Hello Matsumoto fans, how are you?

Yesterday I went to a festival called “Kaeru Matsuri”, or Frog Festival in Frog Street (Nawate).
It was a daily event, from 10 to 17, but most events wrapped up by 16.

I thought it was the first one, since I had no recollection of the event but I found out it was actually the 22nd edition!

The event includes keroween, a frog halloween for kids who dress up as frogs and walk around asking for sweets, adults dressing up as frogs for the occasion, a stamp rally with frog stamps that you can collect near each frog, and a special market where vendors specialized in frog goods sell their items.

Stamps for the stamp rally, and the themed plastic file of the festival.

Special frog items from vendors that came from neighboring prefectures.

Live Painting by local painter J

Special frog wagashi (Japanese Sweet) for the festival.

The best thing of the festival is seeing people dressed up as frogs, but the special sweets and snacks are also great.
This festival will happen next year in June as well, so if you are around why don’t you visit?