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Adventures in Kansai and Beyond

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

The summer festival season in Osaka lasts the entire month of July. All month long, there are summer festivals every

Omiwa Shrine in Nara is one of the most unique shrines in Japan. Omiwa Shrine sits at the base of

Osaka is absolutely full of shrines and temples, and many of them hold festivals in July. In fact, there are

On the Uemachi Plateau are hundreds of shrines and temples, many dating back hundreds or even a thousand years, such

Along Midosuji Street, the main vein of Osaka City, are two temples with very similar names, Kita Mido and Minami

As we covered in our post about Kouzu Shrine, emperor Nintoku made Osaka a capital back in 6th century. Osaka

Though Japan has been able to preserve a great number of its ancient traditions, there are still some traditions that