Kabuki

This week I made another scam, getting a free 75 pound seat to watch Kabuki. Kabuki is a kind theatrical play come hollywood blockbuster. There is so much going on, the effects are so impressive and the costumes are so exquisite that its a veritable feast for the eyes so it didnt really bother me that the story was in Japanese (and old Japanese at that so it was totally incomprehensible) The plot was so complex and dense that i did get a little lost in it all. And it wouldnt be Japanese without being,...well a bit wierd. The play starts off with a princess and her husbandstrolling in the mountains. However her husband is actually not a human but a small dog. She is accidentally shot and rips out her womb to reveal 8 magical gems which fly away...

I now understand where all those very strange manga films come from...

For more more about Kabuki go to http://www.fix.co.jp/kabuki/kabuki.html

I have a question for any Japanese man who reads this blog: Why are snack bars so popular? Snack bars comprise it would seem almost half of all the possible drinkeries in town. Why on earth though would you want to spend loads of money to talk to a women just to get your ego a little inflated. I reallly dont undestand the whole snack bar culture and dislike the whole sleaziness of a lot of the nightlife out here.