Today was Halloween in Japan appernetly. I had fogotten about this holiday completely until I started my walk to find some various temples and shrines today. As I was walking down Kitayama dori I noticed it was abit more busy than usual. At first I attributied this to it being Sunday. Then I began to realize that many of the younger kids were dressed up in costumes. At the end of the botanical gardens near Kitayama eki I saw a whole area setup with pumpkins and kids and music. I began to smile to myself thinking how odd it is to have such a seemingly unimportant American holiday celebrated in Japan. Although it seemed to be mainly quarentined to busy shopping areas it even included children trick or treating at the shops along the way. Soon I reached the end of the hub-bub and continued on my way to the edge of the city. This is something I won't soon forget purely because of the strange feeling it gave me. I'm not quite sure what it was, but I felt quite odd walking through this celebration. Anyway tomorrow is another day and I have places to explore. My frontier spirit is burning (hehe) and I must continue to explore this land.