Date Masamune, that is. After a day of lessons and Tanabata, I drove over to Date Masamune's Golden Mausoleum (Zuihoden) in order to check out the special Tanabata Night Light-up event.
It was a 7-minute drive from where I was parked and I'm glad I decided to drive rather than park. FREE PARKING (with admission)! I arrived at 5:00 and then wandered around.
Here there be Dragons!
Dragon waterspouts.
A couple of flautists playing 篠笛 (Shinobue). They were Noh good.
Yet another Dragon.
I took a short video of the fue-flutes but the sound was barely audible. Even so, I hung around until 7:00 because I heard there'd be a concert. At 7:10, I asked and the concert was way across the compound in the forest. So...I went there.
Alas, NO photography or sharing of the group, Apolonita, an accordion/harp duet.
Picture this video in the middle of a spooky Mausoleum forest.
Here's a brief history lesson of the place. Click to embiggen and you just might learn something.
I must admit that attending Zuihoden at night was a tad eerie, yet I'm glad I did. It's only open past 5:00 during Tanabata.
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