The man was cooking Takoyaki in the precinct of Himonya Hachimangu

Having heard that it was the day of a festival at Himonya Hachimangu Shrine, I was on my way there with my camera. The closer I got to the shrine, the more people I saw. When I arrived at the shrine grounds, I saw many food stalls on the normally deserted approach to the shrine, and many people were walking through the stalls. I had expected the Himonya Hachimangu Shrine festival to be held quietly, as it is a local festival, but it turned out to be a much bigger affair than I had expected.

Of course, the games such as target shooting and goldfish scooping are fun at the fair, but it is the food that I am interested in. Compared to the old days, the variety of food sold at fairs has increased. There are many more varieties of food sold at fairs than there used to be, and some foods that I did not see when I was a child are now common. For example, I had never even heard of Turkish ice cream called donduruma before, but there are stalls selling it at this fair as well. I have lost interest in games, but my curiosity about the food at the stalls continues to grow.

As I was pondering what to eat, I came to a takoyaki (octopus dumplings) stall. There were griddles with dimples on them, and the man had just finished putting the takoyaki into the dimples.

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