At the beginning of May in Japan there are four national holidays usually in the same week. Many people travel at this time of year, but since the boys are on the American school calendar they had classes that week. Terence, Xavier and I had a chance to spend some time at the local festival, just across the street from our apartment.
We really enjoyed the flea market where we got some great deals on toys and clothes for the boys, some dishes. Late in the day, this Christmas sweater was marked down to 100 yen (about $1.00), and I couldn't resist getting it. I figured with the trend of tacky Christmas parties (especially in Alabama), one of my friends would love to have this wonderful creation. You can't see it in the photo, but the label in the sweater says "I have a dream, in which 50% of the children of the future will wear I.N. Express by Nobuo Ikeda." I guess you don't want to dream too big. I wonder who's mother-in-law bought this sweater.
There were some other fun things at the festival. Terence got to take a quiz about city laws for dog ownership. The man who gave him the quiz made it very obvious which the correct answer was. Terence was awarded a small set of paints.
There was a unique mix of performances at the festival, ranging from choirs and classical Japanese dance to kids doing hip-hop dance. There was also a very good drum group. Willem and Tai were happy that they made it back home from school in time to hear them play.
1 comment:
I WANT THAT TACKY SWEATER! Ha! That's great. I actually have a couple tacky sweaters, which, of course, you already know.
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