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I've been to school "culture days" and sumo tourneys and all kinds of stuff. In 2007 no one cares where some one is from, just that they are enjoying themselves. I also participated in some "danjiri" festivals which are some local neighborhood traditions, and I was invited by a top guy (whose son was a friend of mine, and the same age) and was told that no foreigner had ever participated before, but they would let me in, because I was friends with the son. It sounded very secretive, but the "tradition" involved a lot of drinking beer from 10AM and walking around the neighborhood.

No problem.