Kōhaku Uta Gassen, more commonly known as simply Kōhaku, is an annual music show on the New Year's Eve produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK and broadcast on both television and radio, nationally and internationally by NHK's networks and some overseas (mainly cable) broadcasters which bought the program. The show ends shortly before midnight (when NHK switches to a frenzy of "Happy New Year" greetings from around the nation).
Literally "Red and White Song Battle," the program divides the most popular music artists of the year into competing teams of red and white. The "red" team or akagumi is composed of all female artists (or groups with female vocals), while the "white" team or shirogumi is all male (or groups with male vocals). The honor of performing on Kōhaku is strictly by invitation, so only the most successful J-Pop artists and enka singers can perform. In addition to the actual music performances, the costumes, hair-styles, makeup, dancing, and lighting are also important. Even today, a performance on Kōhaku is said to be a big highlight in a singer's career because of the show's large reach.
I watched Red and White Song Battle. When I watch this TV program, I feel that this year finished it. Did you watch This TV program?
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2007年12月31日月曜日
I was surprised
I was surprised…… I got a ticket of NEWS. It is a group name of the singers. I will go to a concert for the first time on January 13th. I’m looking forward to meet NEWS. Thank you for giving a ticket of NEWS, Momoka. I put You Tube. This is NEWS’s music. This title is weeeek. Please listen it.
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New Year's Eve
Today is New Year’s Eve. 2008 begins from tomorrow. It’s just inconceivable. I retraced past 2007 and I thought this year was bad year because I have got sick. So my class attendance was irregular. I want to reflect it. Of course there is the good aspect. My vocabularies have improved this year, I think. I was so happy. So I want to study English more 2008.
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2007年12月30日日曜日
2007年12月28日金曜日
Book review2-14: British life
I read British life. British and tea interested me.
The British population (over the age of ten) drinks about 200,000,000 cups of tea a day. That is an average of nearly 1,040 cups of tea a year for each person. Tea- mostly green tea from China- came to Britain in the late 1500s, but it was only for the very rich. It became cheaper about three hundred years later, when it was planted in India and later in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). People from all classes started drinking it. But some people thought that too much tea was bad for your health. So they started putting milk in it, to make it healthier!
Afternoon tea, high tea, lunch and dinner
Afternoon tea is a small meal, not a drink. Now most ordinary British families do not have time for afternoon tea at home, but in the past it was a tradition. It became popular about a hundred and fifty years ago, when rich ladies invented their friends to their houses for an afternoon cup of tea. They started offering their visitors sandwiches and cakes too. Soon everybody was enjoying this exciting new meal. But the British working population did not have afternoon tea. They had a meal at about midday, and a meal after work, between five and seven o’clock. This meal was called ‘high tea’, or just ‘tea’. Some families in Scotland and the north of England still have ‘high tea’ and some restaurants in these areas offer it too. High tea is a big meal with a main dish – meat for fish – followed by bread and butter and cakes. You drink lots of cups of tea with tea. Today most people have a meal between 12 and 2 p.m. In the past, this meal was called ‘dinner’ in working families. But now most people call it ‘lunch’. ‘Dinner’ has become a bigger meal in the evenings.
Reading this book, I thought it is important for British to drink tea. I like tea very much, so I understood British feelings.
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postal clerk
I worked part-time today in post office at 6 hours. I was so busy because a New Year is coming soon, but I have never been this happy. I think I want to be postal clerk in the future. So I ask staffs. ‘ Tell me how to become a postal clerk?’ Staffs said ‘ it was very difficult question, however, it is important that you gain experience by practice’ I heard it and understood. I thought I wanted to become postal clerk more and more.
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yellowtail
Yellowtail has been sent to my father as the year-end present by my grandparents. Yellowtail was very, very big, so I was surprised. My mother cooked fish. We like sashimi very much. We ate as sashimi. It was very good taste.
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2007年12月27日木曜日
year-end party
Yesterday, Year-end party was held in the house of Asumi. The party started about 6:30 p.m. We ate many dishes, snacks and drink. It was very good taste. We talk about TV program, our school, part-time job and so on. We had a good time. Thank you for preparing, Asumi.
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2007年12月25日火曜日
new friend
Today, I worked part-time first day. I had none of the people whom I knew it in workplace, so I felt lonely. Then, a girl talks to me about work. I thought she was very kind. I said ‘ shall we make friends with me?’ She said ‘yes’. I was very happy. She is 21 years old, so She is old than I. We talk about hobby, family, school and so on. We made friends rapidly. So I was so happy.
