Monthly Archives: October 2019

Life In Japan: Festival of the Portable Shrines

Posted on October 24, 2019 by johnrachel

Every year during the third week in October we have a most unique and marvelous festival here called the Festival of the Portable Shrines, as the streets fill with colorful costumes, huge shrines either on wheels or being carried by the heartier men — many of whom are extremely inebriated on local sake — and visitors from all over who come to enjoy the festivities. Continue reading →

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Life In Japan: Harvesting Rice

Posted on October 12, 2019 by johnrachel

Being raised in a major city, a factory town no less, I find this whole rice farming business fascinating.  Almost magical! Detroit didn’t have any farms back then, though I hear these days there are quite a few organic gardens in the empty lots remaining now that all the houses are burned down. Continue reading →

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