The Thai Festival from Hell
T he Yoyogi Park annual Thai festivals are huge, and the most popular of the Tokyo Parks festivals by far. Several other half assed ones, like the Sri Lanka and Laos festivals try to emulate the success, but always fail to even get a fraction of the attendance. They can still turn a profit for the organizers though. The Taiwan, Hokkaido, Brazilian and Jamaican festivals also do quite well. Tokyo people love them and seem as if they want more. August is usually available for small time promoters, as the heat and high humidity make outdoor activities intolerable. Usually August is reserved for little flea market type events. My new friend Tomohiko "Tomo" Doi (39), is a new event producer I met last month. He loves Thailand and goes to Pattaya twice a year to visit his girlfriend, Nuch Love. She fell for him because he actually has an interest in her. All of the other Japanese customers like talking with the bar girls, but the conversations are just about themselves. Mere eg
