More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Shunki Taisai translates to "Great Spring Festival," although, as far as I can tell, it is not a very common event. In May 2011 ...

Oki Islands Kagura I'm a big fan of kagura, the traditional performing art of japan that is the least well-known. In my area, Iwami in ...

Saga Shrine & Matsubara Shrine With lines of people waiting for their first shrine visit of the year, hatsumode, 5 full days already int...

While exploring Kagoshima Jingu I watched to miko practising for a ceremony later that night. Miko Mai, or Miko dance is believed to ...

Taga Shrine in Nogata is the main shrine of the area and when I visited just before the new year they were getting ready for the influx o...