Our festival lasted two weeks.. . tomorrow is the last day of our festival and we will miss it b/c we are going to Sendai for a few days. However, last night we did get to see the Spring Neputa parade down Dotimache. The Summer Neputa is huge, but this one was still fun..
These dancing men are the Hirosaki fire department.. . quite wonderful really!
Here is a video of what we call the Hirosaki "drill team." They reminded us of the Isisserettes (spelling?) and also a little bit of show choir!
Aren't their parades so much cooler than ours?
Aren't their parades so much cooler than ours?
Last but not least, here are a few pictures of the actual Neputa (which means big lantern float or something like that)
These floats are so big they have to have men at the top of the float to let down the tops when they come to the street lights and other street signs.
So, not really like tulip time, but it'll do! Stay tuned for our trip to Sendai!! (yes, we have a 4 day weekend!)
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