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2007年12月24日月曜日
Happy Christmas
Today is Christmas Eve.
I will introduce Christmas song. I like Mariah Carey, All I want Christmas is you. I found this song in You Tube. Please, enjoy it.
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Today's dinner
Today was Christmas Eve. I thought today's dinner is absolutely Kentucky and a Christmas cake. However, it was wrong. Today’s dinner was sushi. ‘Why do we eat sushi?’ I though. Oh, I will forgive it because it was delicious and I love sushi.
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♬karaoke♬
Today, I went to karaoke with my friends. I saw my friends in high school days after a long time, so I was very happy. We sang for seven hours. I like singing. Especially, I often sing J-pop. Recently, my favorite singer in Japan is Kanjyani-8. This is a name of the group. I like their songs because it makes me cheerful and happy. We sang Christmas song, for example, ‘ Last Christmas’, ‘Happy Xmas’, ‘All I want Christmas is you’. But it was not good, so we thought we must practice more them. We had a good time to song.
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2007年12月22日土曜日
Book review-2-13: little women
I read Little women. In Japan, Little women is called Wakakusa story. This story is famous story, but I have never read it.
Little Women is a novel published in 1868 and written by American author Louisa May Alcott. The story concerns the lives and loves of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. It was based on Alcott's own experiences as a child in Boston and Concord, Massachusetts, with her three sisters, Anna, May, and Elizabeth.
The four March sisters- Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. They have problems. Their father is away in the war and they don’t have much money, but the girls have happy times too! Read this story of family love in a difficult year for the March. I thought they are massive. Especially, Meg, I thought. I think I want to become her.
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winter vacation
A winter vacation begins from tomorrow. I am very, very happy. There is the plan that I work part-time, and play with friends. Anyway, I want to have a good time at winter vacation.
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2007年12月21日金曜日
Juicy fried chicken
Yesterday, Satomi and I went to LAWSON in the Student’s Hall. We bought Juicy fried chicken. We like it very much. It is always sold for 155 yen. However, It was sold for 135 yen today. We felt having saved. It was delicious.
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learning with computers
This year, I took Writing III& IV. This class was learning with computers. We learned how to write a blog and learned about computer. On this essay, I will write about before, during and after Writing III& IV.
Before Writing III&IV
I liked using computer before Writing III&IV because I liked searching a lot of home pages and playing online game. But, I was poor at typing because I didn’t know how to touch- typing. When I was a high school student, my teacher of information taught me touch- typing. I bought a soft of touch-typing and I practiced it every day. So, the speed of my typing became fast than before. However, this is only Japanese input.
During Writing III&IV
Writing III&IV is in English, of course. This class always tests the typing each other. The test is to check how long we can type in English in five minutes. I can type quickly in Japanese but I cannot do very well that in English. My typing speed is too late. Take the average; I type 70 words. I think it different from Japanese typing and English typing. I cannot type while thinking about an English sentence. Then, My typing becomes slower and slower. Therefore, I thought only typing that I type fast recently. Speed of my typing became fast than before. I’m so happy.
I came to like reading a book through this class. I read a lot of books during Writing III&IV. At first, I didn’t like reading English books, because it is difficult for me. But recently, I like reading book. I came to go to the library three times a week. Thanks to, Writing III&IV, my vocabulary is increasing. I think that it is killing two birds with one stone.
I like writing blog posts recently. I put a lot of my favorite pictures and media. It is very pleasant that I write blog for me. I thought that blog was the first troublesome. However, I knew the pleasure of writing blog.
After Writing III&IV
Before I took writing III & IV, I don’t like writing in English. It was difficult for me to write in English. During writing III & IV, I wrote a lot of sentences in English, so I like writing and reading in English. I would like to continue my blog after writing III & IV. I also would like to continue reading English books.
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Before Writing III&IV
I liked using computer before Writing III&IV because I liked searching a lot of home pages and playing online game. But, I was poor at typing because I didn’t know how to touch- typing. When I was a high school student, my teacher of information taught me touch- typing. I bought a soft of touch-typing and I practiced it every day. So, the speed of my typing became fast than before. However, this is only Japanese input.
During Writing III&IV
Writing III&IV is in English, of course. This class always tests the typing each other. The test is to check how long we can type in English in five minutes. I can type quickly in Japanese but I cannot do very well that in English. My typing speed is too late. Take the average; I type 70 words. I think it different from Japanese typing and English typing. I cannot type while thinking about an English sentence. Then, My typing becomes slower and slower. Therefore, I thought only typing that I type fast recently. Speed of my typing became fast than before. I’m so happy.
