she's over there somewhere, and we're inside Donkihote because we're looking for a yukata for Taylor.

I have my own. We're going to be going to a festival today, my first festival of the year, which I'm super excited about.

Um, they're having a summer festival in Ueno. And we've gotta wear yukata, cause everyone wears yukata.

It's like your only chance to wear one, so I really hope we can find a cute one for her.

It's going to be her first time wearing one.

If you're looking for a cheap yukata like this is the place to come; You can also buy them at department stores

But Donkis sells the cheapest ones, and they're decent you only wear them like once or twice here anyways so...

Taylor: hehehe

Sharla: Okay, Japan is the best hand soap. Every time I come to Donkihote,

I want to buy new hand soap, look at it! Is it pudding scented? Oh, it smells like bananas!

Oh, and these are Shinkansen.

Sharla: I'm coming!

Sharla: I gotta get one of these.

Hmm!

Taylor: Oh it was.. I thought that was meat!

Sharla: Eww!

Big bowl of meat, hah ha! Ice shaver, oh that looks soo good.

Hmm, so cute...

Sharla: Ohh, I wonder if these help. I've always wanted like a posture corrector

Taylor:What does this do?

Sharla: Where is that from...?

Taylor: It's electric thing that, like, builds your abs

Sharla: What one is that?

Taylor: Oh, its on.

Sharla: Is it that one?

Abs..

I'm scared to touch it! It's gonna, like, shock me hehehe!

These are so cute!

We found the yukataaaa~

Oh, I was just thinking I want like a black and red one.

That's nice.

Taylor: Black and red?

Sharla: Yeah...

Taylor: That'd be hot.

Sharla: That's pretty, yeah..

Oh! Looks like mine! It's the same flowers...

Taylor: Oh, yeah..

Sharla: So these ones have pre-made Obi bows,

so you don't need to knot a tie or anything.

Taylor: Is that better?

Sharla: Yeah, for us haha. It's easier.

Takes way less time to put them on.

Taylor: Are they all the same size?

Sharla: Yup.

They are just one-size. So you just wrap it around

Taylor: So I just choose any color?

Sharla: Yeah..

Ohh, stripes!

These are the men's yukata

They're always like dark colors and just, pretty.. pretty plain patterns.

Taylor: Part of me just wants to get this one and go as Tyler.

My male alter-ego..

Sharla: Only if you wear the wig, hahah!

Oh hey, these ones come with shoes, but these are usually pretty painful if they don't fit your feet, properly..

Taylor: I don't think I could walk in those

Sharla: Oh these will come with shoes.

Taylor: So I think I like...

Sharla: Oh! That one's cute!

Taylor: Red and pink.

Sharla: Oh, I like that.

Blue and pink.

Taylor: Do I need to buy other stuff?

Sharla: Ahhm, no this comes with ties and everything.

Umm, this one.. This one it doesn't look like it has the ties.

See, this one has the little ties.

No. You need one like this.

You can buy them separate pretty cheap though.

Somewhere, hopefully.

Mmm...

I don't think they have them here.

Hmm!

They don't sell the string, separate. So, we're just gonna get it and safety pin it on.

Not very traditional, hopefully it works.

We've just started getting our yukata on.

I'm not a pro at it haha

So hopefully it looks okay, once I'm done.

It's kind of hard.

Taylor: I've never put one with...

Sharla: I only have one of these strings. It's better if you have two, and Taylor has zero!

So!

Oi, did you find safety pins?

Taylor: Ah, I have to look. I think I have, like, a couple.

Sharla: We're going to need at least four

Yeah...

The bow just has a...

little hook, so you can hook it into the obi at the back.

And you don't retie it or anything.

So easy...

And I have these extra pieces that I got at a secondhand store actually. They have lots of kimono and yukata decorations,

so I'm just going to, like, tuck this crinkly thing into the top of my obi

And then this cord can be tied in like a fancy knot on top.

But, I can just do basic ones.Won't be doing anything fancy, but it's super pretty it's like...

It feeds from orange to pink. Love it! It was, like, I think five dollars or something

We're all dressed. I got Taylor's yukata on.

Taylor: Yep!

Sharla: Hopefully , they, they're ok! Ok, we gotta go.

We took way too long! haha

I don't know how late this, umm,

festival is on for, but they usually go pretty late into the evening.

So I think we'll be okay at six, six o'clock now.

So we just arrived at Ueno park and as you could see

Taylor and I the only ones in yukata

Are we at the right place?

I feel really silly..

Well, I haven't seen a matsuri yet. So hopefully would we get there, there will be more people...

Otherwise we're just gonna look really, silly.

Taylor: It's right there! And they're all wearing it.

Sharla: Why is no-one wearing one?

What kind of matsuri is this?

Taylor: Oh my god.. I want to go home! haha

Sharla: No! It's your first and probably last matsuri...

Is that a yukata? No, just a shirt that looks like a yukata.

Oh! Oh! I see people, I see people.. *relief*

Ok!

Why are there so few though? Usually when you go to a festival like this there will be, like,

At least 200-300 people not all be wearing their yukata

Oh well, I'm just happy we saw one other person hahaha

Maybe we're not at the festival part yet.

Antique shops.. Oh, I want that lucky cat!

Oh that's nice...

So this a lake, like, a 'pond'. They call it a pond.

Oh, they're not lily pads, because they're not floating.

Are they?

Taylor: I think they are though.

Sharla: But they're huuge. They're just starting to bloom.

Taylor: They look like cabbage.

Sharla: Yeah!

The little temple in the background is really cool.

Haven't explored this park much.

We found some booths, but they're all...

Closing up, no! Anzuame... Oh, I want to eat those...

Okonomiyaki....

Taylor: Can you hear that?

Sharla: Something going on over there?

Taylor: This is pretty.

Sharla: Yeah...

It's like trying to find something good in all of it. Well, this is nice...

Where should we go?

Yeah, that sounds like a festival.

Can hear like chanting..

Off in the distance

It's seven o'clock, and we still have not located the festival. where we looking at news for like

Were we looking at news from, like, 2016?

Taylor: No, I was looking at Time Out Tokyo

He really said it's on.

But what's that noise?

Sharla: I can't tell if it's chanting or protesting..

We're just gonna head towards the noises

And, hope there's something over there. Still haven't seen any more people in yukata.

Those two girls give us a sliver of hope

So the noises, which sounds like a matsuri, are like people performing on a stage.

Damn it!

So I told Taylor we should have our own matsuri at home.

Because she just bought a yukata

for today. We need to do something

matsuri-ish...

So... We're gonna go to the store and get some fireworks and have our own summer festival

on the roof