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 [...]

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 [...]

Flea Market 2007 Summer@Yahoo Dome (Fukuoka)

July 25, 2007 - 12:31 pm by akko@hakata in Others  

Aug.18.Sat (10:00-18:00)
Aug.19.Sun(10:00-17:00)
Entrance Fee: 700 yen
(*advance tickets is available for 500 yen in `Loppi’, LAWSON’s machine)
Parking is available for 17,000 cars (300yen/hour, usually).
Place: Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome, 5th gate
*From Tenjin, you can take a bus at 1A bus station, get on a bus with the number 44, 151, 152, 200, 201, 204, 300, 301, 303. or [...]

Flea Markets of Kyoto (2)

February 25, 2007 - 1:58 am by Yuk in Travel  

I went to Garakuta-ichi and Tedukuri-ichi. These are a different kind of market from Kobo-san and Tenjin-san that I wrote an article at last time. In these markets, the kind of the stall is limited. In Garakuta-ichi, only antiques stalls stand, and handmade goods and crafts line in Tedukuri-ichi.
Should go to Garakuta-ichi at early morning!?

Garakuta-ichi [...]

Flea Markets of Kyoto (1)

February 16, 2007 - 6:55 pm by Yuk in Travel  

Kobo-san, Tenjin-san, Garakuta-ichi and Tedukuri-ichi are typical flea market of Kyoto city, but these are not same. In Kobo-san at To-ji Temple (Flea Market) and Tenjin-san at Kitano-tenmangu Shrine (Flea Market), there stand more than 1000 stalls hoping that it would attract the ennichi (a shrine or temple fair) crowd (people who pay homage [...]