Happy New Year!
Inuyama Castle fireworks
I have no plans to travel this year. Hopefully that will change.
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Mansion On The Hill
Inuyama Castle
There’s a mansion on the hill
Psychedelic music fills the air
Peace and love live there still
In that mansion on the hill. — Neil Young
For some reason, that Neil Young tune came into my head while I processed this image of, not a mansion per se but, Inuyama Castle (犬山城) in Aichi Prefecture (愛知県).
Japanese girl @ fireworks festival
Japanese girl @ matsuri trying out a water bird toy
More interesting than the fireworks at a summer festival in Japan are the crowds before and after. The people are all in a great mood, and the vendors sell some interesting things. Today’s photo is of one such saleslady. This picture was taken at the 日本ライン夏まつり納涼花火大会. The Japanese girl pictured was demonstrating the whistle sound this toy filled with water can make.
Fireworks over the Kiso River (日本ライン夏まつり納涼花火大会)
fireworks and Inuyama Castle
For the past 34 years there has been an annual fireworks festival near Inuyama Castle (犬山城) in which fireworks are launched from the Kiso River. I had my first chance to witness this event last month. I didn’t have the best spot for capturing photos of the fireworks with the castle in the background, but considering I didn’t sit down until about 10 minutes before the fireworks began, my spot wasn’t that bad.
Meiji Village Museum
Kabuki Theater (Kurehaza or 呉服座) in Meiji Mura (明治村)
Inuyama, Japan
Inside the open air museum known as Meiji Mura (not too far from Nagoya) you can find this theater built in 1892. The Kurehaza was relocated to Meiji Mura (like the other 60 or so other buildings you can find here which were moved to this location beginning in the 1960s) in 1971. Kabuki and other performances were held in this building more than a hundred years ago. The building was officially recognized as an “Important Cultural Property” in 1984.