Japan's Wonder Mountains #03 | JAPAN Forward
[Wonder Mountains] How to Best Enjoy the Japanese Alps’ Autumn Foliage
The colors of autumn foliage start in the middle of September on Mount Tateyama (highest peak is Ōnanjiyama at 3,015 meters) on the northern end of Japan’s Northern Alps.
There are no tall trees in this elevated region, where the altitude is between 2,400 and 3,000 meters, so shorter trees and grass leaves turn red and orange. Compared to broadleaf trees, the colors of the leaves are not as flamboyant. Yet, one can feel a sense of wabi-sabi in the scenery.
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Riben Guizi (Japanese Devils)
A documentary recording the testimony of fourteen former Japanese soldiers as they recount atrocities and war crimes committed during the Second World War, including the infamous Unit 731 medical experimentation group. Having been trained by their country to be nothing but killers, the soldiers claim to have become morally numb and unable to see non-Japanese as even human. Perhaps feeling some remorse for what they have done, they now choose to tell their stories for the world to hear.
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Revised 2015 NYC Japan Day, Takeshi Sato
Mural using a Paint Roller.
Kanazawa University International Tournament 2016
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Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Game Creator (Rez, Space Channel 5) - toco toco
toco toco - Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Game Creator
TODAY'S GUEST
Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Game Creator
今回のゲスト
水口哲也、ゲームクリエイター
PLACES WE WENT TO
Enhance Games Offices, Gaienmae Area
Mori Tower, Roppongi Area
Restaurant Bohemian, ???
訪れた場所
エンハンス・ゲームズ、外苑前周辺
森タワー、六本木周辺
レストラン・ボヘミアン、???
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Our last episode of the season features Tetsuya Mizuguchi, game creator and founder of the Enhance Games studio. Mizuguchi is the creator behind the iconic Rez, recently remastered as Rez Infinite, he also created Lumines, Child of Eden or Space Channel 5, which are all gaming experiences strongly influenced by music.
Always ahead of his time, Mizuguchi will tell us more about his motivations behind Rez Infinite, and his pursuit of new forms of perception, supported by new technologies such as virtual reality, or through original concepts such as the Synesthesia Suit.
Our day with Mizuguchi will take us to the heights of Mori Tower, then to the intimacy of the Restaurant Bohemian, where we will learn more about his philosophy and his work.
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TOCO TOCO's previous episode: Wada Ei, Musician
TOCO TOCO's next episode: Summer Special
COMING SOON
Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s Official Website (JAPANESE)
Enhance Games’s Official Website (ENGLISH)
toco toco ep.30 Hiroto Ikeuchi, Artist and Modeler
◆TODAY'S GUEST◆
Hiroto Ikeuchi, Artist and Modeler
★今回のゲスト★
池内啓人、アーティスト
◆PLACES WE WENT TO◆
Tama Art University, Hachioji Area
Hiroto Ikeuchi's Atelier, Asagaya Area
★訪れた場所★
多摩美術大学、八王子周辺
池内啓人さんのアトリエ、阿佐ヶ谷周辺
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Hiroto Ikeuchi is a Tokyo-based artist, specialized in the creation of dioramas using parts from plastic models. Recently, he also started to create accessories such as earphones or headphones using the same concept.
During this episode, Ikeuchi will take us to Tama Art University, one of Japan's most prestigious art universities and his alma mater. We followed him to the university's most recent faculty, the Art Science department, introduced by one of his former professors.
In the second part of the episode, we will head towards Asagaya to visit Ikeuchi's atelier, which he also uses to showcase his creations. Ikeuchi will explain his work and most recent collaborations to lay more light on his universe, constantly expanding one diorama at a time.
