Oktoberfest 2012 in Shinjuku, Tokyo
Honestly, I’ve stopped counting how many Oktoberfests were held around Tokyo alone, let alone Japan. An Oktoberfest held in a
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Save the Pride
Pride parades by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community (LGBT) are common in the west and have been held in Tokyo since 1994. There were no parades held in the years 2008, 2009 and 2011, due to a dispute between organisers.
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Vegan Meetup at Pink Cow
The Pink Cow is an expat- and vegetarian-friendly bar and has regular live music and art events. Together with the
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Tsukuda Bon Odori – Folk Dance
This is one of those smaller folk dancing festivals, even though it is recommended by the Japan National Tourism Organization.
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Floating lit lanterns – Chidorigafuchi Toro-nagashi
If you are in Tokyo now, the biggest festival to see is the Mitama Matsuri at Yasukuni Shrine held until
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Komazawa Park
Komazawa Park is a park near Komazawa University in the Setagaya Ward of Tokyo. I recently moved near the park
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Oktoberfest in Japan
The Munich Oktoberfest is the biggest beer festival in the world and over 200 years old. I’ve never been there but many foreigners travel to Germany each year just to get drunk.
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Loving Hut in Tokyo
Loving Hut is a fast growing vegan food restaurant chain founded by “Supreme Master” Ching Hai. Unlike most restaurant chains,
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Hello Kitty’s Kawaii Paradise at Odaiba, Tokyo
In my post about the Hello Kitty cafe in Seoul I wrote that in Hello Kitty’s home country, there is
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Lightopia Illumination Festival in Tokyo
Unlike most of the other illumination festivals, Lightopia has a very limited run, starting on the 22nd and finishing on
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Shinjuku Southern Lights 2011-12
This illumination festival is a must see if you happen to run a blog that has both “tokyo” and “penguin”
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