osaka

I'm Feeling...Grad All Over... from silentjim ^Pro 69 days old

I was walking through Umeda in Osaka yesterday after work when I spotted this shop and had to take a photo of it Now it's very easy to make fun of ...

The Neatbeats Shangri-la Osaka Dec 20th from silentjim ^Pro 332 days old

Last Saturday, checked out the Neatbeats at Shangri-la in Osaka (previously saw Scouting for Girls there - kinda different gig, especially in terms of ...

Radiohead Osaka Gymnasium Oct2nd 2008 from silentjim ^Pro 411 days old

The final gig of our musical month was Radiohead in Osaka last week. And marvellous it was too. Typical though, the first time a venue in Japan has allowed ...

Woah o wo-oh, yeah yeah yeah, we'll see you in Osaka next year! from silentjim ^Pro 411 days old

[ ... ] on the Osaka gig list. The venue was the "never been to before but great venue", Shangri-la, a tiny one room venue with the bar in the middle and ...

Kings Arms and the Cavern Club from silentjim ^Pro 600 days old

Now this might sound like a night out in Liverpool but in fact it was Osaka! Near my work is an English looking bar, the Kings Arms, and just around ...

37' le matin from silentjim ^Pro 1190 days old

My word it's warm. It's been about 38degrees in Osaka lately, and no respite in the shade. I'm averaging 3 showers a day, and numerous changes of clothes. The ...

Expoland from silentjim ^Pro 1285 days old

Another beautiful day, so we headed off to a local Osakan theme park, Expoland. Osaka held the Expo about 30 years ago, and they`ve kept an amusement ...

Cherry Blossom season from silentjim ^Pro 1299 days old

[ ... ] went to Osaka castle on one day to see the sakura, but it was pretty cold so we didn`t stay long. Did see some poor office workers sitting on their ...

Some old friends and raw chicken in Osaka from silentjim ^Pro 1305 days old

Last week I hooked up with some ex Japanese teachers of mine from London, in Osaka. Kyuchan who I haven`t seen for about 18months, and Tanaka sensei, ...

Osaka, fat men slapping each other and everyone speaks English from silentjim ^Pro 1326 days old

6 times a year there`s a big Sumo competition in Japan, 3 times it`s in Tokyo, once in Nagoya, once in Osaka and the last it`s somewhere in Kyushu. We ...