{"id":3253,"date":"2025-07-21T01:31:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T01:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?p=3253"},"modified":"2025-07-21T01:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T01:31:08","slug":"june-2025-festivalpolooza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/2025\/07\/june-2025-festivalpolooza\/","title":{"rendered":"June 2025 &#8211; Festivalpolooza"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During a record setting heatwave, I managed to attend a couple of festivals and concerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u8a18\u9332\u7684\u306a\u71b1\u6ce2\u306e\u9593\u306b\u3001\u4f55\u3068\u304b\u4e8c\u3064\u306e\u796d\u3068\u4e8c\u3064\u306e\u30e9\u30a4\u30d6\u306b\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Torigoe Festival<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On the downside, I failed to see Japan\u2019s largest omikoshi (portable shrine) being carried through the streets of Torigoe. On the upside, I ate one of my favorite foods, festival okonomiyaki, a fried pancake with fish and cabbage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u60aa\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3001\u9ce5\u8d8a\u306e\u9053\u3092\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u4e00\u756a\u5927\u304d\u306a\u304a\u795e\u8f3f\u304c\u7df4\u308a\u6b69\u304f\u69d8\u5b50\u3092\u898b\u9003\u3057\u3066\u307e\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u826f\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3001\u9b5a\u3068\u30ad\u30e3\u30d9\u30c4\u304c\u5165\u3063\u305f\u796d\u306e\u5927\u597d\u304d\u306a\u304a\u597d\u307f\u713c\u304d\u3092\u98df\u3079\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-06-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3269\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-06.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3269\" class=\"wp-image-3269\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-06-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-06-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-06-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-06-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-06.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-09-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3271\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-09.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3271\" class=\"wp-image-3271\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-09-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-09-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-09-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-09-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-09.jpg 912w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-26.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-26-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3273\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-26.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3273\" class=\"wp-image-3273\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-26-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-26-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-26-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-26-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-26.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-28.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-28-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3275\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-28.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3275\" class=\"wp-image-3275\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-28-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-28-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-28-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-28-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-28.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-33.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-33-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3278\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-33.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3278\" class=\"wp-image-3278\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-33-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-33-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-33-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-33-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-33.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-34.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-34-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3280\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-34.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3280\" class=\"wp-image-3280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-34-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-34-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-34-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-34-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Torigoe-Festival-34.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Tsukiji Lion Dance Festival<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You will notice a distinct lack of lions in my photos from this festival. The omikoshi featuring them appeared later than I could stay that day. But I saw several cart-style omikoshi and marveled at the tourist-trap prices of the local sushi stands. Other notable sights were the popular in-bloom hydrangea and the nearby giant Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u300c\u7345\u5b50\u300d\u306e\u5199\u771f\u304c\u5168\u7136\u306a\u3044\u4e8b\u306b\u6c17\u3065\u304f\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u305d\u306e\u65e5\u3001\u7345\u5b50\u304c\u3042\u308b\u304a\u795e\u8f3f\u306f\u79c1\u304c\u3044\u3089\u308c\u305f\u6642\u9593\u3088\u308a\u9045\u304f\u306b\u73fe\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3067\u3082\u3001\u4ed6\u306e\u5c4b\u53f0\u578b\u306e\u304a\u795e\u8f3f\u3092\u898b\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u3066\u3001\u5730\u5143\u306e\u5bff\u53f8\u5c4b\u306e\u9ad8\u984d\u306a\u89b3\u5149\u5730\u4fa1\u683c\u306b\u9a5a\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u4ed6\u306b\u3082\u6e80\u958b\u306e\u30a2\u30b8\u30b5\u30a4\u3084\u8fd1\u304f\u306b\u3042\u3063\u305f\u5de8\u5927\u306a\u7bc9\u5730\u672c\u9858\u5bfa\u3082\u5370\u8c61\u7684\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3270\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-01.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3270\" class=\"wp-image-3270\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-01-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-01-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-01-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-01.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-05-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3274\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-05.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3274\" class=\"wp-image-3274\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-05-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3281\" class=\"wp-image-3281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-10-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-10-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-10-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-10-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-10.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-18-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3282\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-18.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3282\" class=\"wp-image-3282\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-18-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-18-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-18-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-18-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-18.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-25-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3283\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-25.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3283\" class=\"wp-image-3283\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-25-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-25-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-25-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-25-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-25.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-28.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-28-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3284\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-28.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3284\" class=\"wp-image-3284\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-28-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-28-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-28-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-28-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tsukiji-Lion-Dance-Festival-28.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Reitoubonyuu Concert<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I had the chance to shoot my acquaintance, Habiko\u2019s, band again in nearby Shinjuku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u8fd1\u5834\u306e\u65b0\u5bbf\u3067\u30cf\u30d3\u30b3\u3068\u3044\u3046\u77e5\u308a\u5408\u3044\u306e\u30e9\u30a4\u30d6\u306e\u64ae\u5f71\u306e\u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u30b9\u304c\u307e\u305f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-001-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3264\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-001.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3264\" class=\"wp-image-3264\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-001-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-001-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-001-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-001-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-001.