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Mitsuwa Natsu Matsuri 2007 (Item 9 of 10, “Japanese yo-yo close-up”)
Collected by: vkm
Here's a closer shot of two of the balloon/yo-yos. Many have some sort of pattern on them. If anyone knows what they're called in Japanese, please comment and let me know!

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Mitsuwa Natsu Matsuri 2007 (Item 8 of 10, “Japanese yo-yo”)
Collected by: vkm
I looked online, but can't figure out what these are called in Japanese. They're basically small water balloons with elastic string tied to them so that you can bounce them ...

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Mitsuwa Natsu Matsuri 2007 (Item 6 of 10, “Oni mask”)
Collected by: vkm
This was one of the plastic masks they had. It's of an oni, a Japanese folklore character.

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Mitsuwa Natsu Matsuri 2007 (Item 7 of 10, “Hello Kitty mask”)
Collected by: vkm
Hello Kitty looks a bit bewildered as she finds herself in mask form. She was one of the several Sanrio characters they had. Others I noticed were My Melody (you ...

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Mitsuwa Natsu Matsuri 2007 (Item 5 of 10, “Japanese masks”)
Collected by: vkm
In addition to the food, there were also some Japanese toys for sale, including an assortment of plastic masks. It was interesting to see characters from Japanese folklore mixed in ...

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Mitsuwa Natsu Matsuri 2007 (Item 10 of 10, “ring toss game”)
Collected by: vkm
They had a couple of game booths. I just thought it was kind of funny that they used products from the store. For this game, players toss rings at these columns ...

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Mitsuwa Natsu Matsuri 2007 (Item 1 of 10, “paper lanterns”)
Collected by: vkm
These festive lanterns welcomed us as we drove towards the parking lot. The natsu matsuri was held in the area above the parking structure next to the side entrance to ...

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Mitsuwa Natsu Matsuri 2007 (Item 3 of 10, “okonomiyaki”)
Collected by: vkm
Their version included squid, shrimp, and pork in addition to cabbage. It was all mixed into the batter. The okonomiyaki sauce, Kewpie mayonnaise, ao nori, and bonito flakes went on ...

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Mitsuwa Natsu Matsuri 2007 (Item 2 of 10, “okonomiyaki booth”)
Collected by: vkm
We were hungry, so we quickly scanned the food booths. We purchased one order of okonomiyaki from this booth. Their signage touted it as a Japanese-style pizza. That's not how ...

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Mitsuwa Natsu Matsuri 2007 (Item 4 of 10, “BBQ Beef Rice Bowl”)
Collected by: vkm
They were barbecuing the beef on a grill at the booth. Pretty good quality meat, and a light sauce made for a good bowl. My husband and I shared a "bowl" ...