Television!

One more lifestyle piece. One thing that I've had a really difficult time acclimating to in Japan is television. This sounds silly, because television is something that you don't think you really have any opinions on, but Japanese television is in a class of it's own. In America we've all heard about the infamous Japanese game shows that are as a completely absurd and I've noticed that that enthusiastic over-the-topness does seem to spill over in to all of their TV programs. Everything is very exciting and eye catching, even the news!

Let me just let the pictures do the talking. Here is just a small selection of the ever entertaining variety of programs you might happen upon when you switch on the TV.

Little kiddos singing songs and eating lunch...and just sort of being adorable!

Program where groups of people tried to act out scenes from manga books.
Not easy to categorize, but definitely entertaining!

Televised sumo competition. Rawr!

British TV program dubbed in Japanese.
I got wee bit excited when I saw Jamie Oliver on me telly!

Just two of the very exciting sketches on a morning kid's TV program.

A lifestyle program that is teaching Spanish to a Japanese audience.