The first time my best friend and I felt like we fit in
with the Japanese was when we bought yukatas,
summer kimonos that were made of
light cotton. Mine had a white background with large lavender hibiscus flowers
covering it. We learned how to tie the obi
sash around our waists into perfect bows on our backs, wore wooden sandals, and
put ornaments in our hair. We stopped by the convenience store to buy some beer
on the way to the river by the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka to watch the summer fireworks
festival with hundreds of others.
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