October 13th, 2004
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Stand and Deliver
Though quite belated, here are the winning shots from Honmachi’s Fall Festival last month. I am wearing a happi (pronouced as you would laugh, “ha ha”), given to me on loan by my fellow townsfolk. My particular happi bears the kanji waka, meaning ‘young’, as I represent the youth and strength (supposedly) of our burg. This coming Sunday, I need to play this role again at the Shibuya-ku undoukai (athletic meet).
Anyway, what I am doing is carrying our town’s omikoshi (a kind of portable shrine), around the park and shouting “wa-shoi!” which is kind of like a battle cry. Some omikoshi are quite heavy, but fortunately (or unfortunately if you want the “real” experience), ours wasn’t bad at all, despite being made of lacquered wood and gold.
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Even if though the omikoshi wasn’t that heavy, I think we were supposed to make all the spectators believe it was. I have clearly failed my in duty as I’m grinning like I just finished a solo of “All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth“.
