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Labor Day weekend is here, which means it’s time for one of the country’s largest and oldest Japanese culture festivals: the Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden. After hosting the ...

Japan’s matsuri festivals are more than colorful parades—they are living traditions blending spirituality, seasonal rhythms, and community unity. Rooted in Shinto agricultural rituals, they evolved ...

The annual Japanese Festival, which calls itself “one of the oldest and largest festivals of its kind,” will return to the Missouri Botanical Garden this weekend. The family-friendly festival takes ...

While there are matsuri (festivals) all year long in Japan, summer is when theyre at their peak. Like a local fair, the dates vary from place to place with many festivals celebrated at the city or ...

Festivals (or matsuri in Japanese) range from the cherry blossom festivals that happen throughout the country to those that are specific to one region or town, from those that celebrate history to the ...