2007年8月17日金曜日

Sunset @ Tama River













Small riverside in summer













2007年8月13日月曜日

2007年8月12日日曜日

Kitano Tenmangu, Kyoto













Trip to Kyoto part 1

These photos were taken at Nagaoka Tenjin, Kyoto.













2007年8月4日土曜日

Bon Festival

Last night I took the kids to Bon Festival which was held at the playground in primary school near my house.
夕べ家の裏にある小学校のグラウンドで盆踊りやってました。3人で行って来ました。


One big stage in the middle and the people were dancing `Bon Odori (Bon dance)` around it.
Everyone could join it but since I never knew how to dance, we were just watching from the side.






We can dance on the stage too. Last yr, Michan was dancing there but last night she had more interest in playing slide rather than the dance.




On the second, smaller stage here a Japanese drum or taiko is played.



yatai at the festival. Usually they sell takoyaki, yakisoba (fried noodle), kakigori and some toys.