Shizuoka Festival

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On Saturday there was a festival in Shizuoka for the cherry blossom season. Ok Mel so its only a tree but they are beautiful. I like them best when looking at the mountains and you can see patches of colour here and there. The festival attracted a huge crowd but we got front seat, (i think coz we looked like we didnt know we werent allowed to stand where we were!!!)
It was weird seeing it all surrounded by the city, but was a good experience- except for the frost bite on my toes- it was warm when we left but got freezing by the time the parade finished.

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This was funny- the poor woman was a volunteer from teh crowd and had no idea how to use the sick things that the other performers were using while singng a song, they could fan them, make them into clapping sticks and make them stretch out, it was very clever, but this lady just laughted and smiled through the whole thing even though her sticks were in a tangled mess!

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We happened to be in the right spot at teh right time for this- getting coffee from starbucks!!! Was the float used later at the start of the parade

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All the others were wearing baggier shorts over there bike pants, we think this guy forgot to put his on!!!!

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An emperor we presume- or at least someon pretending to be one

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The shit kickers- literally!!! They walked behind the horses to scoop up the poop

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A rainbow of kimono

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The cherry blossom princess. I think this would be kind of like getting to ride nipper or nimble in the christmas pageant

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