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-011-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3265\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-011.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3265\" class=\"wp-image-3265\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-011-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-011-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-011-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-011-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-011.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-026-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3267\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-026.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3267\" class=\"wp-image-3267\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-026-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-026-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-026-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-026-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-026.jpg 912w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-132.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-132-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3268\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-132.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3268\" class=\"wp-image-3268\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-132-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-132-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-132-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-132-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/reitoubonyuu-habiko-132.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Anna Sato\u2019s 20th Anniversary Concert<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been trying to see another Anna Sato concert since 2022, but our schedules never matched. This month I got to attend a special show celebrating 20 years of performing. The jazz club in Shibuya was too fancy for me, but the show was excellent. I even got a photo with Anna outside the club. I tried to explain who I was, but I don\u2019t think I made myself clear. (Performance photo borrowed without permission from X.com.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u306a\u304b\u306a\u304b\u90fd\u5408\u304c\u5408\u308f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3051\u308c\u30692022\u5e74\u304b\u3089\u307e\u305f\u91cc\u30a2\u30f3\u30ca\u306e\u30e9\u30a4\u30d6\u306b\u3044\u304d\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3064\u3044\u306b\u4eca\u6708\u3001\u30c7\u30d3\u30e5\u30fc20\u795d\u5e74\u306e\u8a18\u5ff5\u65e5\u306e\u7279\u5225\u306a\u30e9\u30a4\u30d6\u306b\u884c\u304f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u6e0b\u8c37\u306e\u30b8\u30e3\u30ba\u30af\u30e9\u30d6\u306f\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u306f\u5c11\u3057\u5834\u9055\u3044\u306a\u307b\u3069\u304a\u3057\u3083\u308c\u3060\u3063\u305f\u3051\u308c\u3069\u3001\u30e9\u30a4\u30d6\u306f\u7d20\u6575\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u30af\u30e9\u30d6\u306e\u5916\u3067\u30a2\u30f3\u30ca\u3068\u5199\u771f\u3092\u64ae\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u79c1\u304c\u8ab0\u306a\u306e\u304b\u3092\u8aac\u660e\u3057\u3088\u3046\u3068\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u306f\u3063\u304d\u308a\u4f1d\u308f\u3089\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f<br>\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002(\u6f14\u594f\u4e2d\u306e\u5199\u771f\u306fX.com\u304b\u3089\u7121\u65ad\u3067\u501f\u7528\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\uff09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anna-sato-25th-anniversary-concert-02-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anna-sato-25th-anniversary-concert-02-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3254\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3254\" class=\"wp-image-3254\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anna-sato-25th-anniversary-concert-02-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anna-sato-25th-anniversary-concert-02-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anna-sato-25th-anniversary-concert-02-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anna-sato-25th-anniversary-concert-02-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anna-sato-25th-anniversary-concert-02.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anna-sato-25th-anniversary-concert-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1008\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anna-sato-25th-anniversary-concert-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3256\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3256\" class=\"wp-image-3256\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anna-sato-25th-anniversary-concert-03.jpg 1008w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anna-sato-25th-anniversary-concert-03-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anna-sato-25th-anniversary-concert-03-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anna-sato-25th-anniversary-concert-03-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anna-sato-25th-anniversary-concert-04-brad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"756\" height=\"1008\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anna-sato-25th-anniversary-concert-04-brad.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3257\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3257\" class=\"wp-image-3257\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anna-sato-25th-anniversary-concert-04-brad.jpg 756w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anna-sato-25th-anniversary-concert-04-brad-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anna-sato-25th-anniversary-concert-04-brad-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Miscellaneous Photos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/harajukiu-01-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1008\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/harajukiu-01-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3260\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3260\" class=\"wp-image-3260\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/harajukiu-01-1.jpg 1008w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/harajukiu-01-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/harajukiu-01-1-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/harajukiu-01-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Harajuku 01<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/harajukiu-02-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"756\" height=\"1008\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/harajukiu-02-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3261\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3261\" class=\"wp-image-3261\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/harajukiu-02-1.jpg 756w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/harajukiu-02-1-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/harajukiu-02-1-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Harajuku 02<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nakaita-Summer-Festival-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1008\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nakaita-Summer-Festival-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3262\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3262\" class=\"wp-image-3262\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nakaita-Summer-Festival-02.jpg 1008w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nakaita-Summer-Festival-02-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nakaita-Summer-Festival-02-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nakaita-Summer-Festival-02-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Dry Shampoo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nakaita-Summer-Festival-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1008\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nakaita-Summer-Festival-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3263\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3263\" class=\"wp-image-3263\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nakaita-Summer-Festival-04.jpg 1008w, 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class=\"wp-image-3266\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tokyo-design-festa-toys.jpg 1008w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tokyo-design-festa-toys-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tokyo-design-festa-toys-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tokyo-design-festa-toys-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Tokyo Design Festa Toys<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a record setting heatwave, I managed to attend a couple of festivals and concerts. \u8a18\u9332\u7684\u306a\u71b1\u6ce2\u306e\u9593\u306b\u3001\u4f55\u3068\u304b\u4e8c\u3064\u306e\u796d\u3068\u4e8c\u3064\u306e\u30e9\u30a4\u30d6\u306b\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002 Torigoe Festival On the downside, I failed to see Japan\u2019s largest omikoshi (portable shrine) being carried through the streets of Torigoe. On the upside, I ate one of my favorite foods, festival okonomiyaki, a fried pancake with fish and&hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/2025\/07\/june-2025-festivalpolooza\/\" class=\"read-more\" title=\"June 2025 &#8211; Festivalpolooza\"><span>Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text sr-only\">June 2025 &#8211; Festivalpolooza<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3253"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3253"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3286,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3253\/revisions\/3286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}