Traditional festivals are always a great sight, but when surrounded by the modernity of the big city, they arguably become even more of a spectacle.
Culture
A traditional Japanese wedding
There’s no way to turn the clocks back, but the timeless nature of this wedding, and perhaps more importantly the complete absence of any smartphones, means it’s still possible to get a glimpse of the past. Or at the very least, a recreation of it.
Traditional dancer in modern Tokyo
A young lad, doing an old dance, in unmistakably modern Tokyo.
Sunday worship, Tokyo festival style
No Sunday solemnity on the way to the shrine for these worshippers. Instead, there was booze, unfettered joy and a boisterousness more akin to a football match. It was wonderful.
Japanese Coming of Age Day generations
One is coming of age, but both of them are very much creatures of the age.
