Our local community had its annual Autumn festival and we were lucky to be invited to it. We all wore happi coats and pink headbands as it is our community colour! It all started at 8am when we met at the shrine near our apartments and had sake! We then walked around the streets chanting yo-yasa! We stopped for a few snack, beer, icecream and sake breaks along the way! Then it was lunch at the park near our apartments and we had a yum bento and beer and more sake! We then watched some dancing including lion dancing. It was a long but exciting day and we were also invited to a community dinner where there was more great food and beer! I feel very lucky to be a part of this community and to be welcomed by all the people that live here.
The shrine where it all started
Julian, Taube and I drinking sake at 8am!
The portable shrine going past Shirasagi Residence!
Close up of the cool carvings on the portable shrine
Me in front of the portable shrine on one of the breaks!
Another close up of the portable shrine
The yum lunch and beer of course!
Our shrine plus others jostling together
1 comment:
I remember being in stuck in the middle of all the craziness. How scary, but fun at the same time! hehehe :-)
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