From Tokyo with Love: May & June 2024
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asakusa, asia, design, ikimasho, japan, japanese, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer
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Japan’s Beautiful Shirasagi-no Mai: White Heron Dance
by joostay
A millennium-old Japanese dance on the grounds of Sensoji Temple, Tokyo.
Categories: Traditional Festivals • Tags: asakusa, asia, blog, culture, dance, dancing, design, fashion, festival, japan, japanese, matsuri, photography, se asia, sensoji, shirasagi-no mai, tokyo, traditional, travel, white heron dance
Setusbun: my bean-throwing pilgrimage to Sensoji
by joostay
Evil spirits, a man with a cat on his shoulder and people throwing beans at each other. It can only be Setsubun ??? Japan’s own unique way of saying hello to spring. When I was nine years old I threw a plate of baked beans over some kid in my class …
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asakusa, culture, festival, japan, matsuri, setsubun, tokyo
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