IBUSUKI, Kagoshima -- The unique "Mendon" festival, featuring a parade of participants wearing bizarre masks who smear black ...
Balancing the need to attract visitors while preserving traditional rituals is an ongoing challenge for Japanese communities ... views of the festival’s showcase parade while being served ...
Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese ...
Special seats giving premium views of festivals in places such as Kyoto, aimed at foreigners, stoke debate about tourism’s ...