# #3: Summer Festival (August 2023) A serialization where Kotoko-san makes a poster that everyone would want to post up at their house. This time she appears in a yukata with summer vibe. # I don’t have much summer festival memories…. (laughs) This is the first time I wear a yukata this year! I think the last time I wear a yukata privately was during primary school. I cannot wear it by myself, so having someone dress me up feels out of the ordinary which is nice. Near the location of the photoshoot, there were people playing a trumpet and someone exercising with a rope. This photoshoot feels in a sense out of the ordinary, you can’t really tell that it’s a typical weekday. Must be nice able to absorb yourself doing what you like during this time of a day… That’s a lifestyle I want to have. I went to summer festivals every year during middle school, but I can’t remember what I did there at all (laughs). When I went to a firework festival with my grandma when I was young, we went to one at a river near my place. But there were too many people, and so many long lines for buying food, there aren’t even a place to sit and watch the fireworks… so we went home right away. I remember playing with handheld fireworks at the garden at home. Also, I’ve been wanting to have a barbecue in summer. Last two years, I did a barbecue party and fireworks with friends in my hometown, this year we’re also planning to do one. Everyone took a day off and they even prepared all the ingredients for me, they told me to just “Look forward to it!” (laughs). It’s been like this since before I enter the entertainment industry, so it’s not really because I am busy, but everyone just understand who I am. That’s why I also reply to them with just an “Okay!” and go without bringing anything (laughs). Very thankful! --- # Kotokotogoto: Ginza Waffle Mini > Things that Kotoko wants to get into It’s is a type of waffle called stroopwafel, which is caramel sandwiched by two thin waffles. Ginza waffle mini is a product from Ginbiz which is a snack I believe designed be put on top of a coffee mug like a lid to be warmed up before you eat. The outside is crunchy and the inside is chewy, it’s delicious …! I only tried it once when someone gave me, but when I try to buy it myself I can’t find it in any convenient stores… --- (This part is supposed to be a poster) # This month’s poster ## 26th Sasaki-city Summer Festival Reiwa 6th year, 10th August (Saturday) * [Time] Around 6pm * [Place] Kotoko park * Around 6pm \~ Bon-odori dance * Around 7pm \~ Big Lottery * Around 8pm \~ Fireworks > How about we go to a summer festival in a yukata? Everyone coming in a yukata will be eligible for the lottery! We’ll do Fireworks! Organized by: Sasaki-city Summer Festival Organization Committee Supported by: Kotoko [https://x.com/seigura/status/1810878198726676868](https://x.com/seigura/status/1810878198726676868) --- **Documents** - [Postoko -Post up Kotoko-](https://notes.ham-san.net/s/seiyuu-grand-prix/doc/postoko-post-up-kotoko-7F9tJ8Vd3k) - [Seiyuu Grand Prix August 2024 - Hasunosora Interview](https://notes.ham-san.net/s/seiyuu-grand-prix/doc/seiyuu-grand-prix-august-2024-hasunosora-interview-eiduTb3HRq)