I was told, “For a mahjong player, the drawing of a tile is like the swing of a baseball player.” The fast games at Pai no Oto are not because of wickedly fast movements, but from efficient ones. Movement without putting any power into it, natural.
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Close attention is given to how to draw correctly without showing your tile to anyone by accident efficient and without wasted movement. These were the core lessons from the first day. Standing on the stairs to the dojo I heard the discrete sounds of tiles ( don don don don) followed by “Ron! 12000 points,” and an affirmative “Yes!” I walked in, introduced myself and my referral, and was given a basic explanation of some of the key rules and principles. The referral came from a friend who used to be a regular member and I immediately set out for the dojo. So all that being said, what are the games actually like? My first trip to Pai no Oto was in 2014 at the end of my study abroad in Tokyo, a week prior to the first WRC.
Knowing how to act in certain situations, being considerate of others, being aware of their consideration for you-getting better at mahjong is nothing more than a side benefit. Matches are not about winning or losing, though they do keep track, but instead the teachings there go into more important aspects than the mahjong itself. At a deeper level to find a connection between ‘Body and Soul’ and step closer to nature, as Sakurai teaches. At Pai no Oto mahjong is a training tool to not only get better at mahjong, but also build communication, trust, and respect between the other players. Though when Sakurai is not around, or for the first couple hours after he arrives, mahjong is taking place… but what they play here is quite different than most other places. Sitting around listening to Sakurai make random conversation, occasionally playing Ping-Pong, body movement drills, and some sumo wrestling and of course a variety of food for a late night dinner. How so? Well first off when Sakurai is around they’re not even playing mahjong most the time. Pai no Oto is quite different than any other place out there. Pai no Oto is officially known as a mahjong dojo, but if you were expecting another parlor like you would find anywhere else in Tokyo, or even another mahjong dojo like JPML‘s, then you would be horribly wrong. This legendary figure and teacher is not as far removed from reality as one would think, but instead occasionally visits his mahjong dojo known as Pai no Oto, The Sound of Tiles.
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He has inspired a number of movies and other popular media, written numerous books and articles, and coached a large number of high profile and highly successful figures from a variety of fields including sumo, shogi, professional wrestling, Ping-Pong, mixed martial arts, business, and more… it’s no wonder he has the reputation he has! He is a representation of the previous era, and a teacher for the new one. Sakurai Shouichi is quite literally the most famous figure in the Japanese mahjong world.
This player, still alive at the writing of this article, is Sakurai Shouichi. It is the legend of Janki (雀鬼), the Mahjong Demon. Legends tell of a mahjong player who learned the game in his early 20s, starting his career as an underground rep player a year later, and went undefeated in this harsh world for 20 years. Within those who played at a high-level, cheating was not a rarity, but a necessity. In a time before automatic tables, and hand shuffling was the norm, players fought not only with the skill of their heads, but also their hands.
Many tales are sung of the mahjong games played during the postwar era of Japan leading up to the economic bubble. This is not a parlor nor is it like the JPML Dojo or M-League Stadium.
Do not go to Pai no Oto without a personal referral from a current member and further not without considerable experience and conversational level Japanese. For a mahjong player, the drawing of a tile is like the swing of a baseball player.ĭaniel has kindly lifted the curtain on a very exclusive part of the Japanese mahjong community.
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