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Local Summer Festival
I suppose there would have been no bad season for me to arrive in Japan. Everything was new to me and I would have found interesting events, discovered seasonal dishes and explored, whatever the season was.Nevertheless, Summer is my favourite season, and I soon discovered Summer festivals. As it turned out the first festival I went to was in a tiny neighbouring town, not in the small regional city I lived in.In the photo above is a traditional folklore kind of performance, unfortunately I have no further information. In both the photo above, and the photo below, flags of various countries can be seen. The festivals (apart from the small…
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A brief stop in Miyazaki City, on the way to my new home Miyakonojo.
My journey from Fukuoka to my new home of Miyakonojo had me transferring through Miyazaki city, where I needed to change trains. I had some time to fill in between trains, so I went for a bit of a wander. Immediately in front of the station was a lovely garden area with a fountain. Palm trees, colourful flowers, blue skies, I could get used to this.I’m already used to this. I was born for this.I continued on, passing by the fountain. Before long I found myself on a lovely green, leafy boulevard. I should mention that I arrived in Japan in June. This particular day was June 18. Summertime. Which…