Noa Dance Academy

Noa Dance Academy!!

So of course one of the benefits of living in Japan is that some of my favorite dancers are here. Naturally I will take advantage of my time here and learn as much as I can before my return. Good friend of mine Goki, told me and took me to this place called Noa Dance Academy in Ikkebukuro and this place is NICE. I mean look at the pictures of the facility (from their website Noadance.com) and you can see how nice this studio is.

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Also the japanese really like to offer a variety of hip hop styles besides choreography and being a freestyler/funkstyler this is very welcoming.

Its also very interesting to see who takes these dance classes. You have little girls probably age 13 or so taking popping classes and hitting pretty damn well. Its not surprising to see how Japan has some of the best dancers in the world. These kids take it young and take it seriously. Its funny also to see them (like me) starstruck over their sensei. I mean who wouldnt when you have this guy teaching you:

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yes that is Popping KITE! I am super stoked to be learning from one of my biggest inspirations in popping. Super nice guy, talks to me in english (lol) Lets just say on my overall mission in Japan....one of the main objectives just got completed. Naturally I joined their academy.

They also have some other amazing lockers/poppers that I know of here (like popper Fishboy) so Ill most likely take their classes every now and then.

I'll of course keep updates of my adventures at Noa as well.

anywho lots happened this week it deserved a double post.

til next time
- Harry

Vlog 6: Ikegami Lantern Festival

October 12:

Ikegami Lantern Festival.

This festival has been the biggest and most enjoyable that ive been too so far in my 3 months in Japan. This festival stretched three days (11-13) and was to honor a Buddhist monk's death.

The festival had a TON of food that I of course had to splurge on. Okonomiyaki, Squid, Beer, Gyro (i know no japanese), caramel popcorn, chocolate banana and shaved ice got my money. And the japanese fishing game as well.

Enjoy the video it pretty much shows the experience.

- Harry

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because a regular ambulance will not do.

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Family Fun.... on CRACK!

So Japan being the one-upper it is... has also considered kicking America's idea of a family fun center in the nuts. Where i'm from the only family fun center we really had was boomers(formerly known as bull winkle's). This place was meant for kids probably to about 13 tops. These places had mini putt putt, small ferris wheel, rides as exciting to an adult as a washing machine and bumper cars, boats and go-karts as fast as my friend's RSX (slow i know).

But Japan has taken the name family fun center...and literally applies to the whole family!

This particular place: Round1 is a giant entertainment building with UFO catchers and gambling on floor 1, bowling floor 2-3 and floor 4-roof was Spo-Cha, which is what we did.

Spo-Cha consisted of Arcades, mini bowling, mini putt, roller rink, pocket bikes, random sport games, fishing, bb gun target shooting all on the 4th floor. the roof, which unfortunately we could not go too because it was raining, consisted of soccer, basketball and archery.

all for 1500 yen for 3 hours!

so as you can see this place is pretty awesome.

well enough talking enjoy the video it pretty much sums it all up.

- JDM Harry out.

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