matsuri_booths

it was hard to get pics in the dark and the crowd, but here are some booths at the matsuri. i probably had yakisoba...

matsuri_taiko6

the taiko drummers that played all night. they were AWESOME. and seemed pretty young, too. probably from yasu high school.

matsuri_golfshark1

there was some kind of junk art competition going on, and this was a shark made from golf stuff. the sign says "jaws". this is the only entry i shot because i thought my grandpa might appreciate it.

matsuri_shavedice

it's not a matsuri without shaved ice.

matsuri_hanabi4

fireworks are not easy to photograph. but this matsuri had the coolest 'works i've ever seen... ones shaped like hearts, stars, even a fish!