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They say that there are about five million vending machines in Japan.

In early February every year, the Sapporo Snow Festival is held for one week in the city of Sapporo,

The festival that brightens up autumn in Takayama City in Gifu Prefecture is the Takayama Festival, which happens every 9th and 10th of October.

The Yoshida Fire Festival, held in Yamanashi Prefecture's Fujiyoshida City on August 26th and 27th every year, is an autumn festival that marks the end of the Mt. Fuji climbing season.

November 23rd is a public holiday in Japan called "Labor Thanksgiving Day".

Joya no kane are temple bells rung late at night on December 31st, the last night of the year.

The Nebuta Matsuri in Aomori Prefecture is one of the summer festivals that represents Japan's Tohoku region.

Compared to cherry blossom viewing in spring, observing autumn leaves is referred to as momijigari "hunting for autumn leaves".

One of the classic activities for autumn in Japan is otsukimi (moon viewing).

It is said that the Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri began in the Edo period as a festival for praying for a good harvest.

Tori-no-Ichi (day of the rooster), held at Otori shrines across Japan every November, is a festival where people wish for good fortune and thriving business for the coming year.

A traditional way to celebrate children's growth and pray for their good health is shichi-go-san, which typically occurs on November 15th.

Tokyo is particularly abundant in illumination spots and it seems that in 2016 in Minato Ward,

Odaiba is a recreational area of Tokyo where there are many shopping malls and entertainment facilities.

Known as "Japan's kitchen," Tsukiji Market is split into the inner market and the outer market.

In Japan Halloween has no religious overtones.

Kappabashi Dogugai is a wholesale district located between Asakusa and Ueno that mainly sells cooking utensils.

Nakano Broadway in Tokyo's Nakano Ward is known as an "otaku building" or "subculture haven"

Animate's Ikebukuro headquarters has nine floors.

There is an event in Ota Ward, Tokyo, called "Shicchy's Charity Fair," which occurs twice a year in June and November, each spanning three days.