Japan Music Festival Live Stream, Fuji Rock 2011 Online

Fuji Rock Festival is an annual rock festival held in Naeba Ski Resort, in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The 3 day event, organized by Smash Japan, features more than 200 Japanese and international musicians, making it the largest outdoor music event in Japan.

This live feed is at the 2011 Fuji Rock Festival:

http://www.myworldwebcams.com/music/fuji_rock.html

Event Information:

In 2005, more than 100,000 people attended the festival. Fuji Rock Festival is named so because the first event in 1997 was held at the base of Mount Fuji. Since 1999 the festival has been held at the Naeba Ski Resort in Yuzawa, Niigata.

There are seven main stages and other minor stages scattered throughout the site. The Green stage is the main stage and it has a capacity for almost 50,000 spectators. Other stages include the White Stage, the Red Marquee, Orange Court, and Field of Heaven. The walks between some of the stages can be long, and some of the trails can be hilly, but the walks are beautiful, often taking you through forests and over sparkling streams. Dragondola - the longest gondola lift in the world, carries festival goers up to the top of the mountain overlooking the festival site.

The hub of the site is called Oasis where more than 30 food stalls from around the world gather. The main site closes each night after the final act, but Oasis continues to stay open until late at night, as well as the Red Marquee where an all-night rave continues until 5am. The site re-opens at 9am. The night before the festival (Thursday night) features an opening party which is free entry, featuring bon-odori (traditional Japanese folk dance), prize draws, food stalls and a fireworks display. The festival's stated aim is to be "The cleanest festival in the world", and the cleanliness of the site and facilities, as well as the effort put into recycling, is often commented on.

Obon Festival of Souls 2011 Live Stream Online, Sapporo, Japan

Obon is a Buddhist event and is the period of praying for the repose of the souls of one's ancestors. People believe that their ancestors' spirits come back to their homes to be reunited with their family during obon.

Dates of the festival vary across Japan, but on the 15th July this festival is celebrated in Sapporo, site of this live webcam view:

http://www.myworldwebcams.com/asia/japan/sapporo_webcam.html

Location information:

Sapporo is the fifth-largest city in Japan by population. It is the capital of Hokkaid? Prefecture, located in Ishikari Subprefecture, and an ordinance-designated city of Japan. Sapporo is best known outside Japan for hosting the 1972 Winter Olympics, the first ever held in Asia, and for the annual Yuki Matsuri in the city, internationally referred to as the Sapporo Snow Festival, which draws more than 2 million tourists from around the world. The city is also home to Sapporo Brewery and the famous white chocolate biscuits "White Lovers" exclusively sold in Hokkaido.

Sapporo is a city located in the southwest part of Ishikari Plain and the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary stream of the Ishikari River. Roadways in the urban district are laid to make grid plan road. The western and southern part of Sapporo are occupied by a number of mountains including Mount Teine and Maruyama.

Tokyo Webcam as Earthquake and Tsunami Strikes Japan

Early this morning a massive earthquake has hit the northeast of Japan triggering a tsunami that has caused extensive damage, with low lying property and land deluged by the 4 metre wave.

This live webcam feed is in Tokyo:

Tokyo webcam

Japan's TV showed cars, ships and even buildings being swept away the Fukushima prefecture, after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake. The tremor at 1446 local time (0546 GMT) was followed by a series of powerful aftershocks.

Location Information:

Chuo is in the central area of Tokyo, surrounded by the five special wards of Chiyoda, Minato, Taito, Sumida, and Koto

Administratively, Chūō is divided into the three zones of Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and Tsukishima. Nihonbashi and Kyobashi are predominantly commercial areas on the east side of Tokyo Station, and incorporate the famous districts of Ginza and Tsukiji. Tsukishima is a separate island in Tokyo Bay dominated by condominium towers.

Sapporo Web Cam - Obon Festival of Souls 2010

Sapporo from Television Broadcasting House roof tower

Obon is one of the most important traditions for Japanese people. It is a Buddhist event and is the period of praying for the repose of the souls of one's ancestors. People believe that their ancestors' spirits come back to their homes to be reunited with their family during obon. Obon is an important family gathering time and many people return to their hometowns.

Dates of the festival vary across Japan, but on the 15th July this festival is celebrated in Sapporo, site of this live webcam view.