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2010年7月29日¡Ê木¡Ë

Sanko Niisan: i-pad mandan

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This is my older brother storyteller Katsura Sanko. 

He has recently been perfecting his own new style of comedy called "i-pad comedy".  He showed us a bit at the office - it was hilarious!

2010年7月28日¡Ê水¡Ë

Finally, a real hamburger!

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I finally found an excellent hamburger, in a cafe in Kobe!

Ah, heaven!

2010年7月27日¡Ê火¡Ë

Sunshine and Na£ãchan¡ª

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2010年7月26日¡Ê月¡Ë

Asari Niisan!

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This is Mr. Asari.  He apprenticed as a comedian under my Master, and now is a telivision writer and producer and all around great guy.  He's mainly in Tokyo these days, so it was great to see him again today!

 

2010年7月25日¡Ê日¡Ë

Okamoto Temple Rakugo!

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2010年7月24日¡Ê土¡Ë

My name is being used for suspect purposes...

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Sunshine bikini night...

and nobody invited me.

 

2010年7月23日¡Ê金¡Ë

Staying up all night has its upsides!

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Taking a bread from our translation meeting we took in the famous meat soup and egg rice lunch near the Namba Grand Kagetsu Theatre.  I ordered the extra-big "omori" size, thinking I would get a huge helping of meat.  Little did I know that the option actually refered not to the meat, but to the amount of rice you get.

Oops!

But it was delicious!

2010年7月22日¡Ê木¡Ë

Nagoya's delicious food!

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After the Rakugo workshop, I had the opportunity to perform English Rakugo for an audience of about 30.  I performed 2 of my Master's original stories, "Homework" and "Reincarnation."

After the show we had a little party.  They served several Nagoya specialties: Nagoya chicken wings, miso katsu and eel.  Delicous!

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2010年7月21日¡Ê水¡Ë

Thank You Takeda-san!

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2010年7月20日¡Ê火¡Ë

Nagoya English Rakugo Workshop!

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Today I taught an English Rakugo class in Nagoya,  11 students took part, and they were really fantastic - their English was great and they were all very much into Rakugo!  It was a great time!

Thanks everyone!

2010年7月19日¡Ê月¡Ë

Healthy!

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For some reason, nomatter when you look in the window, the customers are 99% female.  We were not complaining.

We went in to have lunch with 40 or so attractive women, but came out thinking, that was a really delicious meal!

Can't wait to go again...

2010年7月18日¡Ê日¡Ë

Interesting tour bus spotted in Kobe...

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2010年7月17日¡Ê土¡Ë

Pyramid Watermelon $840

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Would you pay $840 for a watermelon, even if it looked like a pyramid?

2010年7月16日¡Ê金¡Ë

Sango In Kimono

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2010年7月15日¡Ê木¡Ë

Must See English Rakugo!!!

 

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This is one powerful English Rakugo show.  I am thrilled and honoured to be among the cast here.  I think it well be very rare to see all these faces performning Rakugo in English in one show.

If you have time, please come.

For this one, the theatre is small and the tickets will go fast, so if you are interested, please get your ticket as soon as possible, or contact me to reserve.

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2010年7月15日¡Ê木¡Ë

Hat look!

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He said I look like a hampster.

2010年7月14日¡Ê水¡Ë

Translation has its rewards...

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Today was another big translation deadline, with a meeting at the Yoshimoto Creative Agency offices starting in the morning. 

For lunch we went to a Pork Shabu restaurant.  Shabu Shabu consists of very thinly cut strips of meat which you dip very briefly in boiling water.  The meat is so thin it cooks in seconds.  Today we had pork, with a bunch of different vegetables.  It was fantastic. 

The waitor forgot to tell me that the lid to the pot was hot, even the handle.  As I sat down my curiosity got the better of me and I went to open the pot.  It was really hot.  If I had waited just a few seconds I would have seen that the restaurant staff use little towels to protect their hands.  I learned the hard way.

But it was delicious!

2010年7月13日¡Ê火¡Ë

Sandan niisan hisashiburi!

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When we lived together I saw him every day.  Now only once in a while, but it's always great to see the always friendly Katsura Sandan!

2010年7月12日¡Ê月¡Ë

Thank you Sango! Gochisousama!

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Usually the older brother storyteller has to pay for the younger brother storyteller if they ever buy things together (especially food and drink).  But today Sango said, "Sunshine-san, today I'll pay!"  So we went to the supermarket and bought all kinds of delicious food and had lunch together at the office.  Thanks Sango!

What do you think of the face he is making in every picture I take of him today??

2010年7月11日¡Ê日¡Ë

Sango Top Batter!

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Today my little brother storyteller Sango was the top batter at our Master's Hyogo Rakugo show.  He told the story "The Zoo".  I listened to the tape - he had the audience rolling.

Congratulations, Sango!

