Because everyone knows that Gunma is the hip, happening centre of Japan and about as far away from the sea as one could get on this tiny island, I thought I would enlighten you all to what is hip and happening on the beaches this summer. Yes sexy ladies your beach wardrobe will not be complete without the all important bright afro wig!
better get one now to match your Gyaru tan!
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Anyone who has watched a High School anime series (at least half of my 700 odd friends on the book of face) will know what a High School Festival is… For those of you who have no interest in Japanese Cartoons (Yes I am a big fan of them but I they are what they are.) anyway… for the rest of you… if logic has not kicked in yet… A school festival is essentially a fête (and if you still don't know what that is then 仕方がない)
Brian mailed us to give it a squiz, SO Michelle and I rolled up the hill to see what the big deal was. I was keen to just see some of my old 3rd graders because I did (and still do) miss them terribly.
Each class basically had a stall/shop/event and many of the extra mural clubs had something going on as well. IT WAS MAYHEM! Absolute total Mayhem. Which basically translates to some of the best fun I have had here since the Dashi Matsuri.
As with everything in Japan to do with schools that I have encountered thus far was almost identical but nothing like the anime equivalent. For the first time I got to see a glimpse of the high school environment for real life. It was a festival to be fair but the vibe was clearly very different. a lot more grown up, a lot more fun. Also got to speak to my old 3rd graders…
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many of them were disappointed with High school. after all when it is your every day the gloss wears off after a while. The girls seem to have taken to it better than the boys have. I can only speculate why.
Brian has made a generally good impression with the ex Kita-chu kids. The girls love him (ahem) and the Boys are slowly getting over the fact that all the first year girls have crushes on him (Junior high is easier… ALL the first years have a crush on you regardless of their plumbing so nobody feels jealous or left out)
They also let him bang drums with them… and he is not half bad.. sort of stands out though (who am I to speak)
Basically between being mobbed by my current students, mobbing my ex students and hanging with Brian and Michelle I had a great time. nuff said.
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Another one of my interesting projects is taking pics of the fudz they give us at school. Kyuushoku is life. I love it… one for the best parts of the school day!
~5 hit combo~ posts are going to be random pics/thingamabobs that belong to either my random projects or just things that are not quite full posts.
Fudebako are pencil cases… this is one of my random projects…
BEHOLD… WHAT JAPANESE CHILDREN CART THEIR STATIONARY AROUND IN!!!!
This trip to the children’s home was an actual visit for the kids as opposed to a trip to there fete. We introduced ourselves in our own special ways and got to see the Kid’s houses. We also basically got to know them a little bit better.
Brian teaching them how to surf… yes we can.
Hisami and Akira doing a duet.
Ian’s BANANA song… actually it was quite epic.
I had a cool DVD video presentation about SA and peeps from home to a Mandoza soundtrack… the kids seemed to like it.
In general i have found Kwaaito goes down well here.
Sam… speaking about AUSSIE… Oi?
I am a huge fan of the Fantaro series of ads with Asashoryu in them!
Also check out the related videos! they rock… almost make me wanna drink fanta… almost
Just atop the Haruna-san i s a small shrine. A pretty well kept secret seeing as it took a pretty long time for me to learn of its existence. Well no I knew there was a shrine up there somewhere… I just had no Idea where.
I got a call from Sean at on a sunny Saturday and met him and a few other ALTs for a trip to the shrine. There was supposed to be some sort of matsuri going down but it turned out to be a lie.
Up the touge we went… I was a tad quicker than Jonas but then speed limits on my mountain are only restricted by whomever happens to be in front of me at the time. We pulled up by the lake, took a stroll and hit the slow-carts before heading off to the shrine.
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Sean and I took the clever option and drove to the entrance of the shrine to minimise the walking.
we still had a fair amount of walking to do but walking in a shrine is pretty damn awesome. I still cant believe it took me so long to go to the place!
We went past Pagodas, along paths near waterfalls and up a good many stairs to get to the actual shrine but it was well worth it in the end.
by the way… you can click on the pics to make them bigger… just so you know.
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