One of my long ones...

All day today I was trying to remember things to write in my blog. Now that I think about it, this may be a long post.

First off my Japanese teacher, Kukimoto sensee, invited us to lunch at the cafeteria/ not a cafeteria on campus. It seemed like my class was extended because her English isn't very good, and we conversed in basic Japanese. After lunch, she treated us to coffee and pulled some chocolate goodies out of her bag! I love her, she is always bringing us something sweet :)

Next I was off to do an essay before my manga class. In manga we talked about somethings I am really interested in, society and geishas. We talked about the explicit imagines in Japan. Explicit imagines in Japan are common, in stores, on billboards, movies, in restaurants, in manga, and on television there is everything ranging from nudity to cannabis. I'm not complaining, I just always wandered about the vast difference between how modest Japanese people act while their society isn't as modest. But my teacher's explanation made perfect sense. "Japan is explicit so you can write freely."

In one of my earlier posts, I talked about the movie Sakuran, which is about Geishas in an earlier time in history. Back then Geishas were prostitutes that were poor and/or parent less girls that were sold to different houses. The highest rank you can have is called the Oiran. The Oiran would care for her apprentices until she married a rich costumer or falls victim to old age. Nowadays Geisha are not called prostitutes. Rather they are "toys of rich men", just like some American women. The young geihsas are called Maiko, and when they are older they are called Geiko. Each of the Geishas have a sponsor, a man that they are exclusive with. My teacher expressed them as being romantic, or sometimes not, she said "love game is the point." While they are called "toys of rich men," they also play an important role as "preserves of traditional culture." I found this an amazing contrast.

Then came Natural World of Japan, we saw some awesome pictures of volcanoes exploding.

Tonight was Curry night! So it was back to the Curry Shop again, tonight I tried a level 25! Go me!

Then I was off to the arcade with Janelle, Justin, Callie, and Harley. We took some lovely PURIKURA again!! There were a ton of claw machines, gambling machines, video games, and music games. I tried the drum game, then I reverted back to what I know best, Guitar Hero... or what they called it there, Guitar Freaks.






I also snapped some pictures of a Japanese bathroom, in case you were curious!