First Grade Halloween Lesson Japan Style!

He had some trouble ha ha 

Giggles galore! 

They LOVED the mask! 

He yelled GLOVES! 

She couldnt put the wig on because she was laughing to hard 

A favorite 

Love this teacher!!!!  

Nada Fighting Festival

Rumi at the Festival 

giant bamboo flag poles

Traditional Clothes

Alan

Poms :) 

Boys being boys 

They get a little crazy 

Yatai

I love Poms! 

These things can weigh almost 2 tons!!! 

Families gathered by the shrine

Giant POMS and flags

I really want to know how they make these 

Relaxing after Yatai battles 

Even the kids ride these things! Crazy dangerous 

Lion Dog dancing on the Yatai

BATTLE POMS! 

Its a family event 

Beautifully crafted Yatai 

He was flummoxed by my presence 

Wonderful group of women I met. 

YO YATA!

GO YELLOW 

Roxanna and I made some interesting friends 

They were more than happy to chat 

Especially this guy...... he was crazy! 

Jason and The Fam 

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Creepin on the police 

more Yatai. The red group was a little crazy! 

Little boy playing with fake knives 

You dont often see tattoos in the open. They are associated with the Yakuza, therefore it is not usually shown. 

Many of this group had extensive tattoos. It was amazing and surprising at the same time 

My Bestie :) 

Kid was completely asleep in the middle of the sidewalk. No one stepped on him though. 

Cute elementary school kids 

They really wanted their picture taken

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Some of my students far from school! 

Beautiful hand crafted Yatai

Infamous POMERANIAN MAN! He carries this dog EVERYWHERE! Its almost scary how often I see him 

This is the team that adopted us