Only Through Word of Mouth…

I went to a concert by two artists who had come to Japan from Brazil.

What surprised me was that the concert wasn’t advertised in the media at all—it was promoted solely through social media and word of mouth.

Even when I arrived at the venue, there weren’t any posters (surprisingly).

And yet, all 350 seats were completely filled.

仅凭口碑传播…

去听了两位来自巴西的艺术家的音乐会。

但这场音乐会完全没有通过媒体进行宣传,仅仅依靠社交媒体和口碑传播来吸引观众。

到了会场后发现,甚至连海报都没有(震惊)。

即便如此,约350个座位还是坐得满满的。

92 Years Old

Tatsuya Nakadai, one of Japan’s most iconic actors, is 92 years old this year—but he’s still actively performing on stage.

The theater is located in a remote area, more than an hour’s drive from Kanazawa Station, yet people from all over the country came to see him, even on a weekday.

I wonder—when I turn 92, will I be standing in front of people, laying myself bare, doing something that could open me up to criticism?

Maybe I’ll just be living a life where time simply passes, believing that “nothing happening” is the same as happiness.

92岁

被誉为日本国宝级演员的仲代达矢,今年已经92岁了,但他至今仍活跃在舞台上。

尽管剧场位于距离金泽站驾车超过一小时的偏远地区,但即使在平日,依然有来自全国各地的观众前来观看。

我在想,等我92岁的时候,是否还能站在人前,毫无保留地展现自我,甚至愿意冒着被批评的风险去做一些事呢?

也许我会误以为“什么都不发生”就是幸福,过着只是让时间悄悄流逝的生活也说不定。

barbecue

It’s been such a long time since I last went to a barbecue.

In Japan, barbecues are more like special leisure events, but in other countries, they seem to be more of an everyday kind of meal.

I feel like even people who don’t get along might be able to patch things up if they have a barbecue together.

烧烤

烧久违地参加了一次烤肉活动。

这在日本是一种休闲活动,不过在别的地方似乎只是普通的餐饮方式。

就算是关系不好的人,一起吃了烤肉说不定也能重归于好哦。

Koami Shrine

I visited Koami Shrine, which is said to be the most powerful spiritual spot in Tokyo.


There were many foreign tourists there as well.


Perhaps the feeling of wanting to make a wish to the gods is something shared by people all over the world.

小网神社

我去了据说是东京最有灵性的地方ー小网神社。

很多外国游客也会来这里。

这种向神明祈求自己心愿的行为,也许在哪个国家都是一样的。

The movie “HERE”

I went to see the movie ”HERE”.

Maybe I’ve been so caught up in regrets about the past and worries about the future that I’ve forgotten to truly live in the present.

I thought that if I worried about the future, nothing bad would happen to me.

电影 《HERE》

我去看了电影《HERE》。

我觉得这部电影可能只考虑了对过去的遗憾和未来的不安,

但却没有考虑对「当下」的感受。

似乎觉得只要提前考虑好了将来,那就决不会有坏事发生。