Japanese tunes...

It's been a while between posts, I've been teaching loads and trying to get out and experience Kyoto life when i can! Last week I went to a gorgeous onsen in Moriyama with my friend Sevcan. We lazed about in the pools all day....the place even had a TV room! Picture this (no pun intended!) An arm chair with a flat screen TV attached and wait for it....the sound comes out of the headrest! I felt like i was in 1st class haha! I managed to hide my sakura tattoo with some big band aids, sounds gross but it's the only way to go! Here's me outside the front of the onsen.

Sunday was quite a cultural day on many levels! Went to see an exhibition on Nighona (Japanese style paintings) at the Museum of Modern Art, very interesting. Outside of the museum there was a BIG school spectacular eisteddfod type thing happening. Heaps of dance groups performing all kinds of styles like hip hop, jazz ballet, traditional, the works!

Next up was dinner at a Thai restaurant! Had some Pad Thai washed down with a tall glass of Kirin mmm!

After I headed with some buddies to see a few Japanese bands at a venue called Socrates. There was a band called Peach Fuzz, really cool riffs. Then there was a crazy tall Japanese guy channelling Iggy Pop with a crazy drummer as his accompaniment. Finally a band called Ultra Bide who had two bassists and drums, these guys are veterans! I told them they should come to Oz!