Japanese Fall Festival 2016
I had a huge day planned, but as it progressed it quickly shrunk. Originally I had planned to start off the day by stopping by the Case Knife Festival here in Lebanon, but after looking at the schedule I changed my mind. They used to have some semi-famous people as guests, but apparently they did away with that. There really wouldn't be much to photograph except the lines of people waiting to buy knives.
Next on my agenda was maybe stopping by the Greek Festival in Springfield. I'm not really into Greek food, it's expensive and again there just isn't a whole lot to photograph so I skipped that too.
The main event for today was the Japanese Fall Festival held in the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Gardens in Springfield, Missouri. I did go to it and had a really good time! If nothing else it is worth going just to see the St. Louis Osuwa Taiko. They are a group of Japanese drummers and they always put on a great show!
This year Shoji Tabuchi a Japanese Violinist who performs in Branson also performed at the festival. I have never seen his show in Branson, but he put on a wonderful show at the festival. Now I may have to check out his show in Branson. The bathrooms at his theater are famous and have been featured on the Travel Channel. I read somewhere in 2009 they were voted America's Best Bathroom. I stopped by his theater one time to see them, but sadly don't have any pictures.
I would really love to see the Yoshida Brothers perform at the Japanese Fall Festival. I listen to their music sometimes on Youtube.
My parents came down to see Shoji Tabunchi perform and afterwards I went with them to eat at Logan's Roadhouse. I would have really liked to have stayed and watched the St. Louis Osuwa Taiko drummers perform again, but I was getting really hungry and it was a couple hours before they took the stage again.
My camera was also really getting on my nerves as I was having to fight with it to take pictures. The broken lense ring kept slipping down every time I would zoom in and out and I would have to try and put it in place. I noticed there was a rubber sleeve that seemed to have been pushed down a little on one side. I pushed it back up hoping that would help, but it just made it worse. At least it is just a few more days until my new camera and lense get here.
After dinner with the family I hung out with a friend in Springfield for a little while before coming home and starting to upload some of the pictures. All I have left to put online is the St. Louis Osuwa Taiko drummers and Shoji Tabuchi, should have them all up tomorrow. I watched a couple episodes of The Office and then decided to write a blog. Which brings us to where we are now and since I've pretty much got this wrapped up I think I'm going to call it a night.
Goodnight
Next on my agenda was maybe stopping by the Greek Festival in Springfield. I'm not really into Greek food, it's expensive and again there just isn't a whole lot to photograph so I skipped that too.
The main event for today was the Japanese Fall Festival held in the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Gardens in Springfield, Missouri. I did go to it and had a really good time! If nothing else it is worth going just to see the St. Louis Osuwa Taiko. They are a group of Japanese drummers and they always put on a great show!
This year Shoji Tabuchi a Japanese Violinist who performs in Branson also performed at the festival. I have never seen his show in Branson, but he put on a wonderful show at the festival. Now I may have to check out his show in Branson. The bathrooms at his theater are famous and have been featured on the Travel Channel. I read somewhere in 2009 they were voted America's Best Bathroom. I stopped by his theater one time to see them, but sadly don't have any pictures.
I would really love to see the Yoshida Brothers perform at the Japanese Fall Festival. I listen to their music sometimes on Youtube.
My parents came down to see Shoji Tabunchi perform and afterwards I went with them to eat at Logan's Roadhouse. I would have really liked to have stayed and watched the St. Louis Osuwa Taiko drummers perform again, but I was getting really hungry and it was a couple hours before they took the stage again.
My camera was also really getting on my nerves as I was having to fight with it to take pictures. The broken lense ring kept slipping down every time I would zoom in and out and I would have to try and put it in place. I noticed there was a rubber sleeve that seemed to have been pushed down a little on one side. I pushed it back up hoping that would help, but it just made it worse. At least it is just a few more days until my new camera and lense get here.
After dinner with the family I hung out with a friend in Springfield for a little while before coming home and starting to upload some of the pictures. All I have left to put online is the St. Louis Osuwa Taiko drummers and Shoji Tabuchi, should have them all up tomorrow. I watched a couple episodes of The Office and then decided to write a blog. Which brings us to where we are now and since I've pretty much got this wrapped up I think I'm going to call it a night.
Goodnight
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