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Avatar Posted by ChrisG 57 days ago (http://www.nihongonotes.com)
Category: Japanese Culture | Tags: festival asakusa tokyo
I was lucky enough to be in Tokyo during the Sanja Matsuri (三社祭, "Three Shrine Festival") at Asakusa. It was my first full day in Japan and what better way to start the trip than with a festival! read more »
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Avatar Posted by ChrisG 7 days ago (http://pingmag.jp)
Category: Japanese Culture | Tags: festival parade float
Every August, folks flock to the huge Tanabata festival at Pearl Centre in Asagaya, Tokyo. The 700 metre shopping street that stretches from Asagaya station to Omekaido road, comes alive with a world of papier-mache creatures. read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 25 days ago (http://swiftywriting.blogspot.com)
Category: Photography | Tags: fireworks sumida river festival
I found this great collection of photos from a blogger who went to the Sumida River fireworks show. Apparently there were hundreds of thousands of people watching 20,000 rockets, lasting just over an hour. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Mike 115 days ago (http://www.japanisdoomed.com)
Category: Strange Japan | Tags: sumo festival culture shrine baby
An annual “crying sumo” contest for babies, in which pairs of infants are brought together to see who can cry the first or the loudest, was held at Tokyo’s Sensoji Temple on Sunday. Anyone else think this is a little...mad? read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 25 days ago (http://haikugirl.wordpress.com)
Category: Photography | Tags: marine day festival umi no hi nagoya
Haikugirl hit Nagoya Port on Marine Day and took some spectacular photos of the fireworks display. read more »
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Avatar Posted by samuraidave 2 days ago (http://samuraidave.wordpress.com)
Category: Japanese Culture | Tags: taiko festival sado island kodo drum
Here's a story on the famous Kodo taiko group's 3-Day drum festival held every year on Sado Island. It's three days of drums, drums, drums! read more »
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Avatar Posted by samuraidave 2 days ago (http://www.youtube.com)
Category: Japanese Culture | Tags: taiko kodo drumming festival culture
This is a short montage of a few low-rez videos shot on my old digital photo camera of some of the fringe events at Kodo's drum festival on Sado Island. It includes demon drumming style unique to the island. read more »
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Avatar Posted by japanphotoguide 131 days ago (http://babibubebo.com)
Category: Strange Japan | Tags: bizarre japan festival nsfw photos
A wacky festival that celebrates fertility and protection from STDs. How do you get protection? By eating penis lollipops, carving penises from radishes, sitting on a giant wooden penis, and walking over a small penis. Lot's of bizarre, funny, awkward and embarrassing photos (video too). NSFW. read more »
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Avatar Posted by smoother 127 days ago (http://www.japanitup.com)
Category: Japanese Culture | Tags: cherry blossom festival pictures
Here are some cherry blossom pictures I took a few weekends bank along with. Some look cool, others have lots of drunk people, and one has a guy dressed in a monkey suit. I wrote some details about my experience too. read more »
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Avatar Posted by ShaneS 125 days ago (http://www.japan-in-motion.com)
Category: Japanese Culture | Tags: inking festival new years
An interesting video about a New Years inking festival in Shimane. Check out the videos on the rest of the site - there are some interesting topics covered. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Contamination 210 days ago (http://www.jdonuts.com)
Category: Photography | Tags: shrine temple festival stalls food
Some photo's of festival stalls at the local Shrine. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Contamination 210 days ago (http://www.jdonuts.com)
Category: Photography | Tags: shrine temple festival
Photographs from when I visited the local Shrine. I got very very good luck this year. read more »
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