Archive for 'Festivals'
Body and Soul 2008 – Odaiba
The Body and Soul party hits Tokyo (Odaiba – infront of the Fuji TV Building) this Sunday from 11am to 8pm, showcasing some of the world’s best deep house djs.
Joaquin “Joe” Claussell, Danny Krivit, and Francois K. will have you up and ready to boogie.
With warm weather predicted for Sunday, this will be a great [...]
Posted: May 14th, 2008 under - Tokyo, Festivals, Spring.
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Nagisa Music festival
“Free mind with Smile”, is the motto of Nagisa. Not quite sure what that means, but I have thoroughly enjoyed my last 10 outings.
Nagisa is an outdoor music festival that started in 2003 and takes place every spring and autumn, in Tokyo and Osaka.
Nagisa Tokyo is always held in front of the [...]
Posted: April 9th, 2008 under - Tokyo, Festivals, Spring.
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Hinamatsuri – Doll Festival
Hinamatsuri takes place on March 3rd. This is a day to pray for girl’s happiness and growth.
Families with girls display the hina ningyo (ornamental dolls). There are many ways to celebrate the day, such as Tsurushi bina (dolls are hung by string – famous in Yanagawa, Fukuoka), Nagashi bina (floating paper [...]
Posted: March 4th, 2008 under Festivals.
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Sapporo Snow Festival
Hokkaido the home of powder snow, seafood, and Ghenkis Khan, has another famous attraction every winter.
For 7 days in February, its capital city Sapporo, becomes the tourist mecca for 2 million Japanese and foreign tourists, flocking to see the winter spectacular on offer.
This is the 59th Sapporo Snow Festival. Held from February 5 [...]
Posted: February 6th, 2008 under - Hokkaido, - Snow Areas, Festivals, Winter.
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