In Tokyo this past weekend there was a Zombie Walk with a few zombies out and about devouring people. Normally cremations keep the zombie threat low but some infected...
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2 The small town of Shingo in Northern Japan boasts having the grave of Jesus Christ:...
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3 Maiko (geisha apprentice) dance while snowflakes fall at a shrine in Kyoto accompanied by Japanese poetry on snow and winter.
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4 Caught the last hour of Day 13 of the January 2012 sumo tournament. Some intense matches. Estonian wrestler Baruto won his 13th straight victory ensuring him his...
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5 Every year on January 6th, to celebrate the coming year, the current sumo champion(s), Yokozuna, come to Meiji Shrine and perform a Dohyo-iri or ring-entering...
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6 Joma Shinji is a Japanese archery ritual performed on Jan 5th for the new year to drive away evil spirits. A large target is set up with the kanji character of...
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7 On January 2 the Japanese Emperor makes 5 appearances with members of the Imperial Household to give a short (emphasis on short) speech welcoming the New Year....
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8 Rang in another year in Tokyo. Went to Yasukuni Shrine for the turning of the new year. They beat a drum in the shrine as people make their prayers. From there I took...
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9 Santa Samurai wishes you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy Seppuku! May you find the heads of your enemies gathered underneath your Christmas Bonsai Tree!
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10 This is a short clip of a festival I recently went to where the locals make a giant snake 271 feet long out of straw and bamboo. There are legends of giant snakes...
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11 Tsunabi is an interesting little festival in Ibaraki Prefecture where they attach fireworks to puppets on ropes. They do a type of puppet play by pulling the ropes...
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12 Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture is one of the town that was hit hard by the tsunami which followed the earthquake on March 11, 2011. I was passing thru 5 months...
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13 Obon is the Japanese Festival of the Dead in which Japanese believe the souls of the departed return home for a brief while. Obon is a Buddhist tradition but in the...
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14 Summertime is ghost-time in Japan. It's time to tell scary stories in order combat the summer's heat with the cold chill that only ghost stories can bring....
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15 The Sanno Matsuri of Hie Shrine in Akasaka, Tokyo is one of the three big festivals of Tokyo. It's held every other year on even years. It used to be very large...
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16 Kemari is an Ancient Japanese sport originally from China which is a mix of soccer/football and hacky sack. Players try to keep the ball in air by using various parts...
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17 Tokyo Decadance that eclectic hodge-podge of Japanese underground subculture was going in the rainy month of June so I donned my samurai armor (which got me a...
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18 The New York Times... PHOTO: Ko Sasaki for The New York Times Kazuko Sasaki, left, and Masaaki Takahashi are among those who have volunteered in hopes of...
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19 The first "independent" review of the safety failures during Japan's nuclear disaster reveals some chillingly obvious "lessons" to be learned...
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20 New report shows early chaos at Japan nuke plant By MARI YAMAGUCHI, AP 2 hours ago TOKYO — A new report says Japan's tsunami-ravaged nuclear plant...
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