現地時間2025年8月2日（土）、午後1時ごろに起きた。バンクーバーの日本語学校の講堂を訪れた。普段、弓道の練習をしている場所だ。
今日と明日の2日間、この日本語学校などが祭りの会場になる。日系のお祭り、「パウエル祭」だ。私の所属している弓道クラブはこのイベントに参加し、弓道の演武を来場者に披露している。
去年に続いて今年も、私はこの演武に参加した。今年も多くの観客が集まった。ざっと見た感じ、50人以上はいただろう。
私自身は、なんとか無事に弓をひくことができた。観客の中に知り合いがいただけに、まともな射を披露できてほっとした。弓道が終わった後は、屋台で餃子を買って食べた。
On Saturday, August 2nd, 2025, I got up around 1:00 p.m. PDT and visited a hall at a Japanese language school in Vancouver in the evening, where I usually practice Japanese archery.
Today and tomorrow, the language school is being used as one of the venues for the Powell Street Festival, an annual event where visitors can enjoy Japanese culture. Various performances are being held as part of the festival, and our Japanese archery club is also giving demonstrations for visitors.
I participated in the demonstration as a performer, marking my second time doing so at this festival, following last year. Just like last year, a large audience—likely more than 50 people—gathered in the hall to watch us.
Although I had been struggling with my shooting in recent practices, I managed to perform well today in front of the crowd. Since an acquaintance of mine was among the audience, I was especially happy that she got to see me shoot. After feeling relieved, I grabbed some gyoza from one of the food stalls at the festival.