Energy Shift Parad, Yoyogi-shibuya-Omotesando

The march Sunday was very Japanese.  it was organized by Greenpeace among others.

It was for and called, "Energy Switch" -  A bit of Japanese English that was supposed to say. "Hey, we are not against anything, we just kind of think it would be a good idea to consider a switch to safer energy sources."  Which is a Japanese way to say, "Shut down the fucking nukes, now!"

It was well attended, and in a Japanese style organized, divided into 7 groups of about 1000 each, mothers and children first, A group with lots of banners after that.  I was in group number 6 don't know what our theme was supposed to be.  Behind us were people with instruments that can not play them well enough to actually entertain anyone, but are still capable of making some noise.  I would have been there had I brought a banjo. 

Each group was whisked through a very busy part of town surrounded by cops and so divided that we did not see any of the other groups beginning to end.  After I realized it was sort of like a Matsuri, Japanese festival, the way they organize the mikoshi, portable shrines.

It was a long time getting started and waiting, standing in our divided groups in the NHK parking lot.  We were over 7 thousand strong, but looked pretty weak when compared with the throng of people shopping in Shibuya and Omotesando that day.