Articles tagged: January

• Japan in January 2027: Complete Month Guide — New Year, Illuminations, Powder

  January is the quietest, coldest, bluest-sky month in central Japan — minus the first week when the whole country is on holiday. Here's how to use the month-of-the-dragon lull.

  2027-01-02·4 min read·Read →

• Japan Coming of Age Day 2027: Seijin Shiki, January 11, and the Furisode Kimono Tradition

  On 11 January 2027, hundreds of thousands of Japanese 20-year-olds will don furisode kimono + attend Seijin Shiki ceremonies marking adulthood. Here's the full tradition.

  2026-11-20·4 min read·Read →

• Kyoto Hatsumode 2027: Complete Guide to the First Shrine Visit of the Year

  January 1-3, 2027 is Kyoto hatsumode season — Fushimi Inari alone draws 2.5 million visitors in three days. Here's which shrine for which wish, when to arrive, and how to pair with Osaka.

  2026-10-25·3 min read·Read →