Beach Party

This weekend Mito had its big festival. Its kinda equivalent to the State fair but instead of seeing people dressed like white trash, you see people dressed in kimonos. We will post some pictures, so be sure to check it out. It came at the perfect time because the Waughs were here visiting. They couldn’t have come on a better weekend. The streets were decorated with red lanterns and streamers, all the japanese wore kimonos, and there was always some kind of activity going. It was amazing!! When you close your eyes and picture Japan, this is what you would picture. It started out Friday night with an hour and half long fireworks show. Then on Saturday, they had a parade and a “dance” parade. There were too many groups to count and I be there were at least 100 people in each group. Each group was dressed differently, there were several groups dressed in different styles of kimonos, a hawaiin group, a group of old men and women dressed in bubble gum pink, a bikini group, and yes, even an elvis group. It definitley was a sight to see.