I came to like reading a book through this class. I read a lot of books during Writing III&IV. At first, I didn’t like reading English books, because it is difficult for me. But recently, I like reading book. I came to go to the library three times a week. Thanks to, Writing III&IV, my vocabulary is increasing. I think that it is killing two birds with one stone.
I like writing blog posts recently. I put a lot of my favorite pictures and media. It is very pleasant that I write blog for me. I thought that blog was the first troublesome. However, I knew the pleasure of writing blog.
After Writing III&IV
Before I took writing III & IV, I don’t like writing in English. It was difficult for me to write in English. During writing III & IV, I wrote a lot of sentences in English, so I like writing and reading in English. I would like to continue my blog after writing III & IV. I also would like to continue reading English books.
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The holiday
I watched the holiday. This is the movie that I want to watch for a long time. But I didn't have a chance to watch during this movie's release. So, I rented this DVD from TSUTAYA. I was very excited when I finished this movie. I like this movie very much.
After three years of an on-again off-again relationship, Iris Simpkins (Kate Winslet) is still in love with Jasper Bloom (Rufus Sewell), her co-worker at The Daily Telegraph, despite his infidelity and exploitation of her feelings. However, during her company's Christmas party, Jasper announces that he is now engaged to Sarah Smith-Alcott, the woman with whom he cheated on Iris, and she is crushed.
Meanwhile, Amanda Woods, (Cameron Diaz) in Los Angeles, has just recently found out that her boyfriend, Ethan (Edward Burns), has been sleeping with his 24-year-old receptionist. She dumps him, but reveals that she is unable to cry. On a whim, Amanda decides to take a break from her hectic job and love life and rent a house somewhere far away. While surfing a house rental site, she finds Iris in Surrey, who just happens to be in the same situation as her. Rather than rent the house, Iris says that she's willing to do a home exchange, to which Amanda agrees.
I recommend this movie. If you have not watch this movie, please watch it.
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2007年12月19日水曜日
running for money
Today, I watched a TV program, ‘Jump!’ for 2 hours. I like this TV program. This program is broadcasted in Fuji TV at 10:00 of every Wednesday. This TV program has a lot of corners. Especially, I like ‘running for money’. It is tag, but it is not simple tag, because challengers get the prize money if they can succeed in escaping, but if they were arrested by hunter, they don’t get money. They can be given the prize money of 300 yen per second. It is 55 minutes in escape time.
This game is a thrill for me. I scream in excitement unintentionally. I found it on You Tube, so please watch it.
This program’s home page is here.
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a very memorable exprience
I have a very memorable experience. This summer vacation, I went to Hokkaido Northern Territories Northern Territories Osaka , Okayama , Fukui and Kyoto
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2007年12月18日火曜日
figure skating
I watched figure skating on TV. I was moved to tears by Mao Asada, she is a figure skating player in Japan. She is only 17 years old. Her performance was very beautiful and cool.
Her short program was the last place, but she came from behind, she came second. I was surprised it.
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2007年12月17日月曜日
Christmas decorations
Christmas is a week away. There are many Christmas trees and illuminations in the center of the city. It is very beautiful, I think.
There is not Christmas tree in my house, so I want very big one. Is there the Christmas tree in your house?
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2007年12月16日日曜日
Happy birthday
Today, My father's birthday. My mother and I made a feast and cake. He looked happy. 'Happy birthday, father!'
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Book review2-12: Leonardo DiCaprio
I read Leonardo DiCaprio. He is a very big movie star. His blue eyes are famous and teenage girls love his smile. I like him too. He has fans in every country, and his movies, Titanic and Romeo and Juliet, are big hits. I watched both Titanic and Romeo and Juliet. I have a DVD of Titanic. I think it very good movie. I watched American movie for the first time. I was well impressed by his performance. Reading this book, I want his to make a lot of good movies.
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new part-time job
My new part-time job is to sort the New Year's card in post office. I did the same work last year. This work is a short term, but I like working in post office because I want to be postal clerk. This job is very hard. It must repeat the same work every day, but I’m looking forward to working it.
I write a New Year's card to a close friend and relative now. I draw Mickey Mouse because it will be the Year of the Rat next year. Do you write New Year’s Card?
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I write a New Year's card to a close friend and relative now. I draw Mickey Mouse because it will be the Year of the Rat next year. Do you write New Year’s Card?
