Hikaru Taki, 11, who was appointed as “chigo,” or a messenger of god, slashed the “shimenawa” sacred straw rope with his ... The Gion Festival, one of Japan’s three largest festivals ...

INAZAWA, Aichi Prefecture--Women officially joined a so-called "naked festival" at a shrine in central Japan on Thursday for the first time in the event's 1,250 year history, donning purple robes ...

TAKAYAMA, Gifu -- All 12 dazzling floats have gathered for the historic Spring Takayama Festival in this central Japan city for the first time in three years. The Spring Takayama Festival ...

Families, friends, and culture lovers gathered to enjoy the Guam Japan Festival at Gov. Joseph Flores Memorial Beach Park on ...

NIKAHO, Akita -- Large cod were carried in procession and dedicated to a local Shinto shrine in this northern Japan city Feb. 4 in a unique festival ... suspended by straw ropes and carried ...