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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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The Hibiya-Yurakucho streetscape and cinemas where Tokyo International Film Festival venues cluster

Tokyo International Film Festival 2026: Tickets, Prices, and English Subtitles

The five-story pagoda at Toji Temple in Kyoto framed by autumn foliage

Kyoto Autumn Special Openings 2026: Dates, Fees and Which Rare Sites Open

A mounted archer in hunting costume shoots at a wooden target during yabusame at Meiji Jingu's Autumn Grand Festival.

Meiji Jingu Yabusame 2026: When and Where to See the Nov 3 Horseback Archery

A giant hikiyama float pulled through the streets during Karatsu Kunchi festival

Karatsu Kunchi 2026: Dates, Float Times, and Where to Watch for Free

Three Warlords float on display at Hisaya-odori Park during Nagoya Matsuri

Nagoya Matsuri 2026: No Warlord Parade This Year — What's On Instead

KFC Japan's Christmas Party Barrel bucket of fried chicken

KFC Christmas in Japan 2026: When to Reserve the Bucket and Beat the Sellout

A towering wooden float topped with a giant doll being pulled through the old Little Edo streets of Sawara at the autumn Sawara Grand Festival

Sawara Grand Festival 2026: Dates, the Saturday 14-Float Lineup & Getting There from Narita

A lantern-lit float and winter fireworks at the Chichibu Night Festival

Chichibu Night Festival 2026: Dec 2 or 3? Fireworks, Seats & Last Train

Former sumo wrestlers performing a live bout in the ring at HIRAKUZA Osaka in Namba

Sumo Show & Workshop in Osaka: HIRAKUZA Namba Prices & Booking

Bearers hoisting a yatai float at Nada no Kenka Matsuri, Matsubara Hachiman Shrine, Himeji

Nada no Kenka Matsuri 2026: Which Day to Go, October 14 or 15

The dohyo ring and spectator seats at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center during the Kyushu grand sumo tournament

Kyushu Basho 2026 Sumo Tickets: On Sale Sept 19, Seats, Prices & Resale

Former sumo wrestlers performing a live bout in the ring at HIRAKUZA Ginza

Sumo Dinner Show Tokyo: HIRAKUZA Ginza Prices, Times & Booking

Exterior of the Nara National Museum during the autumn Shosoin Exhibition in Nara Park

Shosoin Exhibition 2026: How to Book Timed Tickets & the Cheaper Evening "Late" Ticket

A lantern-lit ornate festival float rolling through old streets on an autumn evening in Japan

Autumn Festivals in Japan 2026: Which to See, and Which Day to Go

The Ja Odori dragon dance moving along the Nagasaka steps at Suwa Shrine during Nagasaki Kunchi (to be shot)

Nagasaki Kunchi 2026: Box Seats Are Sold Out — How to Still See It on Oct 7–9

A Jusanya display of moon-viewing dumplings, chestnuts, edamame, and pampas grass beneath the slightly imperfect thirteenth-night moon

Jusanya 2026: Japan's Second Moon-Viewing Night Is Oct 23

Giant flaming torches and bearers lighting up the stone temple steps at Kurama Fire Festival after dark

Kurama Fire Festival 2026: Access, Road Closures, and the Last Train Out (October 22)

Inside a Japanese karaoke box with a tablet remote, microphones, and sofa seating

Karaoke in Japan: What "Free Time" Means, Pricing, Bringing Food, and Going Solo

New Year worshippers filling the approach to Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo on January 1

Hatsumode in Tokyo 2027: Which Shrine, When to Go & What to Wear for the New Year Crowds

The giant shimenawa rope at the Kagura-den hall of Izumo Taisha, with worshippers during the Kamiarisai

Kamiarizuki 2026 at Izumo Taisha: Dates & How to Attend

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