{"id":15945,"date":"2011-01-06T00:45:12","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T04:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=15945"},"modified":"2011-01-06T00:45:12","modified_gmt":"2011-01-06T04:45:12","slug":"foxhound87-new-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2011\/01\/06\/foxhound87-new-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Foxhound87: New Year&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Joshua Small <\/em><\/strong><em>is a First Year JET currently living in Ikaruga-cho, Nara-ken and has been chronicling his experience on his blog <a href=\"http:\/\/snorlax87.blogspot.com\/\"><strong>Snorlax87<\/strong><\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>I arrived back from my trip home just in time to celebrate New Year&#8217;s in  Japan! There is a lot going around New Year&#8217;s in Japan. After dinner on  December 31st, a friend and I settled in to watch all the magical TV  programs. There are two shows, that I&#8217;m aware of, that are shown  specially on the 31st of December.<\/p>\n<p>Show 1: K\u014dhaku Uta Gassen (&#8220;Red vs White singing contest&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Popular  singers (and singing groups) split into two teams, women in the red  team and men in the white, which then alternate while competing for the  audience&#8217;s heart throughout the evening. At around 11:30 pm, the final  singer (or group) sings, and the audience and a panel of judges are  asked to cast their votes to decide which team sang better. The winning  team gets a trophy and &#8220;the winners&#8217; flag.&#8221; The program ends at about  11:45 pm.&#8221;<br \/>\n-http:\/\/satoh490625.blog50.fc2.com\/blog-entry-781.html<\/p>\n<p>This  show was really fun to watch. I got to watch all the popular artists in  Japan including Arashi and Ikimono Gakari. These two groups are  INSANELY popular here. In addition to pop music, some traditional  singers are also invited to the contest. One enka singer was dressed  like a glamorous baby crane. I looked away from the television for a  moment. When I looked back, she was RIDING A GIANT CRANE complete with  flapping wings. I wish I had a picture of my reaction. It was priceless.  By the way, the white team won. Guy power!<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/snorlax87.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/snorlax87.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_self\"> <\/a>to read the rest of the post.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/snorlax87.blogspot.com\/\">http:\/\/snorlax87.blogspot.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joshua Small is a First Year JET currently living in Ikaruga-cho, Nara-ken and has been chronicling his experience on his blog Snorlax87. I arrived back from my trip home just in time to celebrate New Year&#8217;s in Japan! There is a lot going around New Year&#8217;s in Japan. 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