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2007年12月14日金曜日
Book review2-11: Romeo and Juliet
I read Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous love stories in the world. But it is more than a great love story. It is also about life and death, happiness and sadness, and the terrible hate between two great families.
I like Juliet’s line, 'Oh Romeo, Romeo- why are you called Romeo? It is only your name that is my enemy. You are yourself, not a Montague. What is a Montague? It isn’t hand, or a foot, or an arm, or face'. I understand that Juliet likes Romeo from these lines.
They loved each other. But there was an invisible barrier between people. The Romeo family and Juliet family was enemy. But they had made a match of it. It was secret. He left from her. He heard she was killed. But it was not true. But he didn’t know that thing. So, he was very sad. She thought if a rumor was going about that she was dead, he must be come back. She had drunk the strong sleeping pill. He saw her. He thought she was dead. So, he killed himself. She woke up him side. She saw him body. She were determined she killed herself too. They died.
I think I can't do like them. If I have a lover, maybe I can't die for my lover.
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To study Chinese
I take Chinese in class. There was a class of Chinese today. I like Chinese because I am interested in China I have a friend who lives in China. She was exchange student in my university.
I have a dream that I go to China to meet her, and I want to speak in Chinese with her. Next year, the Olympic is held in Beijing, China. I want to watch a lot of match. I am looking forward to holding The Olympic. I thought I should study more hard in Chinese.
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I have a dream that I go to China to meet her, and I want to speak in Chinese with her. Next year, the Olympic is held in Beijing, China. I want to watch a lot of match. I am looking forward to holding The Olympic. I thought I should study more hard in Chinese.
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2007年12月13日木曜日
Book review2-10: The Beatles
I read The Beatles. I like Beatles. My favorite their song is Let it be. Their song is very cool and makes all over the world people happy. I often sing their song in karaoke.
The year was 1963, and Beatlemania was only just beginning. Soon the Beatles had fans all around the world. For the rest of the 1960s their music led the way and they changed modern music forever. This book tells the story of the greatest band in the world from the early days in Liverpool to the Beatles’ music in the world today. I think they are great band all over the world.
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2007年12月12日水曜日
learning with computers
I didn’t like using computer before Writing class. Recently, I like using computer because I realize that learning with computers are very convenient for me. My typing test was too late. I want to more type faster.
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My new friend
I have a new friend who lives in
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Book review2-09: Audrey Hepburn
I read Audrey Hepburn. Audrey Hepburn was a beautiful and great actress. I have never watched her movies, but I know Roman Holiday. She was very cute and beautiful. I like her smile. I think she great actress. The world loved her, and people love her now….I think. She was born in Brussels on May 4, 1929. She liked dancing. Especially, she liked ballet dancing. I have been surprised about her. It is that she can speak 5 languages- English, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch. I was surprised. I want to watch her movies. She died, but I think that she continue shining forever.
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2007年12月10日月曜日
Book review2-08: Who wants to be a star?
I read Who wants to be a star? A main character of this book is Tina Daniels. She is a famous TV star. She is 13 years old. She can sing and dance. Everyone knows her.
Her mother is very strict her because I think her mother expects too much of her. Therefore, she is unhappy, so she wants to get away from it all, and she ‘disappears’ to the countryside to learn another way of life.
She spent in a house of the grandmother of the friend foe a week. The grandmother of the friend is Mrs. White. Mrs. White was very kind. She doesn’t know that Tina is famous star, but Mrs. White knew it with a newspaper. She called her mother.
I think Tina want to rid herself of her trouble. I understand little her feelings, but I thought it is important to have the courage that does not escape from there.
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2007年12月9日日曜日
the late TV
Introduction
I like watching TV program very, very much. It is very important for us to watching TV program because we get a lot of information and call for entertainment though TV. In Japan have many broadcasting stations now, for example, TBS, TV Asahi, Fuji TV, NHK and so on, but When a broadcast began in 1953, the broadcasting station was only NHK. After that, many broadcasting stations appeared. I will talk about history of TV and late TV.
Body
When a broadcast began in 1953, the broadcasting station was only NHK. The broadcast of the color television began in 1960. However, the broadcast of the color TV was only one hour per day. I have heard how did you think about old TV. She said, ‘ It was hard to watch the old TV with black and white, but now, TV is big and a picture is clean by a color. TV is essential for us ’ I think it, too.
The TV is changing from analog broadcast to digital broadcast now. Japanese people call chideji. The TV of my house changed digital broadcasting, too. It was very convenient and because I understand the information that I want to know in a matter of seconds. For example, If you want to know about the weather outlook for tomorrow, when you push the d button, you can know the weather outlook for tomorrow immediately. This is called data broadcasting. The analog broadcast is abolished by 2011. I think that the digital broadcast spreads greatly. In addition, people buying TV will increase.
