Barbeque at the Temple

Here we are preparing the coals. It took a lot of fanning to get those things hot enough.
3-5 people per grill was the norm
There are the college students from Asahikawa, coming out to Hamaton as part of the studying for their education degrees
An unintended group shot.
Ah Engrish. Glorious unintended humor.
Mmmmmm..... yakiniku
Some kids and college students eating
Group shot. It was a sunny day, but windy (as per usual) so the green jackets were handed out to those without their own.
I think the ones in green jackets are actually from Hamatonbetsu highschool. The red jackets are definitely from Asahikawa though.
The seafood grill. I didn't spend much time here.
Once the grill master gave the go-ahead, the rush for food turned into a free-for-all. Especially when there were ramen noodles on the grill. Those things are tasty.
Not sure why I have a picture of him eating cake, but here it is for your enjoyment.
And we got them to pose eventually. I like how the cake wrapper makes it look like he's splattering cake bits everywhere.
Another group dessert shot.
Ainoyama-san's grill was the best (he's the guy in gray at the end of the grill.
A statue of Buddah inside the temple
After dinner, it's homework time.
And then, fireworks! Only sparklers though.
Me with a bunch of the college students and red, red eyes.
More hot sparkler action
This was the easiest way to light a new one
Overhead shot
I love the lighting effects on this one
One last, less impressive shot