A Japanese flea market went a little too far promoting the retractable swords one of their vendors was selling when they created a seppuku contest to be held at the market. The contest was to be held in the city of Matsue, backdropped by the historic Matsue Castle.
Perhaps against my better judgement, I participated in (part of) today's three-hour class out of curiosity, quickly learning that this so-called ancient mascot training is more like ballet lessons mee...