Tanabu Matsuri

Here are a few pics from Tanabu Matsuri, the biggest yearly festival in Mutsu. It involves a little parade with traditional dancing and shrines on wheels that represent the different parts of the city. At the climax of the festival the shrines on wheels come together, sake is handed out, and then they go their separate ways. Also there is lots of alcohol and delicious foods, and a chance to talk to students outside of class. Sometimes I can't recognize them without the uniforms I see them in every day. It is also odd seeing them because I suspect a number of them had been drinking. Tsk tsk.



Not too much else exciting recently. It is summer vacation for the students. I have still had to go to work, but I can usually get off at noon, so I've been doing a lot of relaxing, writing, and watching movies. I'm trying to get back into reading as well. I just finished re-reading the Great Gatsby and I'm working on the Picture of Dorian Grey now. I often go with classics because reading a book takes a long time, and I don't want to waste my time with a bad book, and classics tend to be classics for a reason, while with contemporary novels I'm never sure.

Also in my free time I have discovered the wonders and horrors of YouTube. I'll leave you with one of my favorite clips that my friend TJ showed me: