OSHU, Iwate -- The traditional Somin-sai festival, known as one of the three most bizarre festivals in Japan, will come to an end after its final even ...

Beyond the neon cities, Guy finds a side of Japan few outsiders witness. Strange rituals and unforgettable festivals reveal ...

Every April in Kawasaki, Japan, people hold a festival called Kanamara Matsuri, or the Festival of the Steel Phallus. It's awesome.

The light-hearted "Tageta shrine honen festival" in which the dankon, large wooden phalli, are carried in a procession from Kumano-jinja shrine to Tagata-jinja shrine, is held to pray for both ...

Thousands braved chilly weather Saturday to gather at Japan’s largest and most famous “naked festival” in Okayama prefecture. The event, called “Hadaka Matsuri” in Japanese, is a wild ...

Sapporo’s snow festival is a major tourism magnet for Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. But unusually warm weather has kept the snow away, forcing organizers to source snow from ...