I was in the Kansai/Nagoya area recently to take in a geisha performance in Kyoto and to tour a castle or two in the Nagoya area.
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Gimmeabreakman Interviews Samurai/RoninDave about the Yamanote Halloween Train
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Decadent Halloween at Tokyo Decadance - Vid and Photos
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Tokyo Decadance - the melting pot of eccentric underground subcultures - threw a big Halloween bash. However, really everytime they throw an event, it's like Halloween. Here are some photos and a video from Tokyo Decadance's big halloween party shindig. Careful! Some of them might not be safe to look at while at work if the boss is looking over your shoulder.
Read more »Samurai Dave gets RickRolled Yamanote Halloween Train Style
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Just when I thought this Halloween Train business over and done with after its no show on Halloween night, I get an email and video from someone claiming they have video footage of that Train party.
Read more »Yokai Make for a Scary Halloween in Japan
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Although Halloween is a western holiday, Japan has its own tradition of spooky creatures called "yokai".
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It's the Great Pumpkin Cult, Charlie Brown!!!
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Now I know this parody tale is not about Japan persay but since it is Halloween and Snoopy is a minor Hello Kittyish figure in Japan - he has his own shop in Harajuku - I thought some might enjoy this especially if they remember watching "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!" when they were kids.
Enjoy!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
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2008 Kawasaki Halloween Parade
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I didn't know they did a Halloween parade in Kawasaki... Click the title above for photos of the event.
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Tokyo Yamanote Halloween Train on TV!
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Tokyo Yamanote Halloween Train on TV! Well, Cable TV at least. Last year's video on the Yamanote Halloween Train event is currently airing on Current TV, a citizen journalism cable channel initiated by former Vice President Al Gore.
Check out my other vids over there and vote them up, please!
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Cops, Nerds, and Halloween Trains
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Despite assurances from some that last Saturday's Yamanote Halloween Train was a bust, the following account paints a completely different picture.
We had otaku nerds from 2channel, photographers, and police protection! We were like rock stars! All in all good fun.
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Tokyo Yamanote Halloween Train rides again and we get rockstar treatment.
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Despite Japanprobe's rather dour report that last Saturday's Yamanote Halloween Train was a bust, here's a video that dares to contradict that view.
Tokyo Yamanote Halloween Train rides again and we get rockstar treatment.
Police protection, avidly-snapping photographers, and love-hate psycho stalkers.
We were the the few, the proud, the loud.
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Yamanote Halloween Train Power Rangers on Parade
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This is from the 2006 Yamanote Halloween Train event where a group of crazy Spanish-speaking Power Rangers who on the second loop of the party would jump out at the stations and do a little martial arts dance.
Just some harmless mischievous bit of good fun.
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Weird Halloween Costumes
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Believe it or not, Japanese love to dress up in costumes, and it doesn’t even have to be Halloween.
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Boku wa DJ Basho!
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New Japundit Blog contributor Mr. Wind-up Bird posts a report about how the mangling of a J-to-E translation of Basho's haiku poetry has inspired a Halloween idea.
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Japanese Kabocha Pumpkin Recipes for Halloween
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Let's enjoy cooking Japanese pumpkin dishes for Halloween! Kabocha, or Japanese pumpkin, is popularly used in Japanese cooking and is sweeter than its orange-skinned western cousin.
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Domo-kun in America
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Domo-kun is the new image character for Target's Halloween campaign. When can we just build that trans-pacific bridge already?!
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