Tsukiji Lion Dance Festival 2023
June 11 2023, Tokyo, Japan: The Tsukiji Lion Dance Festival (Shishi Matsuri) was held for the first time in four years in Tsukiji, Chuo Ward, Tokyo. Departing from Namiyoke Inari […]
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Traditional Japan
Japanese Festival: Setsubun at Sensoji Temple Asakusa
On February 3 a special Setsubun celebration was held at Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo. Click on any image below to see the full gallery. Contact us for licensing. Setsubun or […]
Traditional Japan
Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri
FEBRUARY 17, 2019 – Men in loincloths gather at a shrine during the Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival, in Inazawa City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The festival, which dates to […]
Traditional Japan
2019 Setsubun celebrated in Tokyo
2019 Setsubun bean-throwing festival celebrated in Tokyo
Society
Emperor Akihito’s 85th birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo
Japan’s Emperor Akihito waves to well-wishers who gathered to celebrate his 85th birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan on December 23, 2018. (Photo by Pasya/AFLO) Japan’s Emperor Akihito […]
