{"id":3623,"date":"2026-05-18T11:12:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?p=3623"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:12:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:12:28","slug":"april-2026-akabane-baka-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/2026\/05\/april-2026-akabane-baka-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2026 – Akabane Baka Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

April was a pretty quiet month. The hayfever and rain did not help. I only have one disappointing festival to talk about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Akabane Baka Festival<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Akabane \u201cFool\u201d Festival consists mostly of a parade route with various processions throughout the day. The most famous is the fool parade, where groups dress in \u201ccrazy\u201d costumes and do \u201ccrazy\u201d dances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My hopes of an interesting photo opportunity rose briefly at the beginning when they set up a dozen large, taiko drums. But the drummers were soon drowned out by the PA system playing a single loop of a J-pop song for 45 minutes. Then the dancers began, clad in dollar-store wigs and oversized sunglasses, performing routines that would be perfectly safe at an office party sponsored by HR. I will admit that I was in a grumpy mood that day, but I found the parade thoroughly disappointing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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