Maria Prusakova Masha about how she made it to the Olympic Winter Games in Turino 2006. Masha von Daaaaaaaaaaaax (My apologies for the bad sound quality. The battery for my mic died that day and it was not possible to get a replacement up here in the mountains) Next week part two: Masha about how …
Category Archive: culture
Feb 19 2012
34th week
V-Day I decided to change this week’s topic, it will not be about Japanese cuisine or about snowboarding. Actually I’ve been kind of surprised by Valentines day. Why? It’s completely different in Japan! Here the man is not supposed to give a present, but to receive one; either by an admirer, girlfriend, wife, or a …
Feb 12 2012
33rd Week
The most beautiful manhole I’ve ever seen Something that will surely catch peoples attention within their first travelling days through Japan are the wonderfully designed manholes here. Below you’ll find a small selection. On my coming up bicycle trip through Japan this gallery will surely get extended. Here some links for further photos: http://www.damncoolpictures.com/2006/12/japanese-manhole-cover-art.html http://www.kuriositas.com/2012/01/art-of-japanese-manhole.html …
Feb 05 2012
32nd Week
Picture time The most bizarre or cutest signs I found in Japan so far! Enjoy! Next post will show manhole art. Whatever that is ;) Special thanks to: Hubertus Neidhart from Webspace Provider Network for excellent web page hosting services; Lilith Pendzich;
Feb 04 2012
31st week
Karaokaydokay My colleagues are so kind and this time treat me to a Karaoke evening. Instead of arranging this in an unspectacular way in our hotel we hit the road to a branch of a company chain specialized in Karaoke-entertainment. Comparable with multiplex cinemas one finds several rooms which are only thought for Karaoke. Every …
Jan 11 2012
29th Week
aMANZAing Grace Well, well… It seems the grace won’t stop. The Japanese a capella group Takarabune from Kobe interviewed and performing “amazing Grace” – the favourite song of all Manza onsen hotel employees. To find out why this is our favourite song and everybody loves it here you don’t even have to work here but …
Jan 08 2012
28th Week
Life is aMANZAing It’s once again video time. Enjoy the first winter sports pictures of this blog! It’s an New Zealand/Bavarian co-production. Err… The second part explains everything about the Japanese People and their German obsession. Have fun! Life is aMANZAing! von Daaaaaaaaaaaax Special thanks to: Hayden Rhodes, New Zealand; Okamoto San, Japan; Hubertus Neidhart from Webspace …
Dec 31 2011
27th Week
And a happy new year! A short video about how the Japanese people celebrate new year’s eve. It’s also a Japanese custom to eat Soba – Japanese noodles – at new year’s eve. No, no fireworks :( Sylvester 2011_2012 von Daaaaaaaaaaaax Updates part two: sixth week: Photos of the Kirari Kids (the children I taught …
Dec 22 2011
25th Week
Snow, Snow Snow!!! :) :) :) Yes, even though the Japanese people don’t really celebrate Christmas – less than one percent of Japans population are Christians – we will definitely have a white Christmas. But like in Germany the Japanese people tend to assimilate lots of customs from the U.S. Americans that come with Christmas. …
Dec 21 2011
24th Week
The dark side of the moon Okay it’s once again picture time. This time of the Senso-ji-Temple in Tokyo also shot in late September. When walking through the temple complex there a woman asked me if her little daughter – maybe five perhaps six years young – might ask me some questions. So I bent …
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