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TITLE: She is wearing Chinese dress.
DATE: 2002/5/4zrat. 5:21 PM
FROM: YoshiKASADA |
Thank you for writing Japan
history,
it is much help me but I think picture of "Geishia"
is wrong.
She is wearing Chinese dress.
Geishia-san
http://www12.tok2.com/home/takakos/takakos2/maiko01.htm
Maiko-san
http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/network/nihongo/newsletter/things_japanese_14_fakes.html
http://www.bd.wakwak.com/~otn_beauty/index.html
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TITLE: Thank you for writing TRUE
JAPAN.
DATE: 2002/5/4 Sat. 4:37 PM
FROM: YoshiKASADA |
Thank you for writing TRUE
JAPAN.
I think a picture is maybe wrong edo-castle? in EDO & the
capital Tokyo.
(This the Imperial Household Agency site)
http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/07/d07-01.html
Castil picture only:
http://homepage1.nifty.com/HAZENOME/Kisetu/Haru/Higasigyoenn3.html
http://basara.to/honmaru.html
Edo-Tokyo Nuseum-English
http://www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp/museum-e/guide.htm
My full name: Yoshiyuki KASADA
Email: kasada@hcn.zaq.ne.jp
<http://basara.to/honmaru.html> |
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TITLE:
DATE: 2002/4/17 Wed. 9:16 AM
FROM: Kim Benbow
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I am sorry to bother you
but your page about tsukemono was very poorly done. I think
and does a disservice to the great variety of foods which are
pickled and preserved in Japanese Cuisine.
Yours, Kim
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. |
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TITLE: Inaccurate Info
DATE: 2002/4/11 The. 4:37 AM
FROM: ~*Princess Brenna*~ |
I'm sorry to say, but what
you said about geisha is very wrong. First of all, "geisha"
does not mean "beautiful girl". It means "art
person", and "bishoujo" means beautiful girl.
Second of all, it is extremely hard to believe that a whopping
32% of ALL the females in Japan are geisha. You seem not to
understand exactly what a geisha is... (P.S. First or second
class geisha are NOT courtesans!)
Let me explain: From a very young age (traditionally 3-8 years
old), girls are sold to okiya where they will work very very
hard and be very polite, in hopes of beginning their training
instead of being sent away to work as a maid. At school, they
learn the arts of shamisen, dance, nagauta, tea ceremony, etc.
Throughout their whole career, they will attend this school.
They NEVER graduate.
Soon at around the age of 14, a young girl will become the younger
sister of an older, more experienced geisha. The older sister,
if she takes her responsibility seriously, will show the girl
around Gion (or another district), and teach her how to walk,
speak, and lie. When the older sister feels that the girl is
ready, the girl will make her debut! On the day of her debut,
she will dress in kimono (in Gion), get her hair done, choose
her new name, etc...
After attending parties or banquets with or without her older
sister, she will have to have her mizuage. To have her mizuage,
she must have made good friendships with a few men, and have
presented them with a special dumpling. Usually, the men will
come to an agreement on who should have the young apprentice's
mizuage, but in some cases, the men will have something of an
auction. The highest bidder gets to have her virginity. The
mizuage is an important part in her career.
At the age of 18, an apprentice will "turn her collar",
or become a fully-fledged geisha. She will wear a different
hairstyle, obi, kimono, and have a different color collar (white).
Now she also realizes that the only way to become truly successful
is to either be adopted as the daughter of the okiya, or move
into her own apartment.
At about the age of 20 or so, a man will propose himself as
her danna. A danna must be very wealthy, because he pays for
her training, sponsors dance recitals, pays for her rent, and
also gives her expensive gifts of clothes and jewelry. BUT,
he gets certain special "privileges" as well.
The geisha's life will go on in much this way.
Do you have a better understanding now? Please e-mail me back.
-Nabiki |
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TITLE: Urgent help
DATE: 2002/1/30 Wed. 0:58 AM
FROM: Joanne Todd |
Hi Harry
Could you tell me where you found your image of the Kameri game
on your
website please. We are trying urgently to find something like
this for a
guide to Japan we are producing. Any help would be very much
appreciated.
Many thanks
Jo |
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TITLE: Would you accept my question?
