This was my last weekend in Nagoya, so I had to enjoy Japan life as much as possible.
Besides the wacky Japan costume party,
I also went to a traditional festival with "sword" dancing.
Check out these silly hats and fancy "fan" dances.
The street was lined with food booths and games for kids to play.
Kerri and her friend, Yuko.
She is from volleyball club and took me on my first onsen (hot spring bathing) experience!
Little kid parade
Baton performances were really popular. Not so in-sync, though, as you can see from the pic!
The kindergarten baton girls were so cute!!
Check out this video of the baton kids!!
I love the goofy English song in the background that their routine is choreographed to!
(You must go directly to the website to watch it.)
Here's one school band I could be part of...
How do you get the job where you hold the "Year of the Tiger" banner and sway back and forth?!
Yuko enjoys Japanese dessert. It looks like a chocolate chip muffin,
but it's really made with black sugar and azuki (sweet red beans). I passed on this treat.
Check out this video of a bunch of kids doing a Hip-Hop dance.
One earlier routine was choreographed to an uncensored American rap song, and I'm pretty sure so one knew there was a bunch of swearing going on... except for me, of course!
(You must go directly to the website to watch it.)
On Sunday I had last day hanging out with Tarynn in Nagoya.
First stop was a final shopping trip to the giant 100 Yen store (like the dollar store), and then on to an art exhibit that I had free tickets for.
This "art" car is adorable, but I'd like it better if it had black spots and looked like a ladybug!!
Sweet giant pumpkin just in time for Fall!
Crazy flower with an "eye" on you!!
Tarynn & Kerri throw out a peace sign for one last Japan photo!!
I have no idea why the Nagoya TV Tower is lit up green, but it looks pretty spooky!
They should have done this for St. Patrick's Day!
For dinner we wanted to try something new, so we ended up at Wolfgang Puck's restaurant, which has been recommended as "the best American food in Nagoya" by an acquaintance of ours.
After a delicious dinner of nachos, burger, and salmon,
we decided to ride the giant ferris wheel attached to the Sunshine Sakae Building!!
It was raining, but don't worry the capsules are completely enclosed!
KG takes in the sights!
View of a rainy Sunday evening in Nagoya.
What a fun weekend!
Pretty relaxing, but still full of plenty of new experiences to help me remember Nagoya.
Now for a busy last week of work and more farewell parties!!
