Saturday, July 5, 2008

Torii Beach Jazz and Wine Festival

We went to one of the most lame "wine festivals" ever up at the Army's Torii Station. They served Boone's Farm. Seriously. Well done Army...well done. (j/k!) It was absolutely beautiful and besides the wine, we would definitely go back! They had little kids dressed up like Shisa dogs and they danced to the traditional sanshin instrument and drums (see video at bottom). They had great food and drinks for a hefty price (besides the wine obviously), but great friends, conversation and atmosphere made it a wonderful night!
Both of us in front of the beach area:
the traditional Ryukyu drums:
and these little kids dressed as the Shisa dogs were my favorite :)
here they are out of the costumes: This was the entrance to the festival:
Here's a cute video of the Shisa dogs chasing some little kids - too cute!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Boone's! Flashback to high school!! That's hillarious!