Within the building there is a chocolatiere that sells REALLY expensive choco. It's name is Jacques Something or Other and they had a cute little poster of Jacques O' Lanterns. You could get one of 4 buttons if you buy something for 5 bucks. Well I bought a 5 dollar spicy hot chocolate that didn't taste very good at all and when I asked for my button, I was refused. Apparently, you have to buy one of those cheap plastic pumpkins in the poster that has a few candies in it. I huffed and puffed and the lady relented and gave me a badge. Hardly seemed worth all the fuss.
As I wandered further downtown, I noticed a flower shop with a guordgeous display.
There was a travel fair going on and if I had more time, I might have investigated further. As it stands, I only stopped at one display because they had a Hello Kitty bag. It also came with a pack of Kitty tissues. While hanging around, I encountered a few spokespersons including NyuNyu.
Further along, there were some plants at the Ghibli Shop with a cheap pumpkin shoved in it to shill for Halloween. The Ghibli characters looked great though.
These wolf masks look great and if I had had more time, I would have wasted even more cash trying to win one.
I did manage to resist buying any Nightmare items from Disney. A tad overpriced.
As I moved along Ichibancho, a bunch of kids were selling goods. One young lad shoved a piece of fabric in my face and tried explaining this work of tapestry. I ignored his attempt and went straight for the awesome Date Masamune Jack 'o Lantern!
At Kododai Koen, there was a Milk Fair going on including a giant cow filled with jumping kiddies.
There was a live cow that you could milk and if there wasn't such a lineup, I would have loved to try; it's been a while since I've had my hands on some teats.
See above comment.
That was it for the afternoon but later that evening, my former Shiogama colleagues had a pub night with a bunch of their students. I just happened to have some Halloween candies to give out. Each candy reads:
Woooo! Monsters appear with spooky groaning. Are you scared? No! Have a bite? Yes! Get yourself addicted to frightening and yummy monster sweets!
I also just happened to have the dragon from Sleeping Beauty on hand, so handed it to an Awake Beauty, Yvonne.
I don't think she realizes that her new pet has a drinking problem.
Finally, we wondered over to Oggi Domani for a nightcap before we went our separate ways. We were stuffed in the corner near the loo so I gave out spare candies to whosoever had to wait in line. One such gal took a shining for my Gachapin garb. Too bad, I had to take off and grab the last bus!
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