Gagaku ceremony. Not exactly a toe-tapper, musically speaking.

Yet the masked man did indeed tap a toe or two.

Maetel, a character from the manga and anime series Galaxy Express 999. 🤷‍♀️

This is a diorama. It had working lights, running trains & a lot of Japanese commentary.

Tsuruga (Fukui Prefecture)

November 7, 2025 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F

Took the boat's shuttle to town, then wandered around: Kehi-jingu shrine where we were able to watch a gagaku ceremony (a traditional Japanese art form), then wandered about town a bit, then to the Red Brick Warehouse which had a huge, impressive diorama of something that looks like it was important to this area in terms of history . However we're not quite up to speed on our local language skills to fully appreciate it.Read more