A few weeks ago I told you about Iwaseo Hachiman shrine and about the fact that its Fall Matsuri was going to take place a few days later. Of course, it was out of the question to miss it. Yes, I know, I was in Japan then to cover the

    It’s (almost) the week-end, it’s Show Me Japan!    

  A few days ago, I left you right in the middle of the Saijō Matsuri. I admit, this was mostly a cheap trick to make you shiver with anticipation waiting for the grand finale of the Matsuri.     And actually, I’m not going to make you wait any

  If we left the Niihama Taiko Matsuri early, it’s because, not too far from there, about 10 miles away, there was an another Matsuri of importance going on: the Saijō Matsuri. Just like its neighbor, it takes place every year, around October 15 and 16. This Matsuri is not

    For more details, please refer to my post about the Niihama Taiko Matsuri. (Show Me Japan starts earlier earlier every week-end… That gives us more time to enjoy it)    

The most clairvoyant among you would have understood this since yesterday, today, I’m going to talk about a Matsuri, but not just any Matsuri, this post is devoted to the Niihama Taiko Matsuri! What is that? Well, it’s a Matsuri, it takes place in the city of Niihama in the

The next day we went to Teshima. Strange how I never really paid attention to this island before. I mean, it has a quite noticeable size, the only bigger island in the area is Shōdoshima. I guess the fact that it’s surrounded by Naoshima, Ogijima, Sōdoshima and Honshū, as well as