It was supposed to rain today, looks like it will soon, and I think I'm coming down with a cold, and leaves still aren't at their peak in Kyoto so I decided to stay in Hikone today. I met Cindy and Shinsan and we had a nice time at the Eibisu-ko festival walking around, eating, and playing.
The street looks empty but the stalls are facing the covered sidewalks (in case of rain I guess) and the people are on the other side.
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| Kids can fish for a toy in the moving water. |
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| We stopped to play. |
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| And watch a little break dancing. |
We even found a little ikebana display.
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| This is one of my favorite flowers. It's a Japanese quince. It doesn't get fruit similar to Japanese cherry trees. Isn't this a beautifully simple but elegant arrangement? Nicer in person than in the pictures actually. |
And of course, the best part of any festival - we ate!!!
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| They are now making candy everything! Grapes, tangerines, pineapple, strawberries. Some seem to be covered with the regular candy that we know but others look like they're dipped in white chocolate and other things. I didn't try any. |
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| Cute character lollipops. |
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| Really delicious yakitori - I tried one and then went back for more. |
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| Cindy and Shinsan eating udon with Omi beef and takoyaki. |
It kills me when I pass these persimmon or mikan (tangerine) trees with all the fruit still on them, going bad.... It really bothered me when I saw that in Davis, CA as well. A group in Davis goes around now and will pick the unused/unneeded/inaccessible fruit and leave a bag or two with the homeowner and give the rest to a local food bank. Great idea!!!
It's only 3:45 and getting dark already! I'm snuggling down and I think I'll make some soup. Maybe I'll finally move my futon into the living room too. Then I can have heat if I want it.
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