HOLIDAYS

Dolphin shows and island tours await!

There are a variety of interesting festivals in each prefecture of Japan throughout the year.

While it's estimated there are 600,000 festivals in Japan, some are decidedly weirder than others!

There are a handful of huge festivals and national traditions that are celebrated all across Japan each year.

Established in 1948, Seijin no Hi (Coming of Age Day) is dedicated to those who have reached 20 years of age and are therefore considered adults in Japanese society.

The opening ceremony of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics was held on October 10, which in 1966 became a national public holiday known as Health and Sports Day. Many schools hold athletic events and sports meets on this day.

Recommended for couples, experience a mysterious, gorgeous stay at this first-rate inn, built to evoke the tale of Kaguya-hime, the princess found in a bamboo stalk who returned to the moon.

As the heat and humidity drop and the leaves start to change color in Japan, there’s almost poetry in the air. Autumn is the season of the arts!