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fest.mpg

This short clip is from the festival in Tokyo.

See pictures HERE.

Video recorded on: Aug 1st, 2005

Length: 35 seconds

Size 6.04 MB

genk.mpg

The "genki" song, as performed by Saito Houshou. This might be the cutest thing you've ever seen. (still think he looks like cheng)

Me: Houshou-kun, Houshou-kun, Genki desu ka?

Houshou: Genki desu. Genki desu. Genki desu yo!

Translation: Houshou, Houshou are you well?

I'm well, I'm well, I'm really well.

(Genki really is a combination of well (healthy) and energetic.)

Video recorded on: Aug 5th, 2005

Length: 35 seconds

Size 1.38 MB

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totoro.mpg

The Totoro theme song, performed as part of an elementary school concert. I like Select Start's version better. At the end of the video, I pan around the room, so you can see how many kids are in the entire elementary school. I'd guess there's around 60 - 80.

Video recorded on: Aug 23rd, 2005

Length: 1 minute, 10 seconds

Size 12.1 MB

goshintro.ppt

This is the presentation I showed the kids on the first day of class. You will need Microsoft Powerpoint to view it. They loved it, so I hope you do too. If you see weird symbols you don't recognize, it's either Japanese, or it's your computer telling you that it can't read Japanese.

Length: 50 slides

Size 5.54 MB

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3string.mpg

This clip is from a concert I went to in Hondo. There were about 100 people in the audience. This guy was playing a 3 stringed instrument and it was cool because it sounded really traditional.

Video recorded on: Sept 11th, 2005

Length: 1 minute, 10 seconds

Size 5.09 MB

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guitar1.mpg guitar 2.mpg

Also taken at the concert in Hondo, this is the best guitar player I've ever seen. He's so good, I had to post 2 clips. I highly recommend downloading these clips. He makes one guitar sound like a whole band.

Videos recorded on: Sept 11th, 2005

Length: Clip 1: 42 sec Clip 2: 32 sec

Size: Clip 1: 7.26 MB Clip 2: 5.60 MB

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popnmus.mpg

Video of a stranger playing Pop'n Music. Most people you see at the arcades are at least as good as this guy. This is one of the DDR-style game that happens to be popular now.

Video recorded on: Aug 1st, 2005

Length: 14 seconds

Size 2.38 MB

kitasong.mpg

Video of all 35 Kita Junior High school students and the faculty singing what I assume is their school song.

Video recorded on: Sept 14th, 2005

Length: 41 seconds

Size 7.05 MB

talkmap.mpg

A video of the talking GPS system in my supervisor's car.

Video recorded on: Aug 17th, 2005

Length: 3 seconds

Size 0.72 MB

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parade1.mpg

Video from the parade in Kumamoto I went to a while back. They did the same dance to the same song for 3 hours.

Video recorded on: Aug 18th, 2005

Length: 23 seconds

Size 4.04 MB

parade2.mpg

Another video from the same parade.

Video recorded on: Aug 18th, 2005

Length: 15 seconds

Size 2.77 MB

makebed.mpg

Video of all 7 Kita Junior High's 8th graders practicing English in class.

Video recorded on: Sept 20th, 2005

Length: 29 seconds

Size 5.05 MB

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rino.mpg

Video of Rino-chan, possibly the cutest person in Goshoura.

Video recorded on: Sept 20th, 2005

Length: 34 seconds

Size 5.98 MB

cgamesht.mpg

Video of the Kita Elementary School 1st graders playing an English card game.

Video recorded on: Sept 21st, 2005

Length: seconds

Size 4.96 MB

intros.mpg

Video of a few of the Kita Elementary School 1st graders introducing themselves to me in English. (Jan-ken-pon is the Japanese rock paper scissors)

Video recorded on: Sept 28th, 2005

Length: 1 minute, 15 seconds

Size 12.9 MB

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atm.mpg

Watch as the magical Japanese ATM updates your bankbook automatically! (It makes 4 updates, the first my monthly salary, the second is a water bill, the third is a gas bill, and the 4th is the 1000 yen I just withdrew.)

Video recorded on: Sept 30th, 2005

Length: 1 minute, 40 seconds

Size 17 MB

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sc1.mpg

Video of 2 9th graders at Kita JH practicing for the English speech contest.

Video recorded on: Oct 25th, 2005

Length: 31 seconds

Size 5.40 MB

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sc2.mpg

Video of 3 7th graders at Kita JH practicing for the English speech contest.

Video recorded on: Oct 25th, 2005

Length: 37 seconds

Size 6.53 MB