 

2010年7月10日¡Ê土¡Ë

Hisashiburi no locomoco!

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Delicious!

2010年7月 9日¡Ê金¡Ë

Cosmosquare

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I went to Cosmo Square Station yesterday, and the extremes of the station were quite interesting.  As you can see in the first picture,  it's a really new, modern, clean kind of station. 

 

 

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But for some reason, they've just plastered the walls with these temporary signs which are fraying at the edges and getting very dirty. 

Strange...

2010年7月 9日¡Ê金¡Ë

Beware of Seagull Droppings!

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At Cosmo Square Station in Osaka there is a great sign by the escalator:¡¡

"There are instances in which seagull poo may be dropped from above.  Please take care overhead."  Signed, the Station Manager.

Very kind of them to warn you, but how exactly do you go about avoiding these random droppings?

I'm reminded of a very short Rakugo conversation:

A: Hey man!  A seagull just dropped something on your head!

B: Oh, shit!

A: Exactly. 

2010年7月 8日¡Ê木¡Ë

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2010年7月 8日¡Ê木¡Ë

Big Burger!

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I was very tempted to order the 10 burger hamburger, but I weighed in at 93­Ô today, so I resisted. 

Time to go on a diet...

2010年7月 8日¡Ê木¡Ë

Key Chain

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The other day I dropped my apartment key down the elevator shaft in my building.  I had to call the elevator company and they sent a team of elevator experts to stop the elevator and risk their lives going in after my key.

Sango recommended the above keychain.  It was 525 yen at Loft, and super handy!

Thanks Songo!

2010年7月 8日¡Ê木¡Ë

Sango loves hats and Ramen!

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This is my little brother storyteller Katsura Sango.  He used to work in a restaurant, so he really knows how to cook.  He also seems to like hats. 

I'll be featuring Sango over the next few days, so please come and read about him when you have the chance!

2010年7月 7日¡Ê水¡Ë

Pictures!

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July 2, Engish Rakugo in East Osaka.

2010年7月 6日¡Ê火¡Ë

Deadline!

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Tomorrow is a big Rakugo translation deadline.  I won't be sleeping tonight.  Help!

2010年7月 5日¡Ê月¡Ë

10-burger hamburger!

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There are two people I can think of who would really want to sink their teeth into this 10-burger hamburger that is now available at one of the burger chains in Japan.

#1  Older brother storyteller Katsura Sankin (in the picture"

#2  Me

2010年7月 4日¡Ê日¡Ë

Sunday on a Sunday!

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The picture of this Sunday is a little dark, but it was really delicious!

Performances!

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Hi everyone!  Here is the list of my upcoming performances at venues open to the public.    Some of the performances are in Japanese and some are in English. If you have time, please come and see me!


£··î£±£¹Æü¡Ê·îÍËÆü¡Ë¡¦Monday, July 19th

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 English Rakugo Seminar and Performance

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8·î1Æü¡ÊÆüÍËÆü¡Ë¡¦Sunday, August 1

Katsura Yonedanji English Rakugo Show

Osaka Tori Hall

Katsura Yonedanji, Katsura Asakichi, Katsura Danjiro, Katsura Sunshine

More Information Coming Soon!

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August at Yoshimoto's Kyobashi Kagetsu Vaudeville Theater!

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Katsura Asakichi English Rakugo Show!

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2010年7月 3日¡Ê土¡Ë

Oh would it PLEASE stop RAINING in Osaka!!!!!

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I am really getting tired of the rain in Osaka.  You'd think it was London. 

2010年7月 2日¡Ê金¡Ë | ¤ª»Å»ö

Rakugo for Teachers!

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Today I was in East Osaka performing for about 40 teachers, 10 or 11 of whom had come from Vermont, USA, for an exchange with Japanese teachers.  It was really fun.  It was a gathering of teachers, so I thought it would be appropriate to perform my Master's original Rakugo "Shukudai", or "Homework".  Everyone seemed to like it.

I also got a chance to perform the traditional story, "The Zoo". 

Between stories I taught the teachers some short Rakugo jokes and they tried their hand at Rakugo storytelling.

They were really really enthusiastic!  It was such a pleasure to work with everyone.

Thank you so much for participating!

If any of the teachers that came today are reading this, please keep in touch!

katsurasunshine@yahoo.co.jp

I will post a picture soon!

2010年7月 1日¡Ê木¡Ë

It's already July!

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Everyone, long time no see!  I can't believe it's already July!  The weather in Osaka is already unbearable!

Things have been crazy busy for the last while so I haven't been posting - sorry!  I'll try to keep up. 

The world cup for me was defined by double heartbreaks.  Japan going out in penalty kicks and Slovenia!  Oh Slovenia!  So close!  Not bad for a country with a population of only 2,000,000

Anyhow, I'll do my best to keep posting, so keep in touch!

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