Tag: Japan
On Children’s Day, sumo wrestlers make babies cry to bring them good fortune. (The babies, not the wrestlers.) Naki Sumo Baby Crying Contest is based on the proverb: “Crying babies …
For almost 1,500 years, the Japanese have been celebrating Honen Matsuri for fertility and good harvests. And there’s a giant wooden phallus. You can see why Honen Matsuri is …
In a bizarro world twist (to non-Asians) Japan’s Valentines Day is all about the men. On March 14, White Day, it’s the women’s turn. In Japan, Valentine’s Day …
Get doused in fire sparks during Omizutori for a year’s good health A ceremony for inviting an abundant year and keeping away disaster, Omizutori has been held at Todaiji for over …
10,000 grown men in loincloths battle to grab two lucky sticks thrown out of a window by a priest. And this is only one of the three most eccentric festivals …
Apparently, Japan wants to “spend the whole year with Putin”. That’s putin it about. Published by the Russian tabloid magazine Zvezdi I Soveti (Stars and Advice), the pictures are …
Remember back when video games had manuals and characters had a blood type? What was that all about? Kinda like astrology in the West, blood type is said to …
