出来事・行事

Black-painted ships that arrived to Japan in the closing days of the Tokugawa Shogunate, demanding that Japan, a closed country, open for trade and diplomatic relations; perceived as a great threat

During the Meiji era, the national exhibition was held in Japan to develop the country's domestic industrial sector.

The Paralympics is an international competition for top athletes with disabilities. It takes place in the same year, city and venue as the Olympics.

Almost everyone is familiar with the 1964 Olympic Games held in Tokyo. But did you know that the Olympic games scheduled to take place in Tokyo in 1940 were never held? Here is an introduction to the history of Japan’s participation in Olympics, including the story of the 1940 Olympics that never took place.

A Festival of Hie Shrine in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo

Fireworks near Ryogoku Bridge, which started in the Edo period, is a gorgeous summer tradition in Tokyo

ごうはんしき。日光山に奈良時代から伝わるとされる修験道の儀式で、山盛りのご飯を食べることを強いられる儀式。

江戸時代から日立市に伝わる郷土芸能。山車に設けられた五段飾りの舞台で、からくり人形がさまざまな演目を演じる。

埼玉県秩父で行われる祭り。豪華絢爛な屋台と笠鉾が特徴で「日本三大曳き祭り」のひとつに数えられる。

千葉県香取の佐原地区で行われる祭。江戸時代から続けられ、佐原囃子の音を町中に響かせながら山車が練り歩く。

流鏑馬（やぶさめ）は、神奈川県鎌倉の鶴岡八幡宮で行われる神事。疾走する馬の上から的に矢を射る。