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Experience the haunting tale of Lady Rokujo’s vengeful spirit from the Noh play Aoi no Ue at Tokyo’s Kanze Noh Theater Summer Festival. Enjoy hands-on mask activities, expert-led workshops, and full English support for international visitors.

English Version Have you ever gone mountain climbing? Maybe you climbed a small mountain on a school trip, or maybe hiking is one of your hobbies. When peo

Discover how Oboke and Shodoshima connect through yokai culture this summer, exploring the birthplace of Konaki-Jijii and a modern art museum’s creative approach.

English Version When you hear “the boundary between this world and the next,” what kind of place do you imagine? A glittering river like the Sanzu River fr

English Version Shikoku is famous for the Ohenro, the pilgrimage to the 88 sacred temples associated with Kobo Daishi, also known as Kukai. The route becam

English Version In eras when values were very different from today, Japan—and many other parts of the world—had customs that now sound almost impossible to

English Version Even if you are not deeply interested in Japanese history, you have probably heard the names Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Oda N

English Version Do you meet your aunts, uncles, and cousins at New Year’s, Obon, weddings, or other family gatherings? Today, they are simply relatives: so

English Version Humans are creatures who mourn the dead and lay them to rest. In modern Japan, burials are handled through formal procedures, and cremation

English Version Munakata City in Fukuoka Prefecture is known across Japan for Munakata Taisha and the sacred island of Okinoshima, both connected to a UNES