I was going to wait to write a more comprehensive post about Japan, but this video is a good example of the craziness that is Japan.
While in Kyoto we went to a party on the roof of our hotel for the Daimonji festival. After the party, we walked downstairs to find this man singing Italian opera in the lobby of the hotel. Awesome!
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=293443&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF
Japanese Opera from Greg Palmer and Vimeo.
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