Seya! Seya!
Heavy... but we still are going to dance:And our festival hairstyles may not be as fancy as in other places, but we're cool anyway, dammit!....
29 Sep 11:50 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kunitachi Festival faces
Whether low-key or nationally lauded, Japanese festivals are always a lot of fun — events where one can enjoy a variety of sights and soun....
29 Sep 2:00 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Daidai Kagura – spiritual Shinto performance
In this entry, Dr. Trouble is going to bore you to tears talk about Kagura (神楽) – a shinto dance performance we saw at the Rei Taisai ....
28 Sep 11:56 pm  from  Budget Trouble   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Carefully crafted calligraphy
A time-honoured technique in a time-honoured temple. ....
28 Sep 1:00 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ambitious mikoshi carriers
They were actually jumping with this thing on their shoulders!You can see it better on video - the singing and jumping up are towards the en....
27 Sep 10:16 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Yabusame Overload
What we can see at the Rei Taisai festival? Here is a brief program description of Nakamura Hachimangu Rei Taisai that took place on Septem....
26 Sep 10:30 pm  from  Budget Trouble   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tekomai
Girls leading the mikoshi procession:And here's a video (well, one of them) of the procession:....
25 Sep 11:55 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Historical background of Nakamura Hachimangu (中村八幡宮)
Not that you really care, or want to know... But guess what? Dr Trouble will tell you anyway. So, here we go. Nakamura Hachimangu - sorr....
25 Sep 11:50 pm  from  Budget Trouble   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Batto embu taikai in Moka
at Nakamura shrine:Yeah, basically a fancy sword waving show.Here's a video:....
24 Sep 11:51 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tengu at Nakamura Shrine in Moka
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23 Sep 10:05 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Priests doing priestly things
at Nakamura shrine in Moka:and before the ceremony - blessing the team:And re-enacting a myth:....
22 Sep 11:49 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
There were mikoshi at Rei Taisai too
Rei taisai is the proper name of the event (the one with yabusame and sword waving) we witnessed last Sunday. Top of the men's mikoshi:Pouri....
21 Sep 9:04 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Girls waving big knives
or rather, swords.At Nakamura shrine yesterday:I remember her from last year's event.But this girl was new:And here they are on video:....
20 Sep 8:40 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Festival at Nakamura Shrine in Moka
There are many reasons why we love the city of Moka. Last week showed yet again that the people of Moka are truly exceptional. In fact, they....
19 Sep 11:36 pm  from  Budget Trouble   [Profile]  [Recent] 
in Utsunomiya
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15 Sep 11:46 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Teshirogi`s O-Washi Jinja (手代木の大鷲神社)- Its Tachibana（立花) Fireworks Festival and its Mysterious Straw Snake (大蛇)
the The curious straw snake which can always be seen hanging atop the torii gate at Teshirogi`s O-Washi Shrine in Tsukuba Thanks to their e....
15 Sep 2:33 pm  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Family Album Sunday – another look at Yayoi Festival in 1960s
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12 Sep 6:35 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Won’t Miss #230 – Japanese cemetaries
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7 Sep 4:20 pm  from  1000 things about Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Praying For Good Tobacco Harvests at Mt. Kabasan`s Kiseru Matsuri (きせる祭)- The Giant Tobacco Pipe Festival !
Though it is already September and ostensibly Autumn, down on the heavilly deforested and extensively PAVED expanses of the Kanto Plain it ....
5 Sep 6:20 pm  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Family Album Sunday – Yayoi Festival mid 1960s
Nikko, of course.For more old photos from Japan, click on the "Family Album" label below.....
5 Sep 1:19 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Kattate Matsuri (かったて祭り)- Sets Makabe`s Mt Gongen-Yama Aglow!
Carrying torches to the top of Mt Gongen-Yama during the Kattate Matsuri ( August 31st 2010) Every year on the 31st of August, the parishion....
1 Sep 3:08 pm  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 
At the entrance to Mt Nyoho
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31 Aug 8:59 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Forgiveness vs. permission
A former boss of mine sometimes liked to say that “it’s easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.” He was a lawyer, of....
31 Aug 6:45 am  from  Mutant Frog   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Walk in the woods – behind the shrine complex in Nikko
Last Thursday we had some errands to run, and as much as I hate errands, I can’t complain too much in this case. One of those errands brou....
30 Aug 11:22 pm  from  Budget Trouble   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tanobe no Tensai – in Ichigai Town in Tochigi
Yesterday was the day of Utsunomiya fireworks - held on the banks of the Kinu River. But instead of stopping there, we passed cross the rive....
22 Aug 11:35 am  from  Budget Trouble   [Profile]  [Recent] 
I was interviewed about being a matsuri otaku!
Sibylle Ito (go ahead, follow her on Twitter - she is one of the nicest people on the innerwebz!), of the fabulous "Where Mt. Fuji meet....
18 Aug 8:38 pm  from  Budget Trouble   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Candle illumination at Jikoji temple in Utsunomiya
The reason why Jikoji temple is located where it’s located View Larger Map As always, first things first… When an Utsunomiyan (I gues....
17 Aug 11:51 pm  from  Budget Trouble   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today in Moka – ceremony to honor casualties of war
August 15th is the day when Japan surrendered in WW2. It is also the day to honor those who died during the war. Last year we went to the co....
15 Aug 11:51 pm  from  Budget Trouble   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today in Moka – ceremony to honor casualties of war
August 15th is the day when Japan surrendered in WW2. It is also the day to honor those who died during the war. Last year we went to the co....
15 Aug 11:51 pm  from  Budget Trouble   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Last Straw? Yoshiro Yaguchi Keeps Unique O-Bon Traditions Alive in Tsukuba`s Shimo-Hiro-Oka Neighborhood
A tray for offerings (O-Zen) made from Makomo grass by Yaguchi-San on Aug. 12th 2010 Traditionally, the summer O-Bon Festival, in which Jap....
13 Aug 1:19 pm  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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