that could do with some of these,
Gomi Hiroi Samurai, “trash collecting samurai”, are members of a street performance group who walk the streets of Japan
collecting trash with their katanas and trusty garbage grabbers, these
modern-day samurai are part of “Issei Ichidai Jidaigumi”, a performance
group that originated in Kyoto but has since opened branches in other Japanese
cities as well,
they sport a very similar look to the samurai of old, but often spice up their appearance with stylish hats, and modern footwear, they are known for performing samurai-inspired songs, dances, and sword shows at various public events, but in the last few years, the Tokyo branch of the Jidaigumi has been making national news headlines for their theatrical trash-cleaning endeavors,they basically turn collecting street garbage into a performance worth buying tickets to, and the performance is not just mime, as they dispose of a piece of trash, they shout menacing phrases like “Who has done this?” or “Punish those with no morals!”,
they are completely harmless, in fact one of their mottos is “hate the crime, not the person who has committed it”, but the over-dramatization is a huge part of their performance, they scour the streets dressed in period clothes and wielding katanas and garbage tongs, with traditional garbage baskets strapped to their backs, as you can imagine, the Issei Ichidai Jidaigumi samurai are a big hit with passers-by, many of which stop to take photos of them and record their theatrical battles against street trash, so if you’re ever in Tokyo and happen to see a group of cool looking samurai wielding garbage picking tools and yelling threats, don’t run for your life, just sit back and enjoy the show,
it’s not something you get to see every day, but there are a few countries with huge litter problems I would like to see them open branches in, of course this would never happen in Great Britain, they would be arrested on the spot for having an offensive weapon!
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