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Sanja Festival in Tokyo

Sanja Festival in Tokyo

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Tokyo, Japan – Participants carry a mikoshi (a portable Shinto shrine) on the streets during the Sanja Festival in Tokyo’s Asakusa district, May 19, 2013. The Sanja Matsuri is one [...]

Features, Traditional Japan

Little Edo, Kawagoe: a Window of Old Japan Near Tokyo

Little Edo, Kawagoe: a Window of Old Japan Near Tokyo

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Kawagoe, Japan – Tourist visit stores along the main street of Little Edo, Kawagoe, February 14, 2013. An old town from Edo Period (1603-1867) is located in Kawagoe, 30 minutes [...]

Japan Daily Life, News

Japan Cherry Blossoms 2013

Japan Cherry Blossoms 2013

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Tokyo, Japan – Cherry blossoms are nearly in full bloom along the revetments of Kandagawa , a river runs through the nation’s capital on Friday, March 22, 2013, more than [...]

2011 Earthquake & Tsunami, Features

Japan March 11: Looking Back Two Years After

Japan March 11: Looking Back Two Years After

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Minami-Soma City, Japan – Nothing much has changed after almost two years of sorrow and anger with no hope and end in sight in Minami-Soma, a sleepy little country town [...]

Features, Food, Japan Daily Life, Modern Japan

A Look into Tsukiji Fish Market

A Look into Tsukiji Fish Market

Tokyo, Japan – The bustling Tsukiji Market, officially called Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market, is the largest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world. Although best known for its seafood, the market also sells vegetables, fruit, beef and poultry. [...]