Japan Diaries 4: Weekend 39
Weekend 39: July 30 - 31, 2022 Day 271: July 30, 2022 Saturday - Mashike Town Noryu Fireworks Festival It's a beautiful sunny Saturday morning. It's perfect because later at night we will head to Mashike to watch the Mashike Town Noryu Firework Festival . Off to Teacher Kanda’s house We are very thankful to Teacher Kanda because she invited us to come with her for this trip. It won't be possible for us to witness it as we can't use our car yet and there won't be any more buses that can bring us back home after the festival if we chose to commute to the location. Snacks at Teacher Kanda's place Obira Summer Orange In the afternoon, my family and I went to Teacher Kanda's place for an early dinner bonding with Ikuko-san and the Rumoi Elementary ALT. Ikuko-san brought a watermelon grown in the town of Obira. It was called Obira Summer Orange . The name came from the unique orange color of its flesh which tastes very sweet. Off to Mashike We left Teacher Kan