One more attraction at the Shimizu Harbor Festival in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City was of course the O-Mikoshi Parade held in Jirochou Street, otherwise called...
On the new Year there are indeed quite a few unusual festivals happening, and Shizuoka is no exception! I found this sign, among others,yesterday as...
Last Saturday and Sunday the 10th (and last in its present form unfortunately) Odakkui Festival took place at various venues in the whole of Shizuoka...
Cute lady selling dango/団子! The last three days saw the annual Shizuoka Festival which was held all over town. It is slowly becoming better organized...
Recent times have seen a revival of local festivals in Japan, especially in the rural areas, probably because people wanted to forget the sluggish economy...
