faces

The little man's favorite character is Thomas. A friend brought a mask to the park and it was, well, becoming.



Another friend (not in the picture) taught the little man the art of the "evil face" (悪い顔):



Another evil face:



And with a yell:

afternoon

The usual state of affairs on the road:

祭だ！祭だ！

We went to the "official" loudest festival in Japan. The little man liked it a lot and exhaustion couldn't keep him from dancing: