Shizuoka

  • Hamamatsu Festival

    City-wide grand festival featuring powerful kite flying competitions and palace float parades. During the day, giant kites up to 100 tatami mats soar at Tenryu River floodplain, while at night luxurious floats parade through the city center.

  • Shizuoka Festival

    Spring tradition featuring the Ogocho Hanami Procession with Tokugawa Ieyasu role and nighttime cherry blossom dance at Sunpu Castle Park during cherry blossom season.

  • Atami Marine Fireworks Display

    Large-scale fireworks held over 10 times annually. The bay's topography creates sound reverberations called a 'natural stadium.'

  • Mount Fuji Mountain Opening (Fujinomiya Route)

    Shinto ritual praying for safe climbing to Mount Fuji's summit, officially opening the climbing route.