Category: Martial Arts and Sports
Hachimaki
Posted by Ed | Last updated Feb 6, 2018 | Fashion, Martial Arts and Sports | 1 |
Urban Fishing
Posted by Ed | Last updated Nov 21, 2017 | Martial Arts and Sports, Tokyo and the Kanto Region | 0 |
Evil fisherman
Posted by Ed | Last updated Feb 24, 2018 | Martial Arts and Sports, Osaka, Kyoto, and the Kansai Region, Technology | 1 |
Basketball Gravecourt
Posted by Ed | Last updated Jul 31, 2017 | Death, Martial Arts and Sports, Osaka, Kyoto, and the Kansai Region | 0 |
Sad Sumo
Posted by Ed | Last updated Jul 31, 2017 | Fashion, Jobs, Martial Arts and Sports, Traditional Japan | 0 |
Urban Fishing
by Ed | Last updated Nov 21, 2017 | Martial Arts and Sports, Tokyo and the Kanto Region | 0 |
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Read MoreSumo Mawashi Hanging Out to Dry
by Ed | Last updated Aug 1, 2017 | Martial Arts and Sports, Street Scenes, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 0 |
While I was riding around looking for the Oni slide, I came across this sumo stable out in the...
Read MoreEvil fisherman
by Ed | Last updated Feb 24, 2018 | Martial Arts and Sports, Osaka, Kyoto, and the Kansai Region, Technology | 1 |
Evil fisherman in Arashiyama on the outskirts of Kyoto. He was equipped with binoculars and...
Read MoreSad Sumo
by Ed | Last updated Jul 31, 2017 | Fashion, Jobs, Martial Arts and Sports, Traditional Japan | 0 |
I think that the Japan Sumo association has a rule that all sumo wrestlers have to let people take...
Read MoreBasketball Gravecourt
by Ed | Last updated Jul 31, 2017 | Death, Martial Arts and Sports, Osaka, Kyoto, and the Kansai Region | 0 |
Basketball gravecourt at a cemetery in the Tanimachi 9-chome temple district of Osaka. Editor’s...
Read MoreTaking 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,...
Read MoreTokyo City Keibajo Racetrack
by Ed | Last updated Aug 1, 2017 | Animals, Martial Arts and Sports, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Travel Destinations | 2 |
The Tokyo City Keibajo Racetrack is an excellent, almost free place to spend an evening in Tokyo. It’s known for it’s “Twinkle Races,” which are held in the evenings. I was surprised that I didn’t...
Read MoreMotorboat Racing
by Ed | Last updated Aug 1, 2017 | Martial Arts and Sports, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Travel Destinations | 1 |
Motorboat racing is one of four forms of legalized gambling in Japan, and there are racecourses all over the country. A couple of weeks ago I went to the Heiwajima Racecourse. It was pretty interesting and I was happy with the...
Read MoreOdd Scenes From the Tokyo Marathon (Part 2)
by Ed | Last updated Jun 24, 2017 | Fashion, Martial Arts and Sports, Street Scenes, Tokyo and the Kanto Region | 3 |
I quite enjoyed the costumes in the Tokyo Marathon, but I couldn’t help wondering if there isn’t something a little passive-aggressive about them. On the one hand, people wearing costumes are saying, “Hey,...
Read MoreKobudo (Traditional Martial Arts) at the Meiji Shrine Culture Day Festival
by Ed | Last updated Jul 31, 2017 | Festivals, Martial Arts and Sports, Traditional Japan | 0 |
Every year on November third, thousands of martial artists gather on the grounds of the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo to give demonstrations of their techniques. There’s karate, aikido, kyudo, and jujutsu, but also some very unusual...
Read MoreKyudo Demonstration at the Meiji Shrine (2)
by Ed | Last updated Jul 31, 2017 | Festivals, Martial Arts and Sports, Traditional Japan | 0 |
The Culture Day (Nov. 3) Festival at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo is something I look forward to every year. I’ve been four times, and still get excited about going because it’s so great for photography. I tried out the Jidai...
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