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Customs, etiquette, traditions, and cultural insights to help you get the most out of your trip to Japan.

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Decorated oshie hagoita paddles on display at Senso-ji's Hagoita-ichi year-end market

Hagoita-ichi 2026 at Senso-ji: Dec 17–19, Market Till 7:30, Hall Till 5

Stalls lining Boroichi-dori street during the Setagaya Boroichi market

Setagaya Boroichi 2026-27: Dec 15–16 or Jan 15–16? Which Day to Go

Inside the Tsugaru Railway Stove Train: an old Showa-era carriage warmed by a coal daruma stove, snow passing the windows.

Tsugaru Railway Stove Train 2026-27: Dates, Fares, Timetable and Do You Need to Book?

New Year's first sunrise rising over Tokyo Bay, seen from a Tokyo Tower observation deck

First Sunrise at Tokyo Tower 2027: Why You Can't Just Walk Up

MUJI fukukan: a small red tin and the handmade zodiac good-luck charm from inside

MUJI Fukukan 2027: How to Enter Japan's New Year Lucky-Can Lottery, and Who Can Get One

The great torch of Taimatsu Akashi burning on Goroyama at night in Sukagawa, Fukushima

Sukagawa Taimatsu Akashi 2026: Nov 14, 6:30 PM Lighting, and the Shuttle to Goroyama

A masked performer dancing the night kagura in the kagura hall at Takachiho Shrine, Miyazaki

Takachiho Night Kagura: Book the 8 p.m. Show or Catch the Winter Village Rite

Gunkanjima (Hashima Island) seen from a tour boat, the uninhabited ruins of the coal-mining island rising behind its high sea wall.

Gunkanjima (Hashima) Boat Tours: How to Choose an Operator, the Fares, and Refunds If You Can't Land

The Nobunaga Cavalcade of mounted warriors marching along Kinkabashi-dori at Gifu Nobunaga Matsuri in central Gifu City

Gifu Nobunaga Matsuri 2026: See the Samurai Parade Free, Sunday Nov 8

The restored Seiden (main hall) of Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa, reopening November 2026

Shuri Castle's Seiden in 2026: Reservations, the New ¥1,000 Fee, and How to Book

Visitors ringing a temple bell, the Joya no Kane, at midnight on New Year's Eve in Japan

Joya no Kane: Which Temples Let You Ring Japan's New Year's Eve Bell (and How to Get Home)

Rows of yellow, white and red chrysanthemums under a display pavilion in the Japanese Garden at Shinjuku Gyoen

Shinjuku Gyoen Chrysanthemum Exhibition 2026: Dates, ¥500 Tickets, No Reservation Needed

The Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu procession moving through the Hakone Yumoto onsen town

Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu 2026: Route, Times & Where to Watch (Nov 3)

The stone bridge in front of the Imperial Palace Main Gate, with Nijubashi behind it on a clear winter day

Imperial Palace New Year Greeting 2027: Which Gate, When to Arrive, What to Bring

Maneki name boards on the facade of Kyoto's Minamiza theater during the December Kaomise kabuki run

Minamiza Kaomise 2026: Kyoto Kabuki Tickets, Prices & Dates

A rendering of NOT A MUSEUM, the cultural complex set to open in summer 2027 at the former Imperial Hotel Plaza Tokyo.

NOT A MUSEUM: A New Cultural Complex Coming to the Former Imperial Hotel Plaza Tokyo in 2027

A tall hikiyama float of Otsu Matsuri rolling through the old streets of Otsu, Shiga, near Kyoto

Otsu Matsuri 2026: UNESCO Float Festival Near Kyoto, Eve or Main Day?

Bettara-ichi night market by Takarada Ebisu Shrine in Nihonbashi, with paper lanterns and vendors selling sweet bettara-zuke pickles

Bettara-ichi 2026: Nihonbashi Pickle Fair — Dates, Hours & How to Buy

Carts of used books stretching about 500 meters along the Yasukuni-dori sidewalk during the Kanda Used Book Festival in autumn Jimbocho, Tokyo

Kanda Used Book Festival 2026 in Jimbocho: Dates, Hours, and a Rainy-Day Plan

Dancers in happi coats performing with naruko clappers at Tokyo Yosakoi near Ikebukuro's west exit

Tokyo Yosakoi 2026: Free Ikebukuro Festival, Dates, Venues & Road Closures (October 10–11)

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