Today’s Japan Photo: Konomiya Hakada Matsuri 国府宮裸祭り
Japan has losta interesting festival that involves Japanese men running around in their loincloth. For Today’s Japan photo, we shall take ....
15 Mar 10:22 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Bonden Festival, Akita
This entry was simple but very bold. It kept trying to run up and down the street which sent people ducking for cover in case it fell. Anoth....
12 Mar 11:08 pm  from  Shibuya246   [Profile]  [Recent] 
!!Coming soon!!
Here is the list of the up and coming post on Gaijinlife Internet and Manga Cafes An interview with Dan from Japanese castle explorer.com mo....
12 Mar 2:40 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
An interview with Guillaume Marcotte from Tokyoluv
Today I’m bringing you in the world of Guillaume Marcotte or as most people call him Mac. Guillaume is a French Canadian from Montreal. He....
9 Mar 12:12 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Geisha 芸者
The Geisha 芸者 Geisha are traditional entertainers in the field of Japanese arts and music. They mostly specialize in Japanese dance, si....
7 Mar 2:20 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Sanja Festival 三社祭
Couldn’t think of what to share for Today’s Japan photo, so I was randomly browsing flickr and came across this lovely photo of some fol....
6 Mar 10:37 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hinamatsuri
Le 3 Mars, les japonais célébrent le Hinamatsuri, Festival des Poupées. Parce que Mars est aussi le temps de floraison des pêchers, cett....
3 Mar 10:06 am  from  Micky2Be   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Mochi Age Riki Hono 餅上げ力奉納
For Today’s Japan photo, we will take a look at a very unique festival event called Mochi Age Riki Hono 餅上げ力奉納, where men and ....
28 Feb 10:44 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Igloo Festival – Kamakura Matsuri in Yokote
Japanese Igloo Festival Kamakura Matsuri Kamakura Matsuri – Japanese Igloo Festival in the northern Japanese city of Yokote In the smal....
27 Feb 7:02 pm  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Kanto Festival 竿灯まつり
For Today’s Japan photo, we will visit one of the interesting festival called Kanto Festival 竿灯まつり which is held annually in Aki....
25 Feb 10:34 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Doll Festival
A closeup of the Hina Ningyo display at Ryogoku Station. I was at Ryogoku Station, where the Sumo is held in Tokyo, to visit the offices of ....
18 Feb 3:17 pm  from  Shibuya246   [Profile]  [Recent] 
One Hot Winter Night: The Oniyo Fire Festival
I was supposed to head out to Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture with a couple of friends to see the Oniyo Fire Festival, but most of them backed o....
18 Feb 12:12 pm  from  Fukuoka Dreaming   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Oni Matsuri (鬼祭り), Toyohashi
Today is National Foundation Day (建国記念の日, kenkoku kinen-no-hi) in Japan.  What does that mean?  It means I had the day off wor....
11 Feb 11:03 pm  from  Haikugirl   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Top 10 Ways to save ¥788,600 while in Japan
This is my entry into the Febuary 2010 JapanSoc Blog Matsuri. It’s a collection of the best tips and ideas I’ve written about on frugali....
9 Feb 7:56 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Fox Wedding 狐の嫁入り
For Today’s Japan photo, we will take a look at the very unique Fox Wedding, which is otherwise known as Kitsune no Yomeiri [狐の嫁入....
5 Feb 10:08 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Setsubun Mantoro 節分万燈籠
Losta interesting festival take place in Japan on Setsubun – the first day of Spring. For Today’s Japan photo, we will take a look at th....
4 Feb 10:14 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Astronaut Throw Beans In Space
Here’s a picture of Japanese astronaut, Soichi Noguchi, celebrating the traditional Japanese festival Setsubun in the International Space ....
4 Feb 2:38 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Bean Throwing Ritual 豆撒き
We are just a couple of days away from the Setsubun matsuri in Japan, so for Today’s Japan photo, we will take a look at the interesting B....
2 Feb 10:39 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Olympic Skier: Akira Sasaki
Akira Sasaki, born 26.09.1981, is an Alpine Skier for the Japanese Olympic team. He represented Japan in the 2002 & 2006 Winter Olympics....
21 Jan 11:27 am  from  Tune-in-Tokyo.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Yamagata Hanagasa Matsuri 山形花笠まつり
For Today’s Japan photo series, we will be continuing with another unique Japanese festival – Yamagata Hanagasa Matsuri [山形花笠ま....
19 Jan 10:06 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Santera Mairi 三寺まいり
I have decided to create a new series called “Today’s Japan Photo”. As the title suggest, I would source the internet for lovely photo....
18 Jan 10:41 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tomoe Gozen: The female samurai
When one says the word samurai, most imagine an armored man fiercely wielding a katana, and if one would to say female warrior, most would p....
18 Jan 1:55 am  from  Nihongoup   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Peach Boy Momotarō
A couple years ago while attending Japanese classes I received a gift from my Japanese teacher. The gift was a book called Peach Boy Momotar....
17 Jan 3:49 am  from  Jamaipanese   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Isotake Guro
Monday was Tondo Matsuri in my village, but it was cold and rainy so we gave it a miss. Photos from last years Tondo can be seen here.Instea....
12 Jan 6:35 pm  from  Ojisan Jake   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Racing For Luck
On the 10 Jan every year, a very special event is held at Nishinomiya Shrine [西宮神社].They hold a special race in the early morning wh....
11 Jan 10:04 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Freezing Purification Ceremony
Just watched this on the news during dinner, whereby it was reported some Japanese folks gathered together today at Kanda Myojin shrine for ....
10 Jan 9:59 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan Festival Food
Taking a half look inside the beer tent. Many salarymen already downing a few welcome after-work drinks. There are often mini festivals on i....
19 Dec 8:15 pm  from  Shibuya246   [Profile]  [Recent] 
5 Amazing Japanese Robots and their uses
Japan is a world leader in the field of technology and robotics is one area of research that they are way ahead of the pack with thousands o....
16 Dec 12:27 am  from  Jamaipanese   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The digital camera that started it all
This months Japan Blog Matsuri is themed around technology and thus I decided to wander into the world of digital photography. You may be su....
13 Dec 9:54 pm  from  Nihongoup   [Profile]  [Recent] 
October means Matsuri. Matsuri means Kagura. Part 9
The ninth, and final, matsuri I went to in October was in Waki-cho, a seaside village that is part of Gotsu.Earlier in the afternoon we stop....
21 Nov 3:15 pm  from  Ojisan Jake   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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