Koenji is not only famous for its vintage shops and vegan restaurants, but also for its yearly Awa Odori festival. These festivals happen all over Tokyo but Koenji is infamous for it’s size, dancers, and overall party-vibe atmosphere. The festival falls in summer and it is a dance festival, characterised by the tall straw hats…
Tag: festival
The Best Days are Beach Days: Sunset Live 2017
Marking the end of the summer holiday in Japan this year fell to a weekend away at a festival. We had seen pictures of the festival beforehand, but hadn’t wanted to hope it could possibly be as beautiful and laid back as it seemed. But, ahhh, bliss, it was! The festival, called Sunset Live, took…
Another Beer Festival!
In our weekend at Kumamoto we enjoyed ANOTHER beer festival! Oktoberfest is not dedicated to only October in Japan…so, in the savage 35 degree sun in July, we enjoyed another Oktoberfest festival. The beer was delicious and they even sold sauerkraut, yum. We managed to whittle away several hours enjoying good beer, good company, and…