Tsugaru Shamisen
Posted by harvey in Culture on 31. Dec, 2004 | No Comments
I randomly got a chance to see some 津軽三味線 (tsugaru syamisen)
a while ago. I was just walking around in Osaka with a friend doing
some Christmas shopping, when a Japanese guy started screaming
about an event to see some free shamisen that was starting soon.
The event was starting in about five minutes, so we figured what
the [...]
HizaMakura
Posted by harvey in Culture on 22. Dec, 2004 | No Comments
I usually stay away from ミーハー updates like this… But, I have the image so whatever…
A friend of mine gave me the heads up about this Japanese product actually. There was a news story about it on BBC News as well. It’s HUGE! I ran into the actual product a few days [...]
Gakusai
Posted by harvey in Culture on 17. Dec, 2004 | No Comments
I took a trip down memory lane and went to the Nanzan University school festival (学祭 – がくさい).
These school festivals happen once a year I believe, and take place on a day when school would normally be out for a holiday. This particular festival happened on Wednesday the 3rd of November on Culture Day [...]
無駄に豪華 Amazing Toilet
Posted by harvey in Culture on 06. Dec, 2004 | No Comments
Meguro (in Tokyo’s) Gajoen (雅叙園) is an ultra fancy building that is often used to host weddings and other events. I was there for a friends wedding,
It’s the kinda place with private artificial waterfalls (with Carp of course)… Indoor greenery… And like, fancy smancy elevators.
How nice is the place?
The coffee costs about $8 [...]
