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Oji Fox Parade
The Oji Fox Parade is an event that reenacts a famous scene from a ukiyo-e print by Hiroshige in which foxes gather under a tree before visiting Oji Inari Shrine. The parade was held December 31, 2013 to January 1, 2014, in Oji, which is located in Tokyo’s Kita Ward. 108 people dressed as foxes, along with other participants with their faces made up to resemble foxes, paraded from Shozoku Inari Shrine to Oji Inari Shrine.
(January 1, 2014)
Visiting Senso-ji Temple at New Year’s
Senso-ji Temple in Taito Ward, Tokyo, was crowded with worshippers making the traditional New Year’s visit to the temple to offer prayers. Many tourists also visited the row of shops that line the street from Kaminarimon to the main hall of the temple.
(January 14, 2014)
Izu Oshima Product Exhibition
Prior to the start of the Izu Oshima Camellia Festival, the Izu Oshima Product Exhibition was held January 15 to 21, at the Japanese Prefectural Tourism Corner located within the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. Representatives promoted Izu Oshima in various ways, conveying the charms of the island with a smile, including by having young ladies dressed in the traditional colorful attire of the island hand out camellia saplings.
(January 15, 2014)
Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games is established
On January 24, the Japan Olympic Committee (JOC) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government formally established the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020). (January 24, 2014)
(January 24, 2014)
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