
The blue sea in summer’s bliss…Ted and I swam out to a buoy and almost died.

Ted, Lisa, Zack, and Pauline feasting on a lunch of Miyazaki’s specialty food: chicken nanban (actually Ted and Zach had ebi, but it was still fried and covered in mayonnaise like the chicken).

The crew expressing our feelings about war.
So there’s Miyazaki…but what about the greatest recreational activity of all time? I some of you out there are thinking “pachinko”, “sumo”, or even “extra classes on a Friday afternoon” but I’m here to tell you that KARAOKE is the absolute most wonderful recreational activity here in Japan.

Go as a group, go as a couple, go alone…just go and sing and sing until there’s no more singing left in you. Karaoke lets you become a star in increments of 3-4 minutes and during that time the song is yours to breathe new life into. Some of my favorite tunes are Radiohead’s “Creep”, Oasis’ “Don’t Look Back in Anger”, and Bette Midler’s “The Rose” (don’t laugh, that song is powerful!).

Here’s Lisa singing her heart out.

And Ted, the Godfather of the music machine, giving a stellar performance as always.
Karaoke is an activity that I’ve learned to love and embrace over the last year here. The HUGE number of songs available is overwhelming and inspiring and I foresee many more hours and yen being invested in this pastime during my second year in Japan.
3 comments:
one of my big regrets is not spending more time in Miyazaki. It's a beautiful area
Thank Heavens all survived the shark attack! Picutres are really great - looks like you had a wonderful time. Wish we had some of the tasty Japanense food. Love ya - M & D
Why is the man carrying a dog in the first picture? Something seems odd, like he's going to use it for fish bait. Hmmmmm...
Beautiful place though! Looks like you had a grand time, awesome.
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