Dancers performing
Dried fish on a stick, anyone?
huge paper lanterns on bamboo...the men would balance them on their hands and foreheads!
Taiko drum performance
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Lake Towada Kunizakai Festival 2009
Over Labor Day weekend we went to Lake Towadafor the Kunizakai Festival. It is a combination festival of three northern Japan prefectures--Aomori, Iwate, and Akita. It includes floats from the Aomori Nebuta parade, Kanto lanterns on huge bamboo poles from Akita, and giant taiko drums. There are also dancers from Iwate and Hachinohe. The weather was perfect, and we all had a great time enjoying the performances and the traditional festival food.
Dancers performing
Dried fish on a stick, anyone?
huge paper lanterns on bamboo...the men would balance them on their hands and foreheads!
Taiko drum performance
Dancers performing Dried fish on a stick, anyone? huge paper lanterns on bamboo...the men would balance them on their hands and foreheads! Taiko drum performance
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I remember those dried fish on a stick!! They sure are not the same as a hot dog on a stick.
Looks like a fun time and so interesting.
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