My first Salmon Festival

It was Hokuto's first salmon festival! He enjoyed watching his Ji-Ji on top of the shrine.

Video Footage at Salmon Festival 2008

Here is a video clip of the shrine being carried at the festival. Nice work!

Salmon Festival 2008

Yet another job well done by the Vancouver Omikoshi Group at this year's Canada Day Salmon Festival in Steveston.
Some new additions this year were water guns and a stage of sorts, on wheels for the drummer. The group prides itself on being "green" so the cart was pulled by members of the team (as if carrying the shrine wasn't enough work! But...that's the point I guess).
Some of our favorite comments made by onlookers were:
"Crazy Japanese Float"
"That's insane!"
"They're protesting something"
"It's their religion.....you know."
Q: "Do you know what they're saying?"
A: "No I'm Chinese".