Today, Karli and I went to a famous Japanese restaurant not to far from our hotel. Their food was amazing! I had yakitori and green tea. While Karli had California rolls and Pokari
sweat. Right when we finished our meals, A Japanese woman named Yumiko Yokohama, wearing some kind of fancy dress, sat down right beside us. She started chatting to us all about Japan's customs and cultures. She said that she was wearing a kimono, which are usually worn for special outings or occasions. Yumiko told us about a few other customs in Japan. Like bowing, Japanese people mainly bow because it is respectful instead of shaking hands. Another custom in Japan that Yumiko described to us, was how Japanese always take off their shoes and put on slippers before entering anybody else’s house. They mainly do this because all Japanese think it is respectful as guests to wear slippers in a hosts house. A culture in Japan that I really found interesting was how Japan has a tradition of acting, dancing, singing, performing, and theatre! Yumiko started telling us all about Children's 
day. Which Karli and I found really interesting. I would love to have a Children's Day back in Canada. It takes part on May 5th every year, since it was once called boy's day. Where only young boys got treated like royalty. The last culture in Japan that Yumiko described were all the festivals that Japan has. Like Lantern Festivals, Ice Festivals, New Years, and Summer Festivals. Before we left the restaurant Yumiko invited us to the Tanabata festival that was going on tonight. The Tanabata festival is held on July 7th which celebrates the love between two celestial stars. For this occasion, people both young and old parade through the city wearing kimonos. They are also carrying lanterns, colourful streamers, or bamboo poles. We agreed to come to this festival on our way out the door.
sweat. Right when we finished our meals, A Japanese woman named Yumiko Yokohama, wearing some kind of fancy dress, sat down right beside us. She started chatting to us all about Japan's customs and cultures. She said that she was wearing a kimono, which are usually worn for special outings or occasions. Yumiko told us about a few other customs in Japan. Like bowing, Japanese people mainly bow because it is respectful instead of shaking hands. Another custom in Japan that Yumiko described to us, was how Japanese always take off their shoes and put on slippers before entering anybody else’s house. They mainly do this because all Japanese think it is respectful as guests to wear slippers in a hosts house. A culture in Japan that I really found interesting was how Japan has a tradition of acting, dancing, singing, performing, and theatre! Yumiko started telling us all about Children's day. Which Karli and I found really interesting. I would love to have a Children's Day back in Canada. It takes part on May 5th every year, since it was once called boy's day. Where only young boys got treated like royalty. The last culture in Japan that Yumiko described were all the festivals that Japan has. Like Lantern Festivals, Ice Festivals, New Years, and Summer Festivals. Before we left the restaurant Yumiko invited us to the Tanabata festival that was going on tonight. The Tanabata festival is held on July 7th which celebrates the love between two celestial stars. For this occasion, people both young and old parade through the city wearing kimonos. They are also carrying lanterns, colourful streamers, or bamboo poles. We agreed to come to this festival on our way out the door.
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