October 2004 - Typhoons, Concerts, and Ninjashttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10028-october-2004-typhoons-concerts-and-ninjas

22 February 2009 grown up in LA, earthquakes are nothing new, but I'm wondering when Godzilla's coming. First Live I had my first live concert at a bar in Tottori. It was a great learning experience for me cuz it was my first solo concert. About 25 people came, and in...

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: Countryside

December 2004 - Gettin' in the Newspaper, Japanese Class, Parties, and Concertshttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10029-december-2004-gettin-in-the-newspaper-japanese-class-parties-and-concerts

28 February 2009 broke a glass partition in the lobby. Whoops! It was a great party, and we had the shattered glass to prove it. Shikano Concert I went to a concert in Shikano--a way-out area in the middle of nowhere in Tottori. It was unbelievably entertaining--the...

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: Countryside

February 2005 - More Concerts, Gettin' in the Newspaper Part 2https://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10030-february-2005-more-concerts-gettin-in-the-newspaper-part-2

01 March 2009 hang out with friends and gorge myself on massive American portions. That was the point of the trip. Osaka Weekend I had a concert in Osaka recently. The show went really well, and I dug the reactions I got from people; however, I didn't sell many CDs....

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: Countryside

Sept 2005 - Motorcycle Gangs, 3-Hour Lunchbreaks, Time to Move Onhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10032-sept-2005-motorcycle-gangs-3-hour-lunchbreaks-time-to-move-on

10 April 2009 sense to me since I hear shrine drummers, motorcycles, and political advertising trucks all blasting away. Maybe I'll do a concert in the park next to my house sometime. Or maybe I'll just keep my guitar amp turned up during apartment practice sessions....

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: Countryside

June 2004 - First Time on TV, Live Show, Koreahttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10025-june-2004-first-time-on-tv-live-show-korea

19 February 2009 Rollerblading, Tottori-style I've been rollerblading a lot lately at this skateboard ramp park near my house. I've been trying to teach myself rollerblading tricks--something that every 26 year-old needs to know. It was going well; however, one fateful...

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: Countryside

August 2004 - Fireflies, Beach Parties, Festivalshttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10026-august-2004-fireflies-beach-parties-festivals

21 February 2009 I've just been working on finishing a mini-album of my Japanese songs. I just have 1 more song to record. I hope to do a concert at my favorite bar in Tottori on 9/5. It shouldn't be too difficult packing the place considering the bar holds about 5...

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: Countryside

June 2005 - April Fools, Jusco Mornings, and Japanese TV Jauntshttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10031-june-2005-april-fools-jusco-mornings-and-japanese-tv-jaunts

05 April 2009 Week. Kayo and I picked them up in Osaka; we crashed for the night; then headed to Tottori. That same night we had a live concert scheduled in Tottori (Mike was going to be my special guest guitarist), so we had to practice. Thinking that most tenants...

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: Countryside

What Japan Needs - More Anti-Noise Lawshttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10125-what-japan-needs-more-anti-noise-laws

21 August 2011 that of a polite and reserved culture that treasures quiet and subtlety. Boy was I wrong. Japan can be louder than a rock concert held at a jet engine testing facility, and I'm shocked with what people can get away with here. While the US strictly...

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: General