In Japan, in the summertime, there are firework shows in various locations. As far as I can tell, these take place on riversides or bay areas. The biggest and most famous in Tokyo (and notoriously crowded) display is on the Sumida river. Not being into crowds, I've never been to that one. Last Saturday there was a display scheduled on the very big Tamagawa (Tama river). This river separates Tokyo from Kanagawa. It is a wide and long river with very nice grassy banks on either side. Our friends, Masaaki and Keiko Omori just bought a new condo about 1 1/2 blocks from the riverside there. So they invited us over to have a picnic outside and sit and watch the fireworks show (they kindly staked out a patch of ground for us ahead of time).We decided to bring Daisy for her first time to go for a visit to someone's home. She enjoyed it alot but was really confused as to why she couldn't run around their home and get into trouble like she can at her own home. All in all, she was pretty good albeit a bit of work for Ken and I.
Here are some pictures from that evening. Ken was holding Daisy while we enjoyed the fireworks show and Daisy was peering over his shoulder at the people behind us. They were all lined up for as far as you could see (in the dark), so when you looked behind, it appeared as if we had an audience watching us. Daisy seemed to wonder why everyone was fixated on us all night.
Why are all those people looking at us?
From left to right: Kenji, Daisy, Masaaki, Keiko
From left to right: Daisy, Kenji, Masaaki, ME!
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