{"id":3412,"date":"2025-11-24T06:19:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T06:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?p=3412"},"modified":"2025-11-24T06:19:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T06:19:39","slug":"october-2025-ikebukuro-halloween-cosplay-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/2025\/11\/october-2025-ikebukuro-halloween-cosplay-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2025 &#8211; Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During this unusually cold and rainy October, I attended a few end-of-season festivals, including the Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3053\u306e\u7570\u5e38\u306b\u5bd2\u304f\u3066\u96e8\u304c\u591a\u3044\u5341\u6708\u4e2d\u3001\u6c60\u888b\u30cf\u30ed\u30a6\u30a3\u30f3\u30fb\u30b3\u30b9\u30d5\u30a7\u30b9\u3068\u304b\u30b7\u30fc\u30ba\u30f3\u7d42\u4e86\u306e\u796d\u308a\u306b\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Final Festivals of 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few photos from the Tachikawa Yokai festival, which was cute but on the small side for the distance I traveled to attend it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u7acb\u5ddd\u306e\u5996\u602a\u796d\u306e\u5199\u771f\u3067\u3059\u3002\u53ef\u611b\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u308f\u3056\u308f\u3056\u884c\u3063\u305f\u8ddd\u96e2\u306e\u308f\u308a\u306b\u306f\u3001\u898f\u6a21\u304c\u5c0f\u3055\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\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\/11\/tachikawa-yokai-festival-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tachikawa-yokai-festival-01-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3423\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tachikawa-yokai-festival-01.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3423\" class=\"wp-image-3423\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tachikawa-yokai-festival-01-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tachikawa-yokai-festival-01-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tachikawa-yokai-festival-01-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tachikawa-yokai-festival-01-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tachikawa-yokai-festival-01.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\/11\/tachikawa-yokai-festival-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tachikawa-yokai-festival-08-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3424\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tachikawa-yokai-festival-08.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3424\" class=\"wp-image-3424\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tachikawa-yokai-festival-08-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tachikawa-yokai-festival-08-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tachikawa-yokai-festival-08-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tachikawa-yokai-festival-08-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tachikawa-yokai-festival-08.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\/11\/tachikawa-art.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tachikawa-art.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3426\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tachikawa-art.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3426\" class=\"wp-image-3426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tachikawa-art.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tachikawa-art-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tachikawa-art-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tachikawa-art-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And here is a photo from an Okinawa festival near my home. I have seen this guy at many local festivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u5bb6\u306e\u8fd1\u304f\u306e\u6c96\u7e04\u306e\u796d\u306e\u5199\u771f\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3053\u306e\u7537\u306e\u4eba\u306f\u8fd1\u6240\u306e\u796d\u3067\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u898b\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-okinawa-festival-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-okinawa-festival-05-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3425\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-okinawa-festival-05.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3425\" class=\"wp-image-3425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-okinawa-festival-05-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-okinawa-festival-05-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-okinawa-festival-05-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-okinawa-festival-05-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-okinawa-festival-05.jpg 912w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Afternoon rains forced me home early, but I managed a few fun photos before the inclement weather started. This was unfortunate because many cosplayers turned out for this event, but ended up standing around in a nearby mall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u5348\u5f8c\u306e\u96e8\u306b\u65e9\u304f\u5e30\u3089\u305b\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3051\u308c\u3069\u3001\u60aa\u5929\u5019\u524d\u306b\u9762\u767d\u3044\u5199\u771f\u3092\u5c11\u3057\u64ae\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u6b8b\u5ff5\u306b\u3082\u3001\u30b3\u30b9\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u30e4\u30fc\u306f\u6ca2\u5c71\u6765\u305f\u3051\u308c\u3069\u3001\u307b\u3068\u3093\u3069\u306e\u4eba\u304c\u30e2\u30fc\u30eb\u3067\u5f85\u6a5f\u3057\u3066\u3044\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\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-01-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-01-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3417\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-01-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3417\" class=\"wp-image-3417\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-01-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-01-1-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-01-1-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-01-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-01-1.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\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-02-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-02-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3419\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-02-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3419\" class=\"wp-image-3419\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-02-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-02-1-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-02-1-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-02-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-02-1.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\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-50-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-50-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3420\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-50-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3420\" class=\"wp-image-3420\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-50-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-50-1-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-50-1-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-50-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-50-1.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\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-51-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-51-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3421\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-51-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3421\" class=\"wp-image-3421\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-51-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-51-1-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-51-1-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-51-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-51-1.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\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-52-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-52-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3422\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-52-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3422\" class=\"wp-image-3422\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-52-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-52-1-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-52-1-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-52-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ikebukuro-cosplay-festival-52-1.jpg 912w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/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\/11\/kawasaki-art.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kawasaki-art.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3427\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kawasaki-art.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3427\" class=\"wp-image-3427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kawasaki-art.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kawasaki-art-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kawasaki-art-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kawasaki-art-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Kawasaki Art<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/koenji-hyakkei-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/koenji-hyakkei-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3428\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/koenji-hyakkei-07.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3428\" class=\"wp-image-3428\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/koenji-hyakkei-07.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/koenji-hyakkei-07-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/koenji-hyakkei-07-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/koenji-hyakkei-07-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Koenji Hyakkei<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-broadway-toys-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-broadway-toys-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3429\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-broadway-toys-01.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3429\" class=\"wp-image-3429\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-broadway-toys-01.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-broadway-toys-01-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-broadway-toys-01-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-broadway-toys-01-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Broadway Toys 01<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-broadway-toys-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-broadway-toys-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3430\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-broadway-toys-02.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3430\" class=\"wp-image-3430\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-broadway-toys-02.jpg 750w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-broadway-toys-02-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-broadway-toys-02-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Broadway Toys 02<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-broadway-toys-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-broadway-toys-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3431\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-broadway-toys-03.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?attachment_id=3431\" class=\"wp-image-3431\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-broadway-toys-03.jpg 750w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-broadway-toys-03-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nakano-broadway-toys-03-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Broadway Toys 03<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During this unusually cold and rainy October, I attended a few end-of-season festivals, including the Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival. \u3053\u306e\u7570\u5e38\u306b\u5bd2\u304f\u3066\u96e8\u304c\u591a\u3044\u5341\u6708\u4e2d\u3001\u6c60\u888b\u30cf\u30ed\u30a6\u30a3\u30f3\u30fb\u30b3\u30b9\u30d5\u30a7\u30b9\u3068\u304b\u30b7\u30fc\u30ba\u30f3\u7d42\u4e86\u306e\u796d\u308a\u306b\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002 Final Festivals of 2025 Here are a few photos from the Tachikawa Yokai festival, which was cute but on the small side for the distance I traveled to attend it. \u7acb\u5ddd\u306e\u5996\u602a\u796d\u306e\u5199\u771f\u3067\u3059\u3002\u53ef\u611b\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u308f\u3056\u308f\u3056\u884c\u3063\u305f\u8ddd\u96e2\u306e\u308f\u308a\u306b\u306f\u3001\u898f\u6a21\u304c\u5c0f\u3055\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\u3002 And here is a&hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/2025\/11\/october-2025-ikebukuro-halloween-cosplay-festival\/\" class=\"read-more\" title=\"October 2025 &#8211; Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival\"><span>Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text sr-only\">October 2025 &#8211; Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival<\/span> <span 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