Earlier in the week, my friend had posted about an event she was going to take part in. I messaged her and asked if I could join. The next day I received confirmation that I could join. The event took place in Ikebukuro and was supposed to happen in the park. They had a really nice set up and they rehearsed for 2 hours outside. Then we went inside to get dressed. At the time we were supposed to go outside, it started to rain. The rain wouldn't go away, so the performance had to be moved indoors. It was such a shame because last year they had to do it indoors as well because of a typhoon and they had practiced 3 months for the performance. Since the festival had to be done indoors, they weren't able to have such a big audience. (Plus the rain had stopped by the time the performance was finished and we changed out of the traditional clothes). The MC of the show was a Japanese comedian, Kota Ishii part of the comedian group Yarusenasu. He was super nice and he was more than willing to wear my glasses. He even helped me get the main actor, Manzo Nomura, to wear my glasses as well. It was so great to watch the traditional dance and so interesting to see that they also incorporated cos play people. Everyone was so nice and friendly and I am so happy that I was able to be part of the festival. (Plus I got an event shirt for participating. That was pretty cool!)
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| everyone had a set of clothes with their name |
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| Japan (Kota Ishii) |
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| gotta get a picture with the comedian! |
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| preparations |
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| rehearsals outside |
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| the band practicing beforehand |
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| Japan (Manzo, Nomura) |
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| had to get a photo with the actor |
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| everyone putting their clothes on |
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| me wearing the traditional clothes |
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| Ireland (already pictured) |
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| getting the head piece on |
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| mask for the performance |
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| preparations |
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| weeeeeeee |
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| some of the performers |
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| red bandana |
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| painting faces |
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| all dressed up and with the face paint |
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| sooooo cute!!! |
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| im in the back |
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| nice hats |
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| group picture with the Westgaters |
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| getting ready to go on stage |
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| the emperor |
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| the dragons dancing |
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| watching the performance |
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| up close |
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| impressive |
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| intricate hats |
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| nice hats |
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| the kids running back |
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| people wearing cos play |
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| more cos play |
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| interesting view |
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| close up |
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| sailor moon? |
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| more cos play |
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| cool horns |
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| looked like a real animal |
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| backstage |
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| waiting for my turn to go on stage |
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| got a photo with the cos players |
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| with some cos players |
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| Mr. Nomura thanking everyone for a good job |
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| with the sailor moon girls |
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| I had to get a picture with the sakura hat |
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| had to put on this flower hat as well |
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| all the flower hats together |
