Japanese clubs and societies

Yesterday University of Tokyo held a big festival where all student clubs and societies presented what they do. Many food stalls, music and crowds of students. One of the Master's students from the lab had a performance with his band on the biggest stage there, and he invited us to come to listen to him. Very positively surprised... great songs and a great singer (unfortunately a bad quality video, and of the song that wasn't even my favourite).



After the concert we went to see some of the clubs and societies... Very interesting to see what Japanese students do.

Martial arts (judo, taekwondo, aikido, karate and everyhting else you can imagine, and what you cannot... the one of the photo I've never even heard of).


Sumi-e (ink brush artistic writing)

Origami


Some kind of a traditional card game involving a lot of memory use and quick arm movements.


And this is a short video of the best student band I've ever seen. I was so impressed that I haven't even though of filming. The guy in the middle with some kind of a violin (what is this instrument?) was a real star, I'm so sorry I didn't catch him playing in the video, and that I only filmed one very nonrepresentative part of a song.



And in the evening we went to the famous Shibuya. They took me to Karaoke :)))))) And to izakaya, a Japanese style "pub", where they go for drinking, eating and socializing.

This post is already too long, and yet I could continue writing more and more. It was a great day, again full of new experiences, new food and great company.