Sawara no Taisai Autumn Festival 2015
Sawara no Taisai Autumn Festival (佐原の大祭秋祭り) is a festival of ornate floats paraded around Sawara (Katori), Chiba Prefecture, Japan on Oct. 10, 2015. Floats (called dashi) are about 7 meters…
Higashi Rinkan Awa Odori 2015
Went to the Higashi Rinkan Awa Odori dance festival on Aug. 2, 2015 from 5:30 pm to 9 pm in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan. The dance was held near Higashi Rinkan…
Yamato Awa Odori 2015
The 39th Yamato Awa Odori dance festival was held on July 25-26, 2015 from 5 pm to 8:30 pm in Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan. I went to see it on July…
Koganei Awa Odori 2015
The 37th Koganei Awa Odori dance festival was held on July 25-26, 2015 from 6 pm to 9 pm in Koganei, Tokyo, Japan. These two videos were taken on Juy…
Otsu Matsuri
Video link: http://youtu.be/52tjGe470eA Here’s my video of Otsu Matsuri filmed last year on Oct. 12-13, 2013. Finally got it done and in time for this year’s festival on Oct. 11-12,…
Kyoto Gion Matsuri’s new boat float
Meet Gion Matsuri’s brand new boat float, the Ofune-hoko (大船鉾). It made its debut in the Gion Matsuri procession for the first time on July 24, 2014, a week after…
Pharrell Williams HAPPY – Matsuri Version
Pharrell Williams scored a huge hit with his song Happy last autumn. It has since become a worldwide phenomenon with people in cities around the world making street dance videos…
Okinawa Mensore Festa
Everybody loves Okinawa. Named Okinawa Mensore Festa (沖縄めんそーれフェスタ), a week of Okinawan entertainment and food was held at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, Tokyo during May 30-June 8, 2014. I went…
Shibuya Kagoshima Ohara Festival 2014
The Shibuya Kagoshima Ohara Festival (第17回渋谷・鹿児島おはら祭 ) is a dance parade held annually in Shibuya, Tokyo in May. I saw it on May 18, 2014. About 2,200 dancers in 63…
Kurayami Matsuri Festival
Kurayami Matsuri (くらやみ祭) is Okunitama Shrine’s most important festival held annually during April 30-May 6 in the city of Fuchu in Tokyo, Japan. The main festival days are May 4…