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Tokyo Design Festa

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Artistic Chaos!!! The Tokyo Design Festa – a chaotic ensemble of art The Tokyo Design Festa Anime fan wearing an all handmade costume As I entered the futuristic-looking Tokyo Big Site building on Odaiba Island, I was greeted by a person with the head of fish. Beyond him/her/it and all about the place wandered a colorful assortment of strange characters which appeared to have been born in fertile imaginations bred on Japanese Anime, Gothic Horror, and Salvador Dali. It was then that I knew I had reached my destination: the Tokyo Design Festa. F ishhead man advertising Getting a leg up or two at Tokyo Design Festa Usagi – Drumming Rabbits – Female Taiko Group Design Festa is a chaotic showcase of artists, musicians, craftsmen, designers, dancers, and performers – the sublime mixed with the avant garde. The Design Festa takes place twice a year in Tokyo and has been going on for 14 years. A Wild Wall Artists come from all over the world to participate. Booths are set up to showcase their...