Tuesday, 3 March 2009
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BRIAN MARTIN MUSIC
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Birthday 50th
Noeline/Natsuko/Robert
Nara
Us and Mr Tiro our guide in Nara!
Nara
The BIG BELL!!! ('do not ring!)
Nara
Ken,Pam,Carl,Noeline,Brian in front of the biggest wooden Structure in the world (inside is the big Buddha!
Nara
Official Nara Festival Cheer Squad!
Nara
Buddha-Deer Man!!! Yep!!!
Nara
Taiko Drummers
Nara
Noeline and Brian visit the Shrines!
日本語版
Vox 8 Japan
Yvonne,Hiromi,Peter,Noeline,Brian, Julie,Chiharu,Sanae
Imogen, Michele & Andy
Basking in the 'after show' glow!!
World Fusion Waraku!!!
some of the New World Rhythm Osaka crew!
Slideshow
The Jazz Group
Pianist/voilin/singer
Basin Street Jazz Gang
Nice 'Jewelery' Man!!!
Kimono ladies line dancing!!
Crown Plaza Kobe
Big Ferris Wheel
Harbour Land Kobe
Double Decker Carousel
Harbour Land Kobe
Brian with Jappy Colonel Sanders!!
Only in Japan!!
Summer festival
Teenagers in their 'Yukutas'
bugs for sale at the festival
Look at the size of the bugger!!!!
'Rina' from Tokyo
My Little Japanese Sister!
Rinako and Noeline
On the ropeway kobe
Glass House Herb Garden
Kobe ropeway
Robert and Natsuko
out for dinner
Night view from the cocktail bar Kobe
36th floor Crown Plaza
our cocktails with a view!!!
36th Floor Crown Plaza Kobe
Brian and Yuichi
Vintage Studios
Games Place
Very noisy!!!
Cash & Michael we flock together!
Gaigin we met in Tokyo
Brian in Rome - Kobe!!!
Pretty buildings.
Ball Machines
check out the baskets of balls on the floor!!!
usb flash drives
check out the prawn and the shushi!!
usb flash drives
food!!!
Brian's Kids workshop
They had heaps of fun!!!
The Love Hotel mentioned awhile back.
We eventualy passed this place again and got a pic!!!
One of our favourite meals Yum!!
Tempura with rice and noodles!!!
Dior Building Tokyo
This one is for you Hannah!
Dior Dior Dior
Ooooooohhhhhhh!!!!
Fluffy Dior Bag
For the girls!!
What a great likeness Brian!
Brian in his 'I Love Kobe' T-shirt
The bullet train
Flashy!!!
more countryside
blurring cos we are going FAST!!!
Shinkansen country side on the way to Tokyo.
that blur on the left is a lamp post!!!
Michele and Miyuki
Doing 'Jappy hands'!!!
Miniaki and his wife
Our 'authentic' experience!!!
Funky 'young' part of town!
Check out the fashions!!
Condom shop
Yep 'young town'!!!
Funky Building
In the 'young' part of town!
Muso and Michele
at his 'live' in the funky cafe!
Tube T Shirts
Tokyo
Big stuff!!
The famous YURAKU CONCOURSE 'Cafe'
The funny old fashioned 'original' posters!
'Yuraku Concourse' cafe.
Very expensive!!!
Kay
Our wonderful Tokyo 'tour guide'!!
Carvings in the hotel
Lots of these line the walls and ceilings.
Mother of pearl inlay at the Hotel
this is in a lift!!!
Marco doing 'Jappy hands'!
Told you I'd post it Marco!!!!
Tokyo by night
View from Marco's apartment!
Clock building Tokyo
no people only computers in the building
Kobe
More pretty tree lights
Kobe
Big blow up stuff!!
KOBE
Dusk
More 'Super Boy' fashion
Hold me back!!!
BIRTHDAY BOY!
Brian doing Japanese!
Birthday Lunch
Jack, Chieko and Birthday Boy!
'Mock Street'
Brian and chieko
'More Mock Street'
nice little entrances
Kobe by night
view from cinema building
Tree lined street Kobe
Pretty Lights!!
Sei & Hideko (Mugen Lifers!)
Next to 'Roman Fountain' in the subway!
New World Rhythm workshop
Great rehearsal room with wonderful views!
Puppy boutique
Holding little outfits for dogs!!!
Shame they are plastic!!
Yummy
Kobe
another one of those 'weird' buidings!!
Chinese Cafe
with special soup cookers!
Jack and Chieko
Chinese lunch.
