Episode #74
Discussion Topic: We discuss Japanese festivals and some anime they can be found in. What festivals are the best to hit up and where to find them.
We discuss the following festivals:
- Penis Festival – Penis Festival
- Snow Festival in Sapporo
- The anime Gintama has a snow festival in Kabiuki-cho even though the big ones are in Hokkaido.
- Golden Week
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Week_%28Japan%29
- Silver Week
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Week
- Jidai in Kyoto
- New Years Festivals
- Meiji Shrine, Burning of fortunes,
- O-Bon festival – O-Bon Festival
- Sanno Matsuri
- This is one of Tokyo’s three biggest festivals. In the Edo period (1603-1867) the shogun made an annual appearance because Hie Jinja shrine was built to insure divine protection for his castle. Today a long procession of palanquins, floats, dancers, singers, and musicians parades from Hie Jinja shrine through the central districts; parishioners dress as characters of the Heian period (794-1185).
Dates: June 7 and 10 through 16
- This is one of Tokyo’s three biggest festivals. In the Edo period (1603-1867) the shogun made an annual appearance because Hie Jinja shrine was built to insure divine protection for his castle. Today a long procession of palanquins, floats, dancers, singers, and musicians parades from Hie Jinja shrine through the central districts; parishioners dress as characters of the Heian period (794-1185).
- Cherry Blossom Festivals
- Takato Joshi Park – http://gojapan.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=gojapan&cdn=travel&tm=88&f=20&su=p531.51.336.ip_&tt=11&bt=1&bts=1&st=32&zu=http%3A//takato-inacity.jp/cms2/
Impressions: None
Reviews: MD Geiest and Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi.