This rainbow shower light show occurs on the hour daily at the Wanza Plaza, located across from the Tokyo Big Sight at Kokusai Tenjimonmae Station on the Yurikamome Monorail Line. It lasts about 8 minutes, but I wanted to capture it from start to finish.

If you find waterfalls and rainbows inspiring, then you may wish to read my article entitled Invest Your Time: 24 Drops, posted on my blog at Creative Entrepreneurs Edge. The article shows how we can benefit by changing our conventional view of time, thinking of it as flowing like a river rather than shooting past like an arrow. How you experience, value, and use your time is the key to how you create your legacy.

Meanwhile, enjoy the rainbow shower.

Clouds form and disappear in nature, yet we seldom take time to notice. This poem reads:

White clouds disappear on their own

That is, whether or not we take time to notice. It is much the same with the passage of time.

You’ve never seen two clouds look exactly the same, and it is the same for calligraphy with the brush. The same character for cloud is never written exactly the same way, which reflects the changes and flow in nature.

Nanba is the Art of Physical Finesse. Nanba Walking in Step shows a student learning how to walk side by side with me in the same rhythm and pace. It is difficult to get this by thinking or guessing when the other person will move. As you see here, by using Nanba Walk and by feeling the rhythm rather than thinking about it, the sense of harmony gets better with each try. Nanba gives you the ability to sense and blend with movement around you. It improves communication and helps you move in safely in new situations. This video on Nanba Walking is one of 6 in a series I produced during our Edo Nanba Walk event on June 21, 2009, Our Shunsokai Group meets monthly to do training in Nanba Walking, Nanba Running, Nanba Exercise, and to enjoy aspects of traditional and modern Japanese culture from a Nanba perspective.

Nanba is the Art of Physical Finesse. Nanba MANJI exercise shows one of many Nanba exercises which teaches you how to practice Nanba, or the Art of Physical Finesse, moving your body rapidly in an integrated fashion. The MANJI symbol is an ancient Buddhist symbol, and is sometimes confused with the Nazi Swastika, which is totally unrelated and actually different in appearance. The MANJI symbol shows energy moving in dynamic parallel lines, which is the basis for Nanba exercise and fundamental to many martial arts. This video on Nanba Walking is one of 6 in a series I produced during our Edo Nanba Walk event on June 21, 2009, Our Shunsokai Group meets monthly to do training in Nanba Walking, Nanba Running, Nanba Exercise, and to enjoy aspects of traditional and modern Japanese culture from a Nanba perspective.

Nanba is the Art of Physical Finesse. Nanba Walking into a Crowd shows students learning how to pass smoothly through a crowd of people walking against the current. This can be quite challenging walking in a crowded city like Tokyo, moving quickly through the crowd without colliding. It takes practice, but Nanba makes it easy! This video on Nanba Walking is one of 6 in a series I produced during our Edo Nanba Walk event on June 21, 2009, Our Shunsokai Group meets monthly to do training in Nanba Walking, Nanba Running, Nanba Exercise, and to enjoy aspects of traditional and modern Japanese culture from a Nanba perspective.

Nanba is the Art of Physical Finesse. Nanba Walking in the Rain shows students learning how Nanba Walking can be applied when two people pass at close quarters carrying umbrellas while walking in the rain. Tokyo offers many opportunities to practice this! This video on Nanba Walking is one of 6 in a series I produced during our Edo Nanba Walk event on June 21, 2009, Our Shunsokai Group meets monthly to do training in Nanba Walking, Nanba Running, Nanba Exercise, and to enjoy aspects of traditional and modern Japanese culture from a Nanba perspective.

Nanba is the Art of Physical Finesse. Nanba Passing shows students learning the art of passing smoothly at close quarters. In Edo Shigusa, this is known as Kata-hiki, or withdrawing the shoulder to make way, and in Nanba we add Kata-ire, or leading with the forward shoulder to achieve the same effect. This video on Nanba Walking is one of 6 in a series I produced during our Edo Nanba Walk event on June 21, 2009, Our Shunsokai Group meets monthly to do training in Nanba Walking, Nanba Running, Nanba Exercise, and to enjoy aspects of traditional and modern Japanese culture from a Nanba perspective.

Nanba is the Art of Physical Finesse. Nanba Walk Basic shows students learning the simple art of walking Nanba style without stiffening or twisting the body. This way of walking enables you to walk comfortably for hours without fatigue! This video on Nanba Walking is one of 6 in a series I produced during our Edo Nanba Walk event on June 21, 2009, Our Shunsokai Group meets monthly to do training in Nanba Walking, Nanba Running, Nanba Exercise, and to enjoy aspects of traditional and modern Japanese culture from a Nanba

The Taiko is a Japanese drum, and in this video Koya Sensei plays the Taiko while I improvise tap rhythms to it. Although Tap evolved with Jazz, it also fits well with other kinds of world music rhythms. I teach Nanba Tap Dance at Toho Gakuen, and we’re having fun mixing the two.