There have been a lot of things I've done since my last entry for October!
One that was particularly nice was a trip where almost all of the exchange students went on a trip to Yakage and Yakage Era! First we all went to see the Daimyo Gyoretsu Festival & Procession. There were a lot of food venders up and down the streets, and all of the food that they had looked really good. We even stopped off to get some kitsune udon for ourselves! Once it was time for the procession, all of the visitors there gathered together and scrunched up to try to see the procession. The one thing that sucked was that it was actually really difficult to see. By the time my friends and I got to a place where the people were, there was already a large crowd of visitors in front of us, making it really hard to see over them. But what little we did see was really nice. The armor that the men were wearing was spectacular. And the way they threw their weapon-like items into the air to one another was nice as well. Unfortunately, our group had to leave pretty soon afterwards because we had another destination to go to, and that was a place called Yakage Era! This was a beautiful place, and well all gathered on the top of a steep hill while the residents of Yakage cheered us on and welcomed us with open arms. It was lovely to see their valiant hospitality- though they didn't know us, they opened their arms and hearts and woke up very early in the morning to make us all of the food they had prepared- yakitori, mochi, imo tempura, kabocha tempura, and cotton candy. They also gave us an opportunity to do Mochitsuki, so that was fun to watch those who did it. We spent a good 2 hours there talking with the residents, exploring the area, and taking photos of the beautiful scenery. It also started sprinkling while we were there, so a lot of us got out our umbrellas while chatting amongst each other. It was really nice how inviting the Yakage residents were.
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