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Across a bridge of magpies
Once a year, on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, a pair of lovers meet across a bridge of magpies. Any child growing up in Asia would have heard some version of this fairy tale at some point. … Continue reading
Hachinohe’s Sansha Taisai matsuri
“YARE!!” Okay, I don’t know what that means but that’s the battle cry as men, women, children grab the rope to heave and pull these huge, garishly decorated floats through the streets of Hachinohe in the Sansha Taisai matsuri. As … Continue reading
Hongu spring matsuri
As we entered the back entrance of the shrine, a car inched in behind us. Some ladies in kimono minced their way hurriedly past. A mother clasped the hand of a little girl in a red and pink kimono. There … Continue reading
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