Tag: Japanese festivals

• Festival: Gujo Matsuri

  

  The big brother/sister to the Shirotori Festival is the Gujo Hachiman festival just a few kilometres south in central Gifu.

  Sean

  September 14, 2022

  Festivals, Gifu, Japan

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• Festivals: Owara Kaze no Bon / おわら風の盆

  

  I first went to the Owara Kaze no Bon festival (おわら風の盆) in September, 2008. Compared to other summer festivals in Japan it’s a fairly subdued affair, but it makes up for that in the beauty on display. Japan, so undeniably ugly at times – think of all the concreted river banks, bland convenience stores, and…

  Sean

  August 23, 2019

  Festivals, Toyama

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