Japan’s Most Dangerous Festival Has a Body Count
When delving into the local festivals of Japanese towns some strange traditions can be found, but none are considered as deadly as this one. Japan’s…
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The Japanese Festival Where Demons Beat Up Kids with Sticks
In a small town in Hiroshima called Koyaura, the third weekend of every October is the autumn festival. A festival the children of the town…
Epic Giant Straw Animals Emerge From Japanese Rice Harvest In Style
Niigata prefecture’s Wara Art Festival has a very creative and imposing way of making use of the leftover rice straw (wara) from the harvests that…
1,500 Pikachus Invade Yokohama For The Annual Pikachu Festival–This Time With Boats And Blimps!
In what has become an annual event in Yokohama’s Minato Mirai area, the The Pikachu Outbreak Festival runs for nearly a week long (8/9-8/15 this…
Get The Japanese Matsuri Experience Through Dramatic 3D Sound
It’s common to see video footage of the myriad matsuri (Japanese festivals) held throughout the country. But equally important as their visual aspects — the…