Unarobe or Kurozuki? Throw beans at them and decide.

Had an enkai last night, ate a lot talked about Kurobe merging with our neighboring town Unazuki and the new English conversation classes next year. The highlight was demonstrating a game for the amusement of the attendees. Way to go foreigners!

This was close to the end. Enkais are great because literally within minutes of cracking open beers and sake, people are absolutely loaded standing way too close to you and saying funny things.
e.g. "What's that in your nose? An earring?" Yeah, and it's been there the last 175 times I talked to ya.

This morning, after drawing flowers for two hours at yochien, I was asked to come to the gym and sit with the kids. The principal came in with a pot of cooked beans and told a story involving ogres. Then the teachers came in dressed as said monsters and acted out a scenario. Then we threw beans out the window and at each other. Then we had to eat a bean for every year we'd been alive.

As it turns out, it's Setsubun-the beginning of Spring on the Japanese lunar calendar. Throwing the soy beans (fukumame) is supposed to keep away evil spirits. Okay! Leave it up to the kids to make it adorable.

Demon Teacher.

Bean toss.

Toss em, kiddies.

This cutie pie already tossed all her beans.