The festival is so famous that it has its own museum, where you can see the festival floats and performing arts.
The highlight for Hanna was finding a neighbourhood park with a swing.
Sunday, 12 April 2009
Kawagoe
In the weekend of April 12 we went for a daytrip to Kawagoe. This town is famous for having a lot of Edo period buildings and also for a festival.
The festival is so famous that it has its own museum, where you can see the festival floats and performing arts.
The highlight for Hanna was finding a neighbourhood park with a swing.
The festival is so famous that it has its own museum, where you can see the festival floats and performing arts.
The highlight for Hanna was finding a neighbourhood park with a swing.
Sunday, 5 April 2009
Sunday, 8 March 2009
Spring
After a weeks cold rain, this weekend I had a real feelling that Spring is arriving. On Saturday I took Hanna to Shinjuju Goen park and let Rika go shopping.
We could see plum blossom and early-blooming Sakura
It is still cold, and Hanna likes to be carried around under my jacket.
These are high-school students leaving a graduation ceremony near Shinjuku park.
We could see plum blossom and early-blooming Sakura
It is still cold, and Hanna likes to be carried around under my jacket.
These are high-school students leaving a graduation ceremony near Shinjuku park.
Dancing with Dad
Sometimes I come home from work and straight into "Disco time".
Hanna likes to have a dance with Dad and has recently begun asking me to put on some music when she wants a 'boogie', and saying "more, more" when each track finishes.
She also likes running around the sofa (or being chased) to lively music like "Libertango".
This is me dancing a tango with Hanna.
And a quick tango at 8am before heading off to work.
Hanna likes to have a dance with Dad and has recently begun asking me to put on some music when she wants a 'boogie', and saying "more, more" when each track finishes.
She also likes running around the sofa (or being chased) to lively music like "Libertango".
This is me dancing a tango with Hanna.
And a quick tango at 8am before heading off to work.
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
March 3rd - The Dolls Festival
Momo no Sekku or Hinamatsuri (The Dolls Festival) was on March 3rd. It is traditional in most areas for families to set up a display of Hina-ningyo (princess dolls) in their house. This is usually a tiered platform with a royal court of dolls, with the king and queen at the top, and attendants and courtiers in ranks below.
Baba bought Hanna a new type of Hina-ningyo, like a mobile, and with the dolls made out of antique kimono fabric. The dolls are very cute with some babies and animals, plants and traditional objects - a crane, a turtle, owls, a peach, a goldfish, a rabbit, a butterfly, a drum, a fan etc.
And it is strong enough for Hanna to handle without breaking.
Baba bought Hanna a new type of Hina-ningyo, like a mobile, and with the dolls made out of antique kimono fabric. The dolls are very cute with some babies and animals, plants and traditional objects - a crane, a turtle, owls, a peach, a goldfish, a rabbit, a butterfly, a drum, a fan etc.
And it is strong enough for Hanna to handle without breaking.
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