Comments on: Japanese Culture Class #12 - Shibuya! http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/25/japanese-culture-class-12-shibuya/ Learn Japanese with Daily Podcasts from Tokyo Whether you are Japan-bound or a seasoned speaker, our lessons offer something for everyone. We incorporate culture and current issues into each episode to give the most informative, both linguistically and culturally, podcasts possible. For those of you with just the plane ride to prepare, check our survival phrase series at Japanesepod101.com. One of these phrases just might turn your trip into the best one ever! Yoroshiku O-negai Shimasu! Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:33:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Gabe http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/25/japanese-culture-class-12-shibuya/#comment-551214 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:18:08 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/25/japanese-culture-class-12-shibuya/#comment-551214 She doesn't seem to make any mention that Club Harlem seems impossible to get into for foreigners. I tried getting in twice, but I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt now since I didn't go with any females. Hah, and funny thing is I witnessed a guy get knocked out (head hit the concrete) in front of me after coming out of a club in Shibuya, and an ambulance had to come. However, thanks for the lesson! She doesn’t seem to make any mention that Club Harlem seems impossible to get into for foreigners. I tried getting in twice, but I’m going to give them the benefit of the doubt now since I didn’t go with any females. Hah, and funny thing is I witnessed a guy get knocked out (head hit the concrete) in front of me after coming out of a club in Shibuya, and an ambulance had to come.

However, thanks for the lesson!

]]> by: Craig http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/25/japanese-culture-class-12-shibuya/#comment-466053 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:43:35 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/25/japanese-culture-class-12-shibuya/#comment-466053 Chigusa-san is sooo SUGOI!!! Can't wait to see more pics from you guys! Chigusa-san is sooo SUGOI!!! Can’t wait to see more pics from you guys!

]]> by: JapanesePod101.com http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/25/japanese-culture-class-12-shibuya/#comment-73124 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:39:20 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/25/japanese-culture-class-12-shibuya/#comment-73124 ジェイソンさん、thank you for listening! Very sharp of you! The introduction lessons were actually recorded at a later date, late 2006. Hence the reason for the first time! ジェイソンさん、thank you for listening! Very sharp of you! The introduction lessons were actually recorded at a later date, late 2006. Hence the reason for the first time!

]]> by: ジェイソン　Jason http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/25/japanese-culture-class-12-shibuya/#comment-72220 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:53:50 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/25/japanese-culture-class-12-shibuya/#comment-72220 I love Chigusa's voice. Wasn't she in the very first japanesepod101 show though? I thought that was her in the introduction lessons. Peter says this was her first time. I love Chigusa’s voice. Wasn’t she in the very first japanesepod101 show though? I thought that was her in the introduction lessons. Peter says this was her first time.

]]> by: Alastair http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/25/japanese-culture-class-12-shibuya/#comment-3653 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:14:51 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/25/japanese-culture-class-12-shibuya/#comment-3653 I've just started catching up with the show, and was really surprised by this episode. It's great that for once, Peter's jokes are being acknowledged! I feel for you Peter. And Chigusa is great in this episode, hope we hear more of her soon! I’ve just started catching up with the show, and was really surprised by this episode. It’s great that for once, Peter’s jokes are being acknowledged! I feel for you Peter. And Chigusa is great in this episode, hope we hear more of her soon!

]]> by: Jaime Lancon http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/25/japanese-culture-class-12-shibuya/#comment-3579 Sun, 09 Apr 2006 06:58:25 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/25/japanese-culture-class-12-shibuya/#comment-3579 I just enrolled to this podcast about three weeks ago and I have really enjoyed learning the basics and to date I have ejoyed Chigusa's episode the most. She really gets me thinking about going to Japan. I would like to learn where she learned how to speak english so well. I just enrolled to this podcast about three weeks ago and I have really enjoyed learning the basics and to date I have ejoyed Chigusa’s episode the most. She really gets me thinking about going to Japan. I would like to learn where she learned how to speak english so well.

]]> by: Clienad http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/25/japanese-culture-class-12-shibuya/#comment-3342 Wed, 05 Apr 2006 10:35:13 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/25/japanese-culture-class-12-shibuya/#comment-3342 nice stuff. interesting good to get a better idea of places to go in japan. And also places to avoid. thank you Chigusa. nice stuff. interesting good to get a better idea of places to go in japan. And also places to avoid. thank you Chigusa.

]]> by: René Malenfant http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/25/japanese-culture-class-12-shibuya/#comment-3123 Sat, 01 Apr 2006 08:42:17 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/25/japanese-culture-class-12-shibuya/#comment-3123 Just as an interesting side note, the kanji for "shibu" of "Shibuya" (渋) also means "to have a painful bowel movement" (渋る), which makes "Shibuya" "the valley of painful dumps". Another thing, which may or may not be true, I've heard that the dog Hachiko (ハチコ (八子)) got his name from the shape of his inturned front paws -- if you were to look at them from above, they looked like the kanji for "hachi" (八). One final note, as they were talking about older people going to the clubs in Shibuya. One notorious group is the "hinoe uma no onna" (丙午の女), meaning "women born in the year of the fire horse", the "fire horse" being the 43rd year of the sexagenary cycle of the Chinese zodiac. Traditionally, it was said that disasters tend to happen in this year, and that women born in the year of the fire horse were destined to kill their husbands. So supposedly, there are still lots of single hinoeuma women floating about (despite the fact that they are now 40 years old) because Japanese men, knowing the legend, refused to get involved with them. These women tend to go to gaijin bars, because foreigners don't know about the legend. That's what people say, anyway. Just as an interesting side note, the kanji for “shibu” of “Shibuya” (渋) also means “to have a painful bowel movement” (渋る), which makes “Shibuya” “the valley of painful dumps”.

Another thing, which may or may not be true, I’ve heard that the dog Hachiko (ハチコ (八子)) got his name from the shape of his inturned front paws — if you were to look at them from above, they looked like the kanji for “hachi” (八).

One final note, as they were talking about older people going to the clubs in Shibuya. One notorious group is the “hinoe uma no onna” (丙午の女), meaning “women born in the year of the fire horse”, the “fire horse” being the 43rd year of the sexagenary cycle of the Chinese zodiac. Traditionally, it was said that disasters tend to happen in this year, and that women born in the year of the fire horse were destined to kill their husbands. So supposedly, there are still lots of single hinoeuma women floating about (despite the fact that they are now 40 years old) because Japanese men, knowing the legend, refused to get involved with them. These women tend to go to gaijin bars, because foreigners don’t know about the legend. That’s what people say, anyway.

]]> by: Nathan http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/25/japanese-culture-class-12-shibuya/#comment-2996 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:24:31 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/25/japanese-culture-class-12-shibuya/#comment-2996 Carlos-san, That was Peter-san and I doing a little people watching :wink: I think the verdict is in... Chigusa-san must come back!! :mrgreen: Carlos-san,

That was Peter-san and I doing a little people watching :wink:

I think the verdict is in… Chigusa-san must come back!! :mrgreen:

]]> by: Andreas http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/25/japanese-culture-class-12-shibuya/#comment-2989 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 04:06:53 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/25/japanese-culture-class-12-shibuya/#comment-2989 Great show, this brings back fun memories of Shibuya "Gangoru" girls watching. Also remember of Shibuya a fun 100 Yen Sushi place that was so popular that you had to finish your meal within 20 minutes or risk getting kicked out. Great show, this brings back fun memories of Shibuya “Gangoru” girls watching.

Also remember of Shibuya a fun 100 Yen Sushi place that was so popular that you had to finish your meal within 20 minutes or risk getting kicked out.

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