I Watched Live Entertainment Shows Today

(Note: I use AI to help me translate my stories from Japanese to English.) Today, I watched live entertainment shows in Fukui, Japan. I watched rakugo and manzai. Rakugo is a 400-year-old traditional Japanese form of storytelling. Performers wear traditional Japanese clothing and tell humorous and heartwarming stories by themselves. Manzai is a traditional style … Read more

I Attended My First Piano Concert

(Note: I use AI to help me translate my stories from Japanese to English.) Jacob Koller is an American pianist who lives in Japan. He is also a composer, arranger, and YouTuber. He started playing the piano when he was four years old and has won many competitions. He has lived in Japan since 2009 … Read more

Do You Know the Term “Knowledgeable Idiot”?

(Note: I use AI to help me translate my stories from Japanese to English.)  “Knowledgeable idiot” is a term coined by a Japanese Buddhist monk, Yusai Sakai. Sakai was a famous monk in Japan who underwent extremely rigorous religious training. I like his books and have read almost all of them. In one of his … Read more