tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post3616654934628896203..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: I Came, I Saw, I PicnickedBardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-64818815212407045182008-04-15T21:45:00.000-07:002008-04-15T21:45:00.000-07:00Great post! You really bring home what an idiot I...Great post! You really bring home what an idiot I was walking all over Tokyo in pursuit of the perfect cherry blossom shot last spring when I could have just sat down and relaxed all day. Ah well, did plenty of that in Fukuoka afterwards.The Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-5905196971610080542008-04-06T04:26:00.000-07:002008-04-06T04:26:00.000-07:00Cool! I love it. A holiday for picnics and enjoy...Cool! I love it. A holiday for picnics and enjoying spring. :)Midwife with a Knifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309579302399381913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-3425762133184484552008-04-06T02:36:00.000-07:002008-04-06T02:36:00.000-07:00Kathy, Thanks for your comments. I won't be here ...Kathy, Thanks for your comments. I won't be here until August, alas, but 5 months is a real treat for me, and an amazing opportunity, so I'm happy with what I have. I've seen some films of festivals at museums, and they look FANTASTIC!Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-86733870559222126672008-04-05T18:03:00.000-07:002008-04-05T18:03:00.000-07:00how long will you be in japan? the neighborhood f...how long will you be in japan? the neighborhood festival i really remember was bon-odori: see, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Festival , but i expect you have better info from your local colleagues.<BR/><BR/>the local taiko drummers in my neighborhood practiced for months. there was a parade, followed by a huge neighborhood festival at the school across the street. games, food, lanterns strung around the schoolyard. traditional dancing, women in lovely kimonos or yukatas, music, and everyone in a festive mood.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-43751820021256645472008-04-05T17:54:00.000-07:002008-04-05T17:54:00.000-07:00i don't remember cherry blossom festivals in our n...i don't remember cherry blossom festivals in our neighborhood in yokosuka. but in 1989, we went to nearby kamakura during cherry blossom season. there is a large, ancient temple there, and a lot of tourists came. one of my favorite photos is of my husband and 22-month-old son under a forest of cherry blossoms. <BR/><BR/>that cherry-blossom trip was where i met my first tako stand -- quite different from the ones i knew back in california.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.com