Despite the impacts of the Corona virus, people around the world are still doing their best to keep everyday life as "normal" as...

Todaiji's Nigatsudo, or February Hall, was originally built in the 8th century on the instructions of the priest Jitchu, but was burnt...

In Japan, girls get their special holiday on the 3rd of March of every year. The event, known as the Hina Matsuri, traces its origins...

Setsubun "The Bean Throwing Festival" At the beginning of February laughing and squealing children throw handfuls of roasted beans at a...

Nara's premier winter festival. This year, for the third time, lions, dragons and demons will dance and run through the streets to the p