Last night Jesse and I went for a walk and wondered, completely by accident, into a huge downtown festival. Food booths, groups of children playing drums (taiko), young local rock bands (those 4 words make me sound ancient), half the people in kimono and strings of red lanterns to make it even further picturesque. We ran into tons of our students (celebrity status, check) and got to smell, hear and taste some very authentic Japan. Awesome.
Today (is Saturday) is my School's Culture Festival and it's also awesome. Jesse has the camera today, but the festival continues tomorrow and I'll share some pictures. If you don't mind.