Shochu, another ‘sake’

Sake isn’t the only one drink ala Japan. There’s Shochu, a kind of rink which have richer taste than sake. Shochu still be the most popular drink category in Japan. In last 2003, shochu can ‘beat’ sake and became the top as the most favoriute drink. Shochu’s taste was have many variations, like fruits, beans, sugar cane, and sweet potato. And there’s high-quality-wine-tasted shochu. Alcohol degree in shochu maximum 45%, minimum 0%.

According to history, shochu came from China. Firstly come to Japan by Ryukyu island (now Okinawa prefecture). From Okinawa, spread to Amami Ooshima island and then to Kagoshima. From this, the technique in making shochu spread to all Japan.

Now, shochu have its own name according to the area where it was produced.

1. Awamori, came from Okinawa. Main material is rice

1. Grain shochu, came from north west of Kyushu, already produced since 16^th centuries. Main material is beans
2. Imo shochu, came from Kagoshima prefecture, already produced since 17^th centuries. Main material is sweet potato
3. Mugi shochu, came from Nagasaki since 19^th centuries. Main material is barley
   

1. Imo shochu from Izu island, made from sweet potato
2. Kokutou shochu from Amami Ooshima, made from sugar cane.

Beside those 6 kinds of shochu, there are Soba shochu, kasutori shochu, and another shochu mdae from corn, sesame, orange, or carrot.

Kasutori shochu

Japanese Lesson ; Family

Ok…in this session I’ll give you some vocabularies in Japanese family. Beside, I’ll also explain them as possible as I can ^.^

1. Chichi

Means ‘my father’. But if you wanna say ‘your father’, you should say ‘otousan’. And then, in calling your dad, you should say ‘otousan’ too. Because it will be sooooo weird if you call your dad with ‘chichi’. =D

Before World War II, father looked like very cruel, everybody must obedient to him, and he dominated the house. No body dared to argue him. Can you imagined that?

I’ve tried to imagine cruel face, big body, wrinkle in forehead, and no smile. But my imagine turned into something funny…Hahahha..

But after World War II and modernization came into Japan, because of American films, father’s function not as ‘cruel owner’ anymore, but turn into kid’s friend.

2. Haha

Means ‘my mother’. As description above, it just used to say ‘my mother’. If you wanna say ‘your mom’, you should say ‘okaasan’. It also used to call your own mom.

Mom in past time, long ago, was someone who must work very hard at home, and the husband wouldn’t wanted to help, that was the opinion which was dominated in that time. But now, mom can be career woman and the husband – now a day – want to help his wife.

3. Oneesan

Means ‘older sister’. You could change it with ‘oneechan’, either. It’s okay without ‘o’ (only neesan / neechan). But, another person’s older sister or someone older than you and you already close to her, you could say with ‘oneesan’ or ‘oneechan’. You could say it with including her name too, like “sakura neechan’.

Older sister – at home – was the second mother. She also help mom in cleaning house, cooking, take care of her younger sister/brother, etc.

4. Oniisan

Means ‘older brother’. The description same as above.

Older brother was the second father at home. He also help his father and have high responsibility in working. Maybe he knows he will be the next father in his own family ^^

5. Imouto

Means ‘younger sister’. You could add ‘san’ behind ‘imouto’ to say another person’s younger sister. But I’m sorry I don’t have much information about this. v_v

6. Otouto

Means ‘younger brother’. The explanation same as above. In many dorama or manga, otouto looks very close to his older brother. But I don’t know clearly.

7. Ojiisan

Means ‘grandfather’. Today, big part of Japanese people were old and become less of new generation. This problem is the biggest problem for Japan government.

After modernization, Japanese grandfather become ‘babysitter’ for their grandchild.

8. Obaasan

Means ‘grandmother’. Grandmother today also become babysitter for their grandchild.

9. Ojisan

Means ‘uncle’. Japanese also used this word to greet someone strange, for example, if you ask someone about how to get to building where your friend marriage party is, you should greet him with ‘ojiisan’.

10. Obaasan

Means ‘aunt’. This word also used to greet someone strange.

How to remember ojiisan-ojisan and obaasan-obasan easily??

I give you a simple advice. I bet you’ll get it.

