TravelStream™ news feed for member mljtoshi on TravelPod's free travel blogs service http://www.travelpod.com/syndication/rss/mljtoshi en-us Copyright ©2009 TravelPod.com Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:46:59 -0400 http://www.travelpod.com http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/mljtoshi/9/1221745380/tpod.html http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/mljtoshi/9/1221745380/tpod.html#comments Travel Blogs http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/mljtoshi/9/1221745380/tpod.html Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:46:59 -0400 Harajuku, Cosplay and Kawaii Fashion

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kyo Decadance is one of unique cosplay and performing club even. Not like Anime cosplay, more open and creative mixed cosplayers get gother in this event. There are Kawaii fashion, Lolita costume, sexy outfit, movie kinds character outfit, and any other interesting costumes.

Check out the video here,

http://www.mustlovejapan.com/area/tokyo_west/tokyo_decadance_2008/
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Harajuku is where young and hip gathers. All the young fashion starts here.
One of the unique feature of Harajuku is "Kawaii" fashion.

Here is the video you can watch Harajuku onlive.

http://www.mustlovejapan.com/area/tokyo_west/harajuku/
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Koishikawa Korakuen Garden (小石川後楽園) is Japanese style garden in Tokyo and the one of the special place of scenery, and also the special historic places of Japan. The garden is located right next to Tokyo Dome, but it was built much earlier than Tokyo Dome. It was originally built in 1629 by Mitsukuni Tokugawa.

Check my video clip at
http://www.mustlovejapan.com/area/tokyo_center/koishikawa_garden/
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Check my video clip here:

http://www.mustlovejapan.com/area/tokyo_east/asakusa_samba/

It supposed to be rain yestarday, but the heat of Asakusa Samba Carnival pushed rain cloud away.
Asakusa Samba Carnival (淺草サンバカーニバル)is the one of the three major summer festival in Tokyo. Like Samba Carnival at Brazil, great sexy dancers with Samba costume shows exciting Samba Dance.
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It was raining, but no one could stop Koenji Awaodori. There are 12,000 Awaodori dancers joined this festival.
Awaodori is actually traditional dance of Tokushima, but Koenji Shopping Street started as promotion in 1957. Now it is one of the three major summer festival in Tokyo.

Check out my video clips here
http://www.mustlovejapan.com/area/tokyo_west/koenji_awaodori/
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Experience Japanese Summer festival and join Bon Odori Dance at Marunouchi Ondo in Hibhiya park. Hibiya Parki is located in the center of Tokyo. Only this time it will colored by many people with Yukata (浴衣).

Check out my video clips of Marunouchi ondo

http://www.mustlovejapan.com/area/tokyo_center/marunouchi_ondo/
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Small, but the best Japanese style garden in Tokyo.

Check out my video clip here
http://www.mustlovejapan.com/area/tokyo_east/kiyosumi_garden/

Kiyosumi Garden is a Japanese style garden located in east side of Tokyo. It has very famous collections of Japanese stones and rocks. In the center of the garden, there is a pond and many different kinds of gardens which represent the seasons of Japan around the pond. This surrounding style of garden is Called "Kaiyushikirinsenteien (回遊式林泉庭園)." Mr. Kinokuniya found this garden at 1716. Therefore, their are many classical features in this garden.
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http://www.mustlovejapan.com/area/southern_tokyo/hama_rikyu/

Check out my video clip of Hamarikyu Garden.

Check out the Japanese garden with the history nearby Tokyo Station. Not only history and Japanese garden, you can enjoy beautiful japanese flowers and wild birds.
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Check out my video clip of Shinjuku gyoen

http://www.mustlovejapan.com/area/tokyo_west/shinjuku_gyoen/

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden (新宿御苑, shinjuku gyoen) is a large Garden park located in East side of Shinjuku. It has not only Japanese style garden, but it also has British style and French style gardens.
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Imperial Palace Outer Garden (皇居外苑, kokyogaien) is located the center of Tokyo. It is part of the Imperial Palace, but it widely opened for public since 1949. It was used be Edo Castle for Tokugawa Shogun. Therefore many historical buildings are still parts of the palace and garden. In Imperial Palace Outer Garden, there are many great gates such as Sakurada-mon, Sakashita-mon, Kikyo-mon, and Oote-mon. Also, many keep towers, Fushimi-yagura, Fujimi-yagura and Tatsumi-yagura. With those great buildings from Edo Castle, You can feel the Edo period was like.

Here you can check out the video clips of Imperial Palace Outer Garden in my web site.

http://www.mustlovejapan.com/area/tokyo_center/kokyo_gaien/
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