Wow, really great. This is the official site of Peter Callesen. I love his A4 papercut and Framed A4 papercuts すごーい すごーい
Do you know this song? "Urami Bushi" is in the soundtrack of Kill Bill. That boy is on Music Idol Bulgaria. It it funny for us, because "Urami Bushi" is the song of Meiko Kaji. She is well known as a female Yakuza movie actress and singer. The lyrics of Urami Bushi are so bloody and pulpy! This is the movie of her song and this is the original jacket of the record. Such a cute boy can't match the song.
I wrote Halloween is getting popular in Japan, and actually I saw orange ornaments and party and parade information on the internet. But I don't think most people understand the meaning of the festival. On the Nifty Portal Z, she tried to make real scary Jack O Lantern with a Japanese Ghost face. Look at this, looks scary. That is exactly a chilling Jack O Lantern.
This is the site of the world tournament 07 of pen spinning. JEB is the Japan team and Bonkura is a 21 year old Kyoto Univ student. He was one of the vice chairmen of PSAJ. He passed away last month and on YouTube, the tribute video and messages were up from the world.
Amusement parks ususally have some sort of event (often all month long) for Halloween. In Florida, Busch Gardens, Disney, and Universal Studios have scary-themed evenings.
Posted by: Esther | Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 12:03 AM
Hi Mari! Do people in Japan go to haunted houses for Halloween? This a becomming very popular in the US. Trick-or-treating is becomming less popular because parents are worried about the safety of their children. Soshite many communities have big halloween parties instead.
For adults, there are many "haunted houses" to visit. These are too scary for small children but a lot of "scary" fun for adults! Some people like to try to find real haunted houses/places to go on Halloween (not me!!!)
Link to real haunted houses in the US (Minnesota in particular, mochiron! ;):
http://www.hauntedhouses.com/states/mn/landmark_center.cfm
Link to fun haunted houses/Halloween events in the US:
http://www.hauntworld.com/haunted_house_in_moorhead_Minnesota_haunted_farm
Posted by: Heidi McCalla | Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 09:53 AM
The Nifty Portal Z article didn't mention how much pumpkins cost in Japan. I haven't been able to find a price for one yet, but I'm guessing that they are relatively expensive.
I wonder if many Japanese people actually have Jack O' Lanterns for Halloween. I don't know, but it doesn't seem in the Japanese character to carve up a pricey vegetable just so that it will sit around and rot.
Posted by: bshock | Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 07:41 AM