There was a big parade right outside the main gate and so we went to see it. You always see pictures of these sort of thing's in books; so it was strange to be living it!
This was the largest float. This was the only one that I saw that wasn't being carried on peoples shoulders! They actually carried them. The Americans went by with a float...it was sort of amusing looking at the difference between the Japanese and the Americans. The Japanese were concentrated and almost solemn. But then here came the American crowd! A beer in one hand, and holding the float with the other...while throwing it in the air!
Everyone was throwing their floats in the air and yelling something that almost sounded like, "Russia!"
This is a guy...I'm not really sure what was with all of the cross-dressers. If this was in America, I would left long before this guy showed up!
Your guess is as good as mine!
This just looked so..."Japanesey," it's the picture you see in all the books about Japan..so I took a picture!
This is that first one, only in the dark. This one was so big it was having trouble with the narrow roads. It actually hit a light post once.
I'm not 100% sure who they are...but they had bamboo swords and were fighting, so here it is!
There is a LOT of pcitures, so I needed to do it in two parts. I may even need to do it in 3! I loved the parade. As they would say in Aladin, "It's just so magical."
6 comments:
OK, the horse head thing is the scariest for sure. :)
It looks awesome
Natalie-Oh good, I'm not the only one who was scared by it! lol
Yes Krista, it really is awesome! lol
I suppose the most outlandish costume Japanese men could come up with was the cross dressing thing...you'll remember that was my first question too. Why are all the men cross dressing? ::snort::
The question of the century!
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