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Matsuri Festivals

Matsuri Festivals

Matsuri are traditional Japanese festivals. For most Japanese people, the word matsuri likely brings to mind natsu-matsuri(summer festivals), where portable shrines called mikoshi and elaborate floats parade through town. Summer...

Matsuri Festivals

Matsuri are traditional Japanese festivals. For most Japanese people, the word matsuri likely brings to mind natsu-matsuri(summer festivals), where portable shrines called mikoshi and elaborate floats parade through town. Summer...

Bamboo Groves

Bamboo Groves

When you think of Japan, bamboo groves might be one of the first things that come to mind. Bamboo is found all over Japan, year-round, in all kinds of places...

Bamboo Groves

When you think of Japan, bamboo groves might be one of the first things that come to mind. Bamboo is found all over Japan, year-round, in all kinds of places...