Declan Murphy wrote:
> I recall Tokyo being unusually pleasant during Obon since so many
> people head "home" or take advantage of the break. The whole of
> Okazaki is pretty much closed today, as is Toyota etc. About a week
> ago I was told that some parts of Japan don't really observe Obon and
> that its business as usual, but the "sources" of the information were
> fairly FOTB. Aichi is unusually conservative and has a rich buddhist
> tradition, is the degree of "observance" more regional than I
> thought???

Wasn't Obon, but one Golden Week I was standing in some Tokyo subway
station or other and realized that, for about 10 seconds, I was the only
person in sight.

Dan


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