Casey
Our landlord.
Kimono
This is a Bridal Kimono.
Kyoto
Another pretty Cafe entrance.
Kyoto
The amazing train station!
Peter Golightly
With his Vampire Puppet- Draco!!
Kyoto
more houses
Kyoto
Big buildings with TVs!!!
Kyoto houses
Old amongst the new
kyoto
Just a couple of bikes!!!
Kyoto Modern
Hard to see but this place had a great Japanese garden underneath check out the folding fence!!
Kyoto alleyway
lots of little flats in this tiny alley
Nijo Castle
Very Beautiful! Me, yea and the Castle to!
Nijo Caste Entrance
Big!!! or Oki!! (Japanese for big - yep!)
Nijo Castle
The main moat!
Nijo Castle
around the side!
Nijo Castle
Wonderful grand entrance
Nijo Castle gardens
Brian being 'Mr Cool'!!!
Nijo Castle Gardens
"Ahhh feel the tranquility! Bonnydoon!"
Big fish!!
These blokes are between 3 & 4 foot long, No really!
The Inner castle
So pretty!!!
Knot tower
getting ready for the festival Kyoto
Knot tower
Close up of knots for Brian's Cub Scout Master!
Gary & Brian
2 Peas in a Pod!!
Tokyo Country side
Bullet train photos
Tokyo Country side
bullet train photo
More Tokyo Country side
Bullet train photos
Western Wedding
Hold me back- I WANT THAT DRESS!!!!
Look Out Brian!!!
I might just splurge on this one for Brian. What do you think??
Street Fortune Teller!
Love her little set up!
Harley D
I love the guy on the phone and the little scooter behind!
Kimono Ladies
Yay!!! These ones stood still enough for me to take their photo!
Kimono Ladies - just
Was just able to catch these ladies - they move too fast!!
Kimono Lady working in a cafe
I gave her a 'aussie gift' for letting us take her picture
Kobe sunset
Shin Kobe station
Osaka Fashion
That is a kind of apron thing that hangs down 'on purpose' at the back!!!
Nice rock garden in Osaka.
dont know what it says!!
Osaka Architecture.
This building is HUGE and very amazing looking! Photo taken from the train.
Brian & Masa
Masa gave us the wonderful fans (nice man)
Aki's T Shirt
Great example of 'Jappyenglish'
More Aki's T Shirt
Jappyenglish!!!
University Concert
Very formal male Glee Club
University Concert
The students having fun after the performance!
Terraced gardens near 'Gerald's Theatre'.
View from Jack & Chieko's place.
Noeline & Aki.
Waiting for 'another' train!!
Nice Ladies on the train.
Holding her Kangaroo!!
'Osaka Fashion!'
Note the teased hair.........on the guy too!!
Fancy hair!!
There are so many young girls really 'dressed up' who knows what for!!!
Priest in 'traditional' dress.
He had just said goodbye to friends -lots of bowing!!!
Great Cafe!
Check out the chimneys!
Cooking at our 'Chimney Cafe!'
these little hard rice cakes go poof in the middle a bit like popcorn when they are ready.
cooking!
check out the camambert cheese pot in the middle. Yummy!!
Brian & BIG Coffee
With the free breakfast!!
Big wood cafe.
This is the 'small' round table!!
Music Night Osaka
Our first Harmony night crew!!
Jappyenglish!
I want some smile food!!!
More Jappyenglish.
It reads:We'll serve you the best hospitality through the new style.Because both things never fuse together before. But we can do that,produce new style & culture from Kobe.Please enjoy our Okonomiyaki new style
Hotel Queen
Sweet & Luxury!
Bar Collapsing!
Yep! (see next picture)
Bar Collapsing!
This is the name of the bar but it also describes it too.
Jappyenglish! Dog & Cat bag.
small print:We always hide here. and we are playing until an owner comes back to a house. Please I want you to find us early.
Fan with cover!
These were the gifts from the 'Kimono' ladies on the train!
Mt Fuji Man and Woman Fans!
Presents from Kimiko's sister - Fumiko.
Japanese baby restraint.
This is inside the loo!!
Our Super Loo at home!
Note 'special' controls on the wall!!!
The 'special' controls!
Even has a pressure dile!!! Holy dooley!
Birthday flowers!
Present from Michiko.
Osaka Choral Festival
These guys were great! Lots of movement and drums!
Osaka Choral Festival
The Kids!!! Check out the sailor suits!
Choral Festival concert hall!
Great leadlignt windows!!
More Choral Festival!
