In August, all around Japan various business and organisations hold summer festivals (called "Natsu Matsuri") on an evening. These festivals are a little similar to fetes in Australia. There's food stalls, handicrafts, a few games for prizes (like air gun shooting, darts, magnetic fishing, etc.), live entertainment, lanterns and plenty of people. Actually the festival in photo is only a very small one put on by our local Kyoto Coop store. Two days prior I went to one about 20 times bigger at Nagaoka Tenmangu Shrine, but because we didn't know about it in advance and we were brought there by one of our students straight after our classes (at the local community centre), I didn't have time to go home and grab the camera. So, when I heard the local Kyoto Coop was putting on it's own festival I brought a long the camera for some shots. Next year, I try to make it to some bigger ones, maybe even in another city somewhere bigger that Nagaokakyo. I might even wear my best Yukata there too!