Spirit of Japantown!

So it just so happened that the weekend that mom and dad were in town there was a festival going on in Japantown. Since we live in Japantown we decided to head down there and see what it was all about. Unfortunately, it was pretty hot that day. Not Houston hot by any means, but hot for here anyway. The festival was literally one block from our apartment so we just walked. When we got there we were surprised to see an entire street filled with souped up cars. Not really our style but we looked for a little bit and then decided to head further into the festival. It was pretty average as far as festivals go, but we enjoyed getting to see a hula demonstration and the Taiko Japanese drummers, along with some rather colorful characters. We all entered a free raffle and miraculously Jon and I both won! My prize was quite a bit better than his though. I won a $10 gift certificate to the Japantown Farmer's Market and Jon won a Car's (the animated movie) activity booklet and a folder made from recycled cardboard. We grabbed some really yummy gyoza, chow mein, and osaka style okonomiyaki. It was really fun but after being out in heat for a couple of hours we headed back to the apartment and rested up. That night we went to see and Acapella comedy group called The Blanks and the San Jose Improv. It was really good! I highly recommend it to anybody that likes singing. Mom and dad really enjoyed it too. I think it was a definite winner. If you are a fan of the TV Show Scrubs you will recognize the group. It is Ted's (the lawyer) band. Anyway, so it was a really great day and we all had a blast!

Enjoying our lunch at the Spirit of Japantown Festival.
The Taiko Drummers. They were really good and looked like they were having a lot of fun!