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		<title>What are you doing New Years Eve?</title>
		<link>http://everyday.3yen.com/2009-12-31/what-are-you-doing-new-years-eve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So it&#8217;s the last day of 2009. A tough year for most people, in Japan or elsewhere. For those of you living in Japan, I&#8217;m curious to hear how you plan to ring in 2010 tonight. A trip to the local temple maybe? A party at some bar? A quiet evening with family and friends?
Have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Autumn Festival</title>
		<link>http://everyday.3yen.com/2008-10-08/an-autumn-festival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aki Matsuri, another seasonal festival that coincides with autumn in Japan. There are very few cultures that celebrate the start of a season and I find it rather poignant that the Japanese people do with their Shinto beliefs. Anyway, check out this recent video of Aki Matsuri in Kichijoji.

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		<title>Name this dance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Expedited Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What festival is this dance related to?

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		<title>Fireworks on display</title>
		<link>http://everyday.3yen.com/2008-07-31/fireworks-on-display/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Expedited Writer</dc:creator>
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		<title>Events Calendar: Catching fireworks at play</title>
		<link>http://everyday.3yen.com/2008-07-30/events-calendar-catching-fireworks-at-play/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Expedited Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During summers in Japan, a line of firework displays are scheduled weekly for the public eye in Tokyo. And usually these fireworks are a wrap up to festivals during the summer so here is a list of events to check out and mark on your calendar if you want to catch these work of art [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Art Buff &#8211; Tokyo International Arts Festival 2008</title>
		<link>http://everyday.3yen.com/2008-02-27/art-buff-tokyo-international-arts-festival-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Expedited Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All art buffs should put this on their calender as the Tokyo International Arts Festival 2008 will be held throughout March 2008. This year&#8217;s lined up will include artists from Argentina, Belgium and Switzerland among the other Japanese artist who will be showcasing their art during the month of March. Now, art is a pretty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kawasaki&#8217;s Halloween Parade</title>
		<link>http://everyday.3yen.com/2007-11-15/kawasakis-halloween-parade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Expedited Writer</dc:creator>
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They&#8217;re grander than just kids knocking on doors asking for candies here. The video is from last year, this year&#8217;s Kawasaki&#8217;s Halloween&#8217;s Parade&#8217;s video is not up yet but a photo of the week in Metropolis showed variety and grand costumes better than it&#8217;s western counterparts ;)

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		<title>Taiko Contest</title>
		<link>http://everyday.3yen.com/2007-08-22/taiko-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Expedited Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TaikoDon&#8217;t miss out on the Tokyo International Taiko Contest this Aug 24-25. There will be over 3000 taiko  drummers participating and some hailing as far as Sado island. Do look out for an 84 jazz musician turn taiko drummer at the competition. Word has it, he has some pretty interesting chords up his sleaves.
Check [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gion Matsuri</title>
		<link>http://everyday.3yen.com/2007-06-14/gion-matsuri/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Expedited Writer</dc:creator>
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Gion Matsuri (祇園祭;, Gion Matsuri) is an annual festival that takes place in Kyoto and is said to be one of the most famous, if not the most famous festival in all of Japan. It spans the entire month of July and is crowned by the beautiful parade, the Yama-boko Junkō (山鉾巡行, Yama-boko Junkō?) on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hatsuyume</title>
		<link>http://everyday.3yen.com/2007-01-10/hatsuyume/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chidade</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hatsuyume is one of the strangest yet quaintest New Year traditions I&#8217;ve ever heard of. It&#8217;s the first dream that you have in the new year, and is said to fortell what kind of year lies ahead of you. January 2nd is also known as hatsuyume, as it&#8217;s the day after the first night of [...]]]></description>
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