Lots of kids!
Pretty Station - very shiney platform.
Miyuki, Brian, Aori on our way to the festival.
Airconditioned Street!!!
Noeline on a Shopping Mission!
Lots of shopfronts have hawkers! These girls were really cute.
But boy where they noisy!!!
Takarabune in Actions
Pretty Girls!!!
Aki & Miyuki
Working too hard - as usual!!
Restaurant Entrance- Shoe Bank!
Saftey deposit box for your shoes - you get a wooden 'tablet' as a key!
Our 10pm Dinner Meeting!!!
Aki,Miyuki,Jin,Me,Brian,Yuminaka
Chisato/Kimiko and Fumiko
Eating at the authentic restaraunt.
Shin Kobe Ropeway
'Welcome to Kobe' Gardens
nifty authentic cafe
Yukata on the wall
Shin Kobe- ropeway
photo we took from our 'box'!
Shin Kobe Ropeway
Waterfall! Where the 'hikers in the right gear' walk!
Noeline and Mountains! Kobe
Our destination at the top of the ropeway.(Notice "NOT" the right gear!)
Green House at the Herb Park
Shin-Kobe Ropeway
'Takarabune' & us!
2 of the lovely girls from the A Capella group!
Miniature Italian food!!! Look my finger!
Sorry its a bit blurry!
New World Rhythm Australia
Ron, Yvonne & crew sing up a storm without us! Go Guys!!
Ikuta Shrine
Houses the guardian of Kobe
Nagata Shrine Kobe
Ebisu-Shin and the 7 Gods of Good Fortune
Kobe our units!
We live on the 5th floor!
Terraced Gardens Kobe
Leading up to the Mountains (in our street!)
Kobe mountains
See the little chalet at the top? So Pretty!
Kobe Chapel
Lots of little chapels for 'Western Style' Weddings. Go Jack!!
'The Baby Doll' look!
Can you believe these girls match! These outfits are expensive!!!
Male Fashion- Kobe
Must get this outfit for Brian!!!
Kobe Harbour
More wonderful buildings!
Kobe Harbour.
Kobe Tower.
Kobe Harbour.
Big Fish made out of mesh!
Kobe Architecture
Noeline and statues near Habour
Kobe Harbour.
Boats & freeways!
Entrance to China Town
Gates!
China Town
The city square.
A lovely lady we met in China Town.
She is 90 years old!!!!
Wonderful Artist - Kouji Itou
Paintings and 'Mechanical Minitures'
The 'Mugan Life' Team
Our pre-workshop meeting in Osaka
OSAKA
3 story restaurant where we had our Mugan Life regroup meeting dinner.
A Rare Breed!
The beautiful ladies in their Kimono's.
Where we live in Kobe.
Our Apartment & our Street.
Kobe Anidithi & Chieko (Jack's wife)
New Friends that live in our building (our wonderful helpers)
Jack
The very famous Jack!!
Ryoko & Masa
The dog is in the car!
Umbrella Stand!
Lock them up so they cant get away!
Kobe Mountains
View from our front door!
Crown Plaza Shopping Centre Kobe
Our shops - The big one not the little brown one!
KOBE Crown Plaza
Our local shops!!!!
Brian & Mountains Kobe.
Just near our place!
Kobe Park
This building is right near where we live!
kobe opposite the park
Water way that they have made pretty by adding sculpture and fountains!
Kobe - supermarket
Check out the electronic price tags!
The singing Robot
Our washing machine and dryer- all in one!!!
Plastic Food!
This stuff looks real! Tastes like crap!
Yep! Plastic!!!
At least they won't melt!
OSAKA Where are we?
Miyuki,Makiko & Brian
Osaka
Pretty lady in a Kimono
Kobe
Building with windmill.
Kobe.
When in Rome?
Kobe
Another fancy building!
Osaka
Baby Pizza Hut with Scooters!!!
Train communication
No talking aloud on trains only sms!
About Me
- Brian Martin Music
- Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
- With 20 years of experience in voice and music, Brian has spent much of his musical career teaching, including lecturing at various universities and developing courses such as the Harmony Vocal Coaching Course, Music Facilitator Training and many more. He continues to conduct numerous choirs and workshops, touring nationally and internationally, as a musician and a facilitator. He and his wife, Noeline, are presently living in Japan conducting numorous workshops and choirs as well as creating a 'Brian Martin Music' franchise there to spread 'The Joy of Singing' around the world.
I am playing with fancying up my photos and wanted my mum to see this!3 Generations!
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