Saga Balloon Fiesta
(by Bex)
Saga prefecture is to the south west of Fukuoka prefecture, my interest in the 'fiesta' was peaked due to all the advertisements hanging around the main railway station Kokura.
Japan greatly encourages traveling within the country so these advertisements are not rare.
To cost cut I wake up at 4am to catch an all stops train to Fukuoka - from there I take a highway bus to Saga prefecture, followed by another local train to where the balloons were launched. It's Monday 3rd November - public holiday and the last day of the festival...I mean fiesta
I arrived in time to see the inflating of the 'balloon fantasia' event - these balloons didn't fly:
Doraemon!!! yay!!!
The fox's glasses never inflated properly lol
This balloon was from a german bank i believe...or was that the fox =S:
Yes that's a giant babybel cheese balloon...
Tako!!!! Octopus! yay!
After they'd inflated them all everyone was allowed to go into the grounds to get close to the balloons:
The fiesta also included tents where they sold local food and wares - typically, and a bike show and a tent where bands played - they weren't that good. And of course heaps and heaps of festival food and heaps and heaps of people to eat it!!
I was in danger of catching a cold at the time...I couldn't wait for the last day event - the key grab race - they have a race in their balloons obviously - then many many balloons inflate at night - it's supposed to be a very pretty sight and they have fireworks and everything...but i've got the postcard for that lol.
Saga prefecture is to the south west of Fukuoka prefecture, my interest in the 'fiesta' was peaked due to all the advertisements hanging around the main railway station Kokura.
Japan greatly encourages traveling within the country so these advertisements are not rare.
To cost cut I wake up at 4am to catch an all stops train to Fukuoka - from there I take a highway bus to Saga prefecture, followed by another local train to where the balloons were launched. It's Monday 3rd November - public holiday and the last day of the festival...I mean fiesta
I arrived in time to see the inflating of the 'balloon fantasia' event - these balloons didn't fly:
Doraemon!!! yay!!!
The fox's glasses never inflated properly lol
This balloon was from a german bank i believe...or was that the fox =S:
Yes that's a giant babybel cheese balloon...
Tako!!!! Octopus! yay!
After they'd inflated them all everyone was allowed to go into the grounds to get close to the balloons:
The fiesta also included tents where they sold local food and wares - typically, and a bike show and a tent where bands played - they weren't that good. And of course heaps and heaps of festival food and heaps and heaps of people to eat it!!
I was in danger of catching a cold at the time...I couldn't wait for the last day event - the key grab race - they have a race in their balloons obviously - then many many balloons inflate at night - it's supposed to be a very pretty sight and they have fireworks and everything...but i've got the postcard for that lol.
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