Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Bunraku bonanza


We went to Tsu, the regional capital here in Mie-ken, to see the National Bunraku Theatre (who we'd seen previously in Osaka) perform. As usual: wow. The "puppets" are incredibly lifelike, the costumes are wonderful, the music is great. This is the poster for the show.

Monday, March 13, 2006

St Patrick's Day






We spent Saturday celebrating an early St Patrick's Day by parading through the streets and shopping malls of Ise.