DATE: 2002/1/17 The. 0:21 PM
FROM: SHOUJI MASATAKA |
Hi! I am a university student,
and now studying international relations.
I watched your page "Harry Jhonson presents TRUE JAPAN"
whith
interest,or complex emotions. In your opinion, I found prejudice
and
wander if foreign people see Japan as you wrote. For example,the
reason
why Japanese people love Sakura includes a lot of elements,
I think.
That may be its color light pink which make us feel FURYU,or
that may be
the fact that lifespan of cherry blossam is very short, or...
Well, I
love japanese culture as almost all people in the world love
each own's
culture. So if Ihave a chance, I want to imform the good of
our culture
to other nations.
I want to apologize that the prologue lasted long. After all
I wont to
know how foreign people offcourse, includes you, think Japan.
I don't
hope the exact data, just opinion is enough. If you could, please
tell
me. Except my question, If you have thought or claim to Japan
or
Japanese, I want to imform. That will sell be alternative. Thank
your
for reading. |
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TITLE:
DATE: 2002/1/13 Sun. 2:29 PM
FROM: Decadent 2002
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We want to briang a Geisha
to Australia
Please call David on 0011 61 2 93103011
Sydney Australia
www.missfleiss.com.au <http://www.missfleiss.com.au>
login missrose password 2002
Can you please arrange with us |
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TITLE:
DATE: 2002/1/7 Mon. 2:39 PM
FROM: hideki tachikawa |
this is a wrong japan
you are a shame of us japanese |
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TITLE: I always wanted to be a NINJA!
DATE: 2002/1/1 Tue. 3:01 PM
FROM: Benjamin Sanchez |
Hey, my name is Ben.
I'm a 19 years old Ninja lover. I've always wanted to
be a Ninja. I love everything about them. If you have any advice
on
getting started it would help out much.
PS. I practice prowling and stealth everyday.
Remember me always, I won't be here forever.
SIN
Ben
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TITLE: Kemari?
DATE: 2001/12/20 The. 6:53 AM
FROM: Christian Storms |
Hi Harry,
I found your homepage doing a search for KEMARI.
I am working on a documentary for the Discovery Channel called
Planet
Soccer now and we would like film some Kemari. If possible,
I would like
to know the following:
1) where did you get the picture of the men dressed in traditional
garb
of the Imperial Court?
2) when did this event take place?
3) can you provide any contact details for this kind of event
or club?
Thanks for your help.
Sincerely,
Christian Storms |
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TITLE:
DATE: 2001/12/6 Thu. 9:32 AM
FROM: Joe Waller |
| Why did you create this site? |
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TITLE: MY name is TOYO! I am japanese.
DATE: 2001/11/5 Mon. 5:21 AM
FROM: Joe Waller |
HELLO!
To have seen your home page was very interesting.
It wants to see more variously.
It sees my HP, too.
http://laguz.gaiax.com/home/toyotoyo |
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TITLE: from japanese.
DATE: 2001/10/30 Tue. 8:31 PM
FROM: furukawa.to |
your HP is wrong!!! these japanese
picture is not japan.
someone are Korea.someone are tailand.
you have to study japan more!!!
I am laughed at your HP
from japanese. |
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TITLE: Permission to use your website!
DATE: 2001/10/24 Wed. 11:05 PM
FROM: Ana Lynch |
Dear Harry,
Before I start I must say that I found your site extremely interesting!
My names Ana Lynch and I am a reseracher for ******** Productions,
a
broadband service for schools that delivers educational modules
and websites
to classrooms. It does this by means of a high-speed Internet
link via
satellite, which is then stored on the school's hard drive.
This commercial
service includes video material and interactive exercises specifically
designed for the educational needs of school children. We won
the Bett 2000
judges award for Innovation (Europe's leading technology exhibition).
With your permission, we would like to include downloaded pages
from your
website in a specially designed module we are putting together
about
Sunderland Football club, based on an area of the National Curriculum.
Although we are offering a web experience for schools, they
will not be
connected live to the web. As we are supplying an educational
product we
have to make certain modifications to the pages including the
removal of
advertising.
