Takasaka Kindie Sports Festival Part II

It seems I can only put so many pics under one post, so I have to divide it up (like I did with the Fuji story)... Takasaka Kindie Sports Festival Story continues:

I ventured to the nearest toilet...

...only to find the toilet shoes were kindie-sized!

In case you're wondering: in Japan, there are outdoor shoes, indoor shoes, & toilet shoes. Outdoor shoes = self-explanatory. Indoor shoes = must be different from your outdoor shoes; you can only wear these inside buildings, never outside. If you don't have indoor shoes when you arrive at a school it's ok as they always have slippers for guests. The same applies to people's houses (although you're not expected to bring your own indoor shoes). Toilet shoes = usually slippers (see pic above); to be worn only in the toilet room. That's a lotta shoes, eh?

So...in the course of any given day, you'll probably be changing shoes at least 4 times. Rock on.

Teachers trying to get the kids with Pooh-san paper hats to line up for the next race:

Chaos!

Whew, all set.

Ready, set, go!

The kids were supposed to complete 1 lap around the track carrying Pooh-san, then hand him off to the next kid.