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Tendo Ningen Shogi 2025
Celine OngTendo Ningen Shogi is a “Human Chess” event that occurs every April in the city of Tendo, Yamagata. Set under rows of bloomin...
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Tendo Ningen Shogi is a “Human Chess” event that occurs every April in the city of Tendo, Yamagata. Set under rows of bloomin...
Abare Matsuri, or Rampage Festival, is an annual event in the town of Noto, Ishikawa. One of Japan’s most violent and fiery f...
Japan’s oddest festivals will make you look twice at the weird and the unique. Here are the top 10 most bizarre for you to vi...
Kasedori Festival, or “Strawbird Festival”, is a unique yet bizarre Japanese event. Performers gather at Kaminoyama Castle dr...
Onbashira Matsuri in Suwa, Nagano is filled with plenty of singing, dancing, colorful costumes and merrymaking in general.
Unko Museum is a limited time exhibition running until July 15th 2019, showcasing all things 'unko-', or poop-related, in Yok...
Nawate Street is a frog-themed street south of Matsumoto Castle. Many shops, ranging from food to antiques, line the narrow s...
Matsumoto's Frog Festival only happens two days every year. Make sure to catch it while it's here!
Feeling adventurous? Eat your soy sauce as cold ice cream instead of on rice or with sushi when you visit Shodoshima.
The toilet exhibition is a temporary exhibition at the Miraikan Museum. Its name might be strange for most people, but your o...
Zao Fox Village is filled with over 100 animals and 6 different types of foxes in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture.
So you want to see a bit of Tokyo and you have half a day for a tour. Try the "Haunted Tokyo" Tour
Japan's craziest sporting event held on the mudflats of Kashima.
![Ninja Izakaya [Relocated]](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/2613-15730/360x240!/tokyo-ninja-izakaya-15730.jpg "Ninja Izakaya [Relocated]")
Ninja Izakaya in Tokyo’s bustling business centre of Akasaka (be careful not to confuse it with the similar Asakusa) draws yo...
Owakudani is an active volcanic valley (known as Jigokudani—Valley of Hell) in Hakone, where you can experience the local tra...
The Meguro Parasite Museum is a weird and wacky place to spend a few hours getting grossed out
Shirokawa's Doronko Mud Festival in early summer has it all – bulls, devils, wrestling, pulsing drums and dancing virgins in ...