Recently, even a cell phone can watch TV. Japanese people call wansegu. The image is very beautiful. I don’t have a cell phone with TV. I want to cell phone with TV. I think it became very convenient.
Conclusion
Anyway, The TV has evolved into a powerful worldwide information and media. Then, I think the TV evolves more and more from now on. I want to expect a cleaner image and the TV of the sound quality.
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2007年12月8日土曜日
Furisode
Today, I wore furisode, it means long-sleeved kimono. It took 3 hours to prepare makeup and wearing kimono. I finished preparations and watched a mirror. ‘eh, Who are you? ‘ I was unbelievable because I thought I became beautiful…. Everyone said ‘you are very beautiful and like a model.’ I was shy.
I will wear it January 14th, Coming of Age Day again. I look forward to meeting many friends.
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I will wear it January 14th, Coming of Age Day again. I look forward to meeting many friends.
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2007年12月4日火曜日
Chiritotechin
I like watching TV. My favorite TV program is Chiritotechin on channel NHK recently. It is a series of hearty drama. This drama is very interesting to me. A heroin of this story is Kiyomi Wada. She brought up in Fukui Prefecture who moves to Osaka in search of her soul. In Osaka, Kiyomi becomes enchanted with the traditional Japanese comic storytelling and pursues a career in comic storytelling.
I’m addicted to this TV program because I think that I look like the heroine a little. Kiyomi is naturally all thumbs. She doesn’t have a dream. She has a lot of complex. She hates herself, but she finally found a dream. It is a comic storyteller. I cannot foresee the development of story yet, but I think She will be a great comic storyteller. If you have time, watch it please.
Chiritotechin's home page is here
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2007年12月2日日曜日
2007年11月26日月曜日
Community activities
Introduction
I have lived in Kamidai, Kumamoto city for 6 years. There is Takahashi Inari Shrine near my house. It is held festival the first Horse Day of February every year. This festival’s name is called Hatsuuma.
By the way, when I was a high school student, I had learned about English conversation at Kumamoto City International Center for one year.
So, I will talk about Hatsuuma and Kumamoto City International Cent
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First of all, I will talk about Hatsuuma. Takahashi Inari Shrine is one of the most famous shrines in Japan. I always visit there on the festival’s day with my family. First, we pay homage at Oinarisan,it means one of the God of Japan. Then, we buy Hamayumi, an arrow which avoid evil spirits or jinxes. After that, we went and saw around yatais, it means small stall sells grilled chicken, apple candy, grilled squid, cotton candy, octopus fritters, yakisoba, and stuff like that. The next day, when I was a high school student, I used to clean up the festival as a volunteer. There is scattered after the festival very much, so cleaning is very, very hard. After that, A Shinto priest gives us a charm for thanks. I thought that to volunteer is very important.
Second, I will talk about Kumamoto City International Center. There is in the center of Kumamoto City. When I was a high school student, I had learned about English conversation there. We can learn the language of not only the English but also various kinds language learns here. For example, Chinese, French, Korean and so on. I want to learn Korean because I like watching Korean movies. In addition, there are a lot of foreigners here, so if you can go there, you make a lot of friends.
Kumamto City international Center's home page is here
Conclusion
I thought that Kumamoto City has much community life. I understood that we could obtain various knowledge and experiences by associating with an area. I thought that I wanted to have community life from now on.
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I have lived in Kamidai, Kumamoto city for 6 years. There is Takahashi Inari Shrine near my house. It is held festival the first Horse Day of February every year. This festival’s name is called Hatsuuma.
By the way, when I was a high school student, I had learned about English conversation at Kumamoto City International Center for one year.
So, I will talk about Hatsuuma and Kumamoto City International Cent
er.Body
First of all, I will talk about Hatsuuma. Takahashi Inari Shrine is one of the most famous shrines in Japan. I always visit there on the festival’s day with my family. First, we pay homage at Oinarisan,it means one of the God of Japan. Then, we buy Hamayumi, an arrow which avoid evil spirits or jinxes. After that, we went and saw around yatais, it means small stall sells grilled chicken, apple candy, grilled squid, cotton candy, octopus fritters, yakisoba, and stuff like that. The next day, when I was a high school student, I used to clean up the festival as a volunteer. There is scattered after the festival very much, so cleaning is very, very hard. After that, A Shinto priest gives us a charm for thanks. I thought that to volunteer is very important.
