Saturday night after work I went over to my neigbouring station Kita-Kogane. This weekend they had a pretty decorative matsuri to mark the end of summer. Sad to realize summer's pretty much over but it was something speial to see up close and in person.
Outside of the station there is a round pathway (roundabout?) where the dancers paraded. Most groups had a few people playing instruments to help them keep their beat. Lanterns were set up hanging from the electrical wires and poles on a few of the main streets immediately outside of the station.
A lot of the dancers were older in age but they were all in high spirits and enjoying themselves to no ends. Alocohol is publicly served on the streets yet somehow a well-balanced composure is maintained.
Literally 5 minutes after the festival finished the streets were almost entirely empty. No idea how everyone is able to disappear that quickly and clean up after themselves. If something similar to this were to take place in Toronto it would take days to clean up the mess and get rid of the smell.
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