On the third Saturday of each month, hundreds of sellers gather around the Yamato JR station in Kanagawa at a street fair focused on Japanese antiques. Sellers range from professional dealers to market hoppers with boxes of unsorted items they hope to rid themselves of quickly. For the visitor to Japan, the antique fair environment…
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The Some No Komichi, or Fabric Dyeing Festival is held annually in the neighborhood of Nakai, just north of Shinjuku. Nakai’s history dates back centuries when it was the center for production of cloth used to make kimono and other traditional Japanese crafts. During the festival (the last weekend in February or first in March),…
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