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【2-day event: Feb. 3-4】Hiruzen Yuki-koi Festival 2024, Okayama’s snow festival
This event is Okayama’s annual snow festival, held in the Hiruzen region of Maniwa City in northern Okayama Prefecture. Families with children and adults alike are welcome to this event! This snow festival celebrates the winter season and snow .... -
【1 Day Event: Feb.3rd】Traditional bean-throwing ceremony at Saijo Inari Shrine in Okayama
In accordance with the ancient Japanese seasonal calendar, Setsubun marks the last day of winter and the welcome of the spring season. Dried beans are thrown, symbolizing the fending off of evil or malignant demons, and lucky is welcomed into the peo .... -
[1-Day Event: Sat. Feb. 3] Join Onomichi’s Biggest Mamemaki (Bean-Throwing)
The most famous temple in Onomichi is Senkoji Temple, famous for its cherry blossoms. But Saikokuji Temple is the most famous for its mamemaki (lucky bean-throwing) ritual. Every February 3, the day before the spring equinox, Setsubun is held (an eve .... -
[1-Day Event: Sat., Feb. 24] Run among Lemon Trees in Setoda (Onomichi)
When the harvest of Setoda’s specialty lemons reaches its peak, the Setoda Lemon Marathon will be held on February 24, 2024, passing through the island’s many lemon trees. The marathon has introduced a water supply system that eliminates .... -
Visit a Food Sample Park in Okayama
One of the funny, odd things that Japan is known for is food samples. Made from plastic resin, food samples are often used at the entrance of restaurants to show what a dish looks like. These are unique to Japan. The Kappabashi area in Tokyo is known .... -
[Ichirizuka-Shoes] Get Your Pair of Made-to-Order Leather Shoes in Onomichi!
Onomichi is full of small, charming shops. One of them is Ichirizuka Shoes, a cozy order-made shoe studio. ”Ichirizuka” referred to signs that were built every four kilometers along the major roadways of the 17th to mid-19th centuries(Edo period). In .... -
[1-Day Tour: January 30, 2024] The Best of Okayama Prefecture: Tsuyama
If you’re looking to get off the beaten track, this is the tour for you! Take the special Sakubi Sakura sightseeing train to northern Okayama, and enjoy visiting Tsuyama. This one-day bus tour starts at JR Okayama Station, and guests will enjoy .... -
[1-Day Tour: January 29, 2024] The Best of Okayama Prefecture: Okayama and Soja
Enjoy sightseeing at the best locations in Okayama and Soja! This one-day bus tour starts at JR Okayama Station, visits several key culturally significant sites in these two cities, and ends with an elegant dinner by Michelin-recognized Chef Akiyama, ....
