Osaka Vicki
Posted by harvey in Osaka on 30. Mar, 2008 | 3 Comments
Props to the person who can identify the artist on the spot.
“VICKI! I–I THOUGHT I HEARD YOUR VOICE!”
Giant art on the sides of buildings in Osaka.Gotta love it.
UPDATE: Brian from GaijinBash.com correctly identified the artist as Roy Lichtenstein [wiki link]
- Harvey
Kushikatsu in Juuso
Posted by harvey in Food, Osaka on 19. Mar, 2008 | 11 Comments
I randomly found an amazing Kushikatsu shop in Juuso (十三) in Osaka the other night.
The name of the shop is 珍寿 (chinjyuu) , and the owner has been working kushikatsu for 55 years. He started when he was 17 years old, right out of junior high school and he never went to high school. [...]
I Hate Spam
Posted by harvey in Humor on 17. Mar, 2008 | 3 Comments
Cars in Japan have a sense of humor.
Or maybe they’re not joking at all.
- Harvey
Mos Day Plants
Posted by harvey in Crazy Consumers on 13. Mar, 2008 | 9 Comments
Hey everyone.
Yesterday, March 12th, was MOS Burger Day all across Japan.
I still had to work…
My wife happened to go to MOS Burger though for lunch, and was presented with this wonderful MOS Day present.
Apparently they give outo plants every MOS Day. Nice! This one is a 松葉牡丹 (matsubabotan), which seems to be some kind [...]
Homestay in Japan with Volunteers for Peace
Posted by harvey in Travel, Working on 11. Mar, 2008 | 3 Comments
I got a question via the Talk2Me form from a reader who plans to go to Japan with Volunteers for Peace next year.
I had never heard of Volunteers for Peace, and wouldn’t even have expected Japan to be an option for a program like that, so thanks for the info! Has anyone reading ever met [...]
Interpretation is Hard – Fate is sealed
Posted by harvey in About on 08. Mar, 2008 | 11 Comments
Well, things didn’t turn out as I hoped!
Actually, it’s funny.
In Japanese there is an expression that is extremely apporpiate now.
「大どんでん返し」(dai donden-gaeshi)
どんでん返し is when something totally unexpected happens, something so crazy that it is the OPPOSITE of what you would normally expect.
Anyway. This is crazy.
My wife was selected for the PeaceBoat translation position, but I wasn’t!
It’s [...]
Okinawan Dancers in Shimoda
Posted by harvey in Culture, Travel on 08. Mar, 2008 | No Comments
I have actually had these pictures for quite some time, but never got around to posting them.
These are from an Okinawan dance performance that I saw… in Shimoda (on Honshu, far from Okinawa). I love how colorful their costumes are. I have been many places in Japan, but Okinawa is one of the places I [...]
Interpretation is Hard – The Aftermath
Posted by harvey in About, Language on 05. Mar, 2008 | 9 Comments
Well, my 2nd interpretation test for the Peace Boat translation position is complete!
I did much better on the Japanese to English interpretation portion this time. Much, much better. I would have passed myself. The English to Japanese was difficult, but I also handled it much better than last time I believe. The Japanese to English [...]
