Monday is off because of Yaizu’s Culture Festival. It was a great Saturday. I just walked around and looked at all the work the students put into their displays.
Each class or club did something for the festival. The 3rd year fishing classes set up simulated fishing (so you can get a feel for pulling a big fish out of the water). I tried first, and they gave me the easiest fish (a 3 kilogram bean-bag fish). The diving club put a few salt water aquariums together, and displayed pictures from their last dive. Another fishing class made ‘bindama’ - glass bobs with a rope net tied around them. They are absolutely beautiful.
There were heaps of shops with food - donuts, cookies, yakisoba, chicken nuggets, and yakitori. I feasted, and the students were quite happy for the business. Also, the brass band performed, and the drama club, and the cheerleading club, and the soccer team.
The most energy was clearly in the punk band. A group of 3rd year boys put a garage punk band together and took over a classroom for the day. They covered a lot of US songs (Green Day, SUM41, et all), and towards the end there was a good sized mosh pit. Their posters were the greatest - be sure to go to the gallery (link provided above) just for those gems.
I loved it, and in the evening, I caught up with the fellas at an izakaya for some good dinner and drinks. This is a stellar weekend, and I’m in a bright mood. It’s days like this that make Japan the coolest place on earth.