Pictures taken at the festival in Arakuchi.

Total 12 pictures

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This festival happened to fall on Halloween, but it's timing was coincidential, and was decided by something to do with the moon cycle. Most Japanese people have little awareness of Halloween. Arakuchi is the area within Goshoura that I live in. (The characters used to write "Arakuchi" mean Storm Entrance, they told me this AFTER the typhoon came and went.)

The shrine right before the festival.

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Two of my students ready to play Taiko.

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The Hoiku-en (kindergarden) students practicing for the show.

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I want those pants! (In my size).

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Lots of little Taiko'ers.

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The kindergarden taiko show (instead of taiko drums, they hit bamboo.

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My students playing Taiko.

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The carrying of the (mini) shrine.

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Of course you can't have a parade without a little kid playing Taiko on a boat.

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Boatfull of kids.

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When there's a festival, there's vendors. I was very close to buying the talking Parappa the Rappa doll in the back, but I held off.

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