Silence fell for a split second before the 18-meter main lantern burst ... blinding strobe lights. The "light-up" ceremony for the 36th iteration of the major Taiwanese festival was held on ...

a Japanese artisanal market, and more. This year, the Water Lantern Festival is joining the festivities at Spirit Park from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Dozens gathered Saturday night to make their ...

The three-day event runs April 4-6 and features a dizzying array of vendors, street food offerings, traditional Japanese demonstrations and a paper lantern ceremony that Saturday night.

From learning to carve woodblocks or make pottery, to observing artisans at work, tourists can help sustain and revive these ...

Fully embracing the overall theme of "Light Connect All," the lantern festival showcased not just Taiwan's culture, but also traditions from close neighbors, including a dynamic performance by a ...

From learning to carve woodblocks or make pottery, to observing artisans at work, tourists can help sustain and revive these ...

Sensoji, Tokyo’s oldest temple, is a dramatic complex, its large entry gates flanked by two fierce guardians, representing thunder and wind, and a 3.9-metre-tall vermilion lantern – Japan’s ...

From a cherry blossom celebration to American Revolution festivities in Arlington, there are a number of ways to spend your ...