This guy was hanging out in Yoyogi park in Harajuku, Tokyo, on a Sunday afternoon. He has clearly practiced a lot! I loved the music he played during his performance. My friends and I were completely mesmerized. He has a very expressive face too, with a charming smile… it really sells the show in the end. Made me feel like a little kid.

UPDATE: This video has been up for nearly a year now and I have some information that some of my viewers will appreciate. First, the juggler’s name is Okotanpe – and yes he’s amazing – one of my favorite memories of Japan! Second, the song that he uses in his final act is called ソレイユ (soreiyu, spelled using katakana, meaning sun, is the Japanese pronunciation of the French word “soleil”, also meaning sun). It is sung by Yoshie Nakano 中納良恵. Here’s a link to the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H6JQIEAw-Y
The beginning of the song is either from an earlier track on the album or is a specially mixed version of ソレイユ and it comes from an old Japanese folk song:
http://www.cameraslens.com/fatalframewiki/index.php5?title=Hiraita%2C_Hiraita
I don’t know exactly what size ball Okotanpe uses in this video (other users have suggested that it is 95mm – 100mm), but you’re welcome to ask him. Here’s his youtube page:
http://www.youtube.com/user/okotanpe
Also, here’s his official webpage:
http://okotanpe.com
Hope this info helps! Keep asking if you’re confused about anything! :)

A special thank you to: chermanzoo20, Atroskelis, KaySan666, TimRavec and GorthanD for helping me tag this video in Spanish, Romanian, German, French and Italian!

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