Impressions of Tokyo – A Japan Blog Matsuri

Summer is festival time in Japan, or Matsuri time if you are a local, and my fellow Japan bloggers have decided to revive the Japan Blog Matsuri in honor of the season.  The Japan Blog Matsuri is a blog carnival covering a variety of Japan related subjects and I am honored to host the inaugural Matsuri here at The Tokyo Traveler.

Japan Blog Matsuri

Have you been to Tokyo or do you just dream of visiting this great city?  This version of the Japan Blog Matsuri will cover just that and if you want to participate all you need to do is write a post about your first impression of Tokyo or a memorable experience that you had while in the city.  If you haven’t been to Tokyo before I encourage you to put your thinking cap on and plan a trip, post about what you would do, where you would go and what you think would be the most interesting thing that you would take home with you, be it a memory or something more tangible.

Visit the Japan Blog Matsuri site to submit your post by August 20th and remember that all posts must be about your “Impressions of Tokyo“, real or imagined.  The Matsuri will be published in a special edition of Nihon on the Net on Sunday, August 24th.

Image Credit:  Japan Blog Matsuri, used with permission

23 Responses to “Impressions of Tokyo – A Japan Blog Matsuri”

  1. July 28th, 2008 | 11:33 pm

    [...] by popular demand…the newly revived Japan Blog Matsuri is now up and awaiting your Impressions of Tokyo. The deadline for submissions is August 20th and I can’t wait to read all of your great [...]

  2. July 28th, 2008 | 11:36 pm

    [...] has published a Japan Blog Matsuri announcement naming the theme and submission details, so if you’re interested, swing by her blog to learn [...]

  3.   Jordan
    July 29th, 2008 | 12:21 am

    I like the “real or imagined” part. I have a feeling any fictional impression of Tokyo are going to be sci-fi-ish. I like. Can’t wait to get started on my entry.

  4. July 29th, 2008 | 1:18 am

    My first impressions of Tokyo? How about Tokyo’s first impressions of me! :-P Just kidding. Time to put my thinking hat on…

  5. July 29th, 2008 | 7:33 am

    Hmm … this should be interesting. I’ve been to Tokyo just once, and it was only because the plane landed at Narita and I was taking the Shinkasen down to Nagoya. I didn’t get to see much.

    I’ll be sure to post my entry in the next few days, though. It should be interesting to see what everyone comes up with :)

  6. July 29th, 2008 | 7:33 am

    Hmm … this should be interesting. I’ve been to Tokyo just once, and it was only because the plane landed at Narita and I was taking the Shinkasen down to Nagoya. I didn’t get to see much.

    I’ll be sure to post my entry in the next few days, though. It should be interesting to see what everyone comes up with :)

  7.   Chris
    July 29th, 2008 | 3:02 pm

    I can’t wait to get started on my article. Tokyo was where I started and ended my first trip to Japan. So I have lots of great memories! Thanks for starting this, Shane :)

  8. July 29th, 2008 | 10:47 pm

    [...] I hope to have some more content posted in the next few days, with one such post being part of Shane’s Japan Blog Matsuri. [...]

  9.   Matt
    July 30th, 2008 | 11:17 pm

    In Soviet Union, Tokyo blogs you!

  10. August 3rd, 2008 | 8:01 pm

    [...] we get to this week’s news, make sure to submit your Impressions of Tokyo to the Japan Blog Matsuri by August 20th. I am really looking forward to reading all of the great [...]

  11. August 6th, 2008 | 12:54 am

    [...] Yeah, I know, I promised more posts. This isn’t one of those typical “I promise I will post soon” posts where the blogger never appears again. I’m busy building jpopjapan.com when I get free time and I expect that to continue. I’m also busy with planning for my trip to Japan in Sept and general life stuff, so posts to this site will be slim between now and then. Meanwhile, I’m slowly writing up a post for the Japan blog matsuri. [...]

  12. August 7th, 2008 | 12:06 am

    [...] I am writing this blog as a festival to Tokyo, Japan, I have been to Japan, but never to Tokyo and I always wondered what it would be like. So after some research into the city this is what I came up with. I have linked to websites to do with Tokyo, first is the Tokyo Traveller [...]

  13. August 7th, 2008 | 8:00 pm

    [...] in the realm of Japanese arts” and be sure to read all of the other submissions to the Japan Blog Matsuri that will be published in a special edition of Nihon on the Net on August [...]

  14.   Tori
    August 9th, 2008 | 5:51 am

    Ahhh. Tokyo. I’d say I could dig up interesting memories. I think one of them involved a Godzilla outfit…

    (btw, Hi Shane!)

  15. August 9th, 2008 | 9:36 pm

    [...] the theme of this month’s Japan Blog Matsuri is “First Impressions of Tokyo“, I couldn’t think of a better first impression that that offered by Japan Rail’s [...]

  16. August 13th, 2008 | 10:05 am

    [...] time for a Japan Blog Matsuri reminder! The deadline is August 20th to submit your Impressions of Tokyo so that means you only have 7 more days! We already have four submissions and I know that more of [...]

  17. August 16th, 2008 | 5:30 am

    [...] Here is my entry for the Japan Blog Matsuri [...]

  18. August 17th, 2008 | 10:48 am

    [...] is my contribution to Shane’s Japan Blog Matsuri, where bloggers are encouraged to write about a specific topic. The topic for the month of August [...]

  19. August 17th, 2008 | 8:08 pm

    [...] Matsuri that will be featured in a special edition of Nihon on the Net next week.  Submit your Impressions of Tokyo by August 20th to have your post [...]

  20. August 18th, 2008 | 12:24 am

    [...] the matsuri back to life and also to Shane as this shindig is graciously being hosted at her blog, The Tokyo Traveler. The theme of this matsuri is “Impressions of Tokyo,” which is a good topic that should [...]

  21. August 18th, 2008 | 12:24 am

    [...] the matsuri back to life and also to Shane as this shindig is graciously being hosted at her blog, The Tokyo Traveler. The theme of this matsuri is “Impressions of Tokyo,” which is a good topic that should [...]

  22. August 19th, 2008 | 12:44 am

    [...] This article was submitted as part of the Japan Blog Matsuri. For more details, check out The Tokyo Traveler. [...]

  23. August 20th, 2008 | 2:44 am

    [...] we are, August 20th. If you haven’t got your Japan Blog Matsuri article in by midnight tonight (Japan time), then I’m sending you on a really boring date. [...]


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