From the category archives:
While on my way to take some pics of the Seijin No Hi action the other week i came across this display of Ice Sculptures in Harajuku.
What i thought was going to be 1/2 a dozen or so sculptures turned into at least 30 and it made for a scenic walk down to the shrine.
Too bad all the photos have that damn red rope in front of them, kind of spoils it but you get the idea.
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I once again braved the cold and headed out to grab some photos of todays Seijin No Hi which in English is the Coming Of Age Day.
Anyone turning 20 this year is invited by their local ward to attend a ceremony which officially welcomes them to adulthood. It`s a busy day around all the shrines and major hotels in Japan and after formalities are done it`s not uncommon for many of the new “Adults” to go to the nearest Izakaya and get on the turps.
I went to Meiji Jingu this morning then on to the Keio Plaza hotel and took some photos and a short movie.
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As another Christmas quickly approaches us there’s no chance it’s going to slip by unnoticed in Japan, everyone seems to get in on the Christmas spirit … or commercial spirit depending on which way you look at it.
Like anywhere in the world Santa comes in all shapes and Japan has its fair share of variations and i had a bit of a gander through flickr to find some examples.
Ginza Santa.
Santa busting out the all too familiar peace sign, something very synonymous with life in Japan like a mentioned here.
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