Travel
I can't believe this is 1month ago already...It's about my trip to Germany. Our Shishimai website also updated more detailed stories and pictures, check it out! As I hadn't performed Shishimai since I came to London, I was so looking forward to joining them in Germany this time! I was thinking of joining them in […]
TV&Films
This is about a TV show again, a TV show called "Hai! Karate" on CBBC. Four pairs of a parent and a child visit Japan to learn Karate in order to get closer relationship. It's quite interesting. Looking at "futon" (Japanese type bed) and shouting "Do we sleep on the floor!?", not knowing how to […]
Foods
My friends invited me to her place and taught me how to cook "ohagi" (Japanese traditional sweets). It was the first time to cook this for me so I could help only an easy part of it. The smell of red beans and rice when they are cooked always makes me feel relaxed. We cooked […]
Art&Exhibitions, Life in London, Music, Theatre
I went to see a performance by "Kodo" (A group of Japanese traditional drum players). To be honest, I hadn't seen any proper Japanese drum performance before, and I just went there because it was 50% off for students! But it was amazing. Just amazing. I thought it would be good when I saw the […]
Diary
I found an article like this. "9 Reasons Why Japanese Interactive Work is Awesome" http://www.crackunit.com/2009/03/17/9-reasons-japanese-interactive-work-is-awesome/ The first reason, "The work is polite" made me laugh a bit. I don't know if these reasons are right, but it's really nice to hear someone says Japanese contents are awesome. Not only about interactive media, but I think […]
Life in London
As I heard there will be an event about Japan, I went to have a quick look after shopping. "Origami", "calligraphy", "Koma" and "Robots", there were lots of "let's try" booth, and there were lots of people as well. At "Tea Ceremony" corner, I saw some British people showing slightly curious looks, and shitting in […]
Theatre
The Woman in Black, which has been played for 19 years at the Fortune Theatre in London. The drama was exported to Japan in 1992, directed by Robin Herford, and have been played some times for years. Hearing that "Japanised" version would be re-imported to the Fortune Theatre as "Japanese Week", I couldn't help but […]
