有松祭りLast Sunday I went to see the annual Arimatsu Festival, though the main parade was washed out and has been rearranged for tomorrow.Arimatsu is a small post-town on the ancient Tokaido highway between Kyoto and Edo (Tokyo) and is famous for ... ...full story at Japan Visitor
from Japan Visitor on Fri, Oct 10 2008
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| 05 Oct 08 |
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Arimatsu Festival »
YouTube video Arimatsu Festival (有松祭り) held in October is famous for its karakuri dolls mounted on ornate festival floats. Arimatsu is a short journey from Nagoya Station. |
| 13 Oct 08 |
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Arimatsu Matsuri Parade » Japan Visitor 有松山車祭りI went back to see the Arimatsu Festival yesterday, as the main parade was washed out and was rearranged for yesterday.I'm glad I made the effort as the festival was a lot of fun especially the amazing karakuri mechanized puppets on top... |
| 09 Apr 08 |
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Inuyama Matsuri by night » Loulogue Today was the start of Inuyama’s 374th annual spring festival: Inuyama Matsuri. This festival in Inuyama’s castle town has always been held on the first Saturday and Sunday of April ever since it started in 1634. During this festival thirteen three ti... |
| 22 Apr 08 |
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Nonhoi Park Zoo & Botanical Garden » Japan Visitor 豊橋総合動植物公園One stop south east of Toyohashi Station on the JR Tokaido Line is Futagawa. Once a famous way station on the Tokaido highway between Kyoto and Tokyo, Futagawa is known for its Futagawa Honjin Museum, a restored Edo Period inn... |
| 06 Apr 08 |
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Picture of the Day › Fertility festival » Japan Today Fans take part in Kawasaki's annual Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Phallus) on Sunday. The fertility festival is held to pray for protection against STDs.… |
| 31 Aug 07 |
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Higashi Mikawa Furosato-en in Ko » Japan Visitor 東三河ふるさと園、国府Ko, a fairly non-descript town just before Toyohashi and about 35 minutes from Nagoya has nothing too much to recommend it. Located on the old Tokaido highway, now the modern National Highway Route 1, the town is a ... |
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