Hi!!
Its all go go go here. Been keeping busy every day. (Above pic is the sign on the local train platform… While I understand the message, the way it’s delivered makes me chuckle)
On Tuesday we went into town and followed Maris instructions to get to a spot to watch the Jidai Matsuri. Koichi was part of the event which was great fun to see! On my real camera I do have photos of Koichi enthusiastically jumping up and down waving and getting his mates to do the same… while most everyone else is behaving rather seriously.
This long parade showcases traditional clothes down the ages from all stations of life
There was also some traditional music being played at times by the groups in the parade
In the past our friend Koichi was one of the participants riding a horse
It’s a long parade… Over an hour of different people and horses passing by. It wasn’t too crowded and people would stop to watch for a while and then move on. Because it was stretched out so far there was a lot of space for people to get a good look.
I did learn today that the reason a number of the Kyoto streets are so wide is because they used to have trams/street cars!
After we saw Koichi, we decided we could move on to our next destination.
And next destination was Teramachi Street.
We all parted ways to go and look at what we wanted and made a time to meet up.
I decided to walk down an offshoot of Teramachi st, Nishiki market. I had never done that because it’s famous and very narrow … Soooo quite slow to work your way through with all the people.
a rare bit of space… No-one lingering in front of the shuttered shops! I was trying to get a shot of the young lady in the kimono!
Its all a bit of a feast for the eyes really… And the tummy if one wants to just graze their way up the street!
This shop was so cute… Sweet little tins and you could buy and choose what to put in them… Sweets or tiny bikkies! (Cookies)
The food displays are quite something
There was so much going on!
Green tea mochi
And then… You slip out a side street to escape and find a random relaxed cat…
Perfect