Second, I will talk about Kumamoto City International Center. There is in the center of Kumamoto City. When I was a high school student, I had learned about English conversation there. We can learn the language of not only the English but also various kinds language learns here. For example, Chinese, French, Korean and so on. I want to learn Korean because I like watching Korean movies. In addition, there are a lot of foreigners here, so if you can go there, you make a lot of friends.
Kumamto City international Center's home page is here
Conclusion
I thought that Kumamoto City has much community life. I understood that we could obtain various knowledge and experiences by associating with an area. I thought that I wanted to have community life from now on.
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2007年11月21日水曜日
My hobbies
My hobbies are playing soft-ball tennis and watching movies. Recently, I played soft-tennis with my friends near my house last Sunday, but this day was very, very cold and the wind was blowing very, very hard. When I high school student, I belonged to soft-ball tennis club. It was very exciting sports. My position was forward.
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2007年11月18日日曜日
Book reveiw2-07: Newspaper Chase
I read Newspaper Chase. This story was interesting to me.
A character of this story is Harry. He is thief. He could steal the picture from art gallery. When he out there, he fell the blue glass vase and broken a hundred pieces. Then he went to home. He hid the picture in the newspaper. Next day was newspaper recycling day, so his roommate take out his newspaper. Two policemen arrested him as theft. I thought he is fool because he should have obscured it.
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Marie Antoinette
I watched "Marie Antoinette". The leading of this movie is Kirsten Dunst. She is very, very cute. When Marie Antoinette succeeded to the throne of France, she was 18 years old.
I thought a bored this movie because I cannot foresee the development of story. I thought lengthy movie. However, costumes are very beautiful.
this movie's home page is here
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2007年11月17日土曜日
An Inconvenient Truth
I watched ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ because I learn environment in class, so I was interested with it. This movie was questionable. I though we should think it over carefully. This movie was a lot of terrible sight, for example, Mount Kilimanjaro was covered with snow 30 years ago, but the snow has thawed now. The earth is thawing fast. It is global warming.
Various gases such as carbon dioxide are building up in the Earth’s atmosphere and stopping the heat of the sun from escaping into space. The result is that our planet is gradually becoming warmer. Carbon dioxide is released when we burn fuel such as oil, gasoline. These fuels are our main source of energy. People all over the world are using these fuels to drive their car, heat their houses and so on. The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing day by day. Winters are becoming warmer, weather patterns are becoming more unpredictable, and disasters caused by floods and storms are becoming more common.
Mr. Gore continued appealing about global warming. I think he has a lot of guts and if he had been President, he would have solved global warming, so I respect him. A Nobel Prize for peace was awarded to Mr. Gore. I was amazed to hear the news. Anyway, we must take the situation seriously, for that reason I think that it is important to think about ‘what should I do now?’
home page of 'An Inconvenient Truth' is here
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After school...
Yesterday, I went to Swiss, café, with my friend after we finished class. We ordered to cake set. It was very, very sweet, but I thought it delicious. I thought I want to go to there again. After that we talked about our homework, dream and Coming of Age Day there. We were there for nearly 1 hour when we noticed it, but we had a good time.
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2007年11月14日水曜日
Use my blog
I use a blog, website, text of the orange book. When I use my blog, I study writing’s homework, I write a diary and website, too. When I use orange book, I recode book title and comment. It was very, very convenient, but I sometime use it because It was troublesome for me.
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2007年11月13日火曜日
Proto-portfolio2-02: Essays
Fall Semester Essays
| Essays | Short titles [+ links] | Dates yy.mm.dd | ¶ | W | C | L | P | M | Notes |
| Mega- essay 07.10.12 | Kumamoto | 2007.10.16 | 22 | 1487 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Favorite place(-s) 07.10.26 | Neccesary places | 2007.10.26 | 5 | 384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Movie review 07.11.11 | Toy story 1 | 2007.11.11 | 5 | 410 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th essay 07.11.25 | Community activities | 2007.11.26 | 5 | 342 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5th essay 07.12.09 | the late TV | 2007.12.09 | 338 | 4 | 1 | ||||
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2007年11月11日日曜日
Book review2-06: Police TV
I read “Police TV”. This story kept me suspense.
Dan and Sue are police officers in London. ‘Every day someone steals money from people near the shops. We must stop this’, says Dan. Dan suspects runner, near the shops because every day he runs near the shops, so Dan thinks runner steals the money.
