Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Taisoo No Jikan part 2!




This is a program that i am doing now on Fuji TV on week days from 2p.m. We go everywhere in Tokyo to dance with random people who want to participate in the show.
This time, we went to Fuji TV to dance with the kids! It was great because everyone was excited, smiley and happy while dancing.
The dance is a gymnastic at the same time so everyone can enjoy it!It is easy to remember and it is a tool to easily become friends.
Our group name is called PP FACTORY. PP refers to POWER & PEACE!!!
Please look the video below and try to dance with us. I am sure you will be addicted!!!

TAISOU NO JIKAN!

M-1 イザベルとべネ! 

Monday, December 3, 2007

SARABA!



Saraba is the first Senegalese restaurant/bar in Japan. It is located in jyugaoka and the owner is Senegalese.
I was very happy to go and discover this new place because I always wanted a Senegalese Restaurant to open.
The place is small but the atmosphere is very relaxed and nice and the food is very Senegalese!
The owner, Amadou Tounkara, is an artist, a painter and a textile designer. He is very cool and cooks great food!
I decided to make my documentary on him because I thought it was interesting to introduce him to you and see how Senegalese culture is intergrating into the Japanese society.
In this bar, there are a lot of foreigners and Japanese people who come and discuss about several aspects and exchange their personal thoughts.
Amadou says that his favourite moment in the bar is when people gather together and communicate. Saraba is a very social community which is very peaceful!!!
If you want to experience Senegalese food and interact with Senegalese people, please step by in jyugaoka and enjoy this new culture!!!

SPAM ONIGIRI!


This Spam Onigiri is a speciality of Nagasaki!!! It was a rice ball with fried spam on it!It was that popular that they brought in Tokyo!!!
These are sold for 200yen and it is delicious!
Apparently, there is a little "boom" in Japan with these onigiris. Japanese people eat them like hamburgers...
I was amazed by the taste and the perfect match!!!You should try it!!!

Roppongi at night!


Roppongi is an interesting side of Tokyo to watch at night because it is a city that never sleeps... People from all over the world gather there and you have the feeling that you are not in Japan! There are Africans, Americans, Russians, Germans talking to each other, partying, drinking, fighting...Anyway, it is a real melting pot!!!
When I was walking around in the middle of the night, it was about 2 a.m, there were police men all over the city and two huge fire engines... Apparently, there was a fight and police men tried to solve te problem.
I usually don't go to Roppongi, especially at night, but I was surprised by the neons and the number of people. It was that bright and agitated that it seemed like it was the afternoon.
Roppongi is the community for foreigners and it is really a place that never sleeps...