Japan Diaries 4: Weekend 71
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Weekend 71: March 11 – 12, 2023
Day 495: March 11, 2023
Saturday – Rumoi x Chippubetsu
It’s another weekend here in Rumoi City. It’s still cold but once in a while, the sun peeks to share its warmth. |
| Kawakami Internal Medicine Clinic |
My family and I woke up early today as it is my COVID-19 vaccination schedule at Kawakami Internal Medicine Clinic in Rumoi City. I’ll be having my 3rd shot of Pfizer. However, in reality, this is my 5th COVID-19 vax as I had 2 Sinovac shots back in the Philippines. After my vaccination, we were thinking of resting at home in case there were side effects. However, since it was a beautiful morning and I felt well, I told my wife that we should go somewhere instead.
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| Hamanakaundo Park |
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| Can you guess what we are doing? |
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| Here's the view from the park |
We drove to Hamanakaundo Park on the southwestern side of Rumoi City. Sadly, a large part of the park was still closed to the public so we did some stretching in one of the open areas instead.
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| Fukagawa - Rumoi Expressway |
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| Next destination: Chippubetsu |
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| Chippubetsu manhole cover |
From there, we decided to drive somewhere else, while thinking about where to go, we first went home to get some food and drinks. We ultimately decided to revisit the town of Chippubetsu.
These are the places that we visited in Chippubetsu:
These are the places that we visited in Chippubetsu:
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| Chippubetsu Bell Arch |
🔔 Chippubetsu Bell Arch
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| Kid's Square Chikkuru |
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| We had fun bonding at Kid's Square Chikkuru. I even felt like a kid at heart |
🔔 Kid's Square Chikkuru
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| Quick grocery shopping at COOP in Rumoi City |
Day 496: March 12, 2023
Sunday – Rumoi Moekko Haru Matsuri
Today is one of the days that I am looking forward to. It`s the annual Rumoi Moekko Haru Matsuri. It's also a big day for the people of Rumoi, as the last time this event was last held was 4 years ago and was canceled due to several reasons, particularly the pandemic. This year, I am one of the members of the Rumoi High School Team "Chimidoro" who will compete in the Moekko Banba Race, which is the highlight of the festival. |
| We arrived just in time for the opening of this year's Rumoi Moekko Haru Matsuri |
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| Ella with Kazumo-chan |
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| The main event will be held here, in Senba Park |
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| We had a group huddle before the start of the Moekko Banba Race |
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| Competition time! |
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| Here's the result. We failed to make it to the top 3 but technically we're in 4th place |
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| We lost but we were super happy with our accomplishment |
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That looks like a fun festival. I'm happy you were invited to such events.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Yes it was fun.
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