More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

For Obon we went upriver a little ways to Imbara, part of Kawamoto Town, to check out their matsuri. There was kagura performed by the loc...

Just got back from a couple of days in Kyoto. It's Obon season, and we were up visiting Yoko's family in Gion. Last night we went up...

The population of the village has doubled in the past few days. This is O Bon, somewhat similar to the Mexican Day of the Dead, the time tha...