Rajio Taiso - Radio Calisthenics

Rajio Taiso was started in 1928 by the Japan Post and NHK Radio. Today it is routinely performed on construction sites and at 3:00 in many offices. This video is the typical morning calesthenics sponsored by local senior citizens in my area. The video was taken in the park in front of our building. That's my son at the end.

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• exercise
• calesthenics
• gymnastics
• japan

[Wild4Wilde]

Oh this is so awesome! I used to do rajio taiso when I was in studying Japanese culture, and silly as it is, I actually miss it a little! You don't happen to know how or where to get a recording of the full program? I've been trying to explain it to friends and family for years (really) but without the music it is really quite difficult!

[GaijinMike]

Go to my website at gaijin-in-japan. you can download the song. Cheers. Glad you all like the video.

[Aguaatlantis]

im having trouble finding where to find the song for the exercise in that website...can you tell me?

[GaijinMike]

You need to search for the post rjio taiso on the site. The song is under the video I think.

[funfunsmartguy]

Those cicadas provide great accompaniment :-P

[blueskymika]

Natsu-kashiiiiiiii!! (sorry for the pun!)

[kingchideau876]

Wow i am such a gaijin, i thought the cicadas in the background were static noise for a few seconds.

[DopeIndustries]

Lol this is awesome

[etNOfonehome]

Hah, and everybody used to laugh at use nihongo students when we did the rajio taiso. if only they knew everybody does it in japan xD

[CullenVampir]

That's so cool!

My class (I live in Germany) did this last week in the sports lesson, because our exchange pupil showed it to us. She's from Japan^^

But the part when you've to go back with your back it always snaps :P

[likebroccoli]

I finally found this!!!! It's the exact exercise session from the movie Omohide Poro Poro!...or do they all sound like this? Anyway, so cute. :O

[TiramisuHappy]

For those who know what I'm talking about, I used to ONLY go to the first and last days of "natsu-yasumi rajio taiso" (during the summer vacation.)

Why? Because that's when they give out little treats/snacks at the end of exercises. Kouhee gyunyu (coffee flavored milk), cookies, doughnuts and other kinds of pastry... Yum!

Other days?

Yep, I slept in! ; P

[chipenelope08]

we'll do this every time we have a japanese class...

[TrishO321]

Just saw and heard this at a Buddhist conference in Florida and love it! I'm trying to get a copy of the video and audio so I can do this at home.

[Uhajo]

hum do you work in japan?

I am french and want to go live in japan.. if you have some tips^^'