Obon Festival

I went to my first Japanese festival this past weekend, the Obon Festival in Oakland. We met up with Mama and Dada's friends K and E. K's mom was performing in the Taiko drum performance. I was mesmerized by the drumming. I have my own drum set at home and love to pound on them so to watch it in person was pretty cool.

The food was delicious! Home-made Japanese food like curry beef over rice, spam musubi, and Imagawa Yaki, a delicious pancake like dessert filled with either red bean or chocolate. I had a bit of everything while watching the performances. The kimonos were so cute! I hope I can one day wear one even though I'm not Japanese.