HONG KONG’S FABULOUS TIN HAU FESTIVAL Tin Hau is the Goddess of the Sea and the equivalent of Hong Kong’s Buddhist “patron saint”. Serendipitously today happens to be Tin Hau’s birthday and, since we’re here, we thought we’d join in the celebrations for this heavenly empress’s eponymous festival. […]
FESTIVAL FUN & A LITTLE BIT OF TONGUE This week is Golden Week in Japan; this week of national holidays is the busiest holiday season in Japan. It’s also the week when many cities hold festivals to celebrate this festive season. We’ve turned into festival junkies after our […]
ALL THE COLOURS & FLAVOURS OF THE HANA HARU FESTIVAL IN TOKUSHIMA! We celebrated all the abundance and joys of spring today, along with most of Tokushima! Welcome, ladies and gentlemen to the Hana Haru Festival (i.e. Spring Flower Festival) of 2015! One of the reasons […]
TODAY WE STUMBLED ACROSS THE HANAKEUSHIKI FESTIVAL IN YOSHINO Being Sunday, Nara-shi was really busy today. So, rather than fight with the crowds of tourists and local picnickers, we decided to go out of town and visit the tiny hamlet of Yoshino instead. This small village is perched […]
Wandering Soles 