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Friday July 30th 2010

Posts Tagged ‘festival’

Groundhog Phil Says “6 More Weeks of Winter”

Groundhog Phil Says “6 More Weeks of Winter”

According to the prognosticator of prognosticators, the Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, there will be 6 more weeks of winter.  His prediction certainly seems to be supported by the freezing cold temps of the last few days.  You can check out Phil's official webpage here for more information on the bastion of weather prediction. So no [...]

Samba Samba in Yoyogi

Samba Samba in Yoyogi

Yesterday I went with my friend Hiroshi to the annual Brazilian Festival in Tokyo's Yoyogi Koen (Park).  I am embarassed to say that this was actually the first time I had been to Yoyogi and also the first international festival that I have been to since I first came to Japan.  Well, as the old saying goes, "better late than never".  Hiroshi [...]