Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Street Entertainment is Alive in Japan


The smile and costume are enough for me but she can sing too. There is lots of street entertainment in Japan. This pretty woman was singing on the quayside in Yokohama along Yamashita Park. You can see lots of musical entertainment consisting of anything from a single accoustic guitar player to an electric jazz band.

I've seen Peruvian Indians, Scottish bagpipes, Croatian marching bands, high school bands, garage bands, and a guy playing violin tunes on a saw. There have been jugglers, mimes, acrobats, balancing acts, and several guys with monkeys. One of the monkeys played the drums.

Of course there are fortune tellers and caricature artists. I saw a guy who would write a poem based on your name and birthday and there are people who write your name in beautiful artisic kanji calligraphy.

All of this is on the streets. If you want to go into clubs and theaters I am convinced there is just about everything here. That is one of the pleasures of a big cosmopolitan city.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Glad to see you have added this picture - I enjoyed the street entertainmemt. sjm