Tonight we went for sushi at a local sushi restaurant. It was great; tables were about a foot high, and they make you take off your shoes before you enter the dining area. I had Yakitori and Gyoza.
When we were leaving the restaurant, we could hear what seemed like a drumline that you would hear at a festival. It wasn't a complex beat, but the beat was such that it made you think of primitive dancing. I decided to investigate. I entered the alley alongside some Okinawan's, giving me the impression that I was going the right way.
What I saw was about 50 Okinawans with basedrums, executing a dancing drumbeat. They would raise the drum hit it, take a step lower and raise, hit it, all synchronized.... It was obviously a practice-session for an upcoming parade. My buddy told me that they wear eleaborate costumes when the ceremony actually goes.
They reminded me of dwarfs or hobbits dancing gleefully, like drunk drummers. It was pretty interesting...
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