Friday, December 13, 2013

Karaoke カラオケ


It was a long week full of ups and downs, and so by the time Friday night arrived I was in need of a reset/release. Thankfully, I already had plans to go out with my friend Sara. We met up in Ikebukuro, had a great dinner at an izakaya, and then sang our hearts out at karaoke for two hours. Karaoke in Japan is generally in a private room with just enough seats for your party. Drinks and food are delivered to your room, and you order via a phone on the wall. The place we went to had eight floors (!) with probably a dozen rooms on each floor. The lobby was packed when we went to leave around 10 pm. One thing I love about living in Japan is that it is generally a very quiet place- my neighborhood is silent most of the time, it is against the rules to talk on your phone on the train, and there is very little chatting at work outside of the designated tea time. While this is great for daily life, it is nice to have the chance to get into a karaoke room and be loud and crazy every once in a while.
 

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