Mexican Festival

Here's something you wouldn't expect to see in Japan. I went to a Mexican Festival in Umeda the other day that my Mexican friend informed me about. The festival was in Umeda. A friend told me that the festival was free and that the food was going to be free food! With the promise of free tacos I was quite excited and decided not to eat the entire day until the festival. When we arrived I found it to actually be a pseudo festival! The food was slim pickings and extremely expensive. There was only about four small tent shops selling various Mexican items. The best part of this "festival" was the main stage. On the main stage was an assortment of Japanese people, in traditional Mexican clothing, some white foreigners and a few Mexican people. The people on stage were dancing to the song "YMCA" by the Village People.