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Nakajo Matsuri

September 3rd~5th 2002

It’s Matsuri time again. We went uptown for the dance tonight. It was a lot of fun. We saw our friends and students. We talked to everybody and even got to meet the Anpan Cast.

Shokupanman and Arare

Anpanman and Dusty

Oh!  If your wondering why there are no pictures of us dancing... we didn’t dance this year. More fun to roam about and mingle with everyone while eating Kakigori.

More Partiers

The Town Musicians

Melonpanman and Kyler

Partiers

Toshihito, Wife and Baby

Tsuketaka and Kyler

This year Dusty is in 1st grade so he can pull the neighborhood dashi with his friends.  They pull a big portable shrine from house to house and sing and dance for the good fortune of the people who live there.  Don’t get me wrong. It’s not easy. It is hard hot work, but there is a point of pride in being old enough to be a part of the community. Plus the participants get snacks and drinks and lots of praise from the older members.

Dusty Joined the Dashi Crew

The Dashi Crew - Main

The Dashi Crew - Young

After a Few Hours Dusty Got Hot and Tired

Taking a Break