Festival

You've got to hand it to the Japanese, they are good at building things quickly. Why, I came back from work today and found all of the streets surrounding my flat lined with food stalls, makeshift drinking halls, and carnival games.

I bought some grilled squid which was OK but overpriced. Then we ended up just buying stuff from the food vendors for tea. The stalls are always a bit mixed. Somebody once told me they're run by organized crime which I suspect is an exaggeration, but there's definitely some shifty looking people around selling stuff. I think they are just poor rather than criminal, though.

You can find some really delicious food though, like these sticks of flame-grilled chicken.