Ep 41: Let's Go to the Penis Parade!
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We start the show with a statue joke. Hey, statues can be funny!
It's our Spring Fling show, so Amy fills us in on pilgrimages in Japan.
Japanese Pilgrimage Guide
Another sure sign of spring is lots of pollen in the air. According to Alex Kerr's book, Dogs and Demons, it's because the wrong trees were planted in Japan 50 years ago. Now there's relief at one hotel in Tokyo.
Pollen Blower
It's time for the oh-so-popular Penis Festival, or Hounen Matsuri, at Tagata Shrine. It's the parade of really big penises!
Penises on Parade
In Indonesia, people are protesting a very strict proposed new anti-porn bill (12 years in prison for kissing in public??)
Porn Ban
Fashion-conscious men in Japan are using what was once only an option for women: a girdle.
Wrap it Up!
Our Blog of the Week this week is the excellent Japan Diary of Culture
by Mirai. This is an excellent blog written by a Japanese woman in nearly perfect English. She surveys the Japanese cultural landscape from a Japanese perspective. You can also pick up some tips on the Japanese language. Definitely check it out...
Japan Diary of Culture
It was Mirai who provided us with an answer to a listener's question about ninjas. (Thanks to Al from Salt Lake City.)
Ninjas (scroll down)
That same listener inquires about the origin of the famous 3 monkeys...
See no Evil, Hear no Evil, Speak no Evil
This week's Cow Tale demonstrates why cows and race cars don't mix.
This week's Audio Mneumonics is the kanji for "direction" or "way of doing something." It's pronounced "kata" or "ho" and looks like this: 方
That's it for this week! Thanks for listening to Planet Japan! See you next week!
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