Our friend Claire Sezaki reminded us that Tamana is not just strawberries, and goldfish are from Nagasu, not Tamana (apparently, the denizens draw a large distinction).

She also informed us of a festival soon to be held on November 3 at a Buddhist temple, Rengein, located in Tamana. Having visited many temples, I’ve learned to distinguish between those that exist solely for tourism and those that are, like, really religious. Rengein is decidedly of the latter. Apparently, you can take the train to Tamana Station and then a free shuttle bus to the temple for the festival, which features many traditional Japanese martial arts such as sumo and guys with pointy things. An English-language introduction to the temple is at the link. Thank you, Claire, for clarifying. - William

http://rengein.jp/about/english.php