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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Jizo(Ksitigarbha)

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 paper lanterns at Jizo-bon  Jizo-bon(地蔵盆) is an festival held to celebrate Jizo(地蔵, Ksitigarbha in Sanskrit) on August 24th...
Saturday, August 20, 2011

Gozan no Okuribi and send-off ceremonies

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Temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius continued in many areas.　I could hardly sleep night before last. It got cool after a thunderstorm ...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011

The Awa Dance Festival

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The anniversary day to mark the end of the Pacific War is on August 15th when Japan made an unconditional surrender. The annual Memorial Cer...
Sunday, August 14, 2011

the Bon Festival started

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I heard cicadas churring until midnight yesterday. Today, I heard some crickets singing in the evening for the first time this year. The a...
Friday, August 12, 2011

Bon vacation

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Yesterday was a blistering hot day. It's still boiling hot. It's like I'm taking a hot sauna all day.　Temperatures have been aro...
Thursday, August 11, 2011

Five months and LIGHT UP NIPPON

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Five months have passed since the quake and tsunami in Tohoku Region. Many people are still searching for their family members. As of Aug...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Morning Glory and Tanabata

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August 8th was the first day of fall(立秋) according to the traditional East Asian lunisolar calendar. Temperatures have been above 35 degre...
Monday, August 8, 2011

Tanabata festivals

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The Sendai Tanabata Festival(仙台七夕まつり) is being held in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture from August 6th to 8th. Date Masamune (伊達 政宗,1567-16...
Sunday, August 7, 2011

Hiroshima and Fukushima

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The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony was held on August 6th. Many people including many of atomic bombing victims have thought of the pea...
Friday, August 5, 2011

The Yamagata Hanagasa Festival

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A strong typhoon is slowly passing over Okinawa area.  Unsettled weather continued for a few days.   The Yamagata Hanagasa Festival (山形花笠ま...
Thursday, August 4, 2011

The Akita Kanto Festival

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The Akita Kanto Festival  ( 秋田竿燈まつり ) is being held in Akita City, Akita Prefecture from August 3rd to 6th. Kanto(竿燈) is a 10-meter-l...
Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Nebuta festivals

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The Aomori Nebuta Festival ( 青森ねぶた祭 ) is being held in Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture from August 2nd to 7th. Nebuta floats parade through t...