Osaka Motor Show 2012
Posted by harvey in Crazy Consumers, Osaka on 25. Jan, 2012 | No Comments
I went to the Osaka Motor Show! (I was in Japan last week, back in Shanghai already though.) This was my first motor show, but it was basically what I expected. A geeks paradise. Cars, girls, lots of guys with cameras, and an excuse to point your camera at anything and take 100,000 photos in [...]
Royal Milk Maid Cafe in Akihabara
Posted by harvey in Osaka, Tokyo on 15. Jan, 2012 | 2 Comments
I have a friend who is about to head to Japan for the first time, and he wants the Maid Cafe experience. I have been to maid cafe’s before, but not anytime in the past 5+ years or so… so I’m way out of the loop. This youtube introduction of Royal Milk is pretty good, [...]
Learn Kansai-ben from Daichen
Posted by harvey in Humor, Language, Media, Movies, Osaka on 31. Jul, 2010 | 2 Comments
Learn Kansaiben the Daichen style! (チンピラ？） http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWMqdmXSeS0 In order to, “add value,” I have provided the Japanese text of the Kansai-ben. Starting from 0:41 in the video だまれってゆっとるやろが！ ああ？われら何様のつもりや 大人なめとったら痛い目あうぞ あぁ！ほんましばくぞ、われ。ほっんとに！ Other guy: やめてください。落ち着いて下さい。 おい、今なんの時間や おい、質問聞いとんねや 答えろや 今なんの時間や？遊びの時間か？ ちゃうやろ、英語の時間じゃ 英語の時間なにするんや？英語勉強するんや ったく、ほんまに。 おい、そこの三人 われら三人が一番うるさかったんや ちょっとケジメ付け これでケジメ付けろや これでな、わしの目の前でな、指つめ (eating – おいしいですね) If anyone want’s to do a [...]
Kansai-ben Converter
Posted by harvey in Humor, Language, Osaka on 15. Jun, 2010 | 2 Comments
Found this Kansai-ben converter on the web. 関西弁変更システム After giving it a few tests… Input: わかりません → Output: わかりまへん Cool! Input: もう我慢できません → Output: もう我慢できまへん Okay. Input: オレは外国人じゃないよ。 → Output: オレは外国人じゃないよ。 FAIL. Input: 私のカメラは使い物になりません。 → Ouput: わてのカメラは使い物になりまへん。 Haha, that’s funny. Input: あめなめたい → Output: あめなめたいちゅーワケや。 Power!!! Alright fun stuff. The typical ません to まへん, and I [...]
Kansai-ben Tongue Twister Explained
Posted by harvey in Culture, Language, Media, Osaka on 07. May, 2010 | 6 Comments
Fun Kansai-ben Tongue Twister (早口言葉 hayakuchikotoba) I noticed in my Twitter stalking a while ago. Quite funny! Transcript and translation: わかったんかい？ wakattankai? Got it? (Do you understand?) わからへんのかい？ wakarahennokai? You didn’t get it? (You don’t understand??) わかったらわかったと、わからへんかったら、わからへんかったと言わんかったら、わかったか、わからへんかったか、わからへんやろがい！ wakattara wakatta to, wakarahenkattara wakarahenkattato iwankattara wakattaka wakarahenkattaka wakarahenyarougai! If you got it say so, if you didn’t [...]
Tottara Akan Yo! Osaka-ben Music
Posted by harvey in Humor, Media, Music, Osaka on 04. May, 2010 | 2 Comments
You need more Kansai-ben in your life, and I’m here to help. とったらあかんよ♬~ JapanNewbie here introducing a random song called Tottara Akan Yo とったらアカンよ, by a group named Atarime. Atarime – Tottara Akan Yo This song has direct Osaka and Kansai culture references, traditional Japanese background music, and Kansai-ben to make it fun. Not something [...]
Cherry Blossoms at the Osaka Mint
Posted by harvey in Osaka on 19. Apr, 2010 | 1 Comment
Went down to the Osaka Mint (造幣局 zouheikyoku) to check out the Cherry Blossoms during my short trip to Japan a few weeks ago. The mint opens it’s Sakura filled lane for a week or two every year to let people stroll through and view the wide variety of cherry blossom trees on display. We [...]
Learn Kansai-ben with Osaka City
Posted by harvey in Language, Osaka on 15. Apr, 2010 | Comments Off
The city of Osaka has a website that introduces Kansai-ben! Learn Kansai-ben with Osaka City Osaka City – A course in Kansai-ben It’s nicely put together. You can mouse over the icons to hear the Kansai-ben phrases spoken. They also have a quiz! Check it out. You may ask, do I really need to know [...]
