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Japan’s Annual Penis Festival (SFW) - Kanamara Matsuri
May 21, 2008 - 1:44 am by Bill Belew in Culture, Travel
And I thought that Poop Museum might be the last thing I have never seen in Japan.
How about a penis festival that’s safe for work?
Absolutely.
I have been to shrines dedicated to the penis in Japan. But, gosh, I seemed to have missed out on the festival dedicated to the Phallus.
If 10’s of thousands of people, [...]
“festival” million of Phlox subulata!
April 7, 2008 - 7:40 pm by mentalup in Others, Travel
It is a festival of flowers n’ greens.
The festival is held in Gunma. There are many areas so I will introduce one of the OTA satellite.
Here are million ofPhlox subulata(siba-sakura)!!!
Close UP!!!
It”s so beautiful!
You can see the beautiful flowers, but also join some events.
And you can take a free bus that go the rounds of festival [...]
The festival of the autumn of Asahara Shrine（A fireworks display）
November 28, 2007 - 3:27 pm by kaori-m in Travel
The world’s biggest fireworks
There is Asahara Shrine in the Ojiya-shi, Niigata katagai-cho.
An autumn festival called the katagai Festival is performed every year here for .10 day on September 9, and the fireworks mean dedication to this Asahara Shrine and I load the celebration such as the eighty-eighth birthdays, a deceased memorial service memorial service, health prayer [...]
48th Kanda Furuhon Matsuri
October 31, 2007 - 11:05 am by kaorichani in Others
If you are fast you still can pass the Furuhon Matsuri in Jimbocho . The stands can be found everywhere around Jimbocho station along the streets.
For bookworms and antiquity hunters , this will truly be heaven … there are thousands of books and you will surely find something of your taste!! The festival lasts until 1st [...]
Hakata O-kunchi Festival @ Kushida Shrine, Hakata/Fukuoka
October 24, 2007 - 6:56 pm by akko@hakata in Culture, Others, Travel
Hakata O-kunchi is a local festival to appreciate harvest in mid-autumn.
Parade is the highlight of this festival, and they walk through busy city-centre area to amuse local people.
What’s special about Festival in Hakata is, that it is cherished by locals, including children.
This year is 1250 th anniversary for Kushida Shrine, which is the local shinto [...]
Festival in Japan
September 1, 2007 - 2:59 pm by kiokitok in Culture
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It is another matsuri (festival) season. People carry Mikoshi, portable shinto shrine with their god inside, all around town.
Enjoying the evening cool at Gojo-zaka Toki Matsuri Festival
August 18, 2007 - 4:47 pm by Yuk in Others
It is natural that it is hot in the summer of Kyoto, but it is also terribly hot this year. I did not want to go out in daytime because too hot. However, the heat is at least better in the night than the daytime. Therefore, I went out to Gojo-zaka Toki (Pottery) Matsuri [...]
Naginata boko of Gion Matsuri in Shijo-dori Street
July 28, 2007 - 4:02 pm by Yuk in Culture, Travel
In Kyoto, the middle of July is the rainy season yet. So there are a lot of rainy days. However, when July comes the town in Kyoto is alive with something, and people begin to get excited somehow. It is because “Gion Matsuri” that keeps coloring through the one month the town in Kyoto starts.
The [...]
This is Hakata; Yamakasa season has come! and about Motsu-nabe
July 2, 2007 - 5:56 pm by akko@hakata in Travel
From July 1st to July 15th is the hottest season of Hakata, the traditional merchant town of Fukuoka.
It’s the season of Gion Yamakasa Festival.
It’s related to Shintoism.
Hakata merchants are protected by Kamisama (`God’ in Shintoism, existing in every natural things, such as tree, land, fire, mountain, sky, etc.).
They show special respect by praying in Kushida [...]
Kobe
March 12, 2007 - 11:19 pm by Yuk in Culture, Food, Travel
Kobe is a good place where I who live in Kyoto can go by the day trip. That day was Chinese New Year. So I went to Kobe by the Hankyu train. It took 2 hours from Karasuma (Kyoto) to Sannomiya (Kobe), fare was 600 yen (if you buy a ticket in Kinken shop which [...]
