December 2008 • Page 2 of 3 • Meanwhile in Japan

Birdman

Posted by Ed | Last updated Jul 31, 2017 | Fashion, Street Scenes | 0 |

Bird man street performer

Hamamatsu Kite Festival

Posted by Ed | Last updated Jul 31, 2017 | Uncategorized | 2 |

Ready to launch a giant kite at the Hamamatsu Kite Festival. The festival features giant kites flown by teams of people from the local area, and they try to cut the strings of rival group’s kites. It’s held on May 5 (Children’s...

A Japanese Garden Ready for Winter

Posted by Ed | Last updated Jul 31, 2017 | Nature, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 2 |

The Horikiri Shobuen is a small but very nice iris garden near my apartment in Katsushika Ward. It gets jam-packed in early June when the irises are in bloom, but is quite beautiful and nearly empty the rest of the year. When I...

Bonsai-mura

Posted by Ed | Last updated Aug 1, 2017 | Uncategorized | 1 |

If you were opening up a shop in North America, you would probably check to make sure that there wasn’t too much competition nearby. It always seemed like common sense to me when I was living in Canada, but since...

Professional baby namer

Posted by Ed | Last updated Jul 31, 2017 | Jobs, Kids and Toys, Osaka, Kyoto, and the Kansai Region, Traditional Japan | 0 |

The sign on this Osaka business says Akachan no nazuke (Baby Naming). This branch of Japanese fortunetelling invovlves helping parents choose a name for their baby that will bring him or her good fortune based on the number of...

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Birdman

Hamamatsu Kite Festival

A Japanese Garden Ready for Winter

Bonsai-mura

Professional baby namer

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Month: Last updated Jul 31, 2017

Birdman

Hamamatsu Kite Festival

A Japanese Garden Ready for Winter

Bonsai-mura

Professional baby namer

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