Ojiisan and obaasan means granpa and grandma, they already have long age. Ojiisan and obaasan was voiced long in ‘i‘ and ‘a’. Because they have long age, so greeting words for them must long too ^^

The opposite occur in remembering ojisan-obasan

11. Akachan

Means ‘baby’. Aka means red, chan just addition. Why ‘baby’ in Japanese word using ‘red’? Because when the baby comes out from mother’s stomach, he/she come with blood and blood was red. ^^

For twins, it used “futago”.

If the kid ‘s age between 0-7 years old, the parents must spoiled the kid, because in Japanese belief, in that age, kids still God’s messenger. Because of it, everybody must not make a kids crying, sad, or something else. But must make kids happy.

12. Mago

Means ‘grandchild’. They often taken care by their grandfather or grandmother.

These are some of Japanese vocabulary in family side.

I’ll give you another vocabularies next… =)
hope it has advantages for you….

Arashi’s Girl type

I got this news from a site, but I forget what site it is. But I just publish it here,,because I was arashi’s fan too ^^

Sakurai Sho



My favorite type is a girl who doesn't make me take care of her. In other words, I like a girl whom I feel I can talk with easily....or a girl who doesn't mind even if we don't have a talk for a long time. It must be a natural situation in which we both don't need to take care of each other. Therefore, I want to begin to make friends with her, and then date her after we get to know each other enough. When I have a girl friend, I don't feel like showing off toward her. I prefer to communicate with her in the same way as I do with my male friends, and if she gets to like me in such a process, that would be best. I want her to communicate with me like that, too. When falling in love with someone, we tend to pay much attention to it. It must be natural for us, but I want to maintain a sense of distance between me and my girl friend and have my own private time without her. In my case, I don't agree to the ideas something like, "because I'm a man, I should take a leadership when being with a girl friend" or "men should protect women." I want to be equal to my girl friend. But I also want to be a man who can protect my girl when it's necessary. In addition, there should be some rules between men and women, at least. As for girls, I hate those who are sitting on the ground outside. It looks too rude. On the train, too, there are many girls who are ill-mannered, and I get disappointed at such girls all the time. (laugh) Saying "I love you" to girls? I can't do it! I think I tend to become cool and blunt. Saying "I love you" is just embarrassing for me (laugh). Because I've been in boy's school, I may be prejudiced toward Valentine Day, like "What the heck is that???"(laugh) Since Valentine Day is mainly just for girls, I prefer to put more emphasis on my girl friend's birthday. I want to balance between my work and family in the future. Also, I want to be a person who has got a unique sense.

Matsumoto Jun



I often talk about love with my friends. Even if we already know that we don't have own girlfriends, we ask each other like, "Did you get your girl friend?" and look forward to hearing the answer like, "Not yet!" But I'll get upset when there is someone who answers "Yes, I've got it!" (laugh) I used to be just romantic toward love. My favorite type is a girl who is pure and gentle. In addition, I want her to have different characters and a different sense of values. When I'm in trouble and ask her for some advice, if she's got the same ideas as I do we both will not be able to see anything in a wide range. If she can think in a different way from I do, she may give me better advice. Of course, we may also have a crush each other because of it though. (laugh) There are many events, such as Valentine's Day and Xmas and they should be enjoyable for those who have own partners, but terrible for those who don't have. On last year's Eve, I was off from work, but didn't have my partner to stay with so I was totally lost. (laugh) As for Valentine, I would follow my partner's plan, anyway. I usually decide anything by myself but my girl friend may not make her honest feelings clear, right? It must depend on her character, but the best way for us is being honest toward each other depending on the situations, I think. In the future, I want to accomplish my own work, and obtain skills to judge various type of things. Also, I want to be a person who can understand others' feelings quickly. When I take interviews for magazines, I just have to tell them what I already know, but it's not that easy to work for dramas or something like that. We have to act for what we don't know. It means that we have to think about "What would my character be feeling in this situation???" so it's tough

