Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Haru no Fujiwara Matsuri @ Hiraizumi (3 May 2005)
Takki paticipated in some parade/festival at Hiraizumi, Esashi Prefecture on the 3rd of May. I think this is an event held annually by the prefecture to commemorate Fujiwara's rule hundreds of years ago. And this year, since NHK is showing Yoshitsune, and Hiraizumi is a prominent location in the drama, Takki was invited to participate in the parade! Just imagine his HECTIC schedule as he rushes from Osaka on 1st May, to Tokyo for radio show on 2nd May and then to Esashi on 3rd May on this parade! That's almost HALF the length of Honshuu!!! 
But still very proud of him!!!
Compiling from the various online news sources, basically this is what happened...
Due to "Takki Effect", 280000 people (They had expected a larger than before turnout, but still underestimated by 30,000... XDDD) turned up for the 45th anniversary of the event, the highest in history ever.
And this is a VERY SUGOI number because... it is 31 times the population of Hiraizumi!!! LMAAOOO~~~ Apparently Takki's eyes widened when all he could see throughout that 4km stretch that his entourage is supposed to travel is just stormed with people, people and MORE people! (YES takki, THEY ARE ALL THERE TO SEE YOU!!! You wa SHINING STAR dakara ne! XDDD) And people were just yelling "Takki!" "Yoshitsune-sama!" "Onzoushi!" all the way. He was wearing the blue costume he wears now in the show, and rode on a white steed 
, flanked by 91 other participants. And of course, he is the STAR of the parade. Even the number of security staff increased from 200+ last year to 500!
Hohoho~ And due to this "Takki Effect", the Hiraizumi folks were VERY GRATEFUL to Takki. The head of this temple (which was the destination of the parade) in Hiraizumi was saying to Takki when he arrived, "Thanks to you, we have an unprecedented turnout ever since our temple is built. We want to thank you and the cast, Taiga staff and NHK. Here in Hiraizumi, there is NOT A SINGLE PERSON who watches TV without paying for his TV license yo." (LOL, naaani?? ahhahahha) Takki on the other hand said that he is happy to be able to meet so many people who support him and Taiga thru this event. He knows the ratings of Taiga is high, but to be able to witness for himself how Taiga audience ranges from small kids to obaasans, he feels a sense of confidence and happiness. He promises to work even harder so as not to disappoint viewers.
Takki, I'm happy for you too!!!
You always make me SOOO PROUD. I hope you feel the LOVE from all of us!!! 
We are behind you ALL THE WAY ne!! Gamfammi~~~
Anyway, you can see some pictures of the event here. Weird but, there were actually more pics on the page and even a video clip for download yesterday. But the page was taking soooooooooooo long to load!!! Anyway they are gone now. Only left a few pics... ahahha... Takki fans must be STORMING that page. XDDD
Takki, heard he got a tad sunburnt during the 1.5 hour parade. x_x;;; Dame dayo!!! *rushes to slather sunblock over his fair glowing skin*
But still very proud of him!!!Compiling from the various online news sources, basically this is what happened...
Due to "Takki Effect", 280000 people (They had expected a larger than before turnout, but still underestimated by 30,000... XDDD) turned up for the 45th anniversary of the event, the highest in history ever.
And this is a VERY SUGOI number because... it is 31 times the population of Hiraizumi!!! LMAAOOO~~~ Apparently Takki's eyes widened when all he could see throughout that 4km stretch that his entourage is supposed to travel is just stormed with people, people and MORE people! (YES takki, THEY ARE ALL THERE TO SEE YOU!!! You wa SHINING STAR dakara ne! XDDD) And people were just yelling "Takki!" "Yoshitsune-sama!" "Onzoushi!" all the way. He was wearing the blue costume he wears now in the show, and rode on a white steed , flanked by 91 other participants. And of course, he is the STAR of the parade. Even the number of security staff increased from 200+ last year to 500!Hohoho~ And due to this "Takki Effect", the Hiraizumi folks were VERY GRATEFUL to Takki. The head of this temple (which was the destination of the parade) in Hiraizumi was saying to Takki when he arrived, "Thanks to you, we have an unprecedented turnout ever since our temple is built. We want to thank you and the cast, Taiga staff and NHK. Here in Hiraizumi, there is NOT A SINGLE PERSON who watches TV without paying for his TV license yo." (LOL, naaani?? ahhahahha) Takki on the other hand said that he is happy to be able to meet so many people who support him and Taiga thru this event. He knows the ratings of Taiga is high, but to be able to witness for himself how Taiga audience ranges from small kids to obaasans, he feels a sense of confidence and happiness. He promises to work even harder so as not to disappoint viewers.
Takki, I'm happy for you too!!!
You always make me SOOO PROUD. I hope you feel the LOVE from all of us!!! We are behind you ALL THE WAY ne!! Gamfammi~~~Anyway, you can see some pictures of the event here. Weird but, there were actually more pics on the page and even a video clip for download yesterday. But the page was taking soooooooooooo long to load!!! Anyway they are gone now. Only left a few pics... ahahha... Takki fans must be STORMING that page. XDDD
Takki, heard he got a tad sunburnt during the 1.5 hour parade. x_x;;; Dame dayo!!! *rushes to slather sunblock over his fair glowing skin*
// posted by snuffles @ 11:37 PM 
