五戸国際ミュージックフェスチェバル Gonohe International Music Festival

A couple of folks in the JET community organized this festival. I've missed going to shows (Shich' isn't exactly a destination for bands to play at... I don't even think there's really a venue here... maybe the outdoor stage 'downtown'...) The weather was beautiful and I'm so glad that we made the drive down.

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Hey hey everybody!

It's still summer vacation, so I have office days all this week. Which means.... time for a prompt update! Friday night was a work party. It was a really good time with my co-workers, dinner followed by karaoke. Thankfully it didn't go terribly late, and I wasn't hurting *too* much the next morning from all the umeshuu (plum wine) that I had to drink (it's like CANDY!). I met newly arrived Kyle and we drove down to the shinkansen station to meet up with Jenny and her friend who was due to arrive at 8 am.

Off we went to Aomori city for a day of adventure and to jump in the Nebuta Festival parade!

Heh... I know I should be working on getting through my holiday posts...

... but I've been toying with tattoo ideas again and decided to play with GIMP to try and get them out of my brain...

This one came out pretty cool with this filter...

Aomori Prefecture with a Triforce marking Shichinohe

April Adventures Across Japan Phase 2: Train Tracks to The North

Another early morning and we made out way to Sendai station and completed our trek to Aomori via rail. It was a lot more scenic after Sendai, with the mountains making appearances and more rivers near the tracks. I think I belong up north, as it really felt like I was going home. Calming and peaceful.