Kamis, 21 Juli 2011

Kabuki: Bunraku performance.....(*Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura...)

Kabuki by imma-san
Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura resolves around the various dramas depicting these people, and this particular stage presents two scenes Tokaiya no Ba / Daimotsu no ura no Ba which center around the famous warrior of the Heike family Taira no Tomomori.

After the Heike family is defeated, Yoshitsune is suspected of treason by his brother Yoritomo, and together with his followers, plan to escape from Settsu no Kuni (Settsu province) Daimitsu no ura (present day Amagasaki-shi, Hyogo prefecture) to Kyushu, and stay at a Kaisen Donya (business providing services related to shipping and transportation by ship) called Tokaiya and wait for their ship to take them.

They are rushed onto the ship by Ginpei and his wife who run Tokaiya and say that soldiers of Yoritomo are approaching. The couple are actually members of the Heike family who have been protecting Emperor Antoku (Antoku Tenno), by saying he had drowned, the general Taira no Tomomori and Suke no Tsubone who is the emperor's nursing mother. Tomomori thinks this is the perfect chance to avenge the Heike family and attacks Yoshitsune and his followers with his subordinates on the ship.

Kabuki-2 by imma-san
He is however defeated after a fierce battle, and as Suke no Tsubone attempts to throw herself into the sea with the young emperor, she is caught by the followers of Yoshitsune.

Yoshitsune, with the caught Suke no Tsubone and young emperor, then appears in front of Tomomori who is still fighting alone on the beach. Yoshitsune promises them that he will protect Antoku Tenno with all his power, and hearing this, Suke no Tsubone is filled with relief and kills herself.

Tomomori also hands the young emperor to Yoshitsune, ties himself to a thick rope joined to a large anchor and throws himself into the sea from a huge rock.

This scene develops dramatically with the couple transforming from commoners to the gallant Tomomori and regal Suke no Tsubone on stage. 

So, the audience can look forward to Shoroku, who has established a reputation for his dynamic and invigorating performance, challenging the role of Tomomori for the first time, with Kaishun who never fails to entertain with his elegant performance. This dynamic stage should be highly enjoyable to those who like Kabuki as well as those watching Kabuki for the first time.

Kabuki-3 by imma-san
What is Kabuki...?
Kabuki came into existence around 1603 with the arrival in Kyoto of a troupe of dancing girls led by a certain Izumo-no-Okuni, formerly a shrine maiden. Their dances created a sensation and were labelled 'kabuki' which, at that time, meant 'unorthodox' or 'eccentric'. Such troupes of women were subsequently banned as were those of the dancing boys that took their place.

They were succeeded by groups of adult men whose performances developed into Kabuki as it now exists. In the process, the original meaning of the word kabuki changed to become Ka (Song), Bu (Dance), Ki (Technique or skill).

Kabuki originally consisted of short dances but the repertoire now is huge and is made up of both plays and dances, most of which date from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Originally the principal entertainment of the urban merchant classes.

Actor of kabuki by imma-san
Kabuki is also attracting increasing attention abroad and is now regarded as one of the world's greatest theatrical arts, remackable for its vigour.

Do you want to see kabuki ?... Please come to the National Theater of Japan on July 3rd until 24th, 2011.... The ticket is very cheap, for student only 1300 yen.

Please come to 4-1, Hayabusa-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. 

Forgive me if I can not share the video about kabuki because we can not record anything in the theater...>_<.... So, I just can share about the story of kabuki in the theme: Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura.


by: imma.w.a.
sakura-ku, saitama-shi
JAPAN

Selasa, 12 Juli 2011

Oscar-san: My Sweetest friends from Tanzania.... (*Japanese Presentation, totemo omoshirokatta desu...)

His name is Mlekwa Gilbert Oscar, He came from Tanzania. We call him: Oscar-san... He comes from the different laboratory with me, under the guidance of Prof. Tsunokawa Koji. I knew him because he was frequent visits to my laboratory to meet one of my friend from Vietnam (*Dinh-san). Although they are both different laboratory but they are best friends because they are accepted at universities in the same year. In addition, he has a tutor who a friend of my laboratory. His name is Ohe-san. He is a Japanese student in my laboratory.

At the first time, I was not familiar with him. However, many times he visited my laboratory, made me so familiar with him... although just a little...hehehehehe... In my opinion, Oscar-san is the type of people are friendly, kindly, and funny... hahahahahahaha... Yeah, He is very funny... :D..:D... Look at the color of his skin, very exotic... :">...That in contrast with the color of his teeth are white... isn't it..???... is it true...???... hahahahaha... I think so... :">... Oh, I forgot... He also has beautiful eyelashes... It makes me jealous hahahahaha... why..??... because I don't have beautiful eyelashes like him....

In addition, there are still other one more attractive of him than others. Style of his speech is exciting to be heard. It sounds nice hahahahaha... ;-)....

He often mumbled the words "Hmm..."... "Ooh..."... "Yeah..."... It sounds very funny and sexy hahahahahaha....

So, today I want to share the story of my sweetest friends from Tanzania 'Oscar-san' here... Yesterday, I had attended his presentation in Japanese Language Classes. In fact, Dinh-san (*My friend from Vietnam) invited me to attend. Of course, as a good friend, I tried to attend to see him. Obviously, I also saw a presentation from Oscar-san too. It was very interesting for me. It makes me remember my presentation in Japanese Language classes two years ago. Unforgettable moment for me.... :))...:))... 

