It's 10/31 and yes, they do seem to celebrate Halloween in a way. There are decorations in some of the stores and some stores have costumes. At Roppongi Hills there were having some sort of parties for a week at the City View (52nd floor place). And the ticket takers were all in costumes -- hats, capes. Not as wild as in the US -- more traditional stuff. I doubt they go trick-or-treating here. But I guess I'll find out today!
I found out they do trick-or-treat in Japan. We saw some very cute little kids out in costumes with their moms going to stores for candy. We asked one of the moms about it and she said that some parts of Tokyo do celebrate Halloween.
I found out they do trick-or-treat in Japan. We saw some very cute little kids out in costumes with their moms going to stores for candy. We asked one of the moms about it and she said that some parts of Tokyo do celebrate Halloween.
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Hi from Argentina!
What a wonderful experience for you all! Have fun, get tired, try as much as you can, walk, visit all the places your body can handle!
Watch and eat for me, please!
Happy B-day in advanced!
Japanese love adapting American holidays for their own. It sounds like some sort of cultural envy. I am just waiting for them to adopt Thankgivings and 4th of July. You should see them during Christmas. That is a commerial holiday for them.
Halloween was a Druid celebration. The Irish brought it to America with the mass immigrations of the 1800s.
Japanese didn't copied the Irish version, they copied the pure Americana version of latter half of the 20th century!
Mariana -- I am definetely tiring everything. And my feet are getting tired. But maybe I'm losing weight with all the walking! Happy Birthday to you!
Hugs,
Kathleen
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