Summertime = many festivals. This one was right outside the gate and had great, big floats with lights and each one had to be HAND-CARRIED through the entire parade route.
This festival was the Misawa City Festival. The floats they carry around usually have large barrels of sake inside. The sake is later blessed and used in ceremonies like weddings and promotions.
The people that volunteered (both Japanese and Americans) looked like they were having a GREAT time.....I am sure the free Asahi Beer they were given to 'hydrate' them had a lot to do with it. They were given as many beers as they wanted too!
Hey, it looked like fun, the floats were beautiful and it helps build Japanese/American relations :) Americans have participated in this festival for over 2 decades.
Check out a few floats: (there were MANY,MANY more...with dancers, samurai performers, taiko drummers, etc.)
not a float....Elijah hanging out in front of the base's American and Japanese signs.
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