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Japanese Festivals

Matsuri or Japanese Festivals are wild and wonderful events and should be on anyone's itinerary for a Japanese trip. There are festivals going on every month.

Here's a list of my videos on various Japanese festivals and events that I have been to. This may be useful for those coming to Japan who would like to see such events. I've been to many more so if you have a question about a festival just ask.

Japanese Ghost Stories

Here are videos of me retelling old Japanese ghost stories plus true ghost stories from elsewhere.

In Old Japan Ghost Stories were a form of natural air conditioning. Summers are hot and humid in Japan and so ghost stories were traditionally told during this unbearable season to help cool the blood and send cold shivers down the spine

The Roving Ronin Report

This is a playlist of all my videos which have a Roving Ronin Report intro. The Intros are all different save for the beginning and end.

I always change up the middle scenes with clips of past shows, upcoming ones, the featured show, and interesting oddities.

The Roving Ronin Report videos show a wide range of subjects from traditional festivals to wild club scenes to the Battle of Hastings (the re-enactment not the real thing).

Japanese Geisha - Beauty and Mystery

Geisha are undoubtably quintessential Japan representing beauty and mystery.

Here is a collection of my videos with geisha and maiko (geisha apprentices) mostly dance performances at festivals.

Tokyo Decadance - Japanese Cosplay Event

Tokyo Decadance is an eclectic mix of the underground scene in Tokyo with cyber, goth, punk, fetish, salaryman, and whatnot mixing it up and having a great time.

In this collection of Tokyo Decadance Vids, you'll see some wildly-dressed people dancing, girls kissing, a board nailed to someone's tongue, a cigarette lit by a powertool with the sparks in they guy's face, sword swallowing, bug eating, beer can eating, Santa Claus, and much more oddity.

Ninja Videos - Their Skills, Tools, and Secrets

This is a list of my videos on Ninja showing their tools and weapons, fighting skills, tricks, and secrets

Kyudo - Japanese Archery

For archery fans especially of Japanese archery (Kyudo), I've compiled all my archery videos into one Playlist. This playlist also includes yabusame - mounted Japanese archery

New Years Activities in Japan

This is a collection of videos I have made over the years of New Year's Activities in Japan, mainly Tokyo.

Setsubun - Japanese Drive Out Devils With Beans 節分

Setsubun is a Japanese tradition on February 3rd where Japanese drive out bad luck in the form of devils known as oni. They throw beans and shout: "Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi!" which means "Devils out! Good luck in!"

The tradition goes back to the 8th or 9th century and was originally from China.

Many temples and shrines have Setsubun activities and they do mame-maki, throwing of beans and other items to gathered crowds. Sometimes celebrities and sumo wrestlers participate.

It's one of my favorite traditions in Japan and I always go somewhere for the event. This is a series of videos I have shot of Setsubun activities as various temples and shrines in and around Tokyo, Kyoto, and Nara.

Battle of Hastings Saga

My Battle of Hastings Series including edited clips from my digital photo camera.

Tokyo Yamanote Halloween Train Vids 2005-2008

Some videos I shot over the last few years of Tokyo's legendary (and infamous) Yamanote Halloween Train where costumed foriegners and Japanese jump on the Yamanote Train Line and ride it around the city drinking and partying.