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Before you go

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Japan
Daylight 9 h 55 in Dec, dark by 16:59 · 14 h 24 in Jun
  1. January: 10 h 08 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 58 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 55 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h of daylight
  5. May: 13 h 54 of daylight
  6. June: 14 h 24 of daylight
  7. July: 14 h 13 of daylight
  8. August: 13 h 27 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 25 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 23 of daylight
  11. November: 10 h 26 of daylight
  12. December: 9 h 55 of daylight

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Saijō, Himi, and Tachibana Autumn Festivals

    October

    The busiest festivals are in the area of Old Saijō and run from October 14–17 at three shrines in the city. The largest of the three is the Isono Shrine Festival from October 15-16th.

1 event here has no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Saijo); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

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