Great audience in Tokyo – I am nothing without their help!!! #rakugo #japan
Rakugo in English in Asakusa – December 7th! See www.gakuya.lol/mokubatei #rakugo #asakusa #Japan #英語落語
Last show of the year in London’s West End! Can’t wait to perform with my dear friend and hilarious comedian Luca Cupani – following his incredible 2nd place finish at the San Francisco Comedy Festival. (Former 2nd place finishers include Robin Williams and Ellen Degeneres – clearly much better to place 2nd than 1st). Look up “Rakugo” on the Leicester Square Theatre website! #rakugo #japan @lsqtheatre
Coming to Asakusa February 29th!
Osaka has rules! Next show in New York Saturday February 17th. #rakugo #japan www.rakugo.lol
The first part of a Rakugo performance is called the pillow – a warm up to the story. Some people take that name too literally… #rakugo #japan #anime
If there are children in the audience, even one or two, make them laugh! #rakugo #Japan #anime
Japan’s fantastic system – send a donation to your favorite locality, receive a gift of local food, and receive a tax deduction! You can choose by the gift you like! Check out the Mogufull Instagram! @mogufull The Mogufull site makes it easy! #japan #furusatonozei
Rakugo in New York – New World Stages – February 17th #rakugo #englishrakugo #katsurasunshine
Sometimes the audience talks more than me! #rakugo #japsn #anime
Last show in New York this year! See www.rakugo.lol #rakugo #japan
Gift-giving in Japan is at another level. Take advantage of Japan’s gift-giving system, with a site that makes it easy. @mogufull #Japan #furusatonozei
A little piece of Japan in Cambridge. (Well, not so little…) Yesterday I had a reunion with my old and dear friend Kumiko. She and her family created the Japanese Sake brand “Dojima”, brewed on a gorgeous estate near Cambridge called Fordham Abbey. (The Dojima sake brand actually goes back 500 years in the Kansai ) Kumiko and her brother Tadakazu spent the whole day making Sake (the main process takes one month of the year), and yet Kumiko took the time to make “Gyoza” – we jokingly called it “Sunakku Kumiko”. A “Sunakku” from the English “Snack” is usually a tiny drinking place run by a “Mama-san” who is a middle-aged owner who has great hosting skills. People pop by for a drink and some simple snacks, and maybe sing a Karaoke song or two, but mostly they come to meet the Mama-san. Calling it “Sunakku Kumiko” was funny in a few ways – Kumiko would be the youngest “Mama-san” I have ever met, and the venue is far from tiny – it is an estate. LOL. I was also fortunate enough to have a few cups of their Sake – and I mean fortunate – it sells for £1000 a bottle. The sake itself is beyond words delicious – true to the sake’s history and the gorgeous environs it is brewed in. It was amazing to meet Tadakazu for the first time! Seven hours went by in a blink and I was sorry to leave – but see you all again soon! Gochisousama deshita! #japan #sake #dojimasakebrewery
Last show in New York this year!!! New World Stages #rakugo #japan @newworldstages
OK, this was my first time eating a white strawberry. White and red – auspicious colours in Japan. These strawberries are off the charts delicious. Thank you so much to my friends at Ikigai Fruits for sending them. #fruit #fruits #strawberry #strawberries #japanesestrawberry #japanesefruit #freshfruits #giftideas #luxuryfruits #juicyfruit #premiumfruits #japanesequality #dessertfruit #ikigai #ikigaifruits Please see their Instagram @ikigai_fruits
Today’s Tokyo show sold out – thank you so much for your support. 本日の東京公演、完売です。皆様の御応援ありがとうございます！
Rakugo in English in Tokyo – Asakusa. March 22nd. See www.gakuya.lol/mokubatei #rakugo
You meet lots of characters in London… #rakugo #graffiti #japan #shoreditch
You meet lots of characters in London… #rakugo #graffiti #japan #shoreditch
You meet lots of characters in London… #rakugo #graffiti #japan #shoreditch
You meet lots of characters in London… #rakugo #graffiti #japan #shoreditch
Rakugo in London at the Liecester Square Theatre! April 13, 3:30PM. With very special guest – the hilarious Luca Cupani. #rakugo #sunshine #londoncomedy #japanesecomedy @lsqtheatre
Busy April! #rakugo #japan
London Show April 13, Leicester Square Theatre. With the hilarious comedian @lucacupani !!!!! #rakugo #japan
