There are a number of festivals that are held across Tokyo for any number of reasons. On the weekend the 10th annual Thai festival was held near Yoyogi Park to celebrate Thailand’s culture and food. While the main stage had all sorts of Thai dancing and martial arts exhibitions it was obvious that most people were at the festival to have Thai food.
We arrived at 10 am, opening time, and the crowds were already beginning to build giving some indication to the popularity of this event with Tokyo people.
One of the obvious attractions at the festival is the ability to buy Thai mangos - obvious because of the large number of people carry trays of mangos around. There was a long queue at this stall with people buying 3-4 trays of mangos. Right next door to the stall was a courier companies stall where people dropped their purchases off to be delivered.
There was also the mandatory Singha beer stall that, even at 11 in the morning, was doing a great trade. I managed to avoid the temptation - just.
Then it was time to find something to eat. By lunchtime the crowds had increased dramatically and just moving became a challenge. You could buy ay sort of Thai food that took your fancy including green and red curries – just finding somewhere to sit and eat was a problem.
We arrived at 10 am, opening time, and the crowds were already beginning to build giving some indication to the popularity of this event with Tokyo people.
One of the obvious attractions at the festival is the ability to buy Thai mangos - obvious because of the large number of people carry trays of mangos around. There was a long queue at this stall with people buying 3-4 trays of mangos. Right next door to the stall was a courier companies stall where people dropped their purchases off to be delivered.
There was also the mandatory Singha beer stall that, even at 11 in the morning, was doing a great trade. I managed to avoid the temptation - just.
Then it was time to find something to eat. By lunchtime the crowds had increased dramatically and just moving became a challenge. You could buy ay sort of Thai food that took your fancy including green and red curries – just finding somewhere to sit and eat was a problem.
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