Fireworks. In the states, it is pretty common to go to fireworks once a year, July 4th. Everybody and their mother comes out on one day to see them, then they go home and wait another year for it to happen again. Not in Japan my friends, oh no, if you miss them one w
eek, you can always see them the next, or the next or.... you get the point. Summer in Japan does not just consist of humidity, rain and the occasionally inappropriately dressed old man. No, there is another world in Japan that I have only had a small dose of, the world of fireworks.
About 2 weeks ago I went to Yokohama, the second largest city in Japan, to see fireworks with about 200,000 other people. A few words on Yokohama, I know it is a little hard to see, but the picture that vaguely resembles a ship is actually the first ship ever to come into the port at Yokohama from the west. England actually. I thought it was funny that they actually moved the ship inland an made a monument out of it, I guess what it symbolizes to some is not what it means to everyone. Also, the photo of the decently sized building is actually the tallest building in Japan
. I was warned before I saw it, so I wasn't too disappointed, given the earthquakes and all I guess it's not that bad, but I think they could have at least added a few more stories. The harbor in Yokohama is beautiful. The fireworks lasted for and hour and a half and it wasn't until I came here that I decided to buy a yukata. (A yukata is the summer kimono that the girls in the pictures are wearing.) I did buy one, but more on that when I finally wear it! As it goes and
is typically the case. We didn't make it back before the trains stopped running (or rather chose not to make it back) and ended up at kareoke until 4:30 when the trains started running again. Needless to say I fell asleep at kareoke, and on the train... when I woke up there was a full train of curious on lookers, what can I say, everyone is interested in gajin who sleep on trains during rush hour! Oh, those crazy Americans!
. I was warned before I saw it, so I wasn't too disappointed, given the earthquakes and all I guess it's not that bad, but I think they could have at least added a few more stories. The harbor in Yokohama is beautiful. The fireworks lasted for and hour and a half and it wasn't until I came here that I decided to buy a yukata. (A yukata is the summer kimono that the girls in the pictures are wearing.) I did buy one, but more on that when I finally wear it! As it goes and 
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