Roving Ronin Report

Fashion from Japan’s Taisho Period (1912-1926)

Armored samurai firing replicas of 16th Century matchlock guns known as teppo.

Samurai!

Japanese Lady Traveller of the Past at Oguri Hangan Samurai Festival

Samurai and Ninja fight at a Samurai Festival

Japanese High School Archers in Samurai Armor at a Samurai Festival

Tall Japanese Float depicting a Traditional Hunter at Goshogawara’s Tachi Neputa.

Pikotaro Hagoita - hagoita are Japanese New Year Paddle decorations depicting characters from Kabuki and modern celebrities.

Japanese Festival based on an ancient legend of a woman who turns into a fiery serpent and pursues the man who denied her love.

Sumo Champion Hakuho throwing salt to purify the ring before his match at an outdoor sumo event in Tokyo.

Yabusame - Japanese Horseback Archery. Archer scores a hit.