Having come to Japan, it's obvious that we should celebrate the 4th of July. Well, it's not, but Dave is American, and he invited us to a 4th of July BBQ. As well as the usual gang, there were some representatives from the Junior High School AETs, a motley group of mixed nationalities (with a few Americans in there), who work on a completely different contract to us.
As rainy season is now officially over, the predictable happened. It rained. Not pouring, but continuous moderately heavy rain. Fortunately, we had a shelter, so we got damp, but not too wet (at least, not until we biked it home).
The highlight of the night was definitely the fireworks. In Japan, they're easy to buy once you know which stores stock them. We were all asked to bring some, but as it turned out, only Hunter and I brought any. Presented with shelves worth of fireworks/firecrackers, with labels that we couldn't read, Hunter and I dealt with the choice in the only logical way. We went for size, because bigger must be better! We spent about $7 on a single multiple in one firework (to put that in perspective, you could get dozens of small firecrackers for about $30), and another 3-pack of single fireworks for a similar price. The results were worth it. We'd been told that despite being legal in Japan, they were more firecrackers than fireworks. However, these ones certainly shot a satisfactory distance up into the air, and exploded beautifully in the wet night air. Will definitely give it another go in the near future, although next time we may go for quantity over quality.
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