Ohno Satoshi



There are lots of handsome guys in the world, such as those who are chosen as 'best' something. But I don't want it. It may be good for being called "handsome" in general, but a man I really feel handsome or cool must be able to take care of even tiny matters. Therefore, I'm now trying best for becoming such a man. When it comes to my work, I want to be talented for various fields like acting, singing and dancing. It would be best that I could be satisfied with every single work, but I guess it will never happen in the future. I've never been satisfied with my own work so far. But not being able to be satisfied with it should positively affect me. We can grow up in the process of pursuing something, right? Besides, simply I want to be a good daddy. (laugh) My favorite type is a girl with beautiful eyes. Now, there are some girls called "ganguro" with terrible make-ups, but I want to say "just being natural must be way better" to them (laugh). How do I change when falling in love with someone? If it's one-sided love, I will get crazy about her day by day and then tells her "I love you" honestly in the end. If she rejects me....I'll feel just "Oops" and then it'll be over. (laugh) If we've been dating for 6 months? Am I too picky? (laugh) Hm...I won't quarrel with her at all. Probably, we'll stay home together listening to music or chatting because I don't like going out. Therefore, I want my girl friend to be, more or less, on the same wave length as me. I don't like horsing around so much about Valentine's Day or Xmas. Instead, I prefer to give her a present on the normal days, and it must make her more happy. I like that.

Ninomiya Kazunari



My favorite type is a girl with beautiful hands. I see her hands at first when I meet a girl. If she's got slim, long fingers, I will be just gazing at her hands for sure (laugh). When I feel she's got "beautiful hands" then I turn my gaze on her face, and may think, "Oops, her hands don't tell how she looks like..." (laugh) But we never know what kind of person he/she is until we talk with him/her so only the appearance is not enough in terms of talking my "ideal" girlfriend. My ideal girlfriend in the real sense of meaning is one who has the same sense of values as me. What is important is that we can feel the same way towards anything, like laughing, crying, irritating, pleasing together. Even when being together and having no talk at all, we want to stay natural, not minding it at all. When I don't feel like talking, I don't want her to ask me like, "What was your day today?" Therefore, I'm not going to do what she feels annoying.....it means that my girlfriend should be one who is really similar to myself (laugh). Say...when I'm depressed, I want her to just let me alone without caring about me. I think that we can understand more or less what kind of person he/she is at first impression. Then, if we feel our sense of values are the same while talking, we'll have a good relationship each other. In addition, it'll be best if she is gentle. My own sense of love....I think I'll get cooled down when I fall in love with someone (laugh). (matsujun sitting next to nino is opposing to this saying "No no, you'll think about nothing except for your girlfriend! (laugh)") No no, I prefer to enjoy one-sided love. Even though we are in love, we can't be together....I like such situations (laugh). I want to be a father who can see things at the same level as my kids done. I want to let my kids have various experiences so that they can have more options in their lives. In addition....for example, if I can work with the future Juniors at the age of 30 or so (laugh), I don't want to be like the one saying "In my Jr's days..." instead I want to become a senior who can understand what those younger generations feel/think.

Aiba Masaki



My favorite type of girls? ....none especially. All the girls with whom I fell in love so far have nothing in common. I don't know which parts of them really attract me. Because I don't believe love at first sight, I don't have any special feelings toward girls even if I feel they are cute. I fall in love with someone after I really communicate with her. After I leave her, I feel like talking with her again, and may find that I'm in love with her then (laugh). I don't want to be necking with my girlfriend in public because our relationship will last longer if we keep some sort of distance between us, you know. We do what we like to do freely, have our own time... it'll be best if we can have respect for each other like that. When I get my driver's license in the future, I may have a date with my girlfriend by driving, but to be honest I don't want to go to so-called date spots where so many couples get together. Those places just make me tired. When I was in elementary school, girls brought lots of chocolates on Valentine's Day. I once got two chocolates from the same girl (laugh). But I can't understand why we have to say, "I love you" because it's Valentine's Day. This may be because I'm a man though (laugh). Today, it's said that boys are weaklings, but I think girls are too strong. In my family, I can see that (laugh). But this may make the relationship between men and women smooth, I guess. I want to be a man who has strong spirits. In this world, there should be some people who have mature ideas even at my age. On the other hand, there may be adults who still have innocence. Either type is attractive for me. I want to be a cool person in the future with having good experiences.

New Year Culture in Japan

In Japanese, New Year called Shougatsu. According to Japanese belief, new year tradition must be celebrated as a symbol of spirit and new luck. This habit already does since past time. These are some of their habit to celebrate new year :

Cleaning whole of house and display decoration

Cleaning whole of house totally before new yeat called susuharai. After it, they display 3 kodamatsu (sharp bamboo decoration), and matsukasari (decoration made from casuarina tree), usually hanged in front of front door. Another decoration named shimenawa – look like little sumo rope, shimezakari – usually hanged in private car as a symbol to celebrate new year and hope for good luck.

