I’m up here at 3am… oh, the joys of pre-jetlag. Up early and ready to roll — I’ll be dragging tail by this afternoon. I had a couple of hours before I leave for the famed fish market and thought I’d write about “being a local” last night. Outside one of the temples there were all these colorful ribbons attached to trees (as interpreted by a non-local). As I got closer, I realized these were part of a celebration – the Star Festival.
So I had to put my name on the tree. I didn’t make a wish — thought that would be kind of unfair to tap the Japanese Wish Bank. But it was fun, nonetheless to put my name (+ United States + Tennessee) on a ribbon. The local ladies manning the “wish booth” laughed and pointed. I’m glad they had a good time – I certainly did.
