Yesterday late afternoon, several of us gathered in the lounge at the school, before walking several blocks to the Susukino area for the festival.
At the festival, a main street was closed to traffic to make room for taiko drumming and a parade of people in traditional costume.
It was a great chance to meet more students and it was a lot of fun in the lively atmosphere.
Several side-streets were also closed to traffic and filled with tables serving food and beer.
I get the feeling that the locals have a kind of 'work hard and play hard' kind of lifestyle. Certainly between the festivals and the beer gardens there is a lot of beer being drunk. The Susukino area is one of the largest nightlife areas in Japan outside of Tokyo with a lot of clubs and hostess bars etc. This created a funny juxtaposition of traditional and modern during the festival, as girls from the bars were still outside to advertise:
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