Send New Year Card

Nengajou (send new year card) via post become a permanent culture in Japanese citizens. Even in super modern country – simply send happy new year via internet or handphone), but they still post cards. Because of there are so much people send their cards, made postman super busy. To help them in their work, they employ arubaito worker (half-time worker) in order to make people satisfied with their work.

Japan new year card

Hatsuuri (Sale)

Hatsuuri or special sale in new year become something that have been waiting for, with unbelievable discount. There are “lucky bags” or fukubukuro. People can choose and buy those bags very cheap. Interesting point is, inside those bags, there are variation things. If the buyer lucky, he/she can get very expensive things! This event usually held in second day of new year.

Eat

With their closest people, Japanese get eat and drink and forget every bad luck in last year. According to their myth, if you eat soba in new year, you’ll have good luck, better than last year.

Game

New year in Japan identical with traditional game, like karuta or card game special new year. There is also hanetsuki, a game like badminton, using wood as racket and shuttlecock. Another game is takoage (written and colorful kite), koma or spin, and sugoroku or snake and ladder.

hanetsuki rackets

Present

For kids, beside game, they also waiting for oseibo or purezento or present from their family. The present are things or otoshidama (pocket money). This money usually put in an unique wallet / pocket.

Religious Ceremony

Japanese frequently do their religious ritual in new year. There is joyanokane, that is new year bell rings for 108 times. And then, hatsumairi, that is go to Shinto temple for choumeiri or pray for good luck in future. Another ceremony is, koizome, that is write calligraphy with brush (write good luck and another hope). There are also engimono and omamori, that is sold paper in front of the temple.

Bamboo decoration

Family

Even they were very busy in new year, Japanese have keep their one tradition in celebrate new year, that is have sleep tight or neshougatsu. The advantage is to have hatsuyume (first nice dream in New Year) which is as a symbol of luck. Another family agenda is in the first day in office, called hatsuni. There are also nanakusagayu (drink 7 herbal drink in January 7^th), Kagamibiraki (open big mochi / kagamimochi ceremony) in January 11^th, azukigayu (drink red bean water for health) in January 15^th, and so many other traditions until setsubun (end od new year festival / ceremony) and also as symbol of the beginning of spring in February.

In the end of December, Japanese usually say “yoi o toshi o”, means “wish next year become good year”, and in January 1^st, they will say “Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu”, means “happy new year”.

Seijin Shiki, Japanese ‘adult to be’ ceremony

For Japanese, January 15^th is the day when seijin shiki will held every year. Seijin shiki is one of important moment in Japanese life. Japan’s rule said, someone become adult in law if already 20 years old. If already reach 20 years old, someone free to use their politics rights (touhyouken), free to be choose (senkyoken), free to be council member (saibanin), free to have own use (zaisanken), can adopt child (youshinken), free from parents control, free to get marry, free to smoking and drink alcohol (kitsuen, inshu), free to get drive license, and free to sign trade contract. Before you get in seijin shiki, those free things can’t being got.

This tradition already held since old age. Boys did Genbuku tradition, beside girls did Mogi tradition. This tradition always held until today as government’s care for their new generations. As an adult, now they have many new free things and responsibility to their country.

Boys and girls entering the hall

Seinen-sai ceremony (young generation ceremony) was held in November 22^nd 1946 in Warabi city, Kitaadachi district, Saitama Prefecture, by local young generation leader named Takahashi Shojiro. This ceremony was the beginning of seijin shiki today. In beginning, this ceremony held to give hope of bright future for Japanese young generation which is lost their spirit and ambition because of World War II, with a philosophy that is to build great country, so every single person must grow in mentally and physically.

In 1948, Japan’s government took Seinen-sai ceremony as a lesson and decided January 15^th next year (1949) as Seijin no hi (‘adult to be’ day).

In seijin shiki, not only citizens who busy In preparing the event, but also Japan’s government.

a girl with furisode, boys with hakama and coat

Seijin shiki also become news in whole Japan in that day. In seijin shiki, there are speech from local government, getting souvenir, foods, and take a picture together with local official. Near January 15^th, local and Japan’s government invite all citizens who already 20 years old to come to where ceremony will be held, like hotel ballroom, meeting building, etc.

