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Aoba Festival
20 May 2018
I traveled to Sendai to see the Aoba Festival, which is a Sendai specific festival that welcomes spring to the city.
The parade consisted of groups of people doing the "Suzume Odori" or the "Sparrow Dance" and other groups dressed up as samurai or ninjas.
These two struck a pose for everyone that had their camera out.
We found a spot in the shade to watch for a while.
It was very cool to see groups marching in full gear.
We did not find out until later that we were at the very end of the parade.
Say hello to Date Masamune!
We walked further up the street to get a better spot to view the parade.
The groups who did the Suzume Odori (Sparrow Dance) were cool to watch!
Some groups also had floats.
This group of ladies just finished the dance.
Here, a group does the sparrow dance from beginning to end.
So it is not clear in the picture, but the little boy is using a set of spoons instead of an instrument.
We left the parade for a bit to get out of the heat! We went to a cafe that just opened, called
Bear and Bunny's
.
Their lemonade was very refreshing!
The devil is in the details.
I like this group's color the best.
A lovely bow.
Jump!
The fans this group used had a cool effect.
We left not long after this group finished.
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Aizumura
Okama Lake
Ouchi-juku 2019
Sazaedo
Tsuruga-jo 2019
Yamadera 2019
Zao Mountain
2018 Travel
>
Manzo Inari Shrine
Michinoku Hydrangea Garden 2018
Mt. Ryozen 2018
Sendai 2018
Takako 2018
2017 Travel
>
Korea
Japan
>
Adatara Yama 2017
Fukushima-ken 2017
Kori 2017
Shiroishi Castle 2017
Tohoku 2017
Tokyo 2017
Tsuruga-jo 2017
Yama-dera Temple 2017
Zao Fox Village 2017
2016 Travel
>
Eating in Tokyo
Date
Fukushima
Handayama Natural Park
Kamakura
Matsudo
Misato
Narita
Sendai
Soma
Tokyo
Yama-dera Temple
Yajiro Kokeshi Village
Zao Fox Village
2015 Travel
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Berlin
Schiermonnikoog
Prague/Kutna Hora
Paris
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Reykjavik
2012
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