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TOKYO (KAGURAZAKA,) JAPAN: BETWEEN WORLDS

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Akagi Shrine

Kagurazaka feels like a neighborhood caught between worlds.

Writers once wandered here, geisha houses once flourished here, and now it’s families, students, shopkeepers, and the occasional traveler like me.

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TOKYO (KAGURAZAKA,) JAPAN: BAKENEKO FESTIVAL 2025

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An annual cat-costume parade and event centered on bakeneko — supernatural or “monster cats” in Japanese folklore. 

It’s held in mid-October in the Kagurazaka neighborhood of Tokyo.

The concept is tied to folklore about cats acquiring magical or supernatural powers (bakeneko).

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