Minami Bunkasai

The countdown of lasts begins. This week was the last Bunkasai (culture festival) at Fiona's school. Minami's festival lasts for three days, two days are spent at school and the third occurs at the Yokkaichi town hall where the students perform well rehearsed dances, and the choir, drama, koto and brass band clubs get to strut their stuff. The other two days are the strangest. I Japan kids spend the entire day with their homeroom class, so homeroom loyalty is strong. Bunkasai allows them to display their creativity, but of course it is also competitive. The kids are given free rein to create a themed classroom and some of them are allowed to serve food. This year there was everything from an Indian restaurant to a haunted house.