Lucinda, Arno and I went to Yokohama's Chinatown last weekend to see the Chinese New Year festivities. Lots of fun. To kick off the post, here's video of a dragon dance in the parade.
Snapshots: The gate to Chinatown
Roasted chestnuts for sale. Lucinda loves them, and Arno tried them (very rare development) and liked them!
An old traditional house on the main street.
A dog, sitting in a stroller and wearing a dress with a denim skirt. (You have to look closely, but it's definitely a skirt.)
Lucinda, wearing a dress purchased by her grandparents in Beijing, and Arno, in a Chinese devil mask; in Japanese, it's called an "oni."
Lunch for sale: heaps of pork (I think).
Lucinda's lunch: a steamed meat bun from a street stall for 200 yen ($2).
Chinese children led the parade with dragon puppets.
The emperor, who spoke very good English when he wished the children "Happy New Year."
Another creature came over to greet us.
On to the rest of the Year of the Tiger!
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