In January 15^th, girls and boys come to the ceremony place with tidy look. The girls wear Furisode (formal kimono for girls) with make-up and hair-do.

Girls wearing red furisode

The boys wear Hakama or formal coat.

Because in January still winter, the girls usually wear winter kimono and adding white fur in their shoulder as heater. Usually they use bright color kimono. To look modern, they give modifications in their costume without hiding traditional side.

Ninja

Ninja means people who hiding or people who avoid something silently. Ninja was existed for 250 years, between Edo Age until Meiji Age. They appeared in 12^th centuries when there were wars in every city in Japan.

In Edo Age, under Shogun Tokugawa government, ninja had very active and important part like spy, propaganda, camouflage. All of them were ninja’s abilities.

According to history, ninja – in working on their mission - very loyal to their leader. Ninja willing to die for their leader’s life and willing to die in working on their mission, called seppuku.

Ninja was the most professional spy. Between Edo to Meiji Age, there were some ninjas who became spy in temple and samurai.

In feudal government, they duties were to gather information, as Kancho (spy agent), to gather foods and weapon from enemy, and had very important part in night attack.

In that time, there were ninja’s schools, that is training centre for ninja candidates. The most famous schools were Koga and Iga. Those schools were in Midpoint, between Owari area and Nikawa Area (Now Aichi and Kyoto prefecture).

Ninja’s existence developed and spread, and then, Magari no jin happened, that is Magari war in old city named Shiga. It was conflict between Ashikaga Yoshinao – 9^th shogun on Shogun Kamakura – with Sasaki Rokkaku, that is governor of south Shiga. The conflict held for 3 years until Ashikaga Yoshinao died.

Since Sasaki family didn’t want to guide a tour to Omi Area (Shiga), Oda Nobunaga – when he tried to made Japan united – destroyed all Sasaki family in an operation named Tensho-Iga no Ran (Ninja killing). In 1581, Sasaki family already destroyed because Koga Ninja didn’t help them. This situation was used by Tokugawa Ieyasu to employed ninjas and use their abilities to open a conflict or made propaganda.

Ninja collapsed because of there were so much Ninjas which specialist in using fire weapon in Shogun Tokugawa Era, and they wanted to get the top in government and made a war between ninjas. So that, Ninja in Shogun Tokugawa Era became collapse and lost their new generation.

Because of Ninjas main duty was to gather intelligent data, they must used ‘uneasy to saw’ cloth. Usually they used brown in front and black or grey in back.

Their mantel had many pockets to hide their katana (sword), and keep thin tools like Shikoro (small sword with two head) and San shaku tenugui (3 feet towel).

These are some of ninjas tools :

Geta (shoes made from wood)

Mizugumo (Water spider)

Shinobi Gatana (Ninja’s sword)

Shuriken (throw knife)

Every tools that ninja use was united from many style, used to prevention in war.

GoThic LoliTa

Gothic Lolita is one of Lolita style, inspirited from gothic musician. In 2000s era, there was Gothic Lolita fever in Japan. Even this style already appeared since 1998, yet appear in Japan mode market in 2001. Two years later, Gothic Lolita style reached the top, especially in Tokyo. One of popularized this style was chief and guitarist of Mana Band, Malize Mizer or Marisu Miseru. While showed in stage, she often use balloon costume, dense hair, and dark make-up. She also popularize Elegant Gothic Lolita and Elegant Gothic Aristocrat, in order to introduced her fashion label named Moi-meme-moite. This trend also popularized with Kana singer with Gothololi. Another one is Mitzukazu Mihara.

To be Gothic Lolita is not difficult. Main costume must black and white, with ribbon accessories or round square lace.

Especially in Elegant Gothic Lolita and Gothic Lolita for short, focus in ‘look difficult’ costume, glamour, even look like a doll or rock musician. Gothic Lolita identical with collar blouse ala Peter Pan and cuffed arm. Interesting point is, sometime the teenagers mix and match their main costume of Gothic Lolita (black and white) with extreme color like red, pastel pink, or pastel blue.

They use long white socks or stocking or another color, with big and high heels shoes ala Mary Jane. For head, usually their hairs were black or blonde like doll hair, and also small hat which tied in chin as accessories.

