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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.

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!

I made it a point to look for my students. I took lots of pictures and videos while I looked for them.

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!


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!