Kanazawa: A funeral, a parade, a wedding, a sunset.

We returned to Kanazawa to take care of unfinished business. The waiting period was over and it was time to take Noriko's Uncle's remains to his final resting area. This pictures shows the view from the restaurant where we ate lunch, after we finished up at the temple. See the green roofed building that doesn't really match the others? That's the temple. I just noticed that that tree looks pretty big, too.

It just so happened, there was a major Kanazawa festival while we were there. Every year, they reenact a wedding procession of a famous samurai- Maeda. The dashing lad in the above picture is portraying Mr. Maeda. Apparently, this guy is a famous actor. As he passed, so did a huge throng of fans. Mostly women and they were all holding up there cellphone cameras, screaming, "Look at me! Look this way!"

A famous wedding? Well, this girl is portraying the girl that was married on that day, long ago. She was an 11 year old bride. Maybe I'm just not old fashioned enough, but that seems a little young! I didn't even scream "Look at me!" but I managed to catch the lucky lady's attention.

This is what I'd call a Glamourai. He looks like the other member of KISS and I had to ask if he was supposed to be some kind of undead samurai. That would be cool.

The parade was a good time to show off Miss Kanazawa (I don't know which one she is- does it matter?) See that girl with her arms crossed? See that look she's giving her date? I think that's the same look Noriko gave me when I took the picture.

Not dressed in golden armor or a silken kimono, nobody seemed to interested in this lone boy scout. He didn't seem too plussed, either.

This samurai was very antsy about his antsy horse. They both seemed to be sharing their first day on the job.

The procession ended at Kanazawa Castle, just like it did, back on that happy day. J-Pop snapped his picture. I have no idea who those other two people are (The two on the far right- the two on the far left are Noriko and me).

Also, on the day's schedule, was a kabuki kind of thing where two guys fight each other to a draw (they are trying to win the honor of fighting a dragon-thing). After a tie, they both fight and defeat the dragon.

Across the street from the castle is the Kenrouken Park. During this holiday, they open the gates and light up the park. Here is a couple enjoying a romantic view within the walls.

A sunset in Wajima

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