Thursday, August 20, 2009

SAMURAI ON PARADE

Sun 15. The final performance of the Samurai team in L.A. was the parade. The procession commenced with the Police Motorcycle Team...
naturally, the military played a part with uniforms and vehicles from WW2 to present....
Nagoya's Mayor Kawamura was riding in an open car along the 2 and a half Km course through the streets of LA and Little Tokyo...
Nagoya's float commemorating the LA-Nagoya 50th anniversary featured Deputy Police Chief Terry Hara in Japanese nobleman's costume, and star of karate Kid 2, actress Tomita as the Princess
The Samurai team marched in formation, breaking out into sword battles every few hundred meters along the course. When we fought the battles, the crowd would cheer on their favourite samurai. It was interesting to hear them go Oooooow, when one of us was "cut down".

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