Interesting Green: Asakusa Samba Carnival (Japan)

PHOTO: 2010-08-28 Samba_5199 2010 Asakusa Samba Carnival.

By forrestbro Forrest Brown. This photo was taken on August 28, 2010 using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

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Asakusa Samba Carnival
Posted on August 13, 2011 by Somewhere in the world today

PHOTO: Samba Carnival 2009 Annual Samba Carnival at Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan (29-Aug-2009).

By Crazywolfdl Ân Nguyễn. This photo was taken on August 29, 2009 using a Canon EOS Kiss Digital X.
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When: Last Saturday in August. 2011 event cancelled. 25th August 2012.
Where: Asakusa district, Tokyo, Japan.

PHOTO: 29th Asakusa Samba Carnival

By Daniel Shi. This photo was taken on August 29, 2009 using a Nikon D40X.

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The streets of Tokyo’s Asakusa district come alive with fabulous floats and vibrant dancers, shimmying their way to the Latino sounds of Japan’s version of the Rio Carnival. Samba groups from all over Japan (and some from Brazil too) twirl and gyrate in front of the Sensoji temple gates, one of Tokyo’s oldest and most revered temples. The unusual mix of South America meets the East is a spectacular sight to see.

PHOTO: Samba Carnival
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When is the Asakusa Samba Carnival?

Usually the last Saturday in August, the 2011 Samba Carnival (which has been held every year since 1981) has sadly been cancelled for the first time ever.

PHOTO: 29th Asakusa Samba Carnival

By Daniel Shi. This photo was taken on August 29, 2009 using a Nikon D40X.

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The 2011 Tohoku earthquake forced planners to push Tokyo’s famous Sumida River fireworks display to August 27th which also happened to be the day of the Samba Carnival. Because the fireworks are considered more important, the Samba Carnival has been cancelled.

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Somewhere in the world today
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PHOTO: 29th Asakusa Samba Carnival

By Daniel Shi. This photo was taken on August 29, 2009 using a Nikon D40X.

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PHOTO: 2010-08-28 Samba_4493 2010
Asakusa Samba Carnival.

I don't normally think about Japan and a Brazilian Samba Carnival together, but that's what happens every summer in Japan’s version of the Rio Carnival in the Asakusa district of Tokyo. Almost 5000 participants paraded through the streets of Asakusa in wild, sexy and sometimes strange costumes. This year (2010) was the 30th anniversary of the Asakusa Samba Carnival.

One of the reasons for a Japanese Samba Carnival is that Japan and Brazil have had a long connection with Brazil having the largest population of Japanese outside of Japan because of the over 200,000 Japanese farmers who moved to Brazil to work on the coffee plantations in the early 1900's.

This photo is from my blog, go to www.forrestbrown.com/blog/tag/samba/ to see all of my photos from the Asakusa Samba Carnival.

By forrestbro Forrest Brown. This photo was taken on August 28, 2010 using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

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PHOTO: 29th Asakusa Samba Carnival

By Daniel Shi. This photo was taken on August 29, 2009 using a Nikon D40X.

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PHOTO: 29th Asakusa Samba Carnival

By Daniel Shi. This photo was taken on August 29, 2009 using a Nikon D40X.

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PHOTO: 29th Asakusa Samba Carnival

By Daniel Shi. This photo was taken on August 29, 2009 using a Nikon D40X.

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PHOTO: 29th Asakusa Samba Carnival

By Daniel Shi. This photo was taken on August 29, 2009 using a Nikon D40X.

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PHOTO: 29th Asakusa Samba Carnival

By Daniel Shi. This photo was taken on August 29, 2009 using a Nikon D40X.

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PHOTO: Asakusa Samba Festival Held on the last Saturday in August, the Asakusa Samba Festival is a carnival that's perfect during a hot Tokyo summer..This Tokyo style samba festival is a relatively new addition to the Japanese calendar. The first carnival was held on August 29, 1981 to celebrate the long standing ties between Brazil and Japan.There are usually 30 - 40 dance teams taking part in the Asakusa Samba Festival, with the winning team of the Rio de Janeiro carnival for the year also invited to take part. The dance teams are divided into 3 leagues. The top league is made up of all the professional dancers and musicians who will be competing during the Grand Parade.

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PHOTO: Samba Carnival 2009 Annual Samba Carnival at Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan (29-Aug-2009).

By Crazywolfdl Ân Nguyễn. This photo was taken on August 29, 2009 using a Canon EOS Kiss Digital X.

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PHOTO: Samba Carnival 2009 Annual Samba Carnival at Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan (29-Aug-2009).

By Crazywolfdl Ân Nguyễn. This photo was taken on August 29, 2009 using a Canon EOS Kiss Digital X
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PHOTO: Samba Carnival 2009 Annual Samba Carnival at Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan (29-Aug-2009).

By Crazywolfdl Ân Nguyễn. This photo was taken on August 29, 2009 using a Canon EOS Kiss Digital X.

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PHOTO: CIMG1622

By Jugem Jugem tatsuro. This photo was taken on August 27, 2005 using a Casio EX-Z750.

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PHOTO: 2010-08-28 Samba_4493 2010
Asakusa Samba Carnival.

This photo is from my blog, go to www.forrestbrown.com/blog/tag/samba/ to see all of my photos from the Asakusa Samba Carnival.

By forrestbro Forrest Brown. This photo was taken on August 28, 2010 using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II.