Hikone Castle Festival

A Day in the Life of a Samurai
Originally uploaded by Me.

Today was the Hikone castle festival. It was like a mini-Jidai Matsuri through downtown Hikone, A celebration of the Ii family. The Wife and I headed out with a few friends on this cloudy and rainy day. Took in the parade, missed the firing of the arquebus over the castle, and grabbed some delicious ramen at Okabe's. I was instructed to apprentice myself to a ramen shop as it would make me a better person. I heartily agree. Unfortunately, nothing quite compares to Tenkagomen, and I refuse to apprentice myself to anyone but the best. I'm back to work on my projects. Later.