Anyi Ancient Village is where the old wedding rites still get played out for real. Jiangxi Culture put on a group ceremony there, and what it does is keep the customs in view rather than on a shelf. Couples turned up in… Show more

Anyi Ancient Village group wedding

Amid the neon and skyscrapers of Shibuya, people slip into yukata and form a big circle to dance Bon Odori. It’s striking, right in a spot so many peg as the face of globalization, they’re swaying to chants that have… Show more

Bon Odori in Shibuya