Sunday, August 24, 2008

Dance festival

We went to Yoyogi Park today with our friends Rena Singer and John Murphy (of the Wall St. Journal) and their children to see a festival where, it turned out, dozens of Japanese-style dance teams performed.


It was a big scene with lots of costumes.





This group looked like a flock of flamingos.


We also saw this bubble guy, who used a ribbon and a bubble solution made of (we were told) dishwashing liquid, mineral water, and a gel used for animal bowel problems. (click pic for a better look at the bubble)


The kids were a little subdued - and periodically fascinated.

2 comments:

emile said...

found your blog through the homepage. i have to say that i enjoyed reading your posts. ive always wanted to go to japan and experience the culture both modern and past. but being a student and all that has really put a damper on it. so for now i'll have to live vicariously through your blogs. haha. i look forward to reading more of your experiences.

Jessica said...

Hi - welcome to the blog and I'm glad you're enjoying it! Hope you can come to Japan sometime. It's an amazing, curious place to visit and live.