Today is National Sports Day and Yoyogi Park is hopping! My neighbor Janice and I went for a walk this morning and noticed how quiet our streets were. The usual morning work rush was just not out. The park however was a different story. The dog park was really busy, and we stopped there for a long time, chatting about our dogs and enjoying the show. It seems to me that it's inevitable that the biggest ruckus is always caused by the smallest dog, and today was no different.
After leaving the dog area, we encountered a large group of singing preschoolers. They were lined up under the trees in their matching light blue caps, singing together. They were singing quite well for preschoolers. We listened through one song, and then the little girl standing on a little box made an announcement, bowed and stepped down. A little boy then got up in front of the group, the CD player started back up, and everyone- the kids and all the audience started doing exercises. Janice and I joined right in swinging our arms, touching our toes, doing back bends. It was all very helpful for my tight muscles and very adorable.
We went on and saw families flying kites in the middle of the huge grassy area and passed many young boys in their baseball uniforms on their way to play. What a nice idea- a day set aside for families to spend time outdoors in this beautiful October weather, playing and exercising together. Because really, I ask you, what healthy things do Americans do to "celebrate" Columbus Day?
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