The Osu Shopping Arcade will be bopping to an Irish jig as throngs of people in green descend to partake in this year's annual Nagoya St. Patrick’s Day Festival! With live...[ Click to read more ]
Ume is not just half of an "umeshu," a Japanese liqueur made from unripe and green ume fruits. It is quite a lovely tree. "Prunus mume" is the tree species...[ Click to read more ]
The Aichi Nagoya Snow Festival is 2000 tons of snow imported from Nagano and Gifu on an annual basis for our enjoyment! This family friendly festival offers an equivalent tonnage...[ Click to read more ]
The Tanabata Festival is celebrated annually on either July 7 or August 7, depending on where you are in Japan. The festival celebrates the legend of two lovers, represented by the Altair...[ Click to read more ]
Brazilian Festival Nagoya is a little slice of Latin America in Hisayaodori Park, Sakae. You can enjoy a variety of Brazilian foods and products from the many vendors, as well as sports,...[ Click to read more ]
Among recent arrivals, vegetarians and vegans have it comparably rough in Japan. If there was ever a country set up to be difficult for those with "out of the ordinary"...[ Click to read more ]
In Japan, the cuisine of a local region is something of which to be particularly - sometimes fiercely - proud, and Nagoya is no exception to this. Nagoya food (Nagoya...[ Click to read more ]
If Kyoto’s Gion festival is the biggest of the summer festivals, the Owari Tsushima Tenno Matsuri in Aichi is perhaps the most spectacular thanks to its beacon of shining lights...[ Click to read more ]
March starts out with a holiday for girls. The aptly named “Girls Day” coincides with the Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival), or Peach Blossom Festival, featuring a very traditional display of...[ Click to read more ]
Winter in Japan can get a touch on the chilly side, can’t it. So, what’s the best way of warming up? Sitting under a kotatsu? Attaching hot kairo heat pads...[ Click to read more ]