The Osaka Tenjin Matsuri is known as one of Japan's three major festivals (Nihon Sandai Matsuri). It’s a month-long celebration of ritual Shinto events held every year from late June onwards, ...

Summer in west Japan is a herald of many things — sweltering humidity, chirping cicadas, and the ubiquitous sight of shaved ice for sale. It’s also the most festive season of the year!It seems as if ...

Osaka on Sunday kicked off its ancient two-day Tenjin Matsuri (festival). Over 1,000 years old, the Tenjin Festival is one of Japan’s three main festivals (alongside Kyoto Gion Matsuri and Tokyo Kanda ...

Fireworks light up the sky for the Tenjin Matsuri summer festival, as seen from Osaka's Miyakojima Ward on July 25, 2024. (Mainichi/Masashi Mimura)=Click/tap photo for more images. OSAKA -- Around ...

OSAKA -- Osaka's annual Tenjin Matsuri festival, held in late July every year, draws tens of thousands of visitors and is considered one of the country's largest and most popular summer events. But ...