Showing posts with label Festival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Festival. Show all posts

Sunday, April 17, 2016

Azaleas at Nagushiyama

We made it back to Nagushiyama park for the Azalea festival. I'm so glad we were able to bring David along with us this year! It is such a beautiful place to enjoy some gorgeous views and impressive flowers. 
They were hosting a dance competition for the festival so we were able to stop and watch some teams perform which was really neat. 
32 weeks pregnant
David said this was the most uncomfortable slide ever, but Eisley looked like she had fun!
The azaleas are planted all the way up a pretty steep mountain. it is quite the workout to walk up the trails. I can't even imagine the amount of effort they put into planting and maintaining the huge bushes. 

On our way home we stopped by Kozakibana park which marks the westernmost point of mainland Japan. It is a beautiful coastline and has a fun huge map of Japan. I didn't realize how close it was to where we live. 
Monument to the westernmost mainland point
Eisley was super excited to play in the tidal pools filled with water. The rock formations were so interesting too! 

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Nagasaki Lantern Festival

We took a little road trip down to Nagasaki for their annual Chinese Lantern Festival. It was a cold, rainy day so we didn't stay that long, but it was totally worth it! They have hundreds of ornate lanterns of all shapes and sizes. My favorites were the ones that represented each animal of the zodiac. Most of these were seriously HUGE! They also put on fun shows including a dragon dance and a lion dance along with some traditional umbrella dances. 

This one is made entirely of porcelain plates, cups, and spoons.
The offering tent where you can give a donation and pray
Eisley enjoying a toasted rice triangle