Thai Festival @ Yoyogi Park: May 16, 2010

The politics in Thailand is in turmoil now. The government's security forces and the demonstrators face each other in Bangkok.

Here in Tokyo, the 11th Thai Festival was held on May 15 and 16 at Yoyogi Park.

The festival was originally planned to introduce the culture, the social life and the people of Thailand to Japanese. Later, the festival has become more and more popular among Tokyo people as an occasion to enjoy Thai food (Some people say it should be called "Thai Food Festival", not Thai Festival).

Thousands of people gathered in the festival site. There were many Asian people along with Japanese and Westerners. They were making long queues in front of many stalls.

Thai musics were played there. They were not only traditional musics but also T (Thai) Pops.

The rose flowers were full open in Yoyogi Park.

Families, couples and many other people were on the grass. They were enjoying their times in the early-summer afternoon. The sky was blue and the sunlight was bright.

I find something new every time I visit the park. Today, I met across an open-air rakugo (Japanese talk performance) play.