Digital Collage: NATSU MATSURI

Natsu Matsuri" means Summer festival in Japanese. I'm talking about the traditional kind in which people wear kimono and parade around carrying around the "Mikoshi" which translates to something like "portable shrine" which really doesn't do justice. Also the staple of Natsu Matsuri is the Bon Odori dance in which people dance in circles to various kinds of music. I haven't been to one in years. It's almost enough for me just to imagine in my mind, but if you haven't been to one, I think it's really an experience for all your senses.