Summer Festival in Makino

During my first week in Japan this year, with my new found friends from the seminar house, we explored the areas around the dorm we found a summer festival down a side street. There were a ton of street food and drink vendors side by side up and down the entire street selling various Japanese finger foods and beer. My friends and I immediately picked up some beers and continued down the street deeper into the festival. A bit further there was a small stage that was the center of the festival. I took this picture while they were setting up for a performance that was to happen later that night. Everyone at the festival was very nice even to the large group of foreigners.