Karakuchi, Wan-Wan and Sticking Our Heads Through Stuff

Eddy and I have been hankering to go back to Japan lately--craving Japanese breakfast, talking about ticket meals, looking longingly at our waving kitteez. Thank goodness Houston has a Japanese Festival each year. It's not nearly as wicked cool as the St. Louis version, which is just amazing beyond words. But it did satisfy our desire for karakuchi.

We also saw some ikebana demonstrations

and some kamishibai

When we were listening to kamishibai we learned that in Japan dogs say "wan-wan" so we are trying to teach Norman. Finally, we partook in the much-loved Japanese tradition of sticking your face through cut outs.

Sticking one's head through stuff is an important Asian tradition, both in Hawaii and Japan.  I swear.