The only place in Japan that you drive on the beach to watch fireworks over the ocean.

More than 25 Sake Breweries and 25 Restaurants on offer on the lawn outside the castle.

Lion’s Head dance & martial arts demonstration performed by different high schools under Kanazawa Station’s wooden gate

Firefighter exhibition on the lower grounds of Kanazawa Castle in the middle of Winter

Annual ritual warding off evil spirits and a once a year only Geiko performance

The townspeople make thousands of little illuminated snowmen.

One of the regions most unique rituals with deep cultural significance. It’s full on.

Falconry demostration at Kanazawa Castle

Incredibly ornate enormous 400yr old wooden floats pulled around the city.

4-5meter colorful carp looking streamers hanging from Umeno bridge and rippling in the river.

Annual ceremony celebrating the 1874 opening of the garden to the public.

Incredibly graceful, slow moving dance with live musicians

112th Japan-wide High School Sumo Tournament

Over a thousand lit, painted lanterns floating down the Asano River

Four hour parade from Kanzawa Station to the castle + block party at night

Matchlock rifles fired welcoming Lord Maeda

A deeply held ritual of Shinto priests gathering water from a sacred spring

Known as the Rampage Festival dating back 350 years, it lives up to it’s name.