We update our service regularly and would naturally modify your
site if and
when necessary. Your pages will be fully credited, i.e. we will
provide
details of the author and the homepage address. We will also
link to your
site in ********'s 'Staffroom' site for teachers. To date we
have been given
permission for over 100 websites, including the Canterbury Environmental
Education (Kent NGFL) site, the Argosphere site, the Electronic
Telegraph,
the Jamboree site, Lifebytes, Junior Parliament, The Learning
Curve and the
Ginn site.
We are actually interested in using just one page and that is
the one on
Kemari, taken from the 'Harry Johnson's true Japan' website
located at :
<http://www.no-cool.com/TJ/SPORT/kemari.html> which we
would like to include
in the 'history of football' section we are putting together.
We need to know that all the material that we feature on our
service is
available for us to use and that by doing so we will not be
infringing
either your rights or those of any third parties. Your acceptance
of the
provisions of this letter is a way of confirming that we can
use all such
material.
Our experience shows that inclusion of websites in ********
for Schools
provides valuable free advertising for websites. Most website
owners place
a high value on attracting new users. Teachers and children
who learn about
your website through using ******** for Schools will then wish
to connect at
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provide you
with exposure to a new audience; it also adds credibility. ********
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trusted and respected by teachers and pupils alike. For these
reasons, the
web site owners featured in our 'best of the section have been
happy to work
with us.
If you would like to find out more about us, please visit our
website at
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We are currently using satellite technology to transmit ********
into
schools we make periodic broadcasts normally weekly, containing
news reports
from TV and the web, curriculum related television programmes,
new
activities for classes of children and new or updated websites.
We can,
therefore update any changes you make to your site on a regular
basis. We
may use other means to transmit ******** to schools in future,
such as the
Internet, ADSL, cable, CD ROMS etc.
If, for any reason, you would like us to stop using your material,
we would
ask that you let us know in writing and give us 14 days to make
the
necessary arrangements.
I'd be really grateful if you could give me an answer as soon
as possible.
You can call me on 00 44 (0)## #### ####, fax me on 00 44 (0)##
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e-mail me at ALynch@********.co.uk
Many thanks,
Ana Lynch |
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TITLE: I wish to become a Ninja also.
DATE: 2001/ 8/20 Mon. 9:33 AM
FROM: glenn e theriot |
Harry,
I am Andrew, I've read your Homepage and I find that you being
a Ninja master seems to be a vary good life. I'm from the U.S.
and I badly wish to travel to Japan. I have little money and
I'm a student. Could you send me any helpful information and
cool facts about your experiences being in Japan and becoming
a Ninja. What does being a real Ninja involve and how much $?
I would really thank you for writing me back it is my dream
to do what you have done. Thank you great Harry the Ninja Master.
Thank you
Andrew |
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TITLE: Advice wanted
DATE: 2001/8/14 Tue. 3:20 AM
FROM: busapp |
Dear Harry,
I also have a love of Japanese culture, but I am not into the
marshal arts. I appreciated your comments on your website about
Geisha. I am interested in meeting highly trained geisha. I
have accomplished a great deal in my life and career and am
looking to find an appropriate wife. I would only want someone
of considerable sophistication and accomplishment in the feminine
side. And I find this to be true for geisha. However, it would
be nice if she also spoke English, at least a little. I have
known and dated several Japanese ladies over the years, and
the Japanese style and personality is my clear preference.
So, perhaps you could let me know how I could meet geisha in
Kyoto, or whether you think it would be very difficult to do.
By the way, I am 56, in great health, and quite a capable guy
(even though I need assistance in this area) and I live in the
San Francisco area of California, in Berkeley.
Thanks in advance for your time reading this email. And I hope
that you have a wonderful day.
Jerry |
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TITLE: hello!
DATE: 2001/7/25 Wed. 11:08 PM
FROM:
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TITLE: The NINJA!
DATE: 2001/7/20 Fri. 11:47 AM
FROM:
kitty_guy |
"Ichirou Suzuki"
during major league activity is descendant of the
Japanese last "NINJA". It was doing the going about
asking for
alms which is more severe every day than the time to be jejune.
So he is a "NINJA"!! |
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TITLE: hello at first
DATE: 2001/6/25 Mon. 7:52 PM
FROM:
k h |
Hi.