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▶︎ TOCO TOCO's previous episode: DE DE MOUSE, Electronic Musician
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▶︎ TOCO TOCO's next episode: DJ Mayumi, DJ
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▶︎ Tama Art University Website (English)
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▶︎ Hiroto Ikeuchi's Official Website and Portfolio (JAPANESE)
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▶︎ Hiroto Ikeuchi on Twitter
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Kazutoshi Iida, Game Creator (Doshin the Giant) - toco toco
toco toco - Kazutoshi Iida, Game Creator
TODAY'S GUEST
Kazutoshi Iida, Game Creator
今回のゲスト
飯田和敏、ゲームクリエイター
PLACES WE WENT TO
Rissei Cinema Project, Kyoto, Shijo Kawaramachi Area
Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto, Karasuma Area
Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto Tojiin-kitamachi Area
訪れた場所
立誠シネマプロジェクト、京都、四条河原町周辺
京都芸術センター、京都、烏丸周辺
立命館大学、京都、等持院北町周辺
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In this episode, we follow Kazutoshi Iida, the creator of the Aquanaut’s Holiday, Tail of the Sun and Doshin the Giant games, and lecturer at Ritsumeikan university, located in Kyoto.
Our first stop will be at Rissei Cinema Project, a former elementary school built in 1928 reconverted in a cultural center, currently hosting various events. Iida especially likes it theatre area, which features a selection of documentaries and art films from all over the world.
We will then follow him to the Kyoto Art Center, which also happens to be a former elementary school, that constantly features new exhibitions and artists. One room gathers flyers from the art events held in the city, acting as an analog portal for all art manifestations.
Iida will then tell us more about his influences at his research lab at Ritsumeikan university, where we will learn more about the universes he created in his titles and his teaching work.
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TOCO TOCO's previous episode: Etsuko Ichihara, Artist
TOCO TOCO's next episode: Tetsuya Noguchi, Artist
Rissei Cinema Project Official Website (JAPANESE)
Kyoto Art Center Official Website (ENGLISH)
Ritsumeikan University Website (ENGLISH)
Only the Strong Bboy Competition - Bgirl Saskia & Dynamite VS Tama & Tiger
Only the Strong Bboy Competition Christchurch
Takehiro Iikawa DECORATORCRAB - Expecting Spectator - 飯川雄大 デコレータークラブ ―0人もしくは１人以上の観客に向けて―
飯川雄大
DECORATORCRAB ―0人もしくは１人以上の観客に向けて―
2019.05.10 ［金］ - 2019.05.19 ［日］
12:00-21:00 定休:月、火 入場料：￥400（セレクト・ティー付き）
飯川雄大（いいかわ たけひろ）は、2003年に成安造形大学デザイン科ビデオクラスを卒業。現在は兵庫県を拠点に活動しています。
飯川はこれまで時間の相対性や知覚のゆらぎに着目し、映像、写真、立体などを用いた作品を制作してきました。24時間にわたり街の風景を定点撮影した作品や、サッカーの試合中にボールに触れることのないゴールキーパーの振る舞いに着目した作品など、他愛のない風景や周縁にあるものを注意深く観察することによって、中心軸を入れ替えるような作品を発表してきました。
本展のタイトルにある『デコレータークラブ」とは、飯川が2007年から続けているシリーズです。“decorator crab”とインターネットで検索すると、様々な形をした色とりどりの蟹の画像が検索結果に上がってきます。この蟹は、周囲にある海藻や小石などを身につけて擬態する特性があり、飯川はこの蟹を「衝動とその伝達」にまつわるモチーフとして用いながら様々なプロジェクトを行ってきました。森美術館で現在開催中の「六本木クロッシング2019：つないでみる」でも、巨大なピンクの猫の立体作品《デコレータークラブ―ピンクの猫の小林さん―》を出展しています。展示空間に押し込まれるように設置された「猫の小林さん」と名付けられたド派手な色の立体。それを目の前にした鑑賞者は、その時の感動を写真に捉えようと懸命に撮影を試みます。しかし「猫の小林さん」は一枚の写真にはどうしても収まりきらない場所に設置されているのです。飯川はこの立体作品を通じ、写真や映像といった本来情報を伝えるために用いられる手段の限界について問いかけます。衝動の本質とは何か、またそれと同時に眼差しの共有の難しさを提示しながら、その先の可能性を探っているのです。
