The Sapporo Snow Festival, also known as Yuki Matsuri, is one of the most popular winter events held in the capital of Hokkaido during one week in February. Over two million visitors across the world attend this festival every year to admire the hundreds of ice sculptures and snow statues.
The Hanami Festival, also known as the Cherry Blossom Festival, is one of the most popular festivals in all of Japan. This festival takes place all throughout the country and people worldwide travel to Japan to see the trees blooming.
Gion Matsuri is a festival which takes place in Kyoto during the month of July. This festival at Yasaka Shrine was originally a purification ritual in 869 during an epidemic and has since turned into an entire festival for the month of July with a procession of several floats.