Traditional Japan

Traditional Japan

Japanese New Year Ice Bath 2014Japanese New Year Ice Bath 2014Japanese New Year Ice Bath 2014Japanese New Year Ice Bath 2014Japanese New Year Ice Bath 2014

Japanese New Year Ice Bath 2014Japanese New Year Ice Bath 2014Japanese New Year Ice Bath 2014Japanese New Year Ice Bath 2014Japanese New Year Ice Bath 2014

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Tokyo, Japan – Participants pour themselves cold water during the Annual New Year ice bath ceremony at Kanda Myojin Shinto […]

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First New Year Calligraphy 2014First New Year Calligraphy 2014First New Year Calligraphy 2014First New Year Calligraphy 2014First New Year Calligraphy 2014

First New Year Calligraphy 2014First New Year Calligraphy 2014First New Year Calligraphy 2014First New Year Calligraphy 2014First New Year Calligraphy 2014

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Tokyo, Japan – Hundreds of calligraphers brush words during an annual convention of New Year’s Kakizome at Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan […]

Traditional Japan

Japan Emperor Akihito Greets New Year Well-wishers Japan Emperor Akihito Greets New Year Well-wishers Japan Emperor Akihito Greets New Year Well-wishers Japan Emperor Akihito Greets New Year Well-wishers Japan Emperor Akihito Greets New Year Well-wishers

Japan Emperor Akihito Greets New Year Well-wishers Japan Emperor Akihito Greets New Year Well-wishers Japan Emperor Akihito Greets New Year Well-wishers Japan Emperor Akihito Greets New Year Well-wishers Japan Emperor Akihito Greets New Year Well-wishers

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Tokyo, Japan – Emperor Akihito, left, and Empress Michiko wave to well-wishers with other members of the royal family from […]

Traditional Japan

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Emperor Akihito 80th Birthday at the Imperial PalaceEmperor Akihito 80th Birthday at the Imperial PalaceEmperor Akihito 80th Birthday at the Imperial PalaceEmperor Akihito 80th Birthday at the Imperial PalaceEmperor Akihito 80th Birthday at the Imperial Palace

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Tokyo, Japan – Flanked by his family, Japan’s Emperor Akihito waves to flag-waving well-wishers celebrating his 80th birthday during a […]

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Japanese Cherish Sweet Memory of Penny CandiesJapanese Cherish Sweet Memory of Penny CandiesJapanese Cherish Sweet Memory of Penny CandiesJapanese Cherish Sweet Memory of Penny CandiesJapanese Cherish Sweet Memory of Penny Candies

Japanese Cherish Sweet Memory of Penny CandiesJapanese Cherish Sweet Memory of Penny CandiesJapanese Cherish Sweet Memory of Penny CandiesJapanese Cherish Sweet Memory of Penny CandiesJapanese Cherish Sweet Memory of Penny Candies

In a small hideout-like store, there are more than 100 kinds of candies. In Japan, you often see children rushing into Dagashiya, a penny candy store, after school. Dagashi, penny […]