Oideyasu! Please take off your shoes.
The chairman of the NPO, Mr. Nishi, was celebrating the one-year anniversary of opening his Miyagawa-cho machiya, and invited me up for to the second-floor party for sushi and music. The yellow-stringed koto was huge. like a barn door, with 17 strings.
I also slapped together some quicktime video. (7MB)
I've been busy with new daddy stuff and work stuff, but I think I can now return to my regular posting schedule. Thanks to anyone who still looks.
Posted by nils at July 4, 2004 01:31 AMHey! I'm glad you're back. I was getting a little worried. Love the pictures, but my wife and I would like to see some of the baby too.
Posted by: Kurt on July 4, 2004 02:17 AMWelcome back, Nils.
The koto looks fascinating.
Posted by: Melissa on July 4, 2004 02:52 PMyeah! you're back! i love the center photo of woman playing the koto. her fingers are a blur! but what i love most is that her hair is disorderly in a contemporary fashion that is so opposite the traditional hair fashions of old japan. it's a nice mix of old and new.
Posted by: gleek on July 7, 2004 02:51 AMNever gave up on you; just figured that life had caught up with the Kyoto Camera Man for a little bit. Good to see you back in the action.
Posted by: Jerry on July 13, 2004 06:23 AMWatching your video and listening to the performance was a true gift. Thank you for sharing.
Phyllis
Thanks! I just stumbled on this site. I stayed in that room at the NPO just over a year ago! What a fantastic place it was. Is it true that the NPO is no more, because the neighbours complained the guests might burn the (wooden) neighbourhood by accident? That would be a real shame. The people there especially Sensei (Mr. Nishi?) were great. Cheers from Paris
Posted by: Barry on November 25, 2004 08:30 AMYes, it's true that the NPO is gone from the house, but I can't comment on the reason, because I've heard differently.
Posted by: nils on November 25, 2004 10:16 AM
