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Tsukiji and Guild matsuri
Today the day started with a visit to Tsukiji, Tokyo's largest fish market, for some fresh sashimi! I had some delicious tuna at shop Nakaya (仲家)!
That last photo is of Tsukiji-honganji, a large buddhist temple.
After some shopping in Ginza, I went to Mishuku where I met friend Tsugumi. We went to Guild matsuri, a free festival celebrating Director's Guild's 2nd anniversary.
There were a bunch of bands playing, but the one I anticipated most was Shonen Knife! I had seen them in 1997 in Montreal, back when I was a huge fan and when it had its three original members. Since then, two members have changed (well Atsuko lives in L.A. and is being replaced), but they still rock'n'roll! They played mostly songs that I knew from back then, including "Twist Barbie", "Riding on the Rocket", "E.S.P.", "Explosion!", their cover of Carpenters' "Top of the World", and some more. Their support bassist really cracked me up with her constant big smile.
We also got to see comedians Harisenbon (ハリセンボン) and Nankai Candies (南海キャンディーズ), Afra & Incredible Beatbox Band, and Gagaga SP (ガガガSP).
And at the end we got a bit of fireworks too! It was the first time I got to try my camera's "fireworks" mode. :)
More and larger photos at Flickr
Posted on September 17, 2006 at 00:02 | Tweet
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Do you do something awesome EVERY DAY over there, or is my life just boring? Because I was pretty sure before finding this blog that I had a cool life.
Posted by Jason on September 19, 2006 at 11:35
Not really... you should see my average weekday. :)
Posted by Patrick on September 19, 2006 at 21:45