Tag: Japan summer fest

Kyoto-Gion-Matsuri

Gion Matsuri: A Party Worthy of the Gods

Gion Matsuri: A Party Worthy of the Gods

Tanabata Matsuri

Tanabata is perhaps the most colourful time of the year, even more so than cherry…

Shinjuku Eisa Festival

This colourful festival has all kinds of flavours from Okinawa – with dancing, drumming, and…

Ultraman Festival 2013

The annual event returns to Ikebukuro for the better part of the summer, giving another…

Girls dancing in yukata

Oh boy, O-bon!

by Kit Nagamura In the heat of the summer, Westerners dance when the spirit moves…

Honoring the departed & enjoying the supernatural in Japan

by Denny Sargent Photos by Rebecca Sargent Well, they’re here. The dearly departed, that is.…