The Yosakoi Festival is a dance competition held every year in Harajuku, featuring over 5,000 dancers (about 100 teams) from all over Japan. 5,000 dancers? You know I’m there! Yosakoi dance originated in Kochi City, Japan, which still boasts the…
On St. Patrick’s Day, we heard that Harajuku was hosting “Asia’s largest St. Patrick’s Day Parade”, and decided we should check this out. I wasn’t really expecting much, given the number of Irish settlers here, but Japan stepped up! This…
Last Sunday I headed to crazy Harajuku with Merri, my partner in crime. Harajuku is a hip, trendy and fashionable neighborhood in Tokyo. There are all kinds of interesting fashion choices on display here. This is an example of Tokyo…