Ogimi Matsuri

Due to a typhoon, the Ogimi festival was pushed back a week to last Friday and Saturday. This also happened to coincided with the obon weekend, so the crowd was bigger than usual.

The best day to go is always on the final day. There is a tug-of-war tournament where the winning team gets a goat.

(1st prize)

There are also a variety hari races with teams of adults as well as elementary school teams competing against each other.

But the best part of the evening is the fireworks and the eisa that follows:

(I love being tall)

Hawaii Pics (2)

Hawaii Pics

I never did get around to making a post about my trip to Hawaii. After coming back, the new school year started and kept me busy. I have also been using my free time to finish up my iPhone app. So instead of going through the details of a trip I took a month ago, I will instead post pictures. Enjoy!