Taima-dera Temple: Nerikuyo-eshiki CeremonyNerikuyo-eshiki Ceremony May 14th Legend has it that Princess Chujo was born to Toyonari Fujiwara, a powerful minister in the 8th century...
Fan Scattering CeremonyUchiwamaki Toshodai-ji Temple, May 19th Temple bells toll and a crowd of worshipers scramble to catch and pick up heart-shaped uchiwa...
Golden WeekJapan’s new fiscal year is not yet a month old, new company employees are in training, and many schools are not yet in their second week...
SUMO WRESTLINGAccording to the oldest collection of Japanese historical documents, the Nihonshoki (or Chronicles of Japan), the first sumo match took...