#kawayuka

Kawayuka: Maybe that horoscope in the Chugoku Shimbun was right… My heart was seriously racing like crazy!

A little story — A few years ago, around Christmas, when I bought a pair of boots, from Perfume Closet for the first time. She’s been so kind ever since, even coming to our shows and supporting us.

This time, she invited me to the POP-UP event, saying, “Would you like to come for the closing?” I thought I might be able to make it, so on Thursday I just replied casually, “Oh really? I’d love to go!”

Today, I barely made it to the venue, and while I was looking at the products, suddenly—boom, surprise! Actually, more like a full-on prank.

After 25 years… I don’t even know what to call it—friends, or something else— but anyway, we looked each other in the eye and waved! lol

Perfume 2000 Dance Delight vol.7 2000 かわゆか時代

[…]

When I was sitting in the hall after the audition, waiting for my mother to pick me up, I met a girl.

I talked to her and found out she had the same name as me and was the same age as me.

Amazing coincidence!

We said goodbye to each other that day, promising to be good friends if we both passed.

The acceptance was announced. Of course, all around me were strangers.

Then, I found the girl I met that time!

Huh? Same class?

I was really impressed by the amazing coincidence.

We were so happy to find each other, and said we'd do our best, as we promised...

She was the first friend and rival I ever made!

From there, we formed a band with some older girls in my class and auditioned, but the results were not good at all, and furthermore, we realized that what we wanted to do was out of sync with them.

Then she brought in a girl our age from somewhere (my memory of this moment has always been fuzzy...lol) and the three of us decided to form a band.

We practiced and practiced every day thinking only about this band.

When I look back on it now, we were working really hard.

We had a lot of conflicts because we were serious about it, plus, I was not a good dancer, so it was getting really hard for me...

[…]

I wanna work hard on just singing... I started to have that feeling.

I formed a duo that focused on singing and less on dancing, with another girl I was close to in my class.

It was a very nice break, and this duo made the other band work harder too.

I think I was able to find a balance, and was able to create a very productive time.

[…]

So why did I quit the school... There was an audition that led to this.

If I pass it, I'll continue, and if not, I'll give up on being here.

It was a decision I had made for myself, so I gave that audition my all.

As a result, I lost to my duo partner at the last minute...

It was frustrating, but I couldn't help it! I decided to give up.

[…]

I don't regret quitting school then.

They are still working hard and are people I admire and respect.

I can't reach their position at all, but I'm going to make sure I sing well now and in the future so that someday, when I see them somewhere, I can be proud of myself!

That's all!

#Yuka Kawashima

#Actor's School Hiroshima

Sunday 7th May 2017. 16:00 Kyoto Japan.

After our hike down from the mountain we had arrived in Kibune. Kibune (貴船) is a small town in a forested valley in the northern mountains of Kyoto City, which developed around Kifune Shrine. According to legend, a goddess traveled in a boat from Osaka all the way up the river into the mountains north of Kyoto, and Kifune Shrine was built at the site where her boat journey had come to an end.

We were pretty hungry and we noticed the street was lined with kawadoko style restaurants. This was a very traditional way of dining in the summer so we decided to head inside. We arrived 10 minutes before last orders so we had the restaurant to ourselves haha, it was sick! 

Kawayuka, or Kawadoko as it is known outside of central Kyoto, is the summer pasttime of dining outdoors on temporary platforms built over flowing water. Developed as a way to beat the summer heat, kawayuka is a great way to experience one of the traditional Kyoto cuisines listed above while taking in the cooling effects of the flowing water and lively summer atmosphere. The most famous area to experience kawayuka is along the Kamogawa River in central Kyoto, especially around Pontocho. From May to September, restaurants here construct temporary wooden decks over the canal on the river's west bank. Many places serve kaiseki meals, however other types of cuisine are also available.

Kibune and Takao in the forested mountains just north of central Kyoto, are also popular places to try kawayuka, although here it is called kawadoko. In Kibune especially, the platforms are built just centimetres above the river and provide almost complete relief from the summer heat.

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