On the 3rd of November every year, the Castle Festival is held to celebrate Izushi Castle Town’s samurai history. The highlight of the festival is the Daimyo Gyoretsu, a procession of feudal lords, including men dressed as spear-wielding samurai that parade through the town.

As of Wednesday, October 1, 2025, JR East has begun linking Welcome Suica Mobile, its app for passengers visiting Japan from overseas, with JR-EAST Train Reservation. Read on to find out more!

JNTO and Nihoncha Canada are once again pairing up, to offer followers a chance to win two tickets to the third annual Nihoncha Matsuri Japanese Tea Festival!

An event so nice it has to be held twice, Chiba's semi-annual Sawara Grand Festival returns October 10-12!

Encounter the warmth of nature and people under the moonlight at Kinugawa Onsen's  “Moonlight Flower Gallery” from October 3 to 13, 2025.