We continued walking through the small town of Hosoe where a parade was taking place. Ayako was surprised to meet a friend (with husband & son) from high school there.
We stopped along the street to watch a parade go by. There were people dressed in traditional costumes:
There was also a 'princess' chosen for the town each year. She is chosen by being pretty but also for being small & light since she might be carried sometimes.
There were also people with baskets over their heads playing flutes. They are dressed as a type of Buddhist monk(called Komuso) who wore baskets over their heads to suppress their egos and played flutes for meditation. Samurai spies were known to have also dressed this way as a disguise but could be found out if they couldn't play the flute well for another monk.
Finally, Ayako got to pretend she was the princess:
I am hoping the cherry blossoms last through the week since next Saturday we are to join a cherry blossom viewing party. If it rains hard during the week, there won't be many flowers left though.P.S. This is my 150th post...Yeah!!
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