Country Gold!

I never would’ve imagined in a million years that Kumamoto, Japan loves country music, but guess what – it does! (The city is actually featured in Brad Paisley’s new music video, Welcome to the Future) In mid-October there is a HUGE country music festival with more Americana than I have ever seen ourside of NYC, the South, and the 4th of July. It was pretty amazing. From competitive square dancing teams from all over Japan to confederate flags for sale, it was quite the experience! Of course my friends and I decked ourselves out for the event, getting in on the line dancing and basically just acting like this is what we do everyday in America. It was tons of fun and I can’t wait for next years festival! Who would’ve guessed, my first country music festival ever was in Japan!