Festival Fever part two – the streets come alive

Festival Fever part two – the streets come alive

The main summer festivals in Tokyo are pretty much over now. These are a few images from the Omotesando/Harajuku Super Yosakoi Matsuri, which happened at the end of August. It is a fantastic spectacle to watch, with a great atmosphere. It is also less crowded than most of the other festivals. Enjoy. Follow me on: […]

Semi-naked women dancing in the street – Welcome Asakusa Samba Festival, Tokyo

Semi-naked women dancing in the street – Welcome Asakusa Samba Festival, Tokyo

The Asakusa Samba Festival is one of Japan’s more unusual summer festivals. Scantily clad women dancing in the streets is not something you expect to see in normally conservative Japan, but needless to say it is welcomed by the male senior citizen contingent of Tokyo who turn up in large numbers with cameras and generally […]