Buxton Meets Sapporo 2005

“And so it was that our next pick up at the airport was for a Yamabiko-Za group of about twenty; many of whom had never left Hokkaido before and were now going to stay with Buxton families and perform during the festival. They processed around town and presented traditional Bunraku theatre in perfect performances in the Buxton Puppet Festival 2005. Their approach seemed as far from Funny Wondering as Buxton is from Sapporo.” Doug Agnew