The Tokyo Marathon 2007 finish line featured various entertainment. One of them were these incredible taiko drummers. The taiko troupe's name is Kodai

Giant penis festival in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The Honen-sai or Honen (Hounen) Matsuri is held by Tagata Jinja on March 15 to pray for an ab

Behind the famous Sensoji temple in Asakusa (Tokyo) is a local neighborhood where they hold the annual Ichiyo Sakura Festival in April along the main

This is the 2nd day of the festival when the Sagicho floats clash with each other in the afternoon and set afire at night. The Sagicho Matsuri is a fe

Three phallus shrines are carried along the streets of Kawasaki, Japan. Held by Kanayama Shrine near Kawasaki Daishi Station. On the first Sun. of Apr

Awa Odori dance festival held in late July in Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. This video shows a troupe named Chidori-ren featuring a crowd-pleasi

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A suburb of Tokyo, Koenji holds the largest Awa Odori dance in the Tokyo region every Aug. This video shows three dance troupes which include cute lit

Tokyo's most popular train line arrives and departs Tokyo Station during off-peak hours. BTW, the yellow line near the platform edge actually has bump

Japan's bullet trains whizz by at the train station. Includes speeding past Mt. Fuji as seen from the train window.

Held on Feb. 17, 2008, see the start line in Shinjuku, Imperial Palace moat, Shinagawa U-turn, and finish line at Tokyo Big Sight. Over 30,000 runners

A Nebuta float made its way to Yasukuni Shrine during the Mitama Festival in July 2006. Dancers called haneto danced in front of the float followed by

New Year's Day at Taga Taisha Shrine in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Stage dances and entertainment were performed. Photos here: http://photoguide.jp/pix/

The sleek Tokaido shinkansen Nozomi bullet train leaves Tokyo Station. Photos: http://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.php?album=535

With great pomp and fanfare, Onbashira Log No. 4 for Harumiya Shrine was erected on May 9, 2004. Photos: http://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.php?album

Okinawan taiko drum and dance festival held annually in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Eisa is Okinawa's Bon dance. Footage taken on July 31, 2005. Photos: http://p

Song called Lake Biwa Elegy, from a song monument in Katata, Shiga Prefecture. is a mournful song dedicated to the eight college rowers from Kanazawa,

In Okaya, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, there is a lakeside monument dedicated to this song and its writer, Taro Oguchi. The monument includes a music box

The Sagicho Matsuri is a festival of 13 colorful Sagicho floats painstakingly made with edible materials mounted on a straw and wooden base. These wor

In Shibamata, Katsushika, Tokyo, there is a museum dedicated to the Tora-san movie series (starring Atsumi Kiyoshi). The studio set used in the movie