This last Friday I skipped a class and took off for Kyoto with friends to attend the Jidai Matsuri, which turned out to be the quietest parade I have ever attended. In Japanese, Jidai means "age", so this is literally the Festival of Ages. What it consisted of was a huge number of volunteers walking through Kyoto to the Heian Shrine dressed in period costumes. I think it would have been more interesting if I knew more of the history behind it. It wasn't the greatest for taking pictures, but I'll put up a few below.
Jacky trying to see the ceremony at Heian Jinja.
Which one of these is not like the others?
AH! Foreigners! 外人！！
Relating to the Jidai Matsuri - I've finally found a period drama which isn't incredibly low budget and badly acted. It is an NHK drama about the events leading up to the Meiji restoration, and I was hooked from the opening credits. Here is a subtitled version I found on a French website. This is from the second season. I would like to, if I had time, to start from the beginning in Japanese with my dictionary, but I doubt that will happen. I can't remember the last time I actually finished watching a series.Ryoma Den can be found here.
On Saturday I went hiking near Kobe with some other exchange students. Once we found the trailhead, which in and of itself required some climbing, the hike took about two hours and was quite enjoyable. Did not get attacked by the wild boars the news devotes so much time to.
On the way up towards the trailhead, after asking for directions twice.
Halfway there!
やった！ Made it!
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