Umbrellas were quite popular.
So were fans.
These pointy hats were everywhere. I think of them as Chinese coolie hats -- what manual laborers wear to keep the sun off. So it was funny to see them on so many well-fed Midwestern kids.
It was also possible to spot the occasional actual Japanese person wearing traditional Japanese garb.
It's a little hard to see, but this lady is wearing geta -- wooden flip-flops that have you up on two vertical chunks of wood per foot. That means she's almost certainly wearing tabi, the heavy socks with a split that puts the big toe off on its own. It was about 85 degrees and humid that day, too, so between the footwear, kimono and obi, I'm sure she was really toasty.
It's a little hard to see, but this lady is wearing geta -- wooden flip-flops that have you up on two vertical chunks of wood per foot. That means she's almost certainly wearing tabi, the heavy socks with a split that puts the big toe off on its own. It was about 85 degrees and humid that day, too, so between the footwear, kimono and obi, I'm sure she was really toasty.
The photos are very interesting and capture the diversity of the event! Very cool!
ReplyDeleteYou make me wish I'd been there! Great shots, and great narration!
ReplyDeleteThanks to both of you -- it really was a wonderful event.
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