Tag: 2013

Snow in Harajuku & Shibuya on Coming of Age Day 2013 – Pictures & Video

Snow in Harajuku & Shibuya on Coming of Age Day 2013 – Pictures & Video

Posted on January 15, 2013 in

The second Monday of each new year is Coming of Age Day (Seijin no Hi) in Japan. This holiday is a celebration of Japanese young people who are making the transition from childhood/adolescence into adulthood. Young men and women who

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Fukubukuro / Lucky Bags – Shibuya 109 & Shibuya Shop Pictures 2013

Fukubukuro / Lucky Bags – Shibuya 109 & Shibuya Shop Pictures 2013

Posted on January 3, 2013 in

It's the start of a new year. This means many things to many people, but to those of us in Tokyo it means one thing above all else - Fukubukuro! In the Japanese Fukubukuro (literally "lucky bag") tradition, the first

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