December Thoughts
Don’t we love a brand new year ahead of us! December came and went and it was awesome! As I told you on my previous November thoughts, I stayed in Tokyo for New Years, for the first time. That means I could really enjoy and get an idea of Christmas in Japan. Similar and different, Christmas here means shopping, temples,…
Simply beautiful: Marine Day (Ocean’s Day) Celebration in Odaiba!
Marine Day is a Japanese national holiday celebrated on the third Monday of July. Japan is an Island nation and because of that, the ocean has been and is of vital importance to the Japanese. In Marine Day people thank the ocean for all it provides. For this year’s Marine Day celebration we made it t0 the man-made isle…
Tokyo Game Show 2018 – Photos, video and thoughts!
Like last year, I recently attended Tokyo Game Show 2018 and had a blast. Here are my thoughts about it! (Video is here!!) This was my second time going to Tokyo Game Show, one of the biggest video-game events worldwide!For 4 exciting days, almost 300.000 attendees arrived at Makuhari-Messe to enjoy a sneak-peek of the upoming games. I wouldn’t call myself a…
Mitama Matsuri: 30.000 lanterns, one controversial shrine.
Mitama Matsuri is one of the biggest Obon festivals in Tokyo. It gathers thousands of people that come to Yasukuni Shrine to eat, dance and enjoy the impressive 30.000 yellow lanterns. It really is a beautiful thing to see! Originally held first in 1947, Mitama Matsuri is an event to pray for and honor the dead from the war. During…
The most popular festival in Tokyo. SANJA MATSURI
Sanja Matsuri (三社祭) is different. Maybe it’s the 2 million attendees it gathers, maybe it’s the countless mikoshi (portable shrine) they carry, or maybe is the wilder atmosphere. Or perhaps it’s the healthy interest in a portion of its participants: the yakuza (japanese mafia). But Sanja Matsuri is more than a “Yakuza Festival”, despite of many of the international media trying…