本展『デコレータークラブ ―0人もしくは１人以上の観客に向けて― 』では、Art Center Ongoingの空間の特性を活かしながら、鑑賞者が自らの行為が生みだす事象を目撃することで、鑑賞の前後で空間の捉え方に変化を生じさせる作品を発表します。飯川によって0人もしくは１人以上の観客に向けて巧妙に仕掛けられた作品を通じ、私たちはそこから新たな風景を発見することになるでしょう。多くの皆さまのお越しをこころよりお待ちしております。
（Art Center Ongoing 周山祐未）
飯川雄大 Takehiro Iikawa
1981年兵庫県生まれ。映像、写真、イラストレーションなど様々な分野で活動。「デコレータークラブ 配置・調整・周遊」（尼崎A-Lab、2018）の大規模なインスタレーションが話題となる。現在、「六本木クロッシング2019展：つないでみる」（森美術館）のほか、「開館30周年記念特別展 美術館の七燈」（広島市現代美術館）に参加中。
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5月11日(土)19:00～
オープニング･パーティー
参加費：￥1000（軽食＋1drink＋入場料）
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5月12日(日)18:00～
トークイベント「田村友一郎になりたい」
出演：田村友一郎、飯川雄大
参加費：1000円（1drink＋入場料込み）
田村友一郎：
1977年富山県生まれ。熱海市および京都市を拠点に活動。日本大学芸術学部写真学科卒業。東京藝術大学大学院映像研究科博士後期課程修了。ベルリン芸術大学空間実験研究所在籍（2013-14）。映像や美術といった旧来の領域にとらわれない独自の省察の形式を用いた作品を通して、観客とのあいだに従来とは異なるコミュニケーションを志向する。現在、「六本木クロッシング2019展：つないでみる」（森美術館）のほか、「開館30周年記念特別展 美術館の七燈」（広島市現代美術館）、「わたしはどこにいる？」(富山県美術館)、に出展している。
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5月18日(土)19:00～
トークイベント「0人もしくは１人以上の観客に向けて」
出演：大岩雄典、飯川雄大
参加費：1000円（1drink＋入場料込み）
大岩雄典：
美術家。1993年生。詐欺、家具、口伝、遅刻などをテーマに、制作や書き物をおこなう。主な展示に、「Pleasure」(TWS渋谷, 2015)「Surfin'」(2017)「明るい水槽」(2018)「スローアクター」(2019)。東京藝術大学映像研究科博士後期課程在籍。主な受賞に、第4回CAF賞海外渡航費授与(2017)、第16回美術手帖芸術評論募集佳作入選(2019)。
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写真：野口翔平
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Pre Ongoing School
作家本人による展示作品の解説を交えてのレクチャー。お好きなケーキとお飲物がついてきます。
料金:1500円 (ケーキとドリンク付き、先着30名様)
Takehiro Iikawa
DECORATORCRAB ーExpecting Spectatorー
2019.05.10 - 2019.05.19
□admission
￥400（with tea）
□opening hours
Wednesday to Sunday: 12:00-21:00 ※Monday and Tuesday closed
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11th May (sat) 19:00～
Opening Reception
admission：￥1000（with food and one drink）
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12th May (sun) 18:00～
Talk
Guest:Yuichiro Tamura (artist) / Takehiro Iikawa
admission：￥1000（with one drink）
Yuichiro Tamura:
Born in Toyoma prefecture in 1977, Tamura holds a doctoral degree from the Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts, and a Bachelorʼs degree of Photography from Nihon University. He was a guest researcher for the Institut für Raumexperimente at the Berlin University of the Arts (2013-14). Currently he lives and works in Atami and Kyoto, Japan. He not only addresses a message towards the privileged contemporary arts audience, but also triggers an unconventional way of communication with the audience, through the works that utilize his unique form of reflection which is unconstrained by the conventional division among the categories such as video or visual arts.
Selected recent exhibitions in Japan and overseas are: “The Seven Lamps of The Art Museum” (Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, 2019),“Where am I ?” (Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design, 2019), “Roppongi Crossing” (Mori Art Museum, 2019), “The Fabric of Felicity” (Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow, 2019), “Hell Scream” (Kyoto City University of Arts Art Gallery @KCUA, 2018), Busan Biennale 2018, Nissan Art Award 2017.
