The first stage was called BRAIN TOWER-- a picture would be shown on the screen and the contestant would have to answer within a couple seconds. Each level was a "floor," and if a contestant was unable to answer or answered incorrectly, the team would "drop" back to the first floor of the tower, their seats shaking as they dropped (this was all green screened, so they didn't actually go anywhere). Pictures shown included a stove, walrus, flowers, and butterflies. Neither team made it to the final floor, but the celeb team was especially sad, as the first guy on their team was unable to name any of his pictures, and thus they were unable to advance to even the second level.
The second stage involved answering a question or completing a song with each team member writing a character. For instance, one question was "うさぎ is to ラビット as きつね is to _ _ _ _ _" (usagi is to rabbit as kitsune is to) with the correct answer being "フォックス" (fox). Another one was a white guy saying "church" and they had to supply the Japanese equivalent, "きょうかい" (kyoukai). This was a less exciting but still fun stage.
The third stage was a little more stressful, as the contestants had to "ride" a boat down a river. In a similar fashion as The Typing of the Dead, an enemy would slash at the contestants and a kanji would pop up on the screen. The contestant at a kana keyboard would have to type its reading. The first levels of the stage were fairly easy, but towards the end of the stage they were literally just punching in any pronunciations they could think of.
The final stage was funny, and fairly difficult. A topic would appear, and each contestant had to supply the answer in 15 seconds, or else a "bomb" would drop on their head and end the stage. The topics included "Name 5 American states whose names start with "ア" (all of the "A" states, plus Iowa and Idaho); "Name 5 Japanese prime ministers whose names have had the character "田" (Ta, or Da)"; "Here are 5 world treasures-- name the country from where they originate" (this one was especially hard, as Cambodia was one of the answers).
My description doesn't do the show justice, but trust me-- it was a cool show. I sort of wish that America had similar game shows, as this one was really fun to watch, and the contestants all seemed to have a lot of fun. There was also a lot of friendly banter between the teams and amongst the contestants, and even though I didn't understand everything that was going on, it was quite engaging.
Other than that, today was a slow day. Mom and I went grocery shopping at Ozam, Inageya, and Seiyu. She headed to the Base to run a couple errands while I took the groceries back to Obaachan's and went for a 15-minute run. Except for the alarmingly narrow streets and speedy cars, Fussa is a nice place to have a jog as there is a lot to see and a lot of people have interesting yards full of fruit trees, gardens, and sometimes small farms. Dogs also seem to be popular, so I got to see a few dog walkers with their adorable pets.
Mom was excited because she found 8-piece nigirizushi sets for very cheap, but she got mad at me when I started taking pictures of it and ripped off the price tags (although you can't actually see the prices in the pictures, but never mind that).
I'll have to find something to do this week-- it's been pretty slow since we've been at Hitoshiojichan's, and I am starting to feel slightly stir-crazy (even though for the most part I don't mind hanging around the house, watching weird TV and eating food). At least I have an internet connection, so I can stay up-to-date with the world. I ask Mom what they're saying on the news, and she really has trouble translating for me. I at least understand enough to get the general gist of the broadcasts. I wish I could understand more, though.
Sometime I'll update from the first two weeks of being here. Not a whole lot happened, though, so I've been procrastinating. I'll get around to it soon. Hopefully :3
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