Here’s a nice video news report about yesterday’s festival. The video will probably be taken down soon (videos put up on this site never last long) so, if you’re interested, take a look now.
The headline says that the festival was held in hopes of speeding Kumamoto’s recovery. Some felt that festivities of this kind would be inappropriate after such a great loss but the idea that the festival should be held as a sign of Kumamoto’s determination to recover won out.
– Kirk
