Ma Ma Maji Rangers...
I'm paddling the canoe
These kids didn't quite get the idea...
The waters got crowded at one point.
What sorts of things would you expect at a fishing town's festival? Shell schucking contests!
Some kids from the ikiiki (and friends) show off their cool new tongue dye
I gave the camera to one of the girls. This is one of the nicer pictures she got.
This jacket amused me, especially for an area so close to Russia.
Ah, the log running competition. I went slowly.
The junction between logs was the hardest part, with the new one sinking as you step on.
Alas, going slowly wasn't good enough.
There was also some Yosokoi dancing.
Here's a photo for the Pro Wrestling tour that came through Hamaton. Kind of amusing. I've never seen a muscle-bound man in a leotard poke another muscle-bound man in a leotard in the butt in front of a large, live audience before. Kanchous - not just for elementary students!
And a bit of taiko. I don't know what the masks were for since I didn't stick around to watch this.
And later on, some excellent fireworks
Including "star mines" - fireworks that they shot out onto the lake where they then exploded, making some cool reflections.
Some more star mines
And more
You can tell which way the wind was blowing from these long exposures... or which way I tended to move the camera
Fireworks behind a tree