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Jul 30 2012 7 Comments

Tokyo festival emotions

There are several drawbacks to summer in Tokyo. There’s the heat and awful humidity. Not to mention the millions of mosquitos. But, there are at least a few pluses — first and foremost of which are festivals. Boisterous, full-blooded affairs, that as well as being a lot of fun, also allow people to fully express their emotions.

Tokyo festival

Categorized: Culture, Photography, Religion

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  1. Ἀντισθένης says

    7/30/2012 at 10:11 am

    “Millions of mosquitoes” in Tokyo?! I get three bites a summer. Come to Canada and see mosquitoes…

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    • Lee says

      7/31/2012 at 11:28 pm

      That puts me off visiting Canada, I get bit about 3 times a day in Tokyo…

      Reply
  2. winnie says

    7/30/2012 at 10:56 pm

    Mosquitoes are everywhere! I had “Donated” too much blood to them. Their bites is horrible!!

    Great shot!
    This picture is so interesting and they have different expressions!!

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    • Lee says

      7/31/2012 at 11:29 pm

      Thanks!

      Same here, I suffer terribly every summer. Horrible little beasts.

      Reply
  3. Hans ter Horst says

    7/31/2012 at 9:39 pm

    Well, I don’t know about Tokyo but in Kawagoe I got bitten plenty of times this June, basically the moment you were in a rural area or a temple or shrine, the mosquitoes attacked my ankles . 🙂

    Love the facial expressions, from happy to anguish, just wanted to see a little more of the mikoshi to get some more context of what is going on but I can see how it might get lost in the background anyway.

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    • Lee says

      7/31/2012 at 11:33 pm

      I’m the same. They definitely bite some people more than others though.

      Yeah, I know what you mean. I was so intent on catching their expressions that I forgot about the bigger picture as it were.

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  4. BertoGarcia (@bermaxo) says

    8/3/2012 at 3:33 pm

    Que bonito es que los pueblos mantengan vivas sus Tradiciones
    creo que no deben perderse Saludos a todos

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