I put the Nebuta "Festival" in quotes because it was a really small version of it.
I went with my friends Dave and Erika N.
(All the pictures were taken by Erika N with her expensive camera. I love her camera!)
I bought 10 tickets ($1 each) and decided my budget.
I bought Tofu Tostadas, Hiyayakko (chilled tofu with nori, negi, and sauce), a strawberry slushie, some edamame, and other stuff.
I was pretty full by the end of the day.
It was funny to see a HUGE line for a sample of some Starbucks drink, because the sample was about 2oz.
Is it really worth it???
There was also the Girl Power! shojo manga exhibit.
I was surprised to see they brought the actual manga genkou to display.
Wow...those are pretty precious.
There was also a cosplay contest, but I didn't watch it much because I couldn't hear what they were saying.
After that was the parade.
The parade started at 6pm, but since the Nebuta float is illuminated, it didn't come out until 8pm.
(When the sun set)
So it was pretty boring until then.
Here are pictures of the parade, taken by Erika.
Thanks, Erika!
Dancers.
Dancers.
Okinawa dancer.
A girl dancer.
Awaodori dancer.
I liked this group the best, because they were very lively.
Wadaiko (Japanese drums).
Haneto dancers, part of the Nebuta Festival.
Nebuta float.
A close up of the Nebuta float.
You can see how big the float is by comparing it to the people pulling it.
You can find information about the Nebuta Festival here or here.