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Talk
Guest:Euske Oiwa (artist) / Takehiro Iikawa
admission：￥1000（with one drink）
Euske Oiwa:
Oiwa is born in 1993, and studying at Doctorial course of Graduate School of Film and New Media, ToKyo University of the Arts. His works and writing are made with inspiration from some concepts: deception, furniture, rumor, latency and etc.. Selected exhibitions are: “Pleasure” (Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya, 2015), “Surfin’” (2017), “A Well-lighted Watertank” (BLOCKHOUSE, 2018), “Slow Actor” (KomagomeSOKO, 2019). And also he received CAF Award 2017 Overseas Studying Subsidy Award (2017) and his thesis won 16th “BT” Art Critic Competition as Fine Work.
euskeoiwa.com
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19th May (sun) 15:00～
Pre Ongoing School
Artist talk
admission：￥1500 (with cake and one drink)
2015 THE SNOWBOARDING MOVIE KEY STATION TEASER
STARRING
SHIN BIYAJIMA / JIRO NAKAYAMA / NAOYUKI WATANABE
SATOSHI SAITOH / TAKASHI ITO / GO BIYAJIMA
GORO KOMATSU / MASASHI247NISHINA / KEITA YAMAZAKI
TOSHIYUKI MORIYAMA / MINATO MIYAUCHI / PAT MOORE
ON LOCATION
NAGANO / NIIGATA / YAMAGATA / IWATE
HOKKAIDO / JACKSON WY
MUSIC BY
OUTSIDERS
K5 and FIGHTING FARMERS input TENGAKU DUB
How my obsession with curry turned into a country-wide project | Jinsuke Mizuno | TEDxHamamatsu
Jinsuke Mizuno speaks at a 2015 TEDx event in Hamamatsu, Japan.
Born in Hamamatsu in 1974, lives in Tokyo. He does unique activities such as setting up a traveling chef group called ''Tokyo curry Bancho''. Because of his activities, he became popular by not only other chefs but also famous people.
After finishing the high school he had moved to Tokyo for the university. Soon he missed the taste of a curry restaurant in Hamamatsu that he used to go often, so he has been to a lot of curry restaurants, finally he became a connoisseur of curry. He set up the group ''Tokyo curry Bancho'' which is composed by twelve men in 1999. Since then, his motto is enjoying the taste of the curry of the time with other people who also loves curry. He set up several curry group, ''Tokyo spice Bancho'' in 2008, ''Continental curry Bancho'' in 2015, and content creation project of curry called ''Eat me project''
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at
Into The Deep: Giant Squid Captured On Video
Giant squids live in the darkest depths of the water, half a mile or more below the surface. Meet the ocean researcher who finally got one on video.
Irie Jazz Session live at Nesia 2017/10/31
Fujisawa-city, Kanagawa, Japan
MONKY（Sax:Black Bottom Brass Band）
白石才三（Guitar：Blissed,Sound Heros）
小林洋太（Guitar：Stoned Rockers）
小林眞樹（Bass: 仮)ALBATRUS）
吉村勇作（Keyboard from BOSTON）
Oregon | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:23 1 Etymology
00:07:07 2 Geography
00:09:00 2.1 Geology and terrain
00:10:49 2.2 Flora and fauna
00:13:42 2.3 Climate
00:15:56 3 History
00:16:39 3.1 Earliest inhabitants
00:17:59 3.2 European and pioneer settlement
00:23:10 3.3 Statehood
00:24:54 3.4 Post-Reconstruction
00:27:24 4 Cities and towns
00:28:34 5 Law and government
00:33:06 5.1 Federal representation
00:34:24 5.2 Politics
00:38:09 6 Economy
00:39:29 6.1 Agriculture
00:41:23 6.2 Forestry and fisheries
00:43:29 6.3 Tourism and entertainment
00:45:53 6.4 Technology
00:47:33 6.5 Corporate headquarters
00:49:38 6.6 Taxes and budgets
00:52:42 7 Demographics
00:52:51 7.1 Population
00:55:49 7.2 Religious and secular communities
00:58:08 7.3 Future projections
00:58:47 8 Education
00:58:56 8.1 Primary and secondary
00:59:51 8.2 Colleges and universities
01:03:29 9 Sports
01:06:05 10 Sister regions
01:06:38 11 See also
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- Socrates
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Oregon ( (listen) OR-i-gən) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary along Washington state, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary along Idaho. The parallel 42° north delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada. Oregon is one of only three states of the contiguous United States to have a coastline on the Pacific Ocean.
