Miura_Anjin
male, 45 |
Unemployed
Tokyo / Japan
member since 02.01.2007
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I spent four hours on Saturday watching a man getting his hair cut - no, not some bizzare avant garde theatre event, but the retirement ceremony for a Rikishi (Sumo wrestler) called Tamakasuga. In fact the hair cutting only took about an hour or so, the rest of the time was taken up by various exhibition matches and other entertainment. When they retire, the distinctive topknot of the Rikishi is cut off, seemingly strand by strand - it was a surprisingly moving event, showing a side of Sumo life that is not so much in evidence during the tournaments.
Of all the confusing, baffling and complex mazes in the world, one of the most bemusing has to be Shinjuku station in Tokyo - every time I go there I seem to be drawn to a different exit, and even when I get to an exit I know I seem to have used a different route to get there. And there seems to be perpetual construction work going on so the routes are a moving target!
Finally moved to Japan - until I get some work here, I'm living in a tiny one room apartment in Tokyo.
Graduated now... no longer a mature student :(. Looking to put study into practice.
Some things I like -
Poetry
Dreaming
Cats (especially Tsukiko, our Devon Rex)
Music (from plainsong to the Scissor Sisters)
Finding out new stuff
Thinking
Reading
Strange Myths and stories (such as well written software!!)
Japanese Drama
砂の器
Nodame cantable
Pet Hates:
Laziness
Extremes
Blinkered thinking
Organised religion
R.A.D.
Politicians (How can we tell if a politician is lying to us? See if their lips are moving)
Creationism
(Please note these opinions are subject to change, reversal or removal at any time with no prior notice or post notice for that matter) |
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