First Festival of the Summer

I love Japan because seriously they have the best parties and festivals ever. Summertime is filled with all kinds of festivals, and this evening there was a little festival at the elementary school down the street. This festival was a dancing festival, and this thing is in the middle with the guy playing the drum and everyone dances around it. People dancing around the tall thing...I have no idea what it is, but it's like circular Square Dancing. Cute middle school girls wearing their yukatas. Cute little old ladies watching the dancing. The concession stand. Cute little girls working the concession stand with their yukatas on. And the cutest little girl wearing her little bitty yukata.