For make up is so simple. Just use powder and little red lipstick, sharp eyelash and use eyeliner, and then, face become fresh and younger.

Gothic Lolita not only popular in Japan, but also in UK, USA, France, and Australia. Gothic Lolita also inspirited some anime and manga story like ‘Paradise Kiss’, ‘Sister Princess’, etc.

Shinkansen

Shinkansen was the king of Japan’s transportation. With very high speed, reached 240-300 km/hour, shinkansen become the number one rival of air transportation. Shinkansen station were in centre of the city, make it reachable and practice. Today, there were 7 railway of Shinkansen in Japan, those are Tokaido Shinkansen (to Osaka), Sanyou Shinkansen (to Hiroshima, Hakata), Tohoku Shinkansen (to Sendai, Morioka), Joetsu Shinkansen (to Niigata), Yamagata Shinkansen (to Yamagata), Akita Shinkansen (to Akita), and Nagano Shinkansen (to Nagano).

The first railway was Tokaido Shinkansen, from Tokyo to Osaka. Both of it were the most higher growth city until today.

Shinkansen was developed by JR (Japan Railway) to serve people needs, that is faster and more practice transportation from Tokyo to Osaka. But, because of geography condition, especially mountainous way between Tokyo and Osaka, and population density make some problems in Shinkansen development, like how to stop in emergency, in order to not make a noise, and in order to make passenger safe and comfort.

The first Shinkansen development step was in motor technology and body design. To improve Shinkansen safety, shinkansen railway was made with wide 1435 mm – wider than original railway – and straight. In maximal speed, Shinkansen can’t stop in emergency. For example, in 200 km/hour speed, distance need until breaking distance was 2.5 km, while Tokaido Line – original train – need 600 m. This problem made JR engineer must work harder to made better break.And then, there was a bright idea, that is made the railway system free obstruction and made breaking system with using motor twist movement. That’s why Shinkansen railway made in highway system and tall fence.

Shinkansen development started with Shinkansen 0 series named “Hikari”. And then, Shinkanse 100 series Hikari, 300 series Nozomi, 400 series Tsubasa, 500 series Nozomi, E1 series Max, E2 series Asama, E3 series Komachi, etc were born. These shinkansen adapted with geography condition in its operation area. For example, in Tohoku area that is also snowy in winter and many bends in road, so that the railway made in order to make snow doesn’t stack, and there is ‘snow broom’ in front of the shinkansen.

Beside Japan, EuropeJapan, because in Europe, there are many unused land and few mountain. countries also active in developing fastest train, like TGV (Train a Grande Vitesse) in France and ICE (Inter-City Express) on German. Development fastest train in Europe easier than in

Manga and Anime

Manga is a terminology for japan’s comic. A word “Manga” used first by an artist named Hokusai that means “human picture to tell something”. Manga is one of popular Japan culture that is very dynamic and already 2 centuries. Manga including caricature, anime, and comic.

Manga divided into two kinds, those are shounen and shoujo. Shounen is boys comic. Like ‘Dragon ball’, which is included in action category. Shoujo is girls comic, like “gals” which is easier to understand and soft.

According to the reader, manga divided into :

Kodomo (for kids), josei or redikomi (for woman), seinen (for man), shoujo (for girls), and shounen (for boys).

Zettai Kareshi (Absolute Boyfriend) manga

Nowadays, manga was very famous in all over the world. Even ever blocked by World War II, but manga always exist, until now on. Everyone in the world know about manga or comic.

People who really addicted to manga called “otaku”. To express their inspiration, there is a show for otaku, named “cosplay”, or costume play. In this show, people wearing anime or comic characters costume, as total as they can, as resemble as the original character, so that it looks like comic or anime character appear in our real world. Not only in cosplay event, wearing anime or comic character clothes already shown in Harajuku style.

Metantei Conan (Detective Conan) Anime

Because of the famous of anime and manga, Japan’s government prepare their young with built Department of Animation from Graduate School of Film, and New Media Tokyo University of The Arts. Presented of this department of animation become an affective step to defend anime and manga in future, with 2 years study with 3 curriculums and direct their young to work in anime and manga production, like 3 dimension, 2 dimension, [project planning, and story writing. The teachers are from anime and manga industry or anime award winner like Yamamoji Koji, Atama Yama, etc.