"Shunputei Yoichi's Second-hand Diary" Episode 12 "Rainy Season"
by Yoichi Shumputei
The rainy season has finally arrived in Tokyo, and the humid weather is only getting worse. The season of the year that I wish would pass by quickly has arrived....
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"Shunputei Yoichi's Second-Class Diary" Episode 11: "Drug Addiction"
by Yoichi Shumputei
Last month, I lost my voice. No exaggeration, really. No sound came from my throat. About a month before that, my throat had been feeling bad due to pollen and...
"Shunputei Yoichi's Second-Class Diary" Part 10 "Spring"
by Yoichi Shumputei
The pollen is terrible. It's too bad. First of all, my nose won't stop running. So much water comes out that you realize just how much water you have in...
"Shunputei Yoichi's Second-Class Diary" Episode 9 "Location"
by Yoichi Shumputei
Recently, I have been grateful to be able to get work outside of rakugo little by little. The other day, I went on location for a TV shoot for the...
"Shunputei Yoichi's Nitume Diary" Episode 8: "Birthday"
by Yoichi Shumputei
It's hot, too hot. It seems like we just turned a new year, and already half of February is over. Just as snow finally started to fall in Tokyo, Suddenly...
"Shunputei Yoichi's Second-Class Diary" Episode 7: "New Year"
by Yoichi Shumputei
Happy New Year! I would like to say that, but it pains me to see such bad news coming so soon into the new year. We hope that people will...
"Shunputei Yoichi's Second-Class Diary" Part 6 "Year End"
by Yoichi Shumputei
Hello, Merry Christmas. I usually update on the 15th of every month, but due to a busy end-of-year schedule, I ended up being late. As you walk through the city,...
"Shunputei Yoichi's Nitsubome Diary" Episode 5: "Promotion"
by Yoichi Shumputei
On November 1st, his junior apprentice, Shunputei Ikkyu, was promoted to the futatsume rank. Finally. Normally, it takes about four years from start to reach second rank, but it took...
"Shunputei Yoichi's Second-Class Diary" Part 4: "Praying to God"
by Yoichi Shumputei
Things have not been going well lately. This cycle happens once or twice a year. Twice in the past week, I've found that all the toilet paper in public restrooms...
"Shunputei Yoichi's Second-Class Diary" Part 3: "My Niece"
by Yoichi Shumputei
I love babies. I love it more than anything. It's my favorite, taking into account all genres in the world (food, fashion, entertainment, etc.). Not in a dangerous sense at...
"Shunputei Yoichi's Second-Class Diary" Part 2 "Summer"
by Yoichi Shumputei
It's hot. We're in the middle of summer vacation and the Obon holiday. The town is overflowing with children and their ancestors. When I was in junior high school, I...
"Shunputei Yoichi's Second-class Diary" Episode 1: "Nice to meet you"
by Yoichi Shumputei
My name is Shunputei Yoichi, a Rakugo performer. It's not "Yoichi" or "Yoichi". It's "Yoichi". I have been performing at the "Ginza Tailor Rakugo Performance" held every month at The...