Today was utter chaos!
As I am warming up for class, I see a group of dancers doing some sort of traditional Japanese dance outside the studio. To my surprise and delight, they go on for the whole morning, with TV cameras and photographers taking shots of them. I finally got an explanation that the Prince and Princess of Japan, who are pictured here, just had a son. Now they havent had a SON for 41 years in the Royal Family, they continued to have girls, so having a boy is a big deal… To pass on the throne I guess. The Royal couple met at the university right across from my hotel, so that was due to the fuss with the dancers in the area.
The festivities lasted ALL day and newspapers were being handed out everywhere (as you see this one I picked up from the subway). So it was quite an experience to be here in Tokyo while the princess had her baby boy. The country was rejoicing.
I guess the Royal couple met at the university right across from my hotel, so that was due to the fuss with the dancers and such.
The english version of the newspaper…
The dancers from the studio windows.
