Hanazono

My future self looks heaven-ward

December 19, 2013Public space, Uncannyfuture self, Hanazono, heaven-ward, looking, Shinjuku, shrine, sky, Tori no Ichi, what's up there, wondertokyo moe Leave a comment

Looking toward the sky at Tori no ichi festival, at Hanazono shrine. I wonder what’s up there.

Cast iron pan for matsuri mini cakes

December 14, 2013menapron, best when, brush, cast iron, cook, Hanazono, his, love, matsuri, mini cakes, pan, Tori no Ichi, warmtokyo moe One comment

Best when warm. I love the cook, his brush, and apron.

Time to buy your lucky rake, and enjoy Japan’s most beautiful people

November 2, 2013fetish, JR & Tokyo Metro, male fashion, Public space, transitbuy, gorgeous people, Hanazono, lucky rake, lunar, Moe, most, shrine, Tori no Ichitokyo moe One comment

The Shinjuku San Chome station of the Tokyo Metro is all dolled up for this year’s Tori no Ichi festival, where you can buy lucky rakes and eat and drink with Tokyo’s most gorgeous people. In a fluke of the lunar calendar, this year there will be 3 events in November: tonight and tomorrow, Nov 14 and 15, and Nov 26 and Nov 27. I’ll try to be there as often as possible.

If you’re in Tokyo, I highly recommend it. Apparently, Asakusa is more traditional. Hanazono shrine in Shinjuku is, I believe, the most gorgeous, power spot in Japan.

Here’s some photos from past years:
https://jaredinnakano.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/eating-action-shot-at-shrine-festival/
https://jaredinnakano.wordpress.com/2012/06/19/male-hosts-sharing-yakisoba-at-hanazono-shrine-festival/
https://jaredinnakano.wordpress.com/2012/06/16/anpan-man-also-prays-at-hanazono-shrine/

Adorable dreads and headband at Hanazono shrine’s festival

January 9, 2013fetish, men, Public spaceadorable, festival, hair, Hanazono, headband, love, Moe, shrine, Torinoichitokyo moe Leave a comment

How did I neglect to post this dreaded hottie last year? I saw him at Hanazono shrine’s Torinoichi festival, and you can see the lucky rake behind him. Love the hair!

Eating action shot at shrine festival

December 13, 2012fetish, men, Public spaceaction shot, eating, festival, Hanazono, how, love, Moe, sacred, shrine, Tori no Ichitokyo moe One comment

I love that these suited men are sharing a single yakisoba, and that the camera has caught them with all four chopstick pairs in action. This is how Japanese encounter the sacred.

Can you ever go wrong with white fur, sunglasses, and rhinestone cellphone case?

December 12, 2012Public spacecase, elevate, festival, Hanazono, level, rhinestone, shrine, spiritual, sunglasses, Tori no Ichi, white furtokyo moe Leave a comment

No, you can’t. Also at Tori no Ichi festival at Hanazono shrine. Seeing beautiful people like this elevates me to a higher spiritual level. Or so it feels like.

Candy apple and eye patch are a killer look

December 11, 2012Public spaceandy apple, animal, big-haired boyfriend, eye patch, festival, Hanazono, killer look, print, rocking, shrine, Tori no Ichi, vesttokyo moe Leave a comment

When you have a candy apple and an eye patch, you hardly need an animal print vest and big-haired boyfriend. She’s rocking one of my favorite looks from Tori no Ichi festival at Hanazono shrine last month.

Big hair worshippers distracted and snapping photos in opposite direction of shrine

June 17, 2012male fashion, menbig, festival, hair, Hanazono, opposite, shrinetokyo moe Leave a comment

I wonder if these guys work at the same hair salon! That’s some big and complicated male hair. I like how they’re focused on something on opposite side of the shrine. Maybe Anpan man?