Hugged by many, rejected by few, yet loved by all
One day, I thought of holding a 'Free Hug' event while studying abroad in Japan. I shared the idea I had seen online with some of my close friends and I got mixed opinions; some liked the idea and the others didn't think it would be popular. My thought was to do it in a part of Osaka that had a lot of foreigner traffic just in case the Japanese would refuse to hug us. I brought it up with some school officials and they said it could possibly work in the area I chose, so we decided to do it.
We set up on one of the most populated areas in Osaka, Namba. Right after Dotonbori and right before you hit the Shinsaibashi area, there is a bridge. The bridge holds many landmarks such as the Glico man. We stood there, held up our signs and began yelling out to the crowd, "Free Hugs!" Many people hugged us, and some people ran up to us to receive some hugs. In the end, we hugged so many people and made practically everyone who crossed us happy.
We set up on one of the most populated areas in Osaka, Namba. Right after Dotonbori and right before you hit the Shinsaibashi area, there is a bridge. The bridge holds many landmarks such as the Glico man. We stood there, held up our signs and began yelling out to the crowd, "Free Hugs!" Many people hugged us, and some people ran up to us to receive some hugs. In the end, we hugged so many people and made practically everyone who crossed us happy.