When I was in Tokyo last week there were Autumn Festivals going on. I saw one in the Akihabara district. There were lots of tables set up in the street and up on the first floor of the UDX building, selling freshly cooked seasonal foods and there were many stalls of games for children – Aunt Sally stalls, Archery, flower arranging and so on. There were loads of people there, and everyone seemed to be having great fun. These three wee girls caught my eye. Look how closely they are huddled together, and the sheer concentration in their faces. They are totally absorbed and completely fascinated with something. What is it? Look carefully. It’s a box of crayons. Lovely!
Nice capture! I want to return to Akihabara!
What a beautiful picture, Bob:)
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Help out an ignorant American – what’s an “Aunt Sally stall”?
Crayons still keep MY babies – ages 9 and 11 – fascinated. There’s something lovely about all the possibility in that box.
Ah mrschili, and “aunt sally stall” is one of those things you see at a fair where you throw something – usually a ball, sometimes a beanbag, to knock things off a shelf. In this particular case it was a “wall” of the numbers 1 – 9 as a 9 square target and the really tiny children (all under 5 I reckon) were standing a few feet in front of it throwing a beanbag at the target. Every number they hit fell off the display. Once they’d all gone, the child won a prize! You probably have exactly the same kind of thing but I don’t know the American name for it!
What a wonderful site, and in one of the most technologically advanced cities in the world! Way to keep your eyes open and our camera clicking!