Ginza Holiday Festival
57th Annual Ginza Holiday Festival at the Midwest Buddhist Temple, Friday, August 10, 2012
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57th Annual Ginza Holiday Festival at the Midwest Buddhist Temple, Friday, August 10, 2012
Photo: Max Herman
I like the idea of a holiday that got its start in Chicago. The Midwest Buddhist Temple started the Ginza Holiday Festival in 1956 as a way to share Japanese culture with the larger city. Now it's a city mainstay on the cultural calendar.
