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Daruma Doll Fairs in Tokyo

Written by Emma, Australia, January 2012

If you are in Tokyo in January you may be wondering about the proliferation of rather funny looking eyeless dolls. Known as the Daruma doll, these dolls are believed to bring good luck and are ...
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Get your game on at the Tokyo Game Show!

Written by Emma, Australia, September 2011

The Tokyo Game Show is one of the world’s biggest video game exhibitions. A highlight on every avid gamer and developers calendar, the show offers the chance for technology giants such as Sony, ...
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International Anime Fair in Tokyo

Written by Emma, Australia, February 2012

For fans of Japanese animation, March means only one thing –The Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF). Held annually at Odaiba’s Big Sight convention center in Tokyo Bay, it is one of the largest ...
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Ippan Sanga (Citizens’ New Year Greetings to the Imperial Family)

Written by Emma, Australia, February 2013

There are only two days in the year when the general public are allowed to enter the inner grounds of Tokyo’s Imperial Palace and pay their respects to the Imperial family. The first is December ...
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Meiji Jingu Shrine Grand Fall Festival

Written by Emma, Australia, September 2012

Meiji Jingu is a Shinto shrine in the heart of Yoyogi Park , Shinjuku, posthumously dedicated to the Emperor Meiji (1852-1912) and the Empress Shoken. Founded in 1920, the shrine is contained ...
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New Year’s Eve in Tokyo

Written by Emma, Australia, December 2012

New Year’s Eve in Tokyo is celebrated a little differently than in, say, London or New York City . Instead of a mass gathering in the Tokyo equivalent of Times Square or Trafalgar Square, ...
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Setsubun: Japan’s Bean Throwing Festival

Written by Emma, Australia, February 2013

Spring is coming in Tokyo, let’s throw some beans! Setsubun is a day to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring in Japan. Traditionally beans are scattered or thrown on this day as a ...
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Tokyo for Beer Lovers

Written by Jane Ormond, Australia, June 2011

June may be summer in Tokyo but it’s also the rainy season. So what better excuse to escape the rain than by diving into Tokyo’s Great Japan Beer Festival? Even though many of us might automatically ...
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Tokyo International Film Festival

Written by Emma, Australia, September 2012

Film buffs the world over are getting excited about the up coming Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF). Now in its 25th year, TIFF runs for 9 days starting October 20, 2012 at a number of ...
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Tokyo’s Oktoberfest in Hibiya

Written by Emma, Australia, May 2012

Every year in May Tokyo hosts its own ‘Oktoberfest’ in Hibiya Park. Exactly why it’s held in May we’re not quite sure but the date anomaly does not stop thousands of Japanese and tourists ...
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Top Japanese Winter Events

Written by John Reality, Cambodia, February 2012

With Lantern Festivals, Naked Festivals, and Snow Festivals, there is truly something for everyone in Japan this month. Here is a guide to finding good luck and happiness among Japan's most colorful ...
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