Oregon was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before Western traders, explorers, and settlers arrived. An autonomous government was formed in the Oregon Country in 1843 before the Oregon Territory was created in 1848. Oregon became the 33rd state on February 14, 1859. Today, at 98,000 square miles (250,000 km2), Oregon is the ninth largest and, with a population of 4 million, 27th most populous U.S. state. The capital, Salem, is the second most populous city in Oregon, with 164,549 residents. Portland, with 632,309 residents, is the most populous and ranks as the 26th most populous city in the United States. The Portland metropolitan area, which also includes the city of Vancouver, Washington, to the north, ranks the 23rd largest metro area in the nation, with a population of 2,389,228.
Oregon is one of the most geographically diverse states in the U.S., marked by volcanoes, abundant bodies of water, dense evergreen and mixed forests, as well as high deserts and semi-arid shrublands. At 11,249 feet (3,429 m), Mount Hood, a stratovolcano, is the state's highest point. Oregon's only national park, Crater Lake National Park, comprises the caldera surrounding Crater Lake, the deepest lake in the United States. The state is also home to the single largest organism in the world, Armillaria ostoyae, a fungus that runs beneath 2,200 acres (8.9 km2) of the Malheur National Forest.Because of its diverse landscapes and waterways, Oregon's economy is largely powered by various forms of agriculture, fishing, and hydroelectric power. Oregon is also the top timber producer of the contiguous United States, and the timber industry dominated the state's economy in the 20th century. Technology is another one of Oregon's major economic forces, beginning in the 1970s with the establishment of the Silicon Forest and the expansion of Tektronix and Intel. Sportswear company Nike, Inc., headquartered in Beaverton, is the state's largest public corporation with an annual revenue of $30.6 billion.Like its northern neighbor Washington, Oregon is one of the most socially progressive states in the country. Same-sex marriage in Oregon was recognized in 2013 before its full legalization in 2015, cannabis is legal for recreational and medicinal use in the state, and assisted suicide is also permitted by law in Oregon.
Connect with UMSI: The Doctoral Program
Paul Resnick, associate dean for research and faculty affairs at the School of Information, describes the doctoral program to prospective students who attended the annual Connect with UMSI event on October 24, 2015.
[ENG Sub] Perfume LOCKS! 2016/11/14
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This week's link:
Audio from:
The Pokemon song I used for reference:
Sorry about all these (???) parts here and there, my Japanese sucks.
Japan: Summer 2006
Stuff, including the world's longest hot dog (well, former). Made with Vaio Movie Story.
[ENG Sub] Perfume LOCKS! 2016/10/03
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Here's 2 photos of Sano Hinako for reference:
They were probably aiming for something like this.
It wasn't as hard as I thought lol. Guess I'm getting better at doing this. Feels good to be up to date.
Sorry to disappoint, but I don't think I'm able to translate anything other than LOCKS as of now. In the future I may put out a few of the A~chan radio ones from last year/2 years back when Yuka and Nocchi was on. And also I'm planning to add the option of Chinese captions to all the LOCKS videos I've done. Just because I can. May take a while though.
Edit: Just caught and fixed a very awkward mistake... Apparently bust-up in Japanese has two meanings... It could mean breast enlargement or just a close-up photo (from the bust up)... Good thing I found out and changed it appropriately LOL. It almost made good sense the other way too... Sorry about that x_x (why is Japanese so hard dammit)
Brooklyn Joint Live at SAKURAZA (1st set) July 6th 2018
Brooklyn Joint live at SAKURAZA in Kofu
July 6th 2018 1st set
ブルックリンジョイント 甲府、桜座ライブ
伊藤覚-Satoru Ito (guitar/bass)
白石才三-Toshizo Shiraishi (guitar)
山本祐介-Yusuke Yamamoto (vibes, synth)
小林祥夫-Yoshio TONY Kobayashi (drums)
Daniel Jodocy-ダニエルジョドシー (drums, elec.drums)