Jinja and Shoga: Life in the Land of the Rising Sun

   The Abekawa (Abe River) fireworks were this past Saturday, so we braved the heat and humidity to go see them. I was smart enough NOT to wear a yukata to the event this year, though! (Yukata + pregnancy + heat = very bad combination).

                              Some of the crowd heading to find seats
 


                             Look closely: it's an umbrella!


                               We ran into a dinosaur on the way back to the train station