Japanese Crystal Ball Performer (Contact Juggling)
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Uploaded by rotseken on Apr 13, 2009
This guy was hanging out in Yoyogi park in Harajuku, Tokyo, on a Sunday afternoon. He has clearly practiced a lot! I loved the music he played during his performance. My friends and I were completely mesmerized. He has a very expressive face too, with a charming smile... it really sells the show in the end. Made me feel like a little kid.
UPDATE: This video has been up for nearly a year now and I have some information that some of my viewers will appreciate. First, the juggler's name is Okotanpe - and yes he's amazing - one of my favorite memories of Japan! Second, the song that he uses in his final act is called ソレイユ (soreiyu, spelled using katakana, meaning sun, is the Japanese pronunciation of the French word "soleil", also meaning sun). It is sung by Yoshie Nakano 中納良恵. Here's a link to the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H6JQIEAw-Y
The beginning of the song is by UA (ううあ) and it comes from an old Japanese folk song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGFFYBMqdg0
Here are the traditional lyrics:
http://www.cameraslens.com/fatalframewiki/index.php5?title=Hiraita%2C_Hiraita
I don't know exactly what size ball Okotanpe uses in this video (other users have suggested that it is 95mm - 100mm), but you're welcome to ask him. Here's his youtube page:
http://www.youtube.com/user/okotanpe
Also, here's his official webpage:
http://okotanpe.com
Here's where you can buy a crystal ball pouch like Pakkun:
http://welovegreen.ocnk.net/product-list/20
If you're interested in contact juggling, check out this online community:
http://www.contactjuggling.org
Hope this info helps! Keep asking if you're confused about anything! :)
A special thank you to: chermanzoo20, Atroskelis, KaySan666/Braskass, TimRavec, GorthanD, pedrofrq and Logitrick for helping me tag this video in Spanish, Romanian, German, French, Italian, Portuguese and Danish!
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The guy knows how to handle his balls.
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What an awesome dude.
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Asians and their fucking superpowers!
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@Blame125 You racist piece of shit
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Difficulty level: Asian
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The most magical useless talent
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fannypackgrandpa at 2:05 is not impressed.
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It looks so fake and compuuter-made, even though I really knows it so freaking real!
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I was drinking water when I read your comment and water came down my nose...wasn't expecting that LOL. good one
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Came here because of napoleon dynamite
tomkher 1 week ago 35
he makes it look so easy
strah0z 3 weeks ago 20