text: I love everything Japanrelated so when I saw this festival first advertised I posted the event on yelp I bought advance tickets at Japan Creek Market I planned to go at the beginning because our Saturday was full of todo list items We arrived around AM Some of the vendors for food were not yet open but the ramen line was already enormous Since I do not eat pork there was no need for me to stand in line and Eric was unsure if he wanted to do that anyway We started with okonomiyaki sans mayo it was okay but we just love Hiroshimastyle and this one was Osakastyle and rather bland I got in the takoyaki line and saw one of my students taking ordersnnI ordered the takoyaki with mentaiko sauce and it was the best thing I had all day Super hot and soft inside with tako outside crisp covered in mentaiko sauce green onion bonito flakes and shredded nori It came with which was a great deal and I got iced green tea Eric R decided to get honey toast from Ichiza he made them remake it because they gave him a completely burnt toast and I got brussel sprouts from Yonaka as soon as they opened Curry Zen was not ready to open Kyara served no food only drinks though they had a cool seating area Snowflake was not there yet Yuyu only had a few kushiage options and Raku had a really long linennI offered to get in the ramen line with Eric when it got shorter but he was full The stage performances and games were cool Eric R tried to play rockpaperscissors for gift certificates to restaurants but lost I agree with Nelson that the vendor options for the market were limited so there was not much to see I also wish the drink booth associated with the ramen line was separate and took cash instead of requiring people to wait in the ramen line to buy drinks since there were more options there than at some food booths Plus the drink booth at the entrance was price gouging whereas most restaurant booths sold bottled water for and Calipicogreen tea for