Kamotaisai Festival

My day at the Kamotaisai Festival

It starts off with these gianormous shrines carried by lots of men. Some one said they weighed about 800 Kg. I don't know how true that is. But first you have to.......Shake and shake it hard. Tipping is also good, but dropping is wrong. I can see it now. Small Japanese man killed by a portable shrine.Oh and you have to wear these shoes.
This is one of Rachel's students that performed that day. She warned me that he didn't have an ear. No head and shoulders for him. Maybe a revision can be made... Eyes and ear and mouth and nose.
Also this little girl all ready for the day at the festival.
My favorite, the dragon thingys that scare little kids until they scream bloody murder.
This is also one of Rachel's kids that performed and had been practicing everyday after school. I think he is about 6 or 7 years old.
Probably more of Rachels kids. They could be mine, but I forget what they look like. So I just smiled and said hello to all of them. If they knew my name then I knew it was one of my students. Burrrrriiiiiiito sensei. Festival all-in-all was good fun. I even got front row from a guy who insisted I get trampled by the drums. We were celebrities getting on camera and witnessed a few sneaky shots from others.

oh my post about the school is below the geisha i don't know why.