Archive for February, 2016

Traditional Japan

Naked Man Festival in Konomiya

Naked Man Festival in Konomiya

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Inazawa, Japan – Festival participants wearing traditional Japanese undergarment loincloth make their way through mud and rain towards Konomiya Shrine […]

Pictures of the Week

Pictures of the Week (Feb. 13 – Feb. 19)

Pictures of the Week (Feb. 13 – Feb. 19)

Tokyo, Japan – Kento Momota in action during the Nippon League 2015 Men’s last round, match between NTT East Japan – Tonami transport at 2nd Yoyogi Gymnasium, February 14, 2016. […]

Features

Japan International Orchid Festival 2016

Japan International Orchid Festival 2016

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Tokyo, Japan – Visitors gather in front of a large orchid arrangement at the Japan International Orchid Festival at Tokyo […]

Features, Modern Japan

High tech Tokyo cemetery with LED Buddhas

High tech Tokyo cemetery with LED Buddhas

A Buddha statue at the Ruriden memorial hall at the Koukoku-ji temple on February 11, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Martin Hladik/AFLO) In a country with an ageing population […]

Other Sports

FIS Alpine Ski Men’s World Cup Yuzawa Naeba 2016

FIS Alpine Ski Men’s World Cup Yuzawa Naeba 2016

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Niigata, Japan – Hideyuki Narita in action during the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men’s slalom in Yuzawa Naeba at […]