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Chinatown Again

10. February 2020 by Alexey Kn

This time with the first round of the Lunar New Year celebrations.

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In the Lab

3. February 2020 by Alexey Kn

The secret Chinese lab creating a new… dumpling. :) Yokohama, Chinatown.

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Namahage and Children

27. January 2020 by Alexey Kn

In the culture of Northern Japan, people believe that when Namahage greet small children, it will bring the children luck for the New Year. However, not all children are enjoying these greetings…

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Namahage (生剥) in traditional Japanese folklore is a demonlike being, portrayed by men wearing hefty oni (ogre) masks and traditional straw capes (mino) during a New Year’s ritual of the Oga Peninsula area of Akita Prefecture in northern Honshū, Japan. And these demonlike beings I have seen performing on the Akita Wonderful Festival 2020 in Tokyo, Yoyogi Park. I also have shot a short video of their drumming performance. Check it out here.

Categories: Event, Fun, Outside, Street, Video • Tags: a la, colour, Japan, Winter

Wop bop a loo bop a lop bom bom, Part 2

25. November 2019 by Alexey Kn

Part 2. :) (Part 1) Here is another gang – “Strangers”.

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Wop bop a loo bop a lop bom bom

18. November 2019 by Alexey Kn

Greased pompadour/ducktail haircuts and Japanese rock and roll from the 50s… They are yet another touristic highlight of Tokyo – the dancing rockabilliy gangs in the Yoyogi Park. These fellers here call their gang “Fairlady”…

Categories: Fashion, Fun, Outside, Street • Tags: a la, autumn, colour, Japan