Lions and Tigers and Pirates - Oh My!


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September 1st 2009
Published: September 1st 2009
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What better way to wave goodbye to the end of August and sticky hot summer days than with a festival - more specifically a Pirate Festival! This weekend I took the Shinkansen (bullet train) to Onomichi, and then took a ferry to the island of Innoshima to attend their yearly Suigun Matsuri (Pirate festival). It had pirates, huge ass torches, many, many adorable Japanese children, dancers and taiko... Read Full Entry



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This guy protects the souls of stillborn children
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There were a lot of offerings at his feet which made me go :(



1st September 2009

your pics
these are really great shots...sounds like you are having the time of your life!
13th April 2010

boxed vomit...hahaha...but I like it. I am glad you like squid. Kaori

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