Japan Day

[tingel]

I just got back from the city. Today is Japan Day, Japanese cultural festival in Düsseldorf. It's an annual event, really big and popular (they're expecting more than a million visitors. Well, the weather today might be a problem with that). I've always wanted to go, but somehow never managed before. I'm glad I made it today. It was great. Would've been even more fun if I'd had someone to go with. But my best friend had to work. But still... There were lots of people. It was hard to get anywhere. Lots of goths and cosplayers! I think I was grinning like a fool the whole time. Not because they were silly. But because there were all these ordinary people looking at them and wondering why they looked so strange. And then there was I thinking 'oh, look, Sasuke, oh Edward Elric, wow Grimjaw! (looked awesome)' and so much more. It was so fascinating! And I left my cellphone with the camera at home (head > desk) Beside the crowd there were musical presentations, sport events (I watched a kyudo demonstration), lots of booths (Ikebana, manga drawing, kimono fitting, calligraphy and so on) and of course food stuff. Seeing potato fritters and fried sausages (Currywurst - soooo German) next to yakitori and ika dango... just cool. And I loved the ika dango!
Tonight at 11 there'll be fireworks, one of the biggest fireworks in Germany. I'm thinking of dragging myself out again. Might be a bit difficult, now that I've settled in front of my desktop again. But I'm seriously tempted. And if I go, this time I'll bring my phone!