Misawa Tanabata Festival- Part 2

Japanese custom- people write their wishes and hang them on this tree



This was along White Pole Road or now the "Main Street"



White Pole Road or the Main Street



Japanese wearing kimono



Japanese dancing "hula" to the tune of ...... (hahaha I forgot the song....sorry)



Those lanterns are like big cherries hehehe



Along the Main Street intersection, off the Misawa AB main gate is the famous "Lalala karaoke bar" and of course the food stalls along the street


Tanabata Festival

This is the second part of my Misawa Tanabata Festival post. This was held last July 24 to 26.
I will be posting the street food next time. Thanks for reading my blog and hope you enjoy, just leave comments.

Misawa Main Streets- Friday Shootout

Friday Shootout- My town's main streets

Today I joined Patty of Crisfield and Reggie Girl of Newnan and the rest of the group for their Friday Shootout.

The main street of Misawa is located right across the Misawa Air Base, this road is popularly known as the "White Pole Road" but Misawa City recently announced in February its new name as "Main Street." The other major roads new names are, City Hall Street, Falcon Ave (POL Road), Veedol St and Battery Ave.

The following photos are "drive by snap shots."


Misawa Air Base Main Gate




Look at the building with the American and Japanese Flags, these buildings are right off the Misawa Air Base Main Gate



KDDI office and other business establishments, also right off the main gate of Misawa AB



HeroNet office is the company who provides internet service to Misawa



American Park is at the corner of main street just right off the main gate, this was recently built when we just came here last summer of 2008; last winter there were food stalls inside this park




Right across the American Park is the "Lalala Karaoke Bar" and the first floor is the "Tubes" Hawaiian Restaurant, this is along the traffic intersection coming from the main gate of the base which is still along Main St.




This is the night shot of the Lalala karaoke bar



Misawa Civic Center along City Hall Street



Along Falcon Ave ( known as the POL road)



Misawa Public Bus along Veedol Street, this reminds me of the Japanese cartoon movie "Totoro"



This is still along Veedol St, McDonald's restaurant


This is the street from the main gate of Misawa Air Base; this is full of food stalls during Tanabata festival


Finally I found a student, biking as he goes home from school


Train Park, right after the civic center; the trees along this park are the cherry blossom

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As you can see, there's not much to be seen here in Misawa. The main streets are not actually busy, there are few people walking mostly are old people. It's a small city with approximately 44,000 population. You have to go somewhere else or your stay here will be "boring" hehehe.
The nearest city is 30 to 40 minutes away here which is the Hachinohe.

I was wondering what would be the life in Misawa without the US Air Force base??