I hope nowhere has unfortunate little goldfish offered at fun-fairs now. Though the normal captive life in a bowl seems frightful anyway...
A staple literary reference [ don't think I ever saw even a fun-fair in real life ] of childhood, alleged along with candy floss [ cotton candy in the U.S. ] and big wheels --- would Japanese fairs have had the same things as Western fairs ?
Claverhouse said: would Japanese fairs have had the same things as Western fairs ?
Food and game stalls are a staple of Japanese festivals, especially in summer - you can see Flan wearing a yukata here, a light summer garment associated with summer festivals even today. Typically these festivals are held on traditional holidays, often regional ones - there are a number of nationwide ones like Obon, Setsubun, Hinamatsuri, Tanabata etc. but also some that are more local, like Gion Matsuri in Kyoto.
Anyway, stalls always pop up at these festivals. Food stalls tend to be grilled food like yakitori, yakisoba and takoyaki, and sweets and candy and drinks and such. You know, street food. Games are things like goldfish scooping (as referenced here), shooting galleries, a candy-scratching thing you'll recognize if you've seen Squid Game, etc. It's the same general realm of stuff as western fun fairs, but the lineup is a bit different and it's not typically organized by a single organization or anything like that.
Why are you getting competitive over this?Yes, we do ♪Sakuyaa~ I caught this goldfish at the goldfish scooping stall, do we have a bowl for it?The goldfish from those stalls tend to die pretty quickly, don't they...When it comes to sudden death, no one can beat me!Oh dear... seems like the goldfish was already dead, huh?She looks frustrated...gnrk
