Gion Matsuri
The Gion Matsuri is one of the 3 well known and important annual festivals in Kyoto. Spanning the whole month of July one of its...
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Gion Matsuri
One of the most important festivals of the year, and one that takes over the city of Kyoto for almost a month as the town...
Summer dining on Kamogawa
Summer along the Kamogawa river in Kyoto is always busy. The Gion festival with its various preparations takes place during the rainy season and tourist...
Aoi Matsuri
The Aoi Matsuri is one of the three main festivals held in Kyoto each year in addition to the Festival of the Ages (Jidai Matsuri)...
Hoshi Matsuri
Today was the annual Hoshi Matsuri at the Agon Shu Temple in Kyoto. I was surprised to see it being broadcast on so many different...
Hinamatsuri, Doll Festival
Hina Matsuri, Girls Days is coming up soon (March 3) and the displays are out in the department store encouraging parents or grandparents to buy....
Summer Matsuri
Summer is a time of festivals in Japan and also the time of Obon. I took these photos at a local matsuri in Chiba which...
Ueno Park, Sakura
Ueno Park was Japan's first public park, opened in 1873. It has many attractions including a zoo, museums, a lake, temples and every year in...
Bonden Festival, Akita
The Bonden Festival is held in various parts of Akita-ken. I attended this one in Yokote City. A Bonden represents a mythical marker point for...
Japanese Ramen
On my trip to Akita-ken I captured this guy sitting in the middle of the road with the matsuri going on around him, downing a...
Doll Festival
I was at Ryogoku Station, where the Sumo is held in Tokyo, to visit the offices of a friendly bear company yesterday, and on the...
Japan Festival Food
There are often mini festivals on in Japan around the station area. This one was a couple of days ago, but I forgot to put...
Sakuragaoka-cho Matusri
Another day, another matsuri (festival), this time in Sakuragaoka-cho (桜丘町), Shibuya. This was just a local matsuri involving the kids carrying the omikoshi through the...
Shibuya Tanabata
Team Shibuya CENTER-GAI is helping Shibuya to celebrate the Tanabata Matsuri by decorating the entrance and streets of Center-gai. The festival runs from July 23...
Sakura in Sakuragaoka-cho
With the cold weather, the Sakura have taken a while to come out. Most years we tend to have one day which is really warm...