Hi, there! Today, I’ll write about “The Southwest Festival of Japan” on Saturday. This festival has a five-year history, and the city of Bunbury and Setagaya (our uni’s city) have been sister cities for 30 years, so this year’s festival was special!! The Matsuri-day was held at Bunbury Art Regional Gallery. There were so many performers, stalls, and food shops. The festival week began on 9th September and will be end on 17th. Booth leaders were invited to Friday’s reception, and to listen to the mayor, leaders, Perth Japanese consul, and many VIPs’ speeches, and talked with each other. Then, we enjoyed Japanese meal. I could make sense that many people were looking forward to the festival, and I got some advice about this city, Australia, and so on. It was amazing.
On the Matsuri-day, we all got up early to get on the first bus at 7:37. Some of us wore kimonos, and it was hard for us. (Actually, I got up at 5:00 a.m., and the time was the earliest time in my Australian life!) At the Festival, I was in the Japanese Calligraphy booth almost all day. There were so many guests visiting our booth, and I was happy to share our traditional culture, and I hope they all enjoyed the festival. At lunch, I ate “Takoyaki”. In Bunbury, it is not common to eat fish. Therefore, the fish dish healed my mind to prepare for after lunch’s work. After lunch, I taught so many people again. I translated their name to Kanji and wrote. They seemed to be happy and excited. Kanji was so complicated for Australian people, so some people couldn’t write in the correct order or directions, but finally, they all completed writings, so I was really glad about that.
The day was so fun, busy and tiring day. I felt a little bit sad to finish the festival, however, I will enjoy the remaining time in Australia.
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