http://sundanse.biz/blog Sundanse Kidd's Japanese Adventure Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:55:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So the other night I was short on funds and tired as hell so I decided to take a trip to the local video store. There is no Blockbuster here, but if you are looking for a DVD rental, you can check the local Tsutaya. It`s basically the ... http://sundanse.biz/blog/index.php/archives/60 Cops, Yakuza, Kabuki-cho, new job, movie flop, and no more English, just a few things catch y`all up on. I know it`s been awhile since I last posted, but I didn`t give up, I just have been crazy busy.  I was inspired to write after getting harassed questioned by the police ... http://sundanse.biz/blog/index.php/archives/59 Ok maybe the title is a bit of a stretch, but no joke, the dread will be featured in a Japanese movie. The other day I answered an advertisement for foreigners to be extras in a film production. I ended up being called for an interview and met ... http://sundanse.biz/blog/index.php/archives/57 Another weekend of partying and I found another wicked reggae club. The club`s name is OPEN and it is in Shinjuku (my favorite area). After watching Chelsea beat Man U. at the bar, my crew decided to keep drinking (as usual) and we ended up finding this ... http://sundanse.biz/blog/index.php/archives/56 I did a post about Jero, but I forgot to talk about some other black people doing big things in the music industry here. The people I am going to mention are born in Japan, but are mixed, blowing up in the J-POP scene. First is a beautiful ... http://sundanse.biz/blog/index.php/archives/52 This is the long awaited and much anticipated post about Japanese fashion style...well Tokyo style at least. For the men, the are two main styles. First is business which is the most common. As most jobs here have a formal dress code, the trains and streets are filled with ... http://sundanse.biz/blog/index.php/archives/51 This weekend I got a chance to visit a Japanese theme park named Fujikyu. Straight goods, I am not a big amusement park fan, but this place was alright. They had some rides that were just deadly, namely Eejanaika with seats that did 360`s and Fujiyama billed as ... http://sundanse.biz/blog/index.php/archives/47 Alright, I have been seeing this dude on tv here regularly for awhile and I had to share. This young black youth who is 1 quarter Japanese and raised in the states is blowing up big time. He ain`t rappin or singing R&B, he`s singing 演歌 (enka). ... http://sundanse.biz/blog/index.php/archives/46 It is Hinami time all over Tokyo right now. Everyone is taking the time to enjoy the sakura trees in blossom. This usually means people are heading to the park with their friends and a trunk full of alcohol to enjoy some wildness under the trees. Unfortunately ... http://sundanse.biz/blog/index.php/archives/45 Okay, I have officially stopped partying for a minute to update this blog. First, the reggea dance I talked about in the last post was ...........alright. The music was wicked, pure foundation and ska all night. One dj starting getting hype and bigging up his mouth ... http://sundanse.biz/blog/index.php/archives/44