So today I did the two things I most enjoy in Japan, somoguri and karaoke. Somoguri is what they call diving to get fish and shellfish. This time I went with a champion fisher, well that’s what they called him. It was a bit more serious than last time, wetsuits and spear-guns and various other bits and bobs. I didn’t use a spear gun, I thought he was asking me if I had used one before so I said no, but in hindsight I think he was offering it to me to use. Perhaps a good thing as it looked pretty lethal but also fun, so next time I shall say yes, gonna shoot me some fishes! So anyways I look a bag and knife and went on a shellfish hunt while he (Nakada-san) shot fishes. I did a bit better than last time got quite a few shell fish, ten sazae, which are the best ones, although they are surprisingly hard to spot even when Nakada-san pointed a couple out it took me a while to see them. I can’t wait until I get my own snorkeling/somoguri kit, I wish that darned shop would be open sometime! Well and then we of course ate what we had caught, Nakada-sans wife cooked it all very nicely and we even had enough to invite about 5/6 people over. In case you didn’t know the gender roles are rather traditional here, so the men sit, eat and drink while the women cook and serve. And then on the way back (around 1am, so much for getting an early night as I had planned) we randomly did karaoke. I am pleased to announce there is a karaoke establishment about 30 seconds walk from my house, quite pleased about that! So we ate more and drank more, lots of eating and drinking here, and sang! Oh what fun! I loooove karaoke, they were all very good and sang sounds really nicely while as I made up for lack of singing talent with volume and enthusiasm. I think that counts for something….maybe. I did Bruce Springsteen’s’ Born in the USA, kinda forgot about the ‘sent to kill the yellow man’ but I think it passed un-noticed. I am sorry about the lack of picture but things happen randomly, I usually find out I am doing something when some Japanese person excitedly beckons me into their car or something. Anyway I took a pic of the selection of shells I collected. I should carry it around the whole time I guess, it is small enough. I plan to lie low until the weekend now, if that’s possible, and avoid drinking until the festivals this weekend; we will see how that goes.
Peace