聖パトリックの祝日

These images courtesy of Tomoko, the happiest camper! My earlier shots didn't really do justice to how beautifully lit the whole festival was at night, so these pictures plug the gap nicely.

It's funny how the one 'Irish' pub in town is plastered with exactly the same Guinness images that I always think of in relation to James, Kelly et al from university. It's like a taste of home, with extra nostalgia value. Shame the beer is crap and overpriced though.

A moment of Japanese-ness: You go to a pub on St Patrick's Day and find that the majority of table space has been reserved, and that the people who later arrive, who made the reservations in the first place, are all old guys wearing suits who wouldn't recognise a Patrick's Day party if it slapped them in the face with a wet fish.