Festival in Asakusabashi

This was from back in early June. We basically just scan the newspapers looking for any random festival. This one was pretty close to our house. These are some guys doing traditional Japanese dance. I'm sure it was telling a story, but I didn't get it.

Oooh, scary.

A lion at the shrine.

Another lion. I think these are taken out and marched through the streets at some festival, but it wasn't on this day.

Another mikoshi.

This was the heaviest mikoshi in the area. A nice lady at a yukata store told me about it. It's over one ton. I feel sorry for the guys carrying it. Although they were probably all pretty drunk. Sore the next morning, I bet!

Look at that tuna head! This was great- grilled tuna with green onions. Most fair food is pretty similar, but this is the only time we've seen the tuna. It was yummy. I also got grilled corn on the cob, one of my favorites! Now that corn is in season I'm basically using it in everything. I'm big into salads with corn. I just wish we had a grill! It's just not the same boiled.

Here's a guy making okonomiyaki, one of Gen's favorites. I find it a little heavy, so we don't get it often.

Aren't they adorable? This was the first of the summer festivals, so a lot of the girls were decked out in pretty yukatas (summertime kimonos). We're going to a fireworks festival next weekend and the girls in my English class say I should wear a yukata (it's traditional at fireworks festivals) but I think I would look ridiculous.

I just think this is a cute picture.

You know those games at fairs when kids fish for plastic goldfish and then the prize is a real goldfish? Over here they actually use real fish for the "fishing" part and then the kids take whatever they catch. This is crawfish, but same principle.