Japan Day 3

I'm too tired to put pictures in, so I'll just put in a video at the end.

So today, we rehearsed with a youth orchestra from Tokyo in a combined rehearsal for one of our pieces we're playing in the next concert.
The second bassoon guy was pretty cute :D We didn't get much time to socialize with them, though. We played through the songs then went straight to the bus.

Lunch was odd. We had bento box things that had sandwiches and 2 pieces of sushi. I'm seriously getting sick of Japanese sandwiches. They're kind of gross. We ate at a park that had no benches. Then all the guys tried to show off by doing pull-ups. Some things never change.

After lunch was the MOST ADORABLE THING EVER.
OH MY GOD.
We did an exchange thing with an elementary school where we went there and played some songs with them, except THEY COMPLETELY PUT US TO SHAME. Dear lord, they were amazing.

THEY MARCHED IN FORMATION, MEMORIZED A REALLY LONG PIECE, PLAYED WELL, AND THERE WERE 2 FREAKING MARCHING BASSOONS. It was so amazing

Aaaaahhhhh

THEY WERE SO CUTE.

And they sang for us too! And aaaaaaaah. Even if I say I don't like little kids, LITTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLERS MARCHING WITH BASSOONS are too much for me to handle.

So after that bit of adorableness, we loaded the buses and drove away while they chased the bus.



So after that, we went to an amusement district with a giant ferris wheel and a shopping mall. We ate dinner at the mall in the food court. I had fresh takoyaki, and it was delish. So amazing.

Except then we were late so we ran to the ferris wheel, but it was too late D:

So we played games in the arcade. TAIKO DRUM GAME IS SO AMAZING

And then we took the JAPANESE SUBWAY home. Whee!