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Japan Blog Matsuri – The February 2011 Theme

2011 February 1
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by reesan

UPDATE: This edition of the Japan Blog Matsuri has now been published. All of the fantastic submissions can be viewed on the Famous Japanese Events post.

Welcome to the theme announcement for the February 2011 edition of the Japan Blog Matsuri, where I am privileged to be the host once again. The last time I had this honour was for the January 2010 Famous Japanese People theme.

This edition of the Japan Blog Matsuri marks it’s fourth anniversary after it was founded in February 2007 by Ken Y-N of WhatJapanThinks.com. The theme of the inaugural Matsuri was “festivals”.

The Japan Blog Matsuri is a blog carnival where everyone is invited to participate! It is a monthly round-up of articles motivated by the announcement of a Japan-related theme with the intention of creating a list of inspiring articles and images about Japan based on that theme.

Before we get into the specifics of this month’s Matsuri, a special thanks to Blue Shoe over at Just Another Day In Japan for hosting the previous Japan Blog Matsuri on Japan Firsts.

Theme

“Famous Japanese Events”

In this edition of the Matsuri tell us about a famous Japanese event, or more simplistically, a current or historical “notable occurrence related to Japan”. The possibilities are endless. It could be a current event, a recreational event, an historical event, a religious event, a sporting event, a cultural event, an entertainment event, a political event, a social event. The list could go on. The event does not necessarily have to occur in Japan but it must be related to Japan.

Rules and Guidelines

Aside from contributing within the context of the theme, there are only three very simple rules to follow:

  • Submissions should be made in accordance with the Japan Blog Matsuri Rules and Guidelines.
  • The submitted article must contain at least one picture related to the famous Japanese event.
  • The submitted article should contain a link back to this page.

How to Submit

Following are the two ways to submit an article:

Deadline

The deadline for submissions to this Matsuri is midnight Tuesday 22nd Thursday 24th February 2010 (Tokyo time).

Gambatte!

JBMatsuri

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33 Responses
  1. Blue Shoe permalink
    February 1, 2011

    Nice topic, man. I’ll think of a good one!

  2. Darren permalink
    February 2, 2011

    Reesan – I love reading your stuff! I know that my blog isn’t in the same league as yours but I do have one story that I think might work.

    While living in Japan this past year I went to the Mozu-Hachiman Futon-Daiko Festival just outside of Osaka. It was very culturally interesting and it provided for some great visuals too. Here’s the link to the story:

    http://www.whereisdarrennow.com/2010/10/mozu-hachiman-futon-daiko-festival.html

    Thanks!
    Darren

    • reesan permalink
      February 2, 2011

      Thanks for the submission Darren! The festival of five futons. One for my to-do list.

  3. Jonathan (lifeyoutv) permalink
    February 2, 2011

    Hi there,
    Love the theme of this blog matsuri, so I have to post my link, because the matsuri I speak about on this post is really something you have to visit..
    http://www.lifeyou.tv/samurai-photowalk/

    So it s not a new post.. ( because the next matsuri is in May) Hope it s ok :-P and that you will enjoy.

    ps: sorry if you already seen this video ( like Muzachan for exemple ^_^ )

    • reesan permalink
      February 2, 2011

      Love your work Jonathan. Great pics and awesome soundtrack choice for the embedded video.

  4. Chris B permalink
    February 2, 2011

    I’d like to submit this post :

    http://badboyinjapan.blogspot.com/2011/01/japan-thank-god-they-dropped-atomic.html

  5. Alice permalink
    February 4, 2011

    My first Japan Blog Matsuri, yay! Here’s my post about Setsubun–hopefully that counts as a famous Japanese event :)

    http://superhappyawesome.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/setsubun/

    • reesan permalink
      February 4, 2011

      Thanks for the submission Alice. Great topic choice.

  6. The Envoy permalink
    February 7, 2011

    http://througheyesfromafar.blogspot.com/2009/07/daicon.html

    An old post, but the only Japanese-related event for which I provided live coverage. Nothing up in February though, sorry.

