A fruitful 9th June part 2

Different segments of the parade. Children were supposed to hold on to the ropes together and pull the carriage with the huge shrine on it.








Some blessings being cast about by the priest. Locals were trying to grab those little pieces of paper from the air.
The convoy escorting the portable shrines (Mikoshi) on their shoulders have to tilt them from side to side vigorously as part of the event. Easy as it may seem initially, after awhile we could tell that it was very tiring as many well-built males were seen asking for substitutions.. And every 15-20 metres they moved, they had to do this sideways thing several times. Tough.











Finally in the evening, we went to a baseball game. From left: Joseph, Benny, Tom and Simon. Joseph was persuaded to join us as he had planned to visit Akihabara, but couldn't resist the novelty of watching a baseball game. It was our first baseball game too!

The stadium is in Gaiennmae Station. Per entry was 1500yen. Approx. S$20.

Stuart