Ome Taisai Festival
Ome Taisai is a float festival held annually on May 2 and 3 in Ome, Tokyo, Japan. Twelve ornate wooden floats are pulled along the main street near JR Ome…
White Heron Dance in Asakusa 2014
The White Heron Dance (Shirasagi-no-Mai) was very elegant in front of Sensoji temple in Asakusa, Tokyo on April 13, 2014. I caught them walking through Nakamise leading to Sensoji temple.…
Cherry blossoms in Tokyo 2014
Cherry blossoms at the Imperial Palace’s Chidorigafuchi moat was superb. Also, for the first time, they allowed the public to enter the Imperial Palace to view cherry blossoms along a…
Final plum blossoms in Ome
Very sad to hear that all the plum trees in Ome, Tokyo’s Yoshino Baigo will be cut down in an attempt to stop the spread of the plum pox virus.…
Tokyo Marathon 2014
Tokyo Marathon was held on Feb. 23, 2014. Here’s a collection of the most outstanding and incredulous costumes. I was near Suitengu Station which was about 10 km from the…
Yushima Tenjin Shrine Plum Blossom Festival 2014
Here are two videos of some stage entertainment held during the Yushima Tenjin Shrine’s annual plum blossom festival (湯島天神梅まつり) in Feb.-March 2014. First, belly dancers from the Haruna Aki &…
Tokyo Motor Show 2013
The 43rd Tokyo Motor Show was held at Tokyo Big Sight during Nov. 23-Dec. 1, 2013. No American car makers were there. No Lamborghini, Rolls Royce, Ferrari either. More Tokyo…
Shinjuku Gyoen in autumn
Went to Shinjuku Gyoen Garden in Tokyo in Nov. 2013 to shoot autumn leaves. More Shinjuku Gyoen fall photos here.
Caroline Kennedy at Imperial Palace
On Nov. 19, 2013, I took a friend from Hawaii around Tokyo and when we headed for the Imperial Palace, we saw this large crowd on the streets. Most were…