I think I made the mistake of seeing most of the really cool summer festivals last year, which was my first summer living in Japan. Akita’s Kanto and Aomori’s Nebuta festivals, along with the Omagari Fireworks Competition, are probably the top 3 events in the Tohoku region. The third biggest summer festival, along with Kanto and Nebuta, is the Sendai Tanabata Festival. I didn’t know too much about it beforehand, and, after checking it out, there really isn’t too much to write home about.

You see those big paper mache things hanging from the ceiling? That’s it. You walk around and look at them. There’s like a billion people clogging up the shopping arcade. There’s no interaction with the spectators. Hell, there aren’t even any performers.

I think I’ll skip it next year.

In other news, I’ve launched a new blog, RunFit™. I don’t know what the trademark is for, so don’t ask. Basically it’s a running journal about… running. Check it out, leave a comment or something!

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