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Awa Odori in Kagurazaka
As I posted yesterday, I observed the Awa Odori (阿波踊り) dance festival in Kagurazaka (神楽坂), a quiet hillside neighborhood in Shinjuku with many old buildings and known 100 years ago as an entertainment...
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Elaborate send-off ceremony on ferry’s departure
小笠原から船が出るときに、儀式があります。陸上では、はっぴを着ている人が太鼓を演奏します。港では、小さな船がたくさんついてきて、さよならのあいさつとして、皆一緒に海に飛び込みます。 When leaving Ogasawara, there is an elaborate send-off. Men, women and children in Shinto happi jackets pound...
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