Harry,I am Jed in Tokyo.
I tell to you I found your mistake on your web page.
Chiba is not 2nd largest city in japan.
True 2nd city is Yokohama, there is gonna take place next
world cup soccer final game in 2002.
I understand that you like chiba,
but she has not large population as you think.
So,I think,
You'd better to correct your columns kinda
"Chiba is one of the largest city in Japan.",
or another discription.
I'm sorry.I'm afraid told you impolitely.
Because I'm not english speaker.
Thank you for your understanding. |
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TITLE: Please correct the position
of Japan in the location file
DATE: 2001/6/16 Sat. 0:13 AM
FROM:
Anand Srivastava |
thanx,
-anand |
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TITLE: Where is \"Noh min\"
DATE: 2001/6/15 Fri. 7:04 PM
FROM:
manzoh |
I impressed at all you know
well Japan. (Hara ga itai de su)
But, I would like to ask you to add \"farmer (noh min)\"
class into mibunseido.html.
http://www.no-cool.com/TJ/STATUS/mibunseido.html
As you may know \"Noh min\" is so important for Bushi
to exploit harvest from \"Noh min\".
By Manzoh |
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TITLE: you need to tell HARRY JOHNSON's
web site provides wrong info.
DATE: 2001/6/13 Wed. 3:57 AM
FROM:
pu fu |
I just checked your freind
web site which is TRUE JAPAN.
Actually, true Japan is False Japan. He only provides wrong
information.
You need to tell him that he needs to study more about japan.
Or you remove the stupid website.
Good luck,
Japanese Historian |
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TITLE: your website sucks!!
DATE: 2001/6/13 Wed. 3:47 AM
FROM:
pu fu |
you need to learn about Japan.
Don't inform wrong information.
Stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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TITLE: your english
DATE: 2001/6/1 Fri. 6:12 PM
FROM:
Hikarie Honda |
Hi,
I saw your website, and it was amusing and
all, but you should really check
your English.
I mean it's totally okay to make a joke out of our country,
but you have too
much spelling and grammatical errors. Also don't put Chinese
pictures on
your website.
It makes it too obvious.
Thanks. |
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TITLE: cool!!
DATE: 2001/5/25 Fri. 1:53 PM
FROM:
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| your very cool!! |
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TITLE: Howdy
DATE: 2001/5/21 Mon. 9:40 AM
FROM:
sout6985 |
Hey, Mr. Ninja, how's it going?
I really liked your website about the
ninjas and geisha. I think it was the best web site in the world!
You
really rock, but I think you kind of missed the whole idea of
Japan.
Now, you're probably thinking what in the world is someone like
me
sending a message to you, right? Well, I've been living in Japan
for
about 14 years, and I think that it's nice over here. However,
I know
that you're not at some shrine, and that you are not going to
be a
ninja, since ninjas do not exist in our world. I hope you have
a
wonderful time with your website, and I know I won't view it
again, but
you should maybe throw facts about Japan, instead of giving
it the wrong
impression to the weirdest people. Ciao! |
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TITLE: yakuza
DATE: 2001/5/8 Tue. 10:43 AM
FROM:
SHAUN ROLLINS |
| please send me more info about
yakuza for school project |
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TITLE:
DATE: 2001/5/7 Mon. 4:33 AM
FROM:
T Amano |
Nice to meet you. I saw your
site. It was quite enjoyable. You translated
Kamigayo in English. It was impressed too. By the way, I have
a question.Why
did you visited Japan to be a Ninja? If you have time,please
answer my
question.
I'm Japanese. Don't hesitate to ask about Japan.Goodbye. |
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TITLE: Fertility Festival Video!
DATE: 2001îN 4åé 7ìz?ìyójìz?
8:37 AM
FROM:
Freedom Lohr |
Hey,
Saw your site. Thought you might like TokyoDV's latest online
video clip
of the Fertility Festival in Kawasaki.. That is TRUE Japan!
http://www.TokyoDV.com
Later,
Freedom Lohr |
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DATE: 2001/3/24 Sat. 11:26 PM
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DATE: 2001/3/4 Sun. 4:56 AM
FROM:
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