When I came to the stall to check the prices of packs in different sizes, they said to me that if I wanted to eat at the kite field, it was recommended to buy warabimochi sold for 100 yen. I wondered why it was so inexpensive but paid 100 yen. It was a kind of lottery. I pulled the knob attached to the box to turn the round plate with numbers and took off the hand. After a while, the needle showed 30, and I got 30 pieces of warabimochi.
They had much toasted soybean flour on them. I was very glad to have so many warabimochi with just one coin. They were soft and jiggly. It was also enjoyable to go in for lottery.
After eating them up, I went up to the dike behind the row of stalls. On the south side, I saw the sea.
On the north side, I could see the kite field very well.
Each neighborhood had their own tent, behind which they had kites for firstborn children upside down. The kites had the names of the children written at the bottom.
When zooming in, I noticed Act City seen clearly.
Then, I left the kite field. On my way back, I looked again the sand dunes by the sea. Nakatajima Sand Dunes are one of the three largest sand dunes in Japan.
During the festival, you can enter Hamamatsu Festival Pavilion near the bus stop at half the price if you show the ticket of the shuttle bus. As I had bought a round-trip ticket, I entered the pavilion for 200 yen.
If you want to see kites closer, this place is highly recommended.
These are festival costumes called happi. Each neighborhood has their happi that bears the same mark as their kite.
In the souvenir shop, there were miniature kites that you can fly by yourself.
This pavilion provides detailed information in English as well. If you are interested in it, search with “Hamamatsu Festival Pavilion.” It is open all year round, except for December 29 to 31. Even if it rains during the festival and kite flying is canceled, you can still see kites there.
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