- Warm breeze of summer, night festivals
Summer is almost at an end but there are still a few ‘natsu matsuri’ to enjoy.
Mitaka held this festival over the weekend. Local kids were there in abundance – many wore yukata which is great to see.
It was also lovely to see the traditional attractions still popular.
Look at the gold fish stand. There were plenty of people getting a hold of the action with the game Kingyo Sukui. Were they fishing for Ponyo, I wonder? Kingyo Sukui is a popular Japanese festival game whereby kids try to schoop up goldfish with paper scoops. It is a game which goes back to the late Edo Period.
- Ponyo - are you there?
I think that there is a trick to catching the fish. Advice from experienced catchers say to place the scoop underneath the fish and raise it slowly!
- I can't find Ponyo but the one with white eyes looks keen to come home with me?
- Mitaka Fishing
Others went for balloons.
- Do I see Rilakkuma?
The turtles were particularly popular.
- Looking for a turtle to take home
In fact, the turtles were my favourite!
- Turtle Rock?
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Festival on weekend – nice – my favourite were the turtles http://bit.ly/3AmIBR
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We’ve had 3 festival turtles as pets in 8 yrs. One is still alive (and HUGE) RT @KimonoBox: Festival on weekend http://bit.ly/3AmIBR
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Go the turtles ! RT @dosankodebbie: We’ve had 3 festival turtles as pets in 8 yrs. One is still alive (and HUGE) RT http://bit.ly/3AmIBR
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i love matsuri! right side is some vegetables? i think one is Japanese radish.
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The fish I used to catch would never live that long. Maybe 1-2 weeks, then they’d visit the Tidy Bowl Man.:(
RT @KimonoBox: Mitaka. Mikoshi. Matsuri. | Japan http://bt.io/CyO The phoenix, a bird that rises from the dead. That is a very grand looking sculpture, wish i had one to put on my shelf.
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Yes the mikoshi are great to look at