Dan and Sue are police officers in London. ‘Every day someone steals money from people near the shops. We must stop this’, says Dan. Dan suspects runner, near the shops because every day he runs near the shops, so Dan thinks runner steals the money.
One day, Old woman’s purse has been stolen. There was young woman the long and that runner. Young woman just helps old woman. Dan and Sue asked runner. ‘Why do you go running past the shops every day?’ He said, ‘I like running’. So, he hasn’t stolen old woman’s purse.
Dan and Sue think they investigate use of the TV camera. Various people were reflected in the camera, but Dan and Sue suspect that young woman. They decided sting operation. As one expected, she appeared there. They could catch her, but she has partner. It is her husband.
I think this story excited because we don’t understood a suspect until the last. I recommended this book.
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Movie review: Toy story 1
Introduction
I have never watched “Toy story”, but I watched it. The animation movie, especially Disney animation movies didn’t interested me until I watched it because I can foresee the development of the story and foresee end of the story. However, “Toy story” was very good movie because I couldn’t foresee the development of the story and I thought that we were thought by this movie. For example, jealousy, treasure things and friends and so on.
I have never watched “Toy story”, but I watched it. The animation movie, especially Disney animation movies didn’t interested me until I watched it because I can foresee the development of the story and foresee end of the story. However, “Toy story” was very good movie because I couldn’t foresee the development of the story and I thought that we were thought by this movie. For example, jealousy, treasure things and friends and so on.
This movie won an Academy Special Achievement Award. Toy story was released by Disney in 1995. Director is John A. Lasseter and Voice appearances are Tom Hunks, Tim Allen. Of course, Tom Hunks is Woody, Tim Allen is Buzz.
There are many individual characters in this story. For example, Woody, Buzz, Mr. Potato head, Rex and so on. They are toys of Andy. Andy is 6 to 7 years old boy. He likes toys. His favorite toy is Woody, but one day, Buzz lightyear appears in front of him. What will he do? Sid is a boy living next to Andy’s home. His favorite thing is to break toys.
There are many individual characters in this story. For example, Woody, Buzz, Mr. Potato head, Rex and so on. They are toys of Andy. Andy is 6 to 7 years old boy. He likes toys. His favorite toy is Woody, but one day, Buzz lightyear appears in front of him. What will he do? Sid is a boy living next to Andy’s home. His favorite thing is to break toys.
Body
Woody is an Andy’s favorite toy. And he is the leader of Andy’s toys, but one day Andy gets a new toy when it is his birthday. It was Buzz lightyear. He is space ranger and he became an Andy’s favorite toy at once. Woody had jealousy to Buzz lightyear. Woody pushed away Buzz lightyear from the window. His action was animated by jealousy. Woody tries to save him and it is start of the adventure. They went to planet pizza. Planet pizza is restaurant. They find Andy, but they are caught by Sid. They try to escape Sid’s house because he breaks toys. They succeeded in escaping from the house of Sid. And they could back to Andy’s house.
I have two favorite scenes. One scene, Woody is going to be jealous of Buzz lightyear because I sympathize with Woody. Not only the toy but also the human being has jealousy. I have jealousy, too, but I thought I want to throw away it because hurt my treasure friends by jealousy. The other is chase scene. As a last resort, They used rocket, I thought good idea it.
This story makes me exciting and think. I thought that I must treasure toys. This movie has second part. I want to watch “Toy story 2” someday. I thought animation movie was very good.
Toy story's is home page here
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2007年11月7日水曜日
Japanese culture
I talked about Japanese culture. Japanese culture is very, very good culture because Japan
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2007年11月2日金曜日
Book review 2-05: Kim's choice
I read “Kim’s choice”. Kim likes running very much. Kim’s father takes her to the athletics club every week. She runs very fast and she wins competitions. Her father is happy, but sometimes Kim thinks, “I never go out with my friends. I only go to the club with my father”. She didn’t have a freedom because her father was very strict. She had a boyfriend. His name is Curtis. She is very happy.
One day, she promised a date with him, but the day before she must take part in competition, however, she decides to date with him in disco. Her father was very angry, but she went to disco. Therefore her father doesn’t go with her, she doesn’t go home again, and she doesn’t go to the athletics club.
I think that Kim’s father is very, very strict because she didn’t have a freedom. I think her father must have given to Kim a freedom. However, Kim chooses her boy friend.
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2007年10月29日月曜日
Book review 2-04: Dead Man's River
I read Dead Man's River. It is the time of the America Gold Rush. The main character is Jonas Clark. He loves Hetty Gray, but her father opposes to marry because he is too poor. I thought that her father were spiteful to oppose their marriage. Jonas wants to get money, so he went to Dead Man's River.
