So I went to the 40th Annual Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival at Japantown in San Francisco, CA today. Very cool event. It was super crowded and they closed off Post street between Fillmore Street and Laguna Street for the grand parade that marched from City Hall to here. There were many participants, my primary interest was the Anime Costume Contest which started late at 3pm. The grand parade started at 1pm. Mayor Gavin Newsom was there to speak as well as the Chief of Police, Heather J. Fong.
This was ninth consecutive year the Anime Costume Contest has been going on. It was quite an experience to see in person and see the level of detail Anime fans devoted to the costumes. Seeing is believing, check out the pics: http://www.bui4ever.com/photos/album/2007-04-22_-_cherry_blossom_festival/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/bui4ever/sets/72157600111900345/.
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2 Comments so far. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.did you by any chance catch the name of that band/theater group that played japanese rock/punk rock while dressed up in kabooki costumes. That was awsome, i want to know there name, and go seem them again. please eamail me if you know. i have been looking all over the net for some kinda source and can’t find anything.
Sorry…I didn’t get their names