{"id":3545,"date":"2009-11-01T01:12:08","date_gmt":"2009-11-01T08:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/?p=3545"},"modified":"2011-01-20T23:34:01","modified_gmt":"2011-01-21T06:34:01","slug":"kawasaki-halloween-parade-2009-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/2009\/11\/kawasaki-halloween-parade-2009-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Kawasaki Halloween Parade 2009 &#8211; Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/31150047trim.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/31150047trim-800x634.jpg\" alt=\"little japanese girl witch flies through crowd at kawasaki halloween parade\" title=\"little japanese girl witch flies through crowd at kawasaki halloween parade\" width=\"800\" height=\"634\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/31150047trim-800x634.jpg 800w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/31150047trim-250x198.jpg 250w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/31150047trim.jpg 1134w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The little, Japanese girl on the right, dressed as a witch, looked to be taking off when the wind caught her cape.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/31144212.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/31144212-670x800.jpg\" alt=\"Mr. and Mrs. Freddy Krueger costume kawasaki halloween parade japan\" title=\"Mr. and Mrs. Freddy Krueger costume kawasaki halloween parade japan\" width=\"670\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/31144212-670x800.jpg 670w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/31144212-209x250.jpg 209w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/31144212.JPG 754w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ms. Krueger tried to take off my son&#8217;s face.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/31151626.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/31151626-800x529.jpg\" alt=\"up float parade pixar halloween japan\" title=\"up float parade pixar halloween japan\" width=\"800\" height=\"529\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/31151626-800x529.jpg 800w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/31151626-250x165.jpg 250w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/31151626.JPG 1361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Up&#8221; movie float started the parade. There were two large nets of balloons coming off the top before the parade began. One they let go to kick off the parade. The other had to be pulled in tight so they could get by trees, etc.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/31144316.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/31144316-424x800.jpg\" alt=\"reverse trick-or-treat in japan japanese kids\" title=\"reverse trick-or-treat in japan japanese kids\" width=\"424\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/31144316-424x800.jpg 424w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/31144316-132x250.jpg 132w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These two, cute kids were doing some reverse trick-or-treating. They handed us candy and said &#8220;Happy Halloween&#8221; although it sounded more like \u30cf\u30c3\u30d4\u30fc\u30cf\u30ed\u30a6\u30a3\u30f3. In any event, it brought a smile to my face.<\/p>\n<p>What I eventually figured out, though, is that photos only come out well (with my camera anyway) pre- and post-parade when the subjects are still. During the parade video provides much better results.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"800\" height=\"505\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/JAJaYVBlXJg&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;rel=0&#038;hd=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/JAJaYVBlXJg&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;rel=0&#038;hd=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"800\" height=\"505\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The little, Japanese girl on the right, dressed as a witch, looked to be taking off when the wind caught her cape. Ms. Krueger tried to take off my son&#8217;s face. The &#8220;Up&#8221; movie float started the parade. There were two large nets of balloons coming off the top before the parade began. 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