The Otaue Shinji Festival celebrates and prays for a healthy harvest of rice. In addition, it is one of Kansai's most popular and historic events and is held every year […]
Tenjin Matsuri is also called the festival of fire and water. It combines the elements throughout its procession. It is amongst one of the largest events in the whole of […]
The Summer Sonic Festival is a two or three day rock festival held in Osaka and Chiba at the same time. The line up usually contains a mix of major […]
The festival includes a somewhat aggressive parade. Over 400 men pull a Danjiri throughout the streets of Osaka, mimicking a roaring dragon. The Danjiri nimbly maneuvers around the narrow streets […]
Shitennoji Wasso is an event that celebrates the short reign of Osaka as the capital city of Japan (646-745). This was during the Nara Period and is sometimes referred to […]
The Shinno-Sai festival is dedicated to the gods of both Japanese and Chinese medicine. It is the last festival of the calendar year held in Osaka, which gained the name […]
