Category Archive: festivals

07 Apr

Kinryu no mai

Kinryu no mai

Last month in amongst going to some fashion shows I made it to one of my favourite festivals, the Kinryu no mai (dragon dance festival) …

 
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28 Jan

Kanchu Suiyoku (midwinter bathing)

Kanchu Suiyoku (midwinter bathing)

The new year here in Japan starts off with some quite masochistic festivals. The other week I went to the Kanchu Suiyoku festival, which is …

 
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03 Jan

Sensoji

Sensoji

Today was another beautiful day in Tokyo and I headed down to Asakusa, one of Tokyo’s downtown areas that still clings to an older way …

 
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05 Dec

Kusajishi and Yabusame

Kusajishi and Yabusame

One of my favourite things about Japan is how ancient rituals and festivals go on on unchanged for centuries. No matter how the country grows …

 
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22 Aug

Beating the heat….

Beating the heat….

Tokyo gets oppressively hot in the summer. You take a step out from your air-conditioned apartment and your dripping with sweat in no time. Whilst …

 
By will
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