2015年08月08日

Sakaide Ohashi Matsuri

Sakaide Ohashi Matsuri
Last weekend, it was my town's summer festival! The Sakaide Ohashimatsuri was a 2 day event. I feel like my town is kind of small, so I was impressed by how much went on!

I wore my yukata and tied the obi myself. It held up really well.

I made it a point to find something strange to eat, so I tried a small squid on a stick. Sakaide Ohashi Matsuri

The first day was an all-inclusive parade for the town. Hundreds of people teamed up to dance in the streets while a simple instrumental song played. There were dance teams, conglomerates, community centers, and even a mascot for hand soap!
Sakaide Ohashi Matsuri
I made it a point to look for my students. I took lots of pictures and videos while I looked for them. Sakaide Ohashi Matsuri

The dancers went for 3 rounds of dancing, and on the third round, I joined them! I was talking with a student on their break, and one of the men on the team asked if I wanted to join. The dance was simple enough to get the hang of after a few tries and it was really fun!

On Sunday, I went back to the same part of Sakaide to watch the mikoshi. Everyone was bouncing theirs up and down in tests of strength and it was quite exciting!

Sakaide Ohashi Matsuri
Because I had danced with a team of foreigners the day before, it helped me approach and get to know some exchange students. They were high schoolers from California, on a 10 day trip to Japan. I ended up talking with them for so long that I forgot to keep looking for my students!

At the end of the night, I decided that I would go around the food tents one last time and try some new things. A deep fried gyoza and a long octopus tentacle ended up being my dinner.

I can't wait to go to another festival!








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