Shizuoka Festival

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Amy, Heidi (another new teacher also from Adelaide) and I caught the bus into the city to check out the annual Shizuoka Festival. Stages with entertainment and food stalls were set up in Sumpu Park. Sumpu Park holds the ruins of the Sumpu Castle, constructed in the 15th century. Some of it has been reconstructed.

Part of the festival is a big parade through the city. My favourite parade character was a dog dressed in a kimono!

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Photos

Sumpu Castle
Part of the reconstructed castle. Sumpu Park is surrounded be two moats – cool!

Mmm, steak stick!
See, I'm not going hungry here! This was after we ate kebabs! Dessert was cherry blossom ice-cream!

Fish on a stick!
I didn't try it, but it looked interesting.

Sumpu Park
from the observation deck of the 21st floor of the Shizuoka Prefectural Office. Up here we also watched a 3D movie about Mt Fuji

What the?
This sign is to let you know that it is ok for giants without hands to cross the road with an alien child with horns!

Comments

[Mr Dooby]

Hello Marissa It looks like you are having a fantastic time in Japan. Who is your house mate, she looks really cool and plus she is hot. Can i have her phone number? I am black and from Senegal does she remember me?

[bec]

are you blind???
that house mate that you see is definatley not one to get mixed up with- she is a very strange girl!! i know marissa has a very nice tall blonde friend back in adelaide that is worth a look ;)