Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Organizing a trip to Japan during the wintertime? If you are hitting the slopes, plan your trip around the mesmerizing Japan snow ...

Labor Day weekend is here, which means it’s time for one of the country’s largest and oldest Japanese culture festivals: the Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden. After hosting the ...

Since January 2014, the Southern Arizona Japanese Cultural Coalition has been putting on an annual Japanese cultural event in Tucson. It started out as a New Year’s mochi pounding event and has grown ...

With mild temperatures and a host of festivals, flower viewings and events celebrating spring and traditional culture, there's never been a better time to visit Japan. Springtime in Japan is a magical ...

While there are matsuri (festivals) all year long in Japan, summer is when theyre at their peak. Like a local fair, the dates vary from place to place with many festivals celebrated at the city or ...

The annual Japanese Festival, which calls itself “one of the oldest and largest festivals of its kind,” will return to the Missouri Botanical Garden this weekend. The family-friendly festival takes ...

Festivals (or matsuri in Japanese) range from the cherry blossom festivals that happen throughout the country to those that are specific to one region or town, from those that celebrate history to the ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. Summer weekends at SoCal Japanese Buddhist temples fill with carnival games, Japanese food and dancing as people of ...