Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 2009, dance, festival, Fukuro, Ikebukuro, Japan, matsuri, Tokyo, Yosakoi on October 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Fukuro Matsuri (festival)was held on the shopping streets near the west exit of JR Ikebukuro Station, Tokyo on October 10-11, 2009.
This is Ikebukuro’s biggest festival and attracts more than 200,000 people from all over the world.
This festival was started in 1968, sponsored by the Ikebukuro Trade Association with the main aim [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bon Odori, Buddhist, festival, folk dance, Japan, matsuri, Obon, temple, Tokyo, yukata, Zojoji on August 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Obon is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the departed spirits of one’s ancestors. Obon Week has arrived in Japan as most factories and offices are closed, so many people are traveling back to their hometown for family reunions and to visit the graves of their departed relatives.
Bon Odori (meaning simply Bon dance) is [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Awa Odori, dance, festival, Japan, matsuri, streets, Tokyo, Yamato on August 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Yamato Awa Odori dance festival in Kanagawa was held on July 25-26, 2009.
Several streets in the area were blocked off from traffic.
Awa Odori’s popularity has spread through Japan and is now a standard feature of summer festivals throughout the country.
There was also an Awa Odori parade In my [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Awa Odori, festival, folk dance, Japan, Kagurazaka, lantern, matsuri, parade, Shinjuku, Tokyo, yukata on July 31, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Kagurazaka Matsuri Festival was held on July 22 to 25, 2009. Marking its 36th year, this festival is a popular summer event in the Kagurazaka area, near Shinjuku, a known destination for strolling through preserved old back streets full of nostalgic atmosphere.
During the festival, a Chinese lantern and ground cherry pod fair [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 2009, bands, drummers, festival, floats, folk dance, Japan, maids, matsuri, parade, street, Tokyo, Ueno, YouTube, yukata on July 28, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The Ueno Natsu Matsuri or Ueno Summer Festival, around Shinobazu Pond, was held on July 11 to August 2, 2009. A variety of events and stage performances are scheduled during this three-week festival, such as paper lantern floating, yukata photo session, ice sculpture presentation, potted plant fair and more.
One of the highlights of the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged drinks, festival, food, Japan, laterns, matsuri, mikoshi, Mitama, shrine, Tokyo, Yasukini on July 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The Mitama Matsuri (also known as the Soul Festival) was held at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo from July 13-16, 2008.
This festival is famous for its thousands of lighted lanterns.
A very large festival, it attracts a big crowd every year.
Mikoshis (portable shrines) were enthusiastically carried by the local towns people in colorful [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged band, castle, cheerleaders, costume, festival, Japan, matsuri, mikoshi, Odawara, samurai, Shinto, zoo on May 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Odawara Hojo Godai Matsuri was held at Odawara Castle in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 2-3, 2009. The highlight of the festival was a colorful parade of Musha Gyoretsu (warriors’ procession). Odawara is about 1.5 hours by express train from Tokyo (it was a familiar route to me as I take the same train to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged festival, HIV, Japan, Kanamara, Kawasaki, matsuri, penis, phallus, pink on April 14, 2009 | 5 Comments »
*** Warning: This blog post contains adult (but no nudity) content ***
I have attended many Japanese festivals this past year, but one of the strangest and most crowded is the Kanamara Matsuri (also called Festival of the Steel Phallus in English), an annual Shinto fertility festival held in Kawasaki, just outside Tokyo, on April 5, [...]
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