Smartly-dressed Japanese gentleman at bon odori

I loved the hat on the dancing man in the middle of today’s photo. I took this picture at the Nishikubo Hachiman Jinja Summer Festival (西久保八幡神社例大祭[夏祭り2013]) in Tokyo this past August.

Posted on October 11th, 2013 under Japan. Tags: bon odori, festivals, lanterns, matsuri, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, Tokyo, 西久保八幡神社例大祭 夏祭り2013. Comments Off on Oshare (おしゃれ)

ふりふりポテト

Posted on October 9th, 2013 under Japan. Tags: hello kitty, matsuri. Comments Off on Hello Kitty furi furi potato

天祖神社

In just over two weeks I will be back in Japan. I won’t get to visit my old stomping grounds near Waseda University until August, but when pics like the one above come up as my desktop image of the day I feel 懐かしい.

Posted on June 2nd, 2013 under Japan. Tags: festivals, matsuri, nishi-waseda, people, shinto, Tokyo, torii. Comments Off on 09年 新宿西早稲田の天祖神社のお神輿

goldfish scooping (金魚すくい) at Japanese festival (祭)

I once bookmarked a webpage that had all of the Japanese festivals listed on it by region and date. Does anyone know what URL I’m talking about? I’d like to catch a festival or two while in Japan this summer.

Posted on May 26th, 2013 under Japan. Tags: festivals, fishing, matsuri. Comments Off on Matsuri goldfish scooping

Shingen-ko Festival (信玄公祭り)

Today’s photo comes from Kofu (甲府市) in Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨県). I’m thinking about paying Kofu another visit this August. The Takeda Shingen Festival won’t be happening at that time, but I still love the place.

Posted on May 22nd, 2013 under Japan. Tags: festivals, kofu, matsuri. Comments Off on Storming the shrine