Huge fire lanterns carried by men in loincloths

So I'm addicated to Onigiri, Inari and Superfreaks..

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October 30th 2007
Wow, Tokyo has everything, seriously! I haven't posted for a while and I'm finding a bit difficult to keep up with all the details of my trip here in Japan, it's a bloody amazing place! So most recently in Kyoto I went to two festivals on my last day there, the Jidai Matsuri which was a parade celebrating Kyotos history, alot of awesome old traditional costumes, some older ladies befriended me and ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more