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The Pachinko mole people 3/3

ReallyJapan.com Ruben Frosali — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:35 +0900

The Pachinko mole people 2/3

ReallyJapan.com Ruben Frosali — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:35 +0900

The Pachinko mole people 1/3

ReallyJapan.com Ruben Frosali — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:35 +0900

Kanda in the viewfinder

ReallyJapan.com Ruben Frosali — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:43 +0900

Fukuoka Tower

ReallyJapan.com Ruben Frosali — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:43 +0900

Fukuoka Tower is a 234 metre (767.7 feet) tall tower located in the Momochihama area of Fukuoka, Japan. It is the tallest seaside tower in Japan.
(The tower was a major feature in the 1994 Japanese film Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla, in which it was also destroyed in the climatic battle between the titular monsters.)

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Kids playing with water in Fukuoka, Japan

ReallyJapan.com Ruben Frosali — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:20 +0900

Hakata Matsuri, Fukuoka

ReallyJapan.com Ruben Frosali — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:58 +0900

Dating back to the mid-thirteenth century, the festival marks the start of summer and has long been the highlight of Fukuoka's festival year. A series of purification rituals and festive processions leads up to the climactic high-speed race (oiyama) of festival floats that takes place at dawn on the final day. Each of the seven festival district committees selects a team of strong, healthy young men, who must then undergo purification and rigorous training. Participants cleanse themselves with sacred sand, receive an auspicious bamboo branch, and offer prayers for safety during the frenzied race. Each group constructs festival floats (yamagasa), which are of two types. Kazariyama are extraordinarily ornate, mountain-shaped floats adorned with dolls, ornaments, and lanterns and displayed around the city during the festival. Kakiyama floats are smaller but are still elaborately decorated with sacred pine branches and dolls representing heroes from legendary and historical tales. The seven kakiyama, each weighing about a ton, are raced through the city streets.

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Yatai in Fukuoka

ReallyJapan.com Ruben Frosali — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:58 +0900

Yatai (food stalls) are one of Fukuoka's most famous attractions. As the sun begins to fall, yatai workers bring wheeled stalls to their designated locations, and a long row of yatai slowly forms. Fukuoka's most famous yatai dish is ramen noodles, but yatai now offer a rich variety of foods, including tempura and yakitori (roast chicken).
http://www.fukuoka-tourism.net/e/fukuoka.html