Omatsuri (Festival!)

Wandered around Shinagawa Station the other and stumbled upon this little Department store 10th Anniversary Matsuri! It was very tiny but very cute. Everyone was in their summer Yukata's (It's like a lightweight version of a kimono) and there was loud music and drums, very festival atmosphere.

ice carving of a fish

Fruits and veggie carving station (the chef was carving a radish!)

festival lights, drummer, dancers in yukata's

This is a typical summer festival game - you get a little paddle made of paper and you have to use it to try and fish out the rubber bouncy balls (or goldfish) before the paper rips. 

crowds waiting for their turn