NINJAS!!!!!
Sunday, 7 November 2004
Yeah!!!! Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!! We saw REAL ninjas in the REAL place in Iga where one of the most famous ninja clans comes from. They had fights and threw ninja stars. It was cooler than a pasty.
We travelled out of Kyoto into literally a very random place in search of the ninja museum that I've been going on about for at least two months. It took us for trains (and alot of confusion) to go right out into the country to find the place which was in fact some kind of cheesey japanese family day out thing (no westerners at all though) but it was still pretty good. It basically involved a castle with a farmhouse near it but the farmhouse was actually a ninja hideout with lots of traps and secret passages and stuff. They show you round that, then you go through a museum of ninja weapons and stuff then to a demonstration which was by far the best 15 minutes of my entire life (except for when Fenn revealed that he used to be a woman, of course). Gift shops were quite poor but, Joe, Ive managed to get you an authentic ninja headband.
We've also seen some other stuff but it's just not as interesting as ninjas so I can't be arsed to talk about it. But...... we got talking to a Yammie couple today who were all buddist types and martial artists and they told me about and even greater thing than the ninjas:
In Kyoto, there's a working film studio where they film lots of samurai films such as alot of the Kurasawa films and.....LONE WOLF AND CUB!!! Yes, Daz, I shit you not....how good is that? We shall be visiting shortly. Apparently, you can dress up as a samurai. Prepare for amusing photos! In the meantime though, I've just put up a few pics in the photo section including a movie of the ninja demo.
Oh and yes, Japan is quite cultural too. I had a Maccy Dee's today. The staff are very polite.
On November 07, 2004, Fenn said:
Cooler than a pasty? Shit. When you showed them our freestyling did they welcome you into the clan? Say hello to Lone Wolf for me and watch out for women bearing sharp turnips.
I got to go to a party in a village hall in essex this weekend. So there. And I still am I woman.
On November 08, 2004, Tom said:
How did they add the sound effects on the ninja movie??? Sounds just like a terrible movie....
On November 08, 2004, Daz said:
I went to the British Museum yesterday and saw the Samurai Swords exhibition- it'll be over when you get back so boo suck to you. Show off (I'm jealous)
On November 08, 2004, Daz said:
I went to the British Museum yesterday and saw the Samurai Swords exhibition- it'll be over when you get back so boo suck to you. Show off (I'm jealous)
On November 09, 2004, Joe said:
Dan, Catherine, I truly am a jealous bastard. Allthough I am sure that when I recieve my authentic ninja headband I can start my own ninja clan based in a secluded forest somewhere on the outskirts of Stafford. You should have got a local to take some photos of you two doing battle with a real ninja! I know you could have taken em!
On November 09, 2004, rachel said:
Mr and Mrs Webb-Traynor. I hope you'll be suitably jealous of what you're missing out on here. The trainee social worker formerly known as Cider Kate, Daz and I went to the recording of a Radio 2 comedy show last night (woo hoo!) and met heros of our youth. Kate waxed lyrical to Rob Newman about the world of old men with long toe nails she now inhabits and I was totally starstruck by Jim Bob and Fruit Bat from Carter USM. I think I made such insightful comments as "You're really good. I still listen to your greatest hits album...in fact it's the only thing that kept me awake on the A1 when I was driving from Saltburn to London. Ah, you're great, don't stop". But still, they're all very nice men.
Hope you keep having a ninja-tastic time :)
On November 09, 2004, Fenn said:
Joe, just let me know the grid reference and Im there.
On November 09, 2004, Andy said:
ninjas are truely excellent, but when do you and Catherine get to go on Takeshi's Castle!!!
On November 09, 2004, Dan said:
I cant believe you let Ｋａｔe meet rob newman, Thats just lunacy.
I have to say, we went to try and find samurai today and failed. Weve since spoke to people who said it was a bit shite so I feel slightly better.
Still, it would have been good though. Oh well.
On November 09, 2004, Tim said:
Dan, you've never looked quite so good in pink cardboard, although you have come close before. Now I must go and listen to Carter, that I am jealous of.
On November 10, 2004, Kev-La said:
Aaaaaaaarrrr!! Ninjas!! Wow, you lucky twatters- I wanna play with the ninjas too. Did they have all the proper kit, Dan? No jumpers tied round heads? Course they did, right? They're REAL ninjas! But I'm sure I've seen that guy in your photo in Monkey or something. Anyways - peace out to the you and the world. Good styles! Oh, and Joe? Can I be in your clan?
On November 13, 2004, Dan said:
Calm down lads, I simply cannot carry enough authentic ninja headbands for you all.
Today I found a metallic purple ninja outfit. It truely was the gayest ninja associated item Ive ever encountered. Id have loved to have purchased one for all of you but weve round out of Yen so I couldn`t.
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