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Transvestites at the Kanamara Penis Festival
by Ed | Last updated Feb 26, 2018 | Festivals, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 2 |
Transvestites carrying a giant penis through the streets of Kanagawa City. Video of the festival: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SggvPrkoJUI Shrine homepage: http://tomuraya.co.jp/wakamiya.htm (Japanese only) 2-3-16 Daishi...
Read MorePortable Shrine in the Nakamise Shopping Arcade
by Ed | Last updated Jul 31, 2017 | Festivals, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan, Travel Destinations | 0 |
A mikoshi (portable shrine) being carried down Asakusa’s Nakamise shopping arcade in front of Senso-ji Temple during the Sanja Matsuri Festival. Here are some other posts about the Sanja...
Read MoreMikoshi Men
by Ed | Last updated Jul 31, 2017 | Festivals, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 0 |
This was taken at the Sanja Matsuri, one of Tokyo’s biggest festivals, back in July. The...
Read MoreShinagawa Festival
by Ed | Last updated Jul 31, 2017 | Festivals, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 0 |
It’s not so famous, but I the Shinagawa Matsuri is one of the best festivals I’ve seen in Tokyo. There’s a procession of people in costume from the Edo Period (1609-1867), and then a firewalking by priests and...
Read MoreKiddy Sumo
by Ed | Last updated Jul 31, 2017 | Festivals, Kids and Toys, Martial Arts and Sports, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 0 |
Last weekend I went to see the Tachikawa Festival. They had a children’s sumo tournament which was surprisingly entertaining. Even the elementary school kids, some as young as six were able to do some pretty fancy throws....
Read MoreTaisho Beauty
by Ed | Last updated Aug 1, 2017 | Fashion, Festivals, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 0 |
Woman at Taisho Matsuri in Yono Saitama, a procession of people dressed up in costumes from the 1920s. It’s held on the last Saturday of October every year at Yono station on the Keihin Tohoku line, about 30 minutes from...
Read MoreFestival Yaks
by Ed | Last updated Jul 31, 2017 | Fashion, Festivals, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 4 |
Yaks posing for a photo at the Sanja-Matsuri in Asakusa. I’m going to Greece for a vacation, so this will be the last post until about Aug. 1.
Read MoreSanja Matsuri
by Ed | Last updated Aug 1, 2017 | Festivals, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 0 |
Tokyo’s Sanja Matsuri.
Read MoreSanja Matsuri After Party
by Ed | Last updated Jul 31, 2017 | Fashion, Festivals, Tokyo and the Kanto Region | 1 |
Drunk lady after the Sanja Matsuri Festival.
Read MoreMikoshi Guy
by Ed | Last updated Jul 31, 2017 | Festivals, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 0 |
A man carrying a mikoshi (portable shrine) at Tokyo’s Sanja Matsuri.
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