3x3 World Tour Utsunomiya Masters

'3x3 World Tour Utsunomiya Masters' was held at Futa-ara-yama Shrine last month.

The games were so exciting that even Gods at the shrine might have been surprised.

TV monitors were set outside the main basketball court and people who could not enter the venue enjoyed watching games through the mointors.

People were dancing at the music festival held one day before the 3x3 World Tour.

Miyaichi-Sai Summer Festival in Utsunomiya

Miyaichi-Sai or Miyaichi summer festival was held for three days last week.

The festival is held on a period between the rainy season and the hot summer season expressing people's joy of coming summer.

Hustle and bustle of the festival remind the citizens of the arrival of the summer.

Utsunomiya Animation Festival 2015 Part-3

Needless to say their clothes were well prepared, their postures and facial expressions seemed far better than B-class movie stars.


When I was taking their pictures, I thought, they were able to become professional actors or actresses.

Utsunomiya Animation Festival 2015 Part-2

Anime-painted cars were on display in Banba square for the festival days.

Car owners from nearby prefectures came to the festival site.

They enjoyed talking and boasting with buddy geeks about their elaborately decorated cars.




It's sometimes hard to tell their gender in their costume.

Daruma Doll Festival Is Held

Daruma doll festival was held in Banba Square yesterday. What's a Daruma doll?

Daruma is a traditional handmade Japanese wishing doll that keeps us focused on achieving our goals.

The eyes of Daruma are often blank when sold.

A person who bought a doll fills in one eye on setting the goal to signify one's commitment to achieving, then the other on fulfilling it.
In this way, every time the person sees the one-eyed Daruma, they recall the goal.

There are ten colors for the type of goal.


Black:chasing away evil and a successful year

Blue: personal achievement and success

Gold: wealth

Green:good health and vitality

Orange: success in school

Pink:blessing in love, marriage and giving birth

Purple:advancement in career

Red:safety and success in every way

White:new birth and best wishes

Yellow:security and protection