When I saw their presentation, makes me laugh because it's funny. However, their presentation was very nice. They do it well. In contrast, there are some people who looked nervous and they are not doing it well. Whatever it is, everything is nice.... :D..:D...

Do you want to see how their presentation?.... Please see the following video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnhuZiVgRiA (*This is Oscar-san's presentation)... and also here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttCndk5rPuc&NR=1 (*This is Dinh-san's presentation) and here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGpeX3-8kr8&feature=related

Ok, nice to meet you for the next... :D...
warmth regards,
imma.w.a.
sakura-ku, saitama-shi
japan

Senin, 11 Juli 2011

The Colorful of Japanese Chili Peppers....

Japanese chili by imma-san
Tahukah anda bahwa selain terkenal dengan bunga sakura dan berbagai macam festival/matsuri, negara Jepang juga identik dengan beberapa jenis sayuran yang memiliki varietas unggul. Mungkin memang hampir 80% jenis sayuran yang ada di negara Jepang mirip dengan di negara kita (*Indonesia tercinta). Tetapi, ada perbedaan yang menonjol dari hasil pertaniannya. Jenisnya mungkin memang sama, tetapi hasil akhirnya amat sangat berbeda... :D...

Kenapa saya katakan demikian?... karena memang seperti itulah kenyataannya. Mungkin, para petani kita harus banyak belajar dengan para petani di negara Jepang...^_^.... Bayangkan, sama-sama sayurannya, tetapi hasilnya bisa berbeda, dan dari segi rasa-pun juga sangat jauh berbeda. Misalkan, beberapa sayuran yang biasanya digunakan untuk SALAD atau 'lalapn' (*dalam bahasa kita), memili cita rasa yang sangat jauh berbeda. Sayuran yang ada di negara Jepang, bisa memiliki cita rasa yang kranci, crispy dan fresh. Sementara, sayuran di negara kita terasa hambar....>_<... 

Japanese chili by imma-san (*purple chili)
Nah, itu masih sayuran secara general lho... Sekarang saya ingin membahas soal CABE atau CHILI atau PEPPER. Ini nih yang unik dari negara Jepang dalam hal CABE. Eits..!!... saya tidak membicarakan soal WASABI yah... atau green chili. Tetapi selain itu, ini jauh lebih unik...:D...

Perhatikan foto di sebelah kiri, itu adalah salah satu jenis chili/pepper yang ada di negara Jepang. Cabe rawit (*dalam bahasa jawa) tetapi sedikit lebih gemuk dan berwarna purple... Sekali lagi, PURPLE..!!!...

Unik dan menarik bukan..???.... Setidaknya, cabe-cabe disini terkesan lebih gendut, gemuk, segar dan berwarna unik... Rasanya jadi sayang untuk memetiknya hehehehe.... Disini, 1 pohon cabe berharga 198yen.

Japanese chili by imma-san (*White chili)
Satu lagi, jika di negara kita warna cabe putih memang ada tetapi itu ketika sang cabe belum dikatakan masak atau masih muda. Tetapi disini, memang ada jenis white chili/peppers. Memang warnanya putih dan itu sudah masak.

Lebih jelasnya bisa dilihat di foto sebelah kanan... :D... White chili...

Selain itu, juga ada cabe besar yang memang kesannya secara fisik lebih padat, tidak seperti cabe besar di negara kita yang terkesan kopong hehehehehehe.... Ingin tahu seperti apa bentuk cabe besar negara Jepang yang padat berisi dan tidak terkesan kopong?.... hmmmm... bisa dilihat di foto berikut ini yah...

Perhatikan foto di sebelah kanan berikut ini, bisa dilihat bukan secara fisik lebih padat dan tidak terkesan kopong...^_^... dan juga terlihat lebih fresh dan membuat kita menjadi lebih tertarik untuk mencobanya...^_^...

Pastinya, inilah yang sedikit membedakan beberapa jenis hasil sayuran di negara kita dengan negara Jepang. Lebih unggul hasilnya bukan??... dan juga lebih menarik dan fresh...

Tetapi yang paling unik menurut saya adalah purple chili/pepper....:">... Pasti anda semua akan sependapat dengan saya bukan..??... So, bagaimana dengan para petani di negara kita tercinta..??? bisakah mereka mempunyai ide-ide dan kreatifitas yang unik seperti petani Jepang...???.... Hey guys... you can do it... :D..:D... 

Come on farmers... Jangan hanya menanam dan menghasilkan cabe merah, hijau saja ataupun cabe besar yang ternyata kopong, tetapi come on keluarkan semua ide-ide lreatif kalian untuk bisa menanam jenis-jenis cabe lain dengan varietas unggul....

Kalau perlu menciptakan cabe pelangi alias ribbon chili hehehehe... Why not..??... hehehehe...

Banyak hal yang unik di negara Jepang yang bisa kita pelajari dan ambil sisi-sisi bagusnya untuk diterapkan di negara kita tercinta. Bagi para farmer atau orang-orang yang bergerak di dunia pertanian, hey guys... come on, lakukan sesuatu yang baru dan variatif...:D...You can do it, ok...

*Salam sejuk dari negeri sakura


by: imma.w.a.
sakura-ku, saitama-shi
japan