Foodpsycho's Blog: Onbashira

Vlog #06 - Onbashira Satobiki

Too much fun resulted in too much footage to cut down, so the result is just under six minutes! Note: Videos don't appear in email ...

I thought I was going mad when I heard the whinny of a horse near my apartment. Playing games too much, I told myself. But it turns out ...

Well, this was a surprise... I knew something was going on when I saw a group of people in purple yukaka in my neighbourhood arou...

Even compared with the risky kiotoshi ("tree drop") in Chino the week before, Shimosuwa's is very dangerous. This is no cont...

In many ways, Onbashira epitomises the spirit, cooperation and tradition that make Japan unique. Honestly, I can only imagine this amazing f...

Excitement for Shimosuwa's Onbashira Festival has been building for a couple of months, but now it has hit fever pitch. Recently, I was ...