Manly Tofu
Posted by harvey in Food, Humor on 16. Nov, 2006 | 9 Comments
Who said shopping for groceries couldn’t be fun? Otokomae Tofu is the most exciting, most manly Tofu in Japan. Check out that website, it’s hilarious. The tofu package has the character for MAN (男) proudly displayed on the cover. According to our favorite online dictionary, OTOKOMAE (男前) means “studmuffin”. 男前 studmuffin // studola The flash [...]
Cell Phone Tech
Posted by harvey in Culture on 15. Nov, 2006 | 5 Comments
Hey all, Quick question. What is the reason that cell phones in Japan are so far more advanced than those in the US? I have guessed about this many times, but never really heard a definitive answer. Is it because because of the geographic size of the US? Would that make it too costly to [...]
Tarako song explained
Posted by harvey in Culture, Food, Media on 14. Nov, 2006 | 16 Comments
Remember the post on the mayonnaise image character, Tarako? Is the song still repeating endlessly in your head? If not, be sure to watch it again. And again. Now for the long overdue explanation of the lyrics, see below. I also added the romaji so you can sing along now even if you don’t read [...]
Quickie: Japanese Comedy
Posted by harvey in Humor on 13. Nov, 2006 | 2 Comments
Here is a quickie Japanese comedy skit a friend showed me on YouTube. The skit starts at about 1:17 into the video. The setting is, some old lady has just showed up after shopping for groceries in time to discover that her car is about to be towed. It’s funny because the old lady speaks [...]
Don’t get drunk here
Posted by harvey in Humor on 12. Nov, 2006 | Comments Off
Maybe I’ll be chuckling by myself, but I thought this was kinda funny. This bar is right next door to a police box. It would be really funny if someone got plastered at the bar one night, stumbled out, got on their motorbike, and ran straight into the police box. Or, maybe I’m just weird.
Osakayaki
Posted by harvey in Food on 10. Nov, 2006 | 6 Comments
At festivals in Kanto you can find Osaka-yaki for sale in some of the food stalls. If you ask an Osaka native what Osaka-yaki is, they’ll ask you what you’re talking about. The Osaka-yaki you can buy in Kanto resembles a mini Okonomiyaki, but just a bit different. There was no nori on it, and [...]
Yokohama Customs Office
Posted by harvey in Culture on 07. Nov, 2006 | 4 Comments
We took at school field trip to the Yokohama customs museum. English link for museum info here. The customs museum is near the Sakuragicho Minato Mirai area (more or less), down by the water (sorta, check the map). It’s not a place I would have visited on my own, but it was much more interesting [...]
Tell me your favorite Japanese Movies
Posted by harvey in About on 04. Nov, 2006 | 24 Comments
Now that I am a student again I have an excuse to watch lots of Japanese movies! Please tell me your favorite Japanese movies! I need more material. A few of my personal favorites that come to mind are Swallow Tail Butterfly with Cocco, and Kurosawa’s Yojimbo. Overall I’m not a huge fan of Japanese [...]
