I went. Verdict: a complete away game for me. Yeah. Male to female ratio: roughly 2:8. Over half were there for JUNSU/JEJUNG/YUCHUN. Team color: orange.

One year into my festival life, I laid out every T-shirt and scarf towel I’d bought. I used to wonder why anyone paid for festival tees — now I get it.

Three days at ROCK IN JAPAN FES. 2010 in Hitachinaka: quick notes on every act I saw, from Perfume and Spitz to Ketsumeishi in the front rows on the final day.

My first fireworks festival since moving to Tokyo: the Sumidagawa show with friends, a spot held since 10 a.m., and a full-kit fireworks photography battle.