I might have mentioned spending some time in the park near my dormitory (umikaze koen) this past week. We had beautiful weather - blue skies and in the mid-20s - for most of golden week and it was definitely taken advantage of by those with tents and bbqs and children. The masses you see in the picture below - they come early to get their spot. Some do not leave. One morning around 8am I jogged through to see some young men crawling from their tents, rubbing their eyes, examining the boxes and coolers and tarp around them to remember what they were doing the night before.

The children are too cute.

A drum circled played some beats and girls were dancing in bare feet.