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Adventure, cycling, Japan 

August 31, 2020December 24, 2020

Cycling: Slowing Down

After I’d finished I sat waiting a couple of kilometres from where the festival was about to start at a michi-no-eki and I wondered why I hadn’t just jumped in the car with everyone else.

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festival, Matsuri, Toyama  0 Comments

Festivals: Owara Kaze no Bon / おわら風の盆

I first went to the Owara Kaze no Bon festival (おわら風の盆) in September, 2008. Compared to other summer festivals in

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festival, Gifu, microadventure  0 Comments

May 4, 2019January 10, 2020

Festivals: Fire Festival

This is going out there as an outdoor adventure. Midnight, deep in Gifu, fire, samurai, tradition. Godo-cho, Gifu.

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Adventure, festival, photography, Shikoku, Tokushima, Travel, Travel Photography  8 Comments

August 30, 2013November 20, 2019

Festivals: Awa Odori

There are a few reasons why I live in Japan and the Awa Odori is one of them. I can’t

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Adventure, festival, Japan, Nagoya, photography, 名古屋  6 Comments

March 28, 2013November 15, 2019

Festivals: Hounen Matsuri

I was a little reluctant to attend the Hounen Matsuri (豊年祭) in Komaki despite it being only a short bicycle

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Adventure, festival, photography, Travel  3 Comments

August 16, 2010November 15, 2019

Festivals: Awa Odori 2010

Went to the Awa Odori Festival in Tokushima, Shikoku over the weekend. It’s easily the best festival I’ve ever been

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