Tokyo’s best cherry blossom spots
Updated: March 25, 2023 Happy spring! Here’s an illustrated list of Tokyo’s top cherry blossoms (sakura). I’ve included both famous (crowded) and not so famous spots in central, western, and…
Tokyo Marathon 2016 photos
A record 36,000+ runners at the 10th Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 28, 2016. This was near the 30 km checkpoint near Asakusabashi Station. They still had 10 km left to…
Shiraume women taiko drummers at Yushima Tenjin 2016
Video link: https://youtu.be/eOeGMqopFVg All-female taiko drummers of the Shiraume (White plum blossom) taiko troupe at Yushima Tenjin Shrine’s Ume Matsuri plum blossom festival in Tokyo, Japan on Feb. 27, 2016.…
Asakusa Geisha Ozashiki Odori Dance
Asakusa geisha gave free performances for tourists at the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center on Saturdays from mid-Oct. to late Nov. 2015. The show I saw in this video featured…
Koenji Awa Odori 2015
Saw the magnificent Koenji Awa Odori dance festival on Sat. Aug. 29, 2015 from 5 pm to 8 pm in Koenji, Tokyo, Japan. Koenji Awa Odori is a huge street…
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…
Yoyogi Park closed
Due to the threat of mosquitoes carrying dengue fever from August 2014, Yoyogi Park has been closed to the public since September 4, 2014. Here are a few photos of…
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…