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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 11:36 pm
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Originally Posted by abmj-jr
The Kouhaku is actually done live in front of an audience, so I guess you could call that a "live concert." I think it is by invitation and pretty expensive. I don't think a foreign tourist would have a chance in h*** of getting tickets. Better to just stay in and watch it on TV.

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And if you can do this whilst sitting at a Kotatsu and eating mikan, drinking sencha and slurping toshi-koshi noodles you've nailed it.

Extra bonus points for aquiring a sequined kimono from Asakusa and singing along to the Matsuken Samba section.
All together now:

"Atsui, atsui, atsui, atsui

Esuperanza

Ore, ore, o-oo-ree,

Matsuken Samba...."
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