Cosplay Summit

This past weekend was once again a fun one. Friday night we met up with some friends and attempted to go bowling, but there was a tournament going on so we just hung out instead. 

Saturday morning, we awoke fairly early and went on a hunt for some fishing poles. We found a really neat little mom and pop shop that sold everything you could possibly need to go fishing. We bought a couple of poles there and hope to go on a little fishing trip once it cools off a little.

After that, we stopped by Nitori and picked up this rug. It really makes our living room cozy.

We then went to Osu Kannon for a Cosplay Parade. Nagoya hosts an annual World Cosplay Summit each year. People come from all over the world to dress and act as their favorite Japanese manga characters.

The rules stated that no one was to be scantily clad, but someone didn't listen.

I apologize if this photo gives any of you nightmares.

This costume was great. The guy even had the stagger down.

Pocket knife for an earring? Why not?

Our friend, Chris, got interviewed by a local TV station while at the festival.

We had a lot of fun, but I will admit that I was a bit weirded out by the whole thing. I've never really read or watched any of the Japanese comics so maybe I just don't get it.

On Sunday we tried another church, and it was a really great experience for us. We really miss our home church, but we know how important it is for us to get plugged into a church here, too. We ended up going to an international church. Within the first five minutes, we had shaken hands with people from Ghana, Nigeria, the Philippines and Japan. Out of the 100 or so individuals attending, there were only about four Americans, us included. It was such a neat and refreshing experience. The sermon was good, and we really enjoyed ourselves. We did, however, have to stand up and introduce ourselves to the entire congregation. We were the only visitors there, and when we mentioned we were from America, a little Japanese man in the corner grabbed our flag and started waving it. It was displayed the rest of the service. I wonder what would have happened if we would have said some really obscure place. We'll definitely be going back.

On the way home, Travis and I couldn't help but laugh at some artwork displayed in the train station. In the picture below, you can see business men walking hurriedly. Notice the gaijin (foreigner) behind the Japanese guy. He's enormous! I'm pretty sure he's supposed to be a fat American.