As shown yesterday, one shopping street was transformed into a large parade route decorated with large, hanging lanterns. I wanted to give readers a sense of the atmosphere at this event, so I shot a video. Enjoy!
After finishing up at the festival, Samurai and I headed back to the station, but not before jumping in a line to buy fresh Japanese sweet cakes, called man-jyu! While waiting, I could enjoy watching the automatic machine, which creates these delicious delectables....
Here is the inside of the box:
The box had paper wrapping, showing the name of these famous sweets from Hiratsuka City:
The inside of the man-jyu looked like this--white, sweet beans in a custard shell:
I hope you enjoyed attending a summer festival in Japan! ^_^
While watching the first video, it seems surreal to see a lady wearing yukata.... Japan is very cool.
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