[MG1]

FYI, this year's festival is back at Oppenheimer Park. Tomorrow and Sunday.

Man, that park has gone through some major changes over the years. Nothing like what it was when I lived in that area some 50 years ago.

[El Bastardo]

They've made some pretty big improvements to the park itself but they need to "clean up" the area

[DanHibiki]

I volunteered there a few years ago

[Marioo1991]

From what I remember years ago the food was pretty good

[daica-viet]

man thats like bum central there =\

[MG1]

http://www.powellstreetfestival.com/

[bcrdukes]

man thats like bum central there =\

No, it isn't. The area has changed a lot (for the better.)

[BlacknJean]

do you guys know what this is about? seems like a japanese festival thingy

[bcrdukes]

Short answer: Yes, it is a "Japanese festival thingy."

Long answer:

The Powell Street Festival (http://www.powellstreetfestival.com/festival/)
The Powell Street Festival is an annual celebration of Japanese Canadian arts, culture and heritage that features something for everyone: dance, music, film and video, visual arts, martial arts demos, amateur sumo tournament, craft vendors, traditional displays, and of course, tons of scrumptious Japanese food.

PSF is the largest event of its kind in Canada and the longest running community arts festival in the Lower Mainland. We provide a much-needed venue for emerging and established, professional and amateur, and traditional and contemporary artists in the Japanese Canadian and Asian Canadian communities.

[racerman88]

should be good

[Groot]

anyone try the spam sushi? rofl imo i dont think its worth 5 dollars.

[seakrait]

as i rode by, i saw a few cute girls in kimonos heading that way. i obviously overlooked the other people in attendance. :)

[Senna4ever]

as i rode by, i saw a few cute girls in kimonos heading that way. i obviously overlooked the other people in attendance. :)
Yukata, not Kimono.


The festival is pretty much the same old shit. It hasn't really changed much since the 1980's. I'd say it's worth checking out if you've never been though.

[MG1]

Yukata, not Kimono.


The festival is pretty much the same old shit. It hasn't really changed much since the 1980's. I'd say it's worth checking out if you've never been though.

I was bored within 10 minutes. I wish I had the time to take in the free shows at the Firehall. Wanted to take in the neighbourhood tour, but what the hell, it isn't like I don't know about the place.

Bon Festivals are much more interesting............


Oh, sumo wrestling tomorrow. Open to public to participate. LOL.


Someone report on the Takoyaki. Is it better than the ones from Night Market?

[Inaii]

I hope so :( Night Market's Takoyaki sucks this year. Mine was only half cooked.

[MG1]

anyone try the spam sushi? rofl imo i dont think its worth 5 dollars.

The food at the festival is a fundraiser for a lot of the Japanese Canadian organizations around the Vancouver area.

BTW, Spam sushi history can be traced back to Hawaii.

[Vansterdam]

spam sushi eh sounds like a thing i gotta try at least once :high:

[wobuffet]

i went yesterday... it was... ok.
wasn't that bad, but it wasn't the greatest either. night market is alot better.
here's 2 pics that i took.
seakrait, were these the girls you were talking about? they were pretty cute, but couldn't get a pic from the front.
http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/3580/pic1e.jpg

and i just know someone's gonna sneak pedobear into this picture.
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/1378/pic2ee.jpg
enjoy

[BlacknJean]

half the girls in the yukata are hongers/whities.

i even saw a white girl wearing a fake private school uniform there.

/facepalm

[dutch]

half the girls in the yukata are hongers/whities.

i even saw a white girl wearing a fake private school uniform there.

/facepalm


This is like complaining about anybody not white for wearing a cowboy hat.

[wobuffet]

the 3 girls i posted are true JDM cuz i heard them talking in japanese.
they're not those USDM ones that have JDM conversion.

[Kaiten]

Anybody catch the sumo today? It was quite entertaining.