Last year we had the biggest storm I've experienced here on the day of the Tokushima Marathon and the Hana Haru Festival. Today was cold but only a spot of rain and not too much wind. I met the other tea women at Awa Gin Kaikan and we enjoyed a quick tea ceremony.
Then we went in to see the ikebana exhibit. There were displays from many different 'schools' of ikebana.
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My friends trying to figure out
what flowers these are... |
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My favorite - not good in
a house with cats though!!! |
Then we went to a ceramics display.
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| A little scary/creepy. |
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| These really look like baskets. |
And a walk through the festival grounds to a new restaurant for lunch. Evidently the owner used to work in the Clement Hotel Chinese restaurant and has now opened his own, much much less expensive, place in Shinmachi. It was delicious.
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| Children performing a Joruri puppet show. |
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| Outdoor flower displays. |
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| Croquettes. |
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An eating area. This is also a 'ramen' festival.
Many different ramen shops are present. |
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| Some Awa Odori performances. |
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You can see the reflection of the Awa
Odori dancers that are on the ground
in that metal post. |
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They were doing some kind of ad
This is what a traditional bride
would look like. |
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| For the ad. |
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| Awa Odori dancers. |
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The new restaurant. New businesses always
have a tons of flowers and bright things
in front to announce their opening. |
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This was delicious. Same thing in a
soup version on the left. |
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| Back to the festival - a bridal show. |
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For Y1000 you could make your
own outdoor flower arrangement. |
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| Making paper - I did. |
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| Mine. |
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| You could make pottery. |
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| The sky was threatening but absolutely beautiful. |
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| Dying hankies - aizume. Like tye dying. |
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| Awa Odori practice. |
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| The instruments. |
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| Yatte sa yatte sa! |
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| Wisteria - fuji. |
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