  7. Haikugirl permalink
    February 12, 2011

    Hi there
    I hope you enjoy my post about the “Oni Matsuri” (鬼祭り) in Toyohashi: http://haikugirl.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/oni_matsuri/.
    Cheers!
    Ali

    • reesan permalink
      February 12, 2011

      Fantastic submission @Haikugirl! This event has to go on the list of things to do.

  8. David permalink
    February 14, 2011

    Hey Reesan, I finally sat down and wrote my first entry for the Japanese Blog Matsuri.

    Here it is: http://ogijima.com/2011/02/setouchi-international-art-festival/

    (I hope I did everything right) :-)

    • reesan permalink
      February 14, 2011

      Hi David, thanks for the submission. You are inspiring me to get over to the Kagawa Prefecture to check out the remaining pieces of the last Setouchi International Art Festival.

      • David permalink
        February 14, 2011

        Sweet! That was my plan all along… No really, it is. Half the purpose of this blog is to make people go to Kagawa, one of the most overlooked place in Japan (and in my opinion one of the most interesting)

  9. Andrea permalink
    February 16, 2011

    Hi Reesan,

    Here’s my submission for this month’s matsuri – http://tokyobounce.com/features/flashback-world-cup-2002/

    It’s a little different from the submissions you’ve already gotten, but hopefully it still fits the theme! ^_^

    • reesan permalink
      February 16, 2011

      Hi Andrea, thanks for the submission. Great choice for a topic. Being co-host of the 2002 FIFA World Cup certainly goes down as a “Famous Japanese Event”!

  10. Fayj permalink
    February 16, 2011

    Hi Reesan,

    Here is my first time submission to the blog matsuri. Please and thank you’s.

    http://osakapop.com/posts/2011/02/16/the-summer-music-festival-in-japan/

    • reesan permalink
      February 18, 2011

      Very cool submission Fayj! I like the angle – summer music festivals.

  11. François permalink
    February 17, 2011

    Hi Reesan, thanks for hosting this Japan Blog Matsuri.

    Here is my February submission → http://www.francois-delbrayelle.fr/blog-japon/en/jidai-matsuri-kyoto

    It deals with the very known Jidai Matsuri of Kyoto ! Hope everybody will enjoy it :-)

    • reesan permalink
      February 19, 2011

      Thanks for the submission François. I learnt some interesting history about Kyoto!

  12. Kristi permalink
    February 18, 2011

    I just submitted my entry through the widget, but I wanted to say thanks for hosting this month’s matsuri–I’m looking forward to seeing all of the great contributions!

    • reesan permalink
      February 19, 2011

      What a great post Kristi, and some really cool pics in there as well.

  13. Blue Shoe permalink
    February 19, 2011

    Reesan, here’s my eleventh hour entry!

    http://www.jadij.com/2011/02/odori-time.html

    よろしく！

    • reesan permalink
      February 23, 2011

      Thanks Blue Shoe! Wow, they’ve been doing the Miyako Odori since 1873.

  14. Paura permalink
    February 20, 2011

    Here’s our submission for the February Japan Blog Matsuri!

    http://shinpaideshou.wordpress.com/2011/02/04/flf-winter-festivals-in-northern-japan/

    Happy reading to all on the other great topics too!

    • reesan permalink
      February 23, 2011

      Hi Paura, great list of winter festivals in Northern Japan. Thanks for the submission!

  15. Philip Seyfi permalink
    February 23, 2011

    Here’s my submission…

    The Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 – http://nihongoup.com/blog/great-hanshin-earthquake-1995/

    I’m sorry for submitting past deadline and hope that you’ll accept my entry ^^

    • reesan permalink
      February 23, 2011

      Thanks for the submission Philip. No sweat on being a late entry, I extended the deadline to Thursday 24th.

  16. Jamaipanese permalink
    February 23, 2011

    here is my sumission, as usual I am rushing in just befor ethe dorrs close!

    http://www.jamaipanese.com/japan-2011-asian-cup-champions/

  17. scott jeppesen permalink
    February 24, 2011

    http://sonrisasenperu.org/2011/02/japanese-embassy-hostage-crisis/

    Hi guys,

    Here is my submission. It`s about the 1997 Japanese Embassy crisis in Lima, Peru.

    Cheers!

    Scott

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