Ikuta Toma Is Everywhere And I Like It

Yesterday my grade 9 students were going through the photos on my phone and came across this one. “What’s this?” They asked. I replied, “I love Ikuta Toma!” This got them very very excited indeed. Which in turn got me very excited. One of my students has already seen Ningen Shikkaku, or “No Longer Human” which is Toma’s latest (well, first) film....

Merry Christmas ‘09

Merry Christmas from ME! I have taken 5 paid holidays and added them together with holidays I already get, to create just under three weeks holidays. Woo! I’m going away for Christmas and still haven’t decided what I’m doing for new years. I hope everyone has a fantastic Christmas ...

Spring Dramas 2009 – What I’m Looking Forward To

Most of the new dramas airing next season have now been announced and it’s that time where I can’t wait for the new season to begin! Here I will highlight some of the ones I’m looking forward to or at least have some curiosity in. I’m Liking The Sound Of… Atashinchi no Danshi Horikita Maki’s character marries a man who offers to pay off her debts that her...

My First Castle – Osaka Jo, Osaka

On our first day in Japan we ate some sukiya for breakfast and headed down (up? across? over?) to Osaka Jo. It’s a great walk to Osaka Jo. We came in from the west entry. The moat was beatiful, some was water, some grass. Osaka Castle is really stunning from the outside. Inside is a museum and on the top floor you get a 360 degree view of Osaka. There is an elevator to get to the...

Voice – Episode Two – Review and Caps

Voice ヴォイス Episode One First Aired: Winter 2009 Carlie’s Rating: Rate This Episode: (4 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)  Loading ... In this episode a man collapses in the street with his grocery shopping. He has somehow been electrocuted. His wife worries that he died hating her. Meanwhile, our gang seems to be into food and cooking and their antics revolve around getting...