On Saturday I met up with Bronwyn, a fellow knitter from Canada visiting Japan for a couple of weeks. We had a great time checking out the yarn stores of Kichijoji and all of the other shops and then sharing a cold beer in the park. She was sweet enough to bring me some delicious handspun, hand-dyed wool from Victoria where she is from. Here is a photo of us in the park. Oh and there is one thing that we have in common apart from our love of knitting - you'll probably never guess, so I'll just tell you. Both of our fathers are Chinese. Amazing, huh!! I mean maybe I can see it in me, but Bronwyn has blond hair and blue eyes - genes are amazing things!!!
On Sunday, we went to Musashino Park for Darin's Skate BBQ - there was skating, lots of good food and company, and it was the first ever bbq for my friend Aya - she came dressed in a beautiful yukata and gave the bbq a little class!!! Here are some photos:
On the way home from the park we came across Mitaka's Awaodori Festival, and it was amazing. It was the perfect end to a perfect day. It is moments like these that I feel lucky to live in Japan. I never feel that way on the way to work in the morning on the train....
WOW. those pictures are amazing. The BBQ looks like a lot of fun!
Posted by: Carrie | August 25, 2004 at 02:04 PM
Nice photos! I went to the big awaodori festival in, Tokushima? I can't remember the city now. It was pretty wild! Nice sukebe shirt. Heh heh. And I LOVE that your friend wore her yukata to the bbq. She looks beautiful!
Posted by: Mariko | August 26, 2004 at 03:02 AM
reading your blog makes me want to go to japan so bad!!
Are you doing secrete pals 3? I signed up!
Posted by: brandy | August 26, 2004 at 05:18 AM
ah! so that's why your eyes have such a nice slight almond shape :) i never would have guessed that your father is chinese because of your hair. what's up with the girl holding the walther PPK gun? trying to be james bond? she looks a bit frightened of it!
Posted by: gleek | August 26, 2004 at 05:30 AM
I wish I was in Japan too!! The BBQ looks like fun! where in japan exactly are you?
Posted by: Katherine | August 26, 2004 at 11:29 AM
Mariko - the sukebe shirt was a total classic!!
Brandy - I don't think I'll be doing Secret Pals 3 as I am already doing Secret Pals 2
Gleek - that girl and her boyfriend are avid bb gun(?) fans, so they brought their very real looking guns to the bbq - it was fun trying to hit cans
Katherine - I am located in Kichijoji in Tokyo. I love the area as it is not too far from the city but also has a great crafty vibe, great yarn shops, and relaxing/entertaining parks!!!
Posted by: kat | August 26, 2004 at 12:33 PM
hi kat, great pics! The festival photos took me back to my last night in Japan in Iidabashi. I love the community vibe of Japanese summer festivals...natsukashii!
Posted by: nicole | August 26, 2004 at 12:58 PM
Yeah, I love how the Japanese are obsessed with festivals - it just brings a nice, community, debaucherous vibe to every day. I must say Melbourne lacks that a bit. Ah, grass is greener, grass is greener, blah blah BLAH!
Posted by: Kinki | August 27, 2004 at 06:45 AM
Hi...I saw these photos and I'm curious to know if you are willing, able to let me use one or two of them in a print article I am doing. Email me ASAP for more details...This is a serious request.
Thanks
Posted by: Bryan | November 02, 2004 at 09:25 PM