- 2018.06.06
- Åsa Ekström
[Manga] Hokuou Joshi: Swedish Girl Åsa Discovers Japan All Over Again Southern Tohoku Yukata Level Up!(26)
The rest of Japan's even more mysterious than Tokyo! Åsa, a manga artist from Stockholm, Sweden, sets off to discover a side of Japan she’s never seen before. Her travels take her to southern Tohoku, Fukuoka, Okinawa, Hiroshima, and Kyoto. There are all-new surprises and touching moments in store for her every step of the way. Read on and discover the quirks of Japan all over again through Åsa’s eyes in this essay comic!
Yukata Level Up!
Åsa’s comment
When I think “Japanese festivals,” I think yukata, so I really wanted to wear one. But I guess it turns out the Hanko Gyoretsu isn’t really the sort of festival you wear a yukata for… ^^; Everybody else was dressed in normal clothes, so I stuck out like a sore thumb.
See Åsa’s blog here!
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