Hanabi & Yakitori

Hanabi or fireworks are a huge Japanese summer tradition.  Almost every weekend in the summer you can find fireworks festivals in different parts of Japan.  Traditionally the fireworks were used to ward away evil.  The sound of the fireworks would push away evil.  Firework shows are now engrained into Japanese culture and everyone loves them.  Ted and I went to the office, to see a great view of the fireworks last night!

After watching a great fireworks show (better than the fireworks I saw on 4th of July this year) we went to our first Yakitori restaurant.  The food was amazing and the atmosphere was even better.  Yakitori is basically skewered food that is freshly grilled and severed.  Ted and I sat at the bar and watched our food being grilled right in front of us.  My favorite part of the restaurant is that it has seats in the window.  You can sit on the inside and have your feet dangle out onto the street. Overall it was a relaxing Saturday evening with really good food.