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Inagi Awa Odori Dance Posted by: photojpn
Video duration: 573 seconds The 7th Inagi Awa Odori Dance was held on Sept. 6, 2008. Video shows four dance troupes: Edo Kabuki-ren with humourous human kites, Mitaka Shoko-ren, Takarabune-ren, and Odo-ren. Near Keio Yomiuriland Station on the Keio Sagamihara Line. Photos: http://photoguide.jp /pix/thumbnails.php? album=702 Related: awa, dance, dancers, festival, inagi, japan, matsuri, odori, tokyo |
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Asakusa Sanja Matsuri Festival Posted by: photojpn
Video duration: 482 seconds Major festival held in mid-May, featuring numerous mikoshi portable shrines carried around Asakusa. This vid was taken during May 17-18, 2008. It follows a typical route of the mikoshi. Photos: http://photoguide.jp /pix/thumbnails.php? album=708 Related: asakusa, festival, japan, jinja, matsuri, mikoshi, portable, sanja, sensoji, shrine, tokyo |
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Yokaichi Giant Kite Festival 2008, Shiga, Japan Posted by: photojpn
Video duration: 210 seconds In May 2008, the new giant kite was flown successfully at the Yokaichi Giant Kite Festival. Held annually on the fourth Sunday of May in Higashi-Omi, Shiga Prefecture. Photos: http://photoguide.jp /pix/thumbnails.php? album=586 2008????????? Related: festival, giant, higashiomi, japan, kite, shiga, yokaichi |
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Taiko drummers at Tokyo Marathon 2007 Finish Line Posted by: photojpn
Video duration: 176 seconds The Tokyo Marathon 2007 finish line featured various entertainment. One of them were these incredible taiko drummers. The taiko troupe's name is Kodaijin ??? and they are available for hire. Web site at www.geocities.jp/kod aijin_kdj/ Also see photos: http://photoguide.jp /pix/thumbnails.php? album=489 Related: big, drummers, koto-ku, marathon, race, runners, sight, taiko, tokyo |
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Yamanote Line at Tokyo Station Posted by: photojpn
Video duration: 81 seconds Tokyo's most popular train line arrives and departs Tokyo Station during off-peak hours. BTW, the yellow line near the platform edge actually has bumps--for blind people. ("What is that bumpy yellow stripe for?" is a frequently asked question by friends who visit me in Tokyo.) Photos: http://photoguide.jp /pix/thumbnails.php? album=535 Related: line, platform, station, tokyo, train, yamanote |
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Ichiyo-zakura Oiran Dochu Procession + Show Posted by: photojpn
Video duration: 311 seconds Behind the famous Sensoji temple in Asakusa (Tokyo) is a local neighborhood where they hold the annual Ichiyo Sakura Festival in April along the main street lined with Ichiyo cherry blossoms. The festival highlight is the Oiran Dochu courtesan procession and an Oiran Show. Also see her putting on and taking off those high clogs. Photos: http://photoguide.jp /pix/thumbnails.php? album=559 Related: asakusa, courtesan, dochu, geisha, ichiyo, oiran, procession, sakura, tokyo |
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Omi-Hachiman Sagicho Matsuri Climax Posted by: photojpn
Video duration: 437 seconds This is the 2nd day of the festival when the Sagicho floats clash with each other in the afternoon and set afire at night. The Sagicho Matsuri is a festival of 13 colorful Sagicho floats painstakingly made with edible materials mounted on a straw and wooden base. Photos: http://photoguide.jp /pix/thumbnails.php? album=530 Related: festival, floats, japan, matsuri, omi-hachiman, prefecture, sagicho, shiga |
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Yamato Awa Odori Dance Posted by: photojpn
Video duration: 150 seconds Awa Odori dance festival held in late July in Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. This video shows a troupe named Chidori-ren featuring a crowd-pleasing performance. Photos here; http://photoguide.jp /pix/thumbnails.php? album=335 Related: awa, dance, dancers, festival, japan, kanagawa, kimono, odori, street, women, yamato, yukata |
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Onbashira Festival, Harumiya, Nagano, Japan Posted by: photojpn
Video duration: 135 seconds With great pomp and fanfare, Onbashira Log No. 4 for Harumiya Shrine was erected on May 9, 2004. Photos: http://photoguide.jp /pix/thumbnails.php? album=573 Related: festival, japan, kami-suwa, log, matsuri, nagano, onbashira, pole, satobiki, shrine, suwa |
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Koenji Awa Odori Dance Posted by: photojpn
Video duration: 240 seconds A suburb of Tokyo, Koenji holds the largest Awa Odori dance in the Tokyo region every Aug. This video shows three dance troupes which include cute little children and awesome taiko drumming. Photos here: http://photoguide.jp /pix/thumbnails.php? album=337 Related: awa, children, dance, drum, japan, japanese, koenji, odori, taiko, tokyo, women |
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Tsukiji Fish Market Tuna Auctions and Carving Posted by: photojpn
Video duration: 413 seconds See tuna auctions and how they carve and prepare the giant tuna at Japan's largest fish market in Tsukiji, Tokyo. See both frozen and fresh tuna. Photos: http://photoguide.jp /pix/thumbnails.php? album=655 Related: auctions, chuo-ku, fish, giant, japan, market, tokyo, tsukiji, tuna |
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Slicing a live eel (unagi) Posted by: photojpn
Video duration: 37 seconds Watch how a live eel is skillfully prepared and skewered at an unagi restaurant. Grilled unagi or eel is a popular delicacy in summer in Japan. Shot in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Related: chiba, cook, eel, japan, narita, unagi |
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Yokozuna Musashimaru Retirement Ceremony Posted by: photojpn
Video duration: 70 seconds Yokozuna Musashimaru's retirement ceremony in the Kokugikan sumo arena in Tokyo, Japan. A long line of people go up to snip a bit of his hair. Held on Oct. 2, 2004. Photos here: http://photoguide.jp /pix/thumbnails.php? album=276 Related: hawaiian, japan, musashimaru, retirement, sumo, tokyo, yokozuna |
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Kagurazaka Awa Odori Dance Posted by: photojpn
Video duration: 157 seconds Summer festival held annually on Kagurazaka-dori, the main street of Kagurazaka in Tokyo, Japan. This footage was shot in front of Bishamon temple on July 25, 2008. Photos: http://photoguide.jp /pix/thumbnails.php? album=698 Related: awa, dance, festival, japan, kagurazaka, matsuri, odori, shinjuku-ku, tokyo |
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Shinkansen leaving Tokyo Station Posted by: photojpn
Video duration: 55 seconds The sleek Tokaido shinkansen Nozomi bullet train leaves Tokyo Station. Photos: http://photoguide.jp /pix/thumbnails.php? album=535 Related: bullet, shinkansen, station, tokyo, train |
