OK, today may seem a little confusing.  Yes, I am still in Japan.  And yes, it is May.  Nonetheless…

Here we are at Yokohama Oktoberfest!

 

 

 

 

 

There were beers…

… and beers…

… and beers…

… and music…

… and beers…

… and even some food!

It was a very warm and enjoyable day.  ~200 yen to get in ($2), but the beers were quite expencive (~$10 each), plus a deposit (~$10) on the glasses.  But that was at each stall, so the glass had to be returned to get your deposit back before you could get a beer from another stall!  Was all a bit of a pain, but oh well…

We were there for both the 2 o’clock and the 4 o’clock show, which were by a german group.  We had a chat to a mixed couple – a German guy and a Japanese girl!  Luckily they both spoke English so we enjoyed some time with them.  Then it started to rain, so we went to the shopping mall next door for a look around, during which it cleared up nicely!

We walked back to Yokohama station for a bit of sobering up.  We decided it was time for dinner, so after stopping for some scenic photos of the Cosmo Clock, we went to the 5th floor for a buffet dinner – all you can eat for 2 hours, for ~$25 a head!

After a very large meal, we caught the train back to Fujisawa.  The train was surprisingly empty, given it’s the last day of Golden Week.  It was the end of a very enjoyable, and much needed, weekend, after the long week of work I had!