Category: Festivals

Kanamara Penis Festival Reminder

Posted by Ed | Last updated Feb 26, 2018 | Festivals, Sex, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 11 |

Gogatsu Ningyo, the Dolls of Boys’ Day

Posted by Ed | Last updated Aug 21, 2017 | Dolls and Sculpture, Festivals, Kids and Toys, Traditional Japan | 4 |

Samba in the Rain

Posted by Ed | Last updated Aug 1, 2017 | Festivals, Tokyo and the Kanto Region | 3 |

Kids’ Dance Festival in Higashi Omiya

Posted by Ed | Last updated Aug 1, 2017 | Festivals, Kids and Toys, Tokyo and the Kanto Region | 3 |

Scenes from the Kanda Matsuri

Posted by Ed | Last updated Aug 1, 2017 | Festivals, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 2 |

Mikoshi Madness

Posted by Ed | Last updated Jan 2, 2018 | Festivals, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 2 |

Kanamara Penis Festival Reminder

by Ed | Last updated Feb 26, 2018 | Festivals, Sex, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 11 |

This is just a reminder that Japan’s most bizarre, hilarious festival is coming up soon....

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Old soldiers at Yasukuni Shrine

by Ed | Last updated Feb 1, 2018 | Festivals, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Travel Destinations | 0 |

WWII veterans marching through the gates at the controversial Yasukuni Shrine. _

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Shinjuku Mikoshi Festival

by Ed | Last updated Nov 14, 2017 | Festivals, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 0 |

Shinjuku Mikoshi Festival. _

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Hamamatsu Kite Festival

by Ed | Last updated Nov 14, 2017 | Festivals, Traditional Japan | 2 |

Giant kite at the Hamamatsu Kite Festival in Shizuoka Prefecture. The festival features giant...

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Penis Riders at Kanamara Matsuri

by Ed | Last updated Feb 26, 2018 | Festivals, Sex, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan, Travel Destinations | 0 |

Women on a giant phallus at the Kanamara fertility festival. This is Japan’s best festival,...

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Gogatsu Ningyo, the Dolls of Boys’ Day

by Ed | Last updated Aug 21, 2017 | Dolls and Sculpture, Festivals, Kids and Toys, Traditional Japan | 4 |

Japan has some of the most amazing dolls in the world, and when I went to visit my wife’s...

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70% of Mikoshi Groups in Sanja Matsuri Controlled by Yakuza

by Ed | Last updated Aug 16, 2017 | Festivals, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 1 |

The Sanja Matsuri is one of the most famous festivals in Japan, attracting millions of visitors...

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Random Scenes From the Asakusa Samba Carnival (2)

by Ed | Last updated Aug 8, 2017 | Festivals, Tokyo and the Kanto Region | 0 |

Here are some more photos of the Asakusa Samba Carnival. Other samba posts are here and...

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Chikaramochi Festival

by Ed | Last updated Jul 31, 2017 | Festivals, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 0 |

Strongman lifting heavy rice bales at the Chikaramochi festival in Koutou ward, Tokyo. The...

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Awashima-jinja, the Doll Shrine

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

Ornamental battledores (hagoita) at Awashima Jinja in Wakayama prefecture. Battledores were used...

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Taking Aim

by Ed | Last updated Jul 31, 2017 | Festivals, Martial Arts and Sports, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 0 |

The Yasukuni Shrine is famous for its nationalistic war museum, war criminals enshrined as gods,...

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Mikoshi Madness

by Ed | Last updated Jan 2, 2018 | Festivals, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 2 |

Tokyo’s Sanja Matsuri was held this weekend, but it had a relatively subdued atmosphere this...

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