Takayama Night Parade
The big finale was the night parade! It was neat to see the beautiful carvings and tapestries illuminated by the lanterns. None of the floats hit buildings or the stop lights
Night Parade
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The floats
Whimsical carving on a float
The floats only come out twice a year… here is one getting ready for the night parade
Gojunko Procession
Gojunko Procession
We’ve never considered ourselves videographers, but that’s never stopped us from recording.
Ho Ho Ho Yokohama
There was a Christmas village in Yokohama and the malls had some beautiful trees.
Giant Snoopy (and giant Snoopy store!)
Happy Halloween!
Gu-me bears for everyone! We only saw two kids in costume (and they were eating dinner at Joyfull). One was a witch and the other was a pumpkin. I think they were coming back from an event at their after-school English lesson.
Imported from the USA!
Hida Shokawa Festival
Ventured out past Takayama to see the Renjishi dance at the Hida Shokawa Hometown Festival. After they were done performing, the renjishi made their way into the crowd. This caused every child under 3 to burst into tears. As an added bonus, on the path up to the festival, there were some Gassho-style houses for us to explore. You can watch the renjishi dance here and here.
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- …touch for good luck!
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- Eating small children.
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- Beautiful day
Nick at the Obon Festival
Not quite sure why people were dressed up, but we found them. Here is Nick-san enjoying the downtown festivities. (cont’d)
with Obon dancers
…with Power Rangers