Osaka’s Daigaku Festival at Ikune Shrine
It is easy to forget that despite its tall skyscrapers and exciting night life, that in fact Osaka City has
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Festivals
Kishiwada Castle and the Danjiri Museum
Osaka Prefecture was once home to a great many castles. Sadly, many of those castles fell long ago, leaving only
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Osaka’s Winter Illuminations : 2017
It is more or less common knowledge that Japan has a number of practices at Christmas time that can seem
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Osaka’s Danjiri Festivals: Beyond Kishiwada
One of the most iconic festival in Osaka’s Senshu Region are definitely danjiri festivals. The danjiri festival in Kishiwada held
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Hattatsu Mairi: Sumiyoshi Taisha’s Good Luck Festival
Throughout the year Sumiyoshi Taisha is host to a great number of festivals and events, including a “lucky day” called
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Summer Fun at Sakai’s Big Fish Festival
Once Sumiyoshi Festival concludes on July 31st another festival begins in Sakai; the Sakai Oouo Yoichi Festival [堺大魚夜市], literally meaning
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Osaka’s Amazing Sumiyoshi Matsuri
Osaka’s three big summer festivals are Aizen Matsuri, Tenjin Matsuri and Sumiyoshi Matsuri. Beginning with Aizen Matsuri and reaching a
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