Brighton Japan Festival: Moshi Matsuri, Sunday 19th June 2011

Having had such a wonderful time at the Brighton Japan Festival on Saturday, I went back for more on Sunday. The line up was different, but still based on the more traditional side of Japanese culture (as Saturday was). Again, the Moshi Matsuri Festival took part in Bartholemew Square (BN1 1JS). Here’s a brief run-down of the events … Continue reading →

Brighton Japan Festival: Moshi Matsuri, Saturday 18th June 2011

I had the absolute pleasure of attending the Brighton Japan Festival (ブライトン日本フェスティバル) today, and feel like I’ve just returned from a day-trip to Japan! 😀 It was everything I had hoped for – and more. There was traditional music, modern music, stalls selling interesting and cute Japanese items and food glorious food. The whole event … Continue reading →

Yaramaika Music Festival

Yesterday I went to the Yaramaika Music Festival here in Hamamatsu. It was a 2-day event, held on Saturday and Sunday. Unfortunately, there was heavy rain on Saturday, so I think it was a bit of a wash-out. Fortunately, I was working then, and Sunday was the main day anyway. My main reason for attending … Continue reading →

Haiku Day

According to a friend, and (after a little bit of Googling) according to the Japanese version of Wikipedia, today (August 19th) is Haiku Day, or 俳句の日. I had no idea there was a day for celebrating haiku, and there doesn’t seem to be much information about it at all in English anywhere on the web. … Continue reading →

Thai Festival…

Yesterday I went to a Thai Festival in Nagoya. Nagoya really seems to know how to do its festivals and celebrations. This was a well organised and very enjoyable event. I couldn’t help compare it to similar festivals I’ve been to in London. London is good at putting on multicultural events, but they are always … Continue reading →