東京外国語大学 university festival
Today we went to the university festival of 東京外国語大学, the tokyo university of foreign languages. A japanese friend of mine, Ruri, studies German there and told us about the festival.
As it is the university for foreign languages, there were a lot of foreign students and a booth for their home countrys, where you could try lots of different foods and drinks :-). Of course there also was a german booth with Bratkartoffeln, sausages and beer.
In Japan there are a lot of different, not at all bad tasting, beers available. Unfortunately they are different variations of 生ビール (nama biiru, Pils) only. So we were very happy, that the german booth had imported "Bockbier" and even "Hefeweizen"! Although they didn't have a propper "Weizenglass", but who am I to complain, finally holding a Weizen in my hands... :-P.
So we said Prost! to the Maus and the Elefant, and looked what the other countries had to offer...
After eating codfish and green wine from Portugal, spicy African meat on a stick and Korean food, we looked for other performances. Unfortunately we missed the performance of the university cheerleaders by half an hour, but witnessed a Hiphop dance contest, discovered japanese/spanish flamenco dancers and even a bellydancer show later on ... :-P.
After a very enjoyable day at the university we made a stop at Shinyuku, the central train station of Tokyo and visited the nearby "Korea town" as our Korean friends wanted to show us traditional Korean food.
Sitting on the floor was a little bit uncomfortable, but the food made it all up for me. As an appetizer we grilled meat on a small barbeque right on our table. The main dish was some kind of spicey soup with potatoes, fresh vegetables and some bones that was also cooked with a small stove right on our table. In case you wonder, what the bones in the picture might be, they are parts of a spinal cord :-}.
On our way back to the station, we stumbled into some sort of Jazz / Streetmusic event. There was smooth music like that bass-trumpet-drums combo:
And people like this solo drummer going berserk. I am sure, he had a lot of fun :-)....
(Hint: Click on the images to view a short Quicktime movie clip)
As it is the university for foreign languages, there were a lot of foreign students and a booth for their home countrys, where you could try lots of different foods and drinks :-). Of course there also was a german booth with Bratkartoffeln, sausages and beer.
In Japan there are a lot of different, not at all bad tasting, beers available. Unfortunately they are different variations of 生ビール (nama biiru, Pils) only. So we were very happy, that the german booth had imported "Bockbier" and even "Hefeweizen"! Although they didn't have a propper "Weizenglass", but who am I to complain, finally holding a Weizen in my hands... :-P.
So we said Prost! to the Maus and the Elefant, and looked what the other countries had to offer...
After eating codfish and green wine from Portugal, spicy African meat on a stick and Korean food, we looked for other performances. Unfortunately we missed the performance of the university cheerleaders by half an hour, but witnessed a Hiphop dance contest, discovered japanese/spanish flamenco dancers and even a bellydancer show later on ... :-P.
After a very enjoyable day at the university we made a stop at Shinyuku, the central train station of Tokyo and visited the nearby "Korea town" as our Korean friends wanted to show us traditional Korean food.
Sitting on the floor was a little bit uncomfortable, but the food made it all up for me. As an appetizer we grilled meat on a small barbeque right on our table. The main dish was some kind of spicey soup with potatoes, fresh vegetables and some bones that was also cooked with a small stove right on our table. In case you wonder, what the bones in the picture might be, they are parts of a spinal cord :-}.
On our way back to the station, we stumbled into some sort of Jazz / Streetmusic event. There was smooth music like that bass-trumpet-drums combo:
And people like this solo drummer going berserk. I am sure, he had a lot of fun :-)....
(Hint: Click on the images to view a short Quicktime movie clip)
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