Events

This Yamabushi ritual at the top of Mt. Haguro marks the end of the Fuyunomine-iri (the Winter Retreat), during which an elected Yamabushi had to retire 100 days in the mountain to communicate with the Holy gods of Dewa. It last a whole night.

Chido Museum exposes its extensive collection of Hina dolls (some of them are as old as Edo period) until April 4th. Entrance costs 800 yen per adult.

The Ogisai Festival is the biggest performance of Kurokawa Noh of the year. It is dedicated to the God of Earth: Ogi, and ends the next day's morning.

Around 300 plum trees top the hot spring village of Yutagawa Onsen. Plum blossoms usually bloom two weeks in advance compared to cherry blossoms.

Taste the newest creations of Oyama's saké breweries in a cheerful winter festival. Reminder: Persons below 20 years old are not allowed to drink alcohol in Japan

The young protectors of Nezugaseki Hamlet's Itsukushima shrine gather to bring the holy processional carriage (omikoshi) into the river to make one with the gods.