Ku, ku & street

This past week was a rough one. The beginning of the term is always extra busy in the Library but other projects jumped out at us as well.

So on to the entries. This week I go on Tokyo overload and add a famous Harajuku avenue as well as two more ku.

Looking over my notes only two of the ku of Tokyo; Katsushika-ku and Ota-ku, lack entries. These have not shown up in any of the US released anime or manga I have taken notes on. If you know of occurrences of these two ku in titles released in English please let me know.

This week I added:

Meguro-ku

Omote-sandô

Setagaya-ku

Harae ku ku

This week a familiar Shinto ritual implement and two ku of Tokyo.

haraigushi (purification wand)

Itabashi-ku

Toshima-ku

truck, island & actor

I got these up on Sunday but am just getting around to this announcement.

decotora (decorated truck)

- After getting The Art Trucks of Japan I just had to do an entry on decotora, in fact had been wanting to do one for some time but had no reputable and cite-able sources.

Iriomotejima

- Since I did an entry last week for the Iriomote yamaneko I figured I better do one on the island itself.

Sugawara Bunta

- And of course you can't really do an entry on decotora without being tempted to do an entry on Sugawara Bunta, who by the way has a character in an anime based on him and even does voice acting.

Yaro Art!

I'm currently reading, well more like looking at the pictures of a new book from DH Publishing.

The Art Trucks of Japan

A fun book. I only wish it had more pictures of older trucks from the 1970s on. But still cool, with great nighttime shots.

Survivors, kitty and Kita

This week I include an entry for Iriomote yamaneko thanks to a suggestion from Captain Nerd in the discussion of this blog in rec.arts.anime and rec.arts.manga.

Thanks Cap'n.

hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors)

Iriomote yamaneko (Iriomote wildcat)

Kita-ku

Sara's occupation. mature woman stuff and a wet way

This week I add entries for:

goze (blind female singers) - Sara's occupation in Samurai Shamploo

redikomi (ladies' comics) - this one a general entry for Japanese terminology.

Tamagawa - another Tokyo related geographical entry.

A generous merchant, a scary parade and a good ship.

This weeks entries are for three items that show up in Pom Poko, one even yokai related.

Fukusuke (man of good fortune)

hyakki yagyô (night procession of 100 demons)

takarabune (treasure ship)