Monday, August 20, 2012

Fujiwara Matsuri & Marathon - Aug 24 & 25

More summer fun on the way at the end of August with a festival and firework display at Fujiwara in Minakami, followed the next day by a road race for those impervious to the summer heat.

The Fujiwara Fireworks are always one of the best display of the summer. Lying back on the grass, staring into the night sky, the fireworks seem super-close as if they are bursting just above you. It is well worth getting up there as it is a really intimate spectacle much beloved by the locals.



The next day there is a road race around the lake. Just thinking about it makes me tired but it is a well attended race with some big name athletes in the field. It is the 55th Fujiwara Lake Marathon and it always draws a dedicated crowd of supporters

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