October 14th, 2007 — Culture
Today I was working on my laptop when I began to hear large booming sounds. I live in Seto City which is famous for is pottery roots and I thought the the massive clay manufacturing business was using dynamite in its quarries. The noise continued and grew louder and closer. Eventually it [...]
October 7th, 2007 — Culture
Mimi and I went to see a rather unique fall festival or matsuri near Nagoya. Fall is a busy season for festivals because of the rice harvest. Many festivals are aimed to excite and entertain the gods so there is a good harvest. The matsuri that we attended had a two figure [...]