it's ridgeline is going zu the area for Momiji/ enjoying Koyo. Timing would be mid of...

On Yaesu side of Tokyo station a nice urban hip place to hang out on hot summer nights was established. Don't know whether this will be a...

Around Autumn Equinox (23rd Sept). Not as well known as other flowers and difficult to time but beautiful. A countryside visit to see...

Not Tokyo but it's the real stuff. Tiered from Takao-san and Mitake? Want a real hike and with a view instead of volcano like boring...

It's a tough daytrip but absolutely possible. Tanigawadake is actually easily accessible by Shinkansen from Tokyo (Tokyo – Yuzawa...

28th/29th August. Maybe it's not the very last Bon Odori matsuri of the summer and the year as for sure there are some small Bon Odori...

Mid of August 16th-18th. A nice not overly crowded (but still) matsuri showing huge paper-maché floats being pushed through the streets....

9th-12th August the largest, the original yosakoi event takes place in Kochi, Shikoku. Probably only a must see for yosakoi fans, but in...

3rd/4th August. In course of its summer festival Naka Megruo brings up a nice Yosakoi event with an atmosphere rather different from...

Close to Iidabashi station up to Kagurazaka station you'll find a lovely 2h Awa Odori event end of July (26th and 27th) held at two days....

Mid/end of July (20th in 2019) Listing all fireworks in Tokyo might be a website of its own. But the 1h hour long Adachi Fireworks near...

12-18th July: Not only Tokyo provides big matsuri events - head for Kuki in Saitama (1h trainride from Tokyo station) for the Chohin...

Mid July / 2019 15th. A neat small yosakoi with a local atmosphere. Don't expect too professional dance and coreos or large groups but...

Mid July (2019 13th/14th). Hikarigaoka Yosakoi in Nerimaku definitely is a somewhat underrated yosakoi event. It’s quite a big thing with...

Kamikouchi provides everything from an easy hike on a 1400m high plateau/valley to nearly 3000m mountains to climb. It's famous in Japan...

9th and 10th of July: The Hozuki Ichi (ほおずき市, hozuki-ichi) is a summer tradition that has been held since the Edo period. At Asakusa's...