Listening to: Jar of Hearts by Christina Perri
Currently drinking: Drip with white mocha powder
It's almost summer, and in Japan it's the beginning of matsuri, or festival, season. It's one of the most fun events for Japanese and foreigners alike, and yesterday was my first experience going to one! At first I wasn't really planning on going, my teeth still hurt pretty bad and I wanted to do some homework and laze about, but thanks to a little encouragement from friends back home via Skype, I decided to hitch a ride with the bandwagon and get on the festival train.
It is generally tradition in Japan for men an women to wear yukata, so a few of the girls had gone out and purchased some beautiful pieces. Unfortunately, I didn't get to wear one, but I still managed to look somewhat appropriate, which was nice.
Photo courtesy of Cauvin Mo |
Delicious smelling food vendors lined every street. I was incredibly tempted to stop at each and every stand and shove my as much food into my face as possible, but unfortunately, and fortunately, I didn't have that much money, so I was only able to imagine what most of the food tasted like *sad face.* I DID, however, try a choco banana and it was oishii.
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Wayyyy too many people |
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These paper lantern floats were carried by at least twenty people each and were accompanied by drums :) |
Loads of love...and lattes <3
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