{"id":55,"date":"2008-08-31T22:40:03","date_gmt":"2008-08-31T13:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/triplefstudio.com\/yokoso\/2008\/08\/31\/dance-your-clothes-off\/"},"modified":"2008-08-31T23:37:38","modified_gmt":"2008-08-31T14:37:38","slug":"dance-your-clothes-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.triplefstudio.com\/yokoso\/2008\/08\/31\/dance-your-clothes-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Dance your clothes off"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, if you ask I am doing laundry. Why is laundry always part of my journal? I think because when you do laundry you are somewhat captured, so it is a good time to write.<\/p>\n

Thursday night \/ Friday morning we had a lot of rain. No typhoon or anything, just some big cracklin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 thunderstorms and lots of rain. I guess a lot more than I expected because my train line was shut down Friday morning. Luckily the work network got the news out and I went to the hotel where most the folks are staying and hitched a ride in a taxi. I wonder what will happen in a typhoon? The only time I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been in a typhoon it was over a weekend so I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t miss work or anything. I think it is inevitable that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have one or two. This year in Japan it seems quiet.<\/p>\n

It kept raining through Saturday. It was a good day to stay inside so I went for a walk. Of course. I finally made it to the framing shop that I had seen a couple of weekends ago. Good but not great. To frame to my standards is really expensive too, maybe over $100 per piece. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just too much to spend for something a little temporary. As of Saturday I was feeling stuck and started surfing the web to ship stuff here to do my own framing.<\/p>\n

I woke this morning at 8:00 am without an alarm (Saturday I woke up at 5:40 without an alarm as well since someone from work called me. Grrrrrrr.). The sun was shining brightly, so I figured it was an excellent opportunity to get on the mamachari and check out the city. I rode south and east into some of the suburban areas. I rode down car dealer row, apparently and saw Mercedes, Jaguar, Porsche, Maserati, and Subaru! I also stumbled upon an antique store. I guess I spent too much time in antique stores in my youth to pass it up. So in I went. It was an eclectic mix as most stores are. Of course I was tempted to buy something because you always are. Nothing specific \u00e2\u20ac\u201c I just had to buy something<\/em>. I resisted.<\/p>\n

While I was out riding I did decide I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to frame my photos so expensively. It just didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seem worth it. I decided that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d try to find the frameless clips that just put the art between the class and some backing board. That way I could change out photos if I wanted (which I know I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll never do but at least I have the option). Now all I had to do was find the frames, so I started heading to Loft. I forgot this weekend was The Nippon Domannaka Festival so I was in for a surprise. Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the official link<\/a> and another link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Nippon Domannaka Festival appears to be a flashly, loud, dance contest. And I guess if you read the links, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s what it is! I was on the edge of it with my bike, so I parked my bike and walked around a little. I was camera-less because Tomo has my<\/del> his<\/del> my little camera with him right now. I was also really hungry. I went to Loft and found some simple frameless frames! Maybe my mission would be accomplished. The simple frames were still expensive but I didn’t need mat board or glass. Happy, I was able to go home and dump the bike, eat, pick up my camera, and head for the domatsuri (Domannaka Festival).<\/p>\n

Apparently there are 19 different venues to watch the performances but I saw them on a parade route down the main street of Nagoya. Apparently there were over 200 groups this year. I only saw a handful. Trust me, they were all quite different.<\/p>\n

Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a typical group. From the street it was hard to get a good angle for photos. Most of the teams are made up of both young men and young women. There are some really good dancers and some other dancers too.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

And another typical group getting ready to start. Lots of hair and face paint.<\/p>\n

\"You<\/p>\n

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The dance teams are supposed to communicate with the audience as well, so there is a lot of interaction.<\/p>\n

\"Interacting<\/p>\n

But then this group formed a little group and started to change their costume.<\/p>\n

\"Uh,<\/p>\n

As they emerged, it was clear that traditional festival clothing was what they were going for.<\/p>\n

\"My<\/p>\n

Until the guys were dancing like this!<\/p>\n

\"I<\/p>\n

Check out their feet. Ouch!<\/p>\n

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Of course, following this extremely energetic and youthful show, was this next act. I kid you not. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m hoping for no clothing changes.<\/p>\n

\"I<\/p>\n

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Finally, there was the cult that decided to participate as well. Very strange costumes.<\/p>\n

\"Is<\/p>\n

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It was a good day. In the end, I got a sunburn and after vowing to save money on framing I bought a roller cutter for another $220 dollars, so my DIY savings is quicky diminishing. What the heck, I can always use the roller cutter!<\/p>\n

I hope you enjoyed Domannaka!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yes, if you ask I am doing laundry. Why is laundry always part of my journal? I think because when you do laundry you are somewhat captured, so it is a good time to write. Thursday night \/ Friday morning we had a lot of rain. No typhoon or anything, just some big cracklin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 thunderstorms … <\/p>\n

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