Inagi Awa Odori 2013 dance videos
My two videos of the Inagi Awa Odori dance festival held on September 7, 2013 from 6 pm to 8 pm. Aroud 12 dance troupes danced along the main streets…
Tokyo Koenji Awa Odori dance festival 2013
Video link for Part 1: https://youtu.be/MfiZVc4FQNEVideo link for Part 2: https://youtu.be/aVlOa21qzVQVideo link for Part 3: https://youtu.be/O8JMMDuilMI Saw the Koenji Awa Odori dance on Aug. 25, 2013, the second day. I…
Tokyo Marathon 2013
The 7th Tokyo Marathon was held on Feb. 24, 2013. As usual, many runners wore costumes. These photos were taken at the finish line at Tokyo Big Sight. More Tokyo…
Tokyo Skytree opens
Congratulations to Tokyo Skytree and people in Sumida and Taito Wards for today’s official opening of Japan/Tokyo’s mega tourist attraction of the century. It’s going to be very difficult to…
Annular solar eclipse above Tokyo
We in Tokyo were very fortunate to have fleeting breaks in the clouds during the annular eclipse this morning at around 7:34 am. It was a very cloudy sky when…
Adachi Ward’s Japan-US Cherry Blossom Centennial
On April 22, 2012, Adachi Ward in Tokyo marked the centennial of its cherry tree gift to the US. The ceremony was held at Toshi Nogyo Park along the Arakawa…
Japanese stamps for the centennial of the Washington, DC cherry blossoms
The Japan Post Office has issued commemorative stamps for the centennial of the Washington, DC cherry blossoms. The sheet of ten 80-yen stamps is selling for 800 yen at all…
Sakura Project at Yurakucho Lumine
During March 22-25, 2012 in Yurakucho Lumine, they had a giant vase of cherry blossoms from all 47 prefectures. The “plant hunter” gathered all the cherry tree branches and either…
Sanja Matsuri Boat Procession
On March 18, 2012, Sunday, To mark the 700th anniversary of Asakusa Sanja Matsuri Festival in 2012, a boat procession was held on Sumida River on March 18, 2012 (浅草三社祭斎行700年祭…
Prefectural “antenna” shops
I’ve been visiting these prefectural “antenna” shops in central Tokyo. Most prefectures have these shops to sell/promote their local products (mainly food) and provide tourist info. If you’re in Tokyo,…