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| Southern Osaka - Kishiwada City |
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| Nankai Train Line |
| Catch a chick on a string. |
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| To go please. (What will those kids do with those chicks at home?) |
| Yakitori, Yakisoba, Yakiniku, Beer, |
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| Teriyaki, Okonomiyaki, Negiyaki, Tako Yaki, Walkie Talkie Restaraunt |
| The Boys - Lined Up |
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| Tired. |
| Got invited upstairs to some old guys party. |
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| An X-High School Sukebe Sensei, to the left of me, 75 spry,drunk as a skunk, but friendly. |
| Akachan Kawaii |
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| Cute Baby |
| Mihoko da! |
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| Mihoko was having a great time lining up the food for usThe Candy apple for desert was great. |
| Pulling on through the covered arcade.. |
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| ...toward's the station, into the night. Not sure where they all end up. |
| Many Carts From Different Cities in S. Osaka. |
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| Kanji shows city name on their costumes. These boys were crazy bad boys. Must be from "The" South. |
| After Practicing weeks ahead, no sleep in 2 days, |
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| by the end people were ready for home, well...not everyone I'm sure.. |
The costumes are great. The energy of this was one of the best I've experienced. Really recommend seeing this festival. This last lantern parade of Danjiri carts (brass axles, wooden wheels, huge ropes stern and aft.)..are just cruising slowly for the final parade here. They really get flying in the day time. Dancing on top of the carts, while a couple hundred people see how fast they can run this cart down the street. Having to suck in the ropes on the corners to keep the cart from tipping over or slamming into the side of a building. Only one person died, that I know of, this year. Many people were limping home, going on crutches, or just hanging 10 on dad's shoulder going home. Osaka, Kishiwada Danjiri 2002 September.
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