Two men threaten Harry with gun. Harry is mining engineer. Jonas watched this situation. He followed to help Harry. He helped Harry, get a lot of money from Harry.
They have made a match of it. Her father permits him to marry with her. I think that after all, it proved money.
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2007年10月26日金曜日
Book reveiw 2-03: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
I read Sleepy Hollow. It was very funny story. The main character of this story is Headless horseman, Ichabod Crane, Katrina and Brom Bones. Headless horseman was the soldier long time ago. His head still lies somewhere on the battlefield. Every night, he rides back to the battlefield to look for it.
Ichabod loves Katrina, but Borm loves her, too. Ichabod is schoolmaster in the village. He is not handsome. Borm is very different from Ichabod. He is tall and handsome.
One dark night, Ichabod saw the Headless Horseman. Headless Horseman ran after Ichabod. He was really terrified- he was very, very frightened, so he escapes from the village. The people of Sleepy Hollow worried about him. But he lives in New York.
Actually, Borm impersonated Headless Horseman because he wanted to gain Katrina. I thought it was very, very funny. I have watched movie “ Sleepy Hollow”, so This story was very different from movie. I was surprised, but I was very interested this story.
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Necessary places
★Necessary places★
Introduction
I thought that the most favorite place in Kumamoto. After all I think that the most favorite place is my room. Amakusa and Hitoyoshi are the parent’s houses, so I often go to there. I think that therefore I like their places.
My room
I have my own room. My room has an eight-mats room. My room has many necessary things. Therefore it is very convenient. For example, there are a bed, a desk, a bookshelf, an air conditioner, and a piano. So I can spend every day comfortably. Many comic books are there because I like to read them when I have a free time. Recently, I’m addicted to read “Touch”. It is baseball comics. It is very interesting. So, I live in one's room by every day. Perhaps I may not be relaxed if I live in the room of the younger sister. Because it is not interfered a person, it is good to have my room.
Amakusa
My mother was born in Amakusa, so my grandparents live in there. I often go to Amakusa. The sea of Amakusa is very beautiful. A heart is healed very much when I watch the sea. In addition, I think that it is good to hear the song of seabird, too. Because fish and shellfish are fresh, it is very delicious. Amakusa can experience what I cannot experience in Kumamoto.
Hitoyoshi
My father was born in Hitoyoshi, so my grandparents live in there. I sometimes go to Hitoyoshi. That famous place is Kuma River. When I was little girl, I experienced Kuma River descent. I was very scare and thought that a ship overturned, so the ship’s roll made me sick. I was full of adventure. My grandparents have a dog. Her name is Nami. She has blue eye and brown eye. She is cute. When she and I take a walk around field, My heart is healed very much, so I’m looking forward to seeing her. Therefore, I like their place.
Conclusion
My favorite places were full of relax, healing, adventure and curiosity. I thought that I always seek relaxation, healing and sometimes adventure in the favorite place. I think that I’m not able to enjoy if lack even one of these elements. These places are necessary for me.
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Introduction
I thought that the most favorite place in Kumamoto. After all I think that the most favorite place is my room. Amakusa and Hitoyoshi are the parent’s houses, so I often go to there. I think that therefore I like their places.
My room
I have my own room. My room has an eight-mats room. My room has many necessary things. Therefore it is very convenient. For example, there are a bed, a desk, a bookshelf, an air conditioner, and a piano. So I can spend every day comfortably. Many comic books are there because I like to read them when I have a free time. Recently, I’m addicted to read “Touch”. It is baseball comics. It is very interesting. So, I live in one's room by every day. Perhaps I may not be relaxed if I live in the room of the younger sister. Because it is not interfered a person, it is good to have my room.
Amakusa
My mother was born in Amakusa, so my grandparents live in there. I often go to Amakusa. The sea of Amakusa is very beautiful. A heart is healed very much when I watch the sea. In addition, I think that it is good to hear the song of seabird, too. Because fish and shellfish are fresh, it is very delicious. Amakusa can experience what I cannot experience in Kumamoto.
Hitoyoshi
My father was born in Hitoyoshi, so my grandparents live in there. I sometimes go to Hitoyoshi. That famous place is Kuma River. When I was little girl, I experienced Kuma River descent. I was very scare and thought that a ship overturned, so the ship’s roll made me sick. I was full of adventure. My grandparents have a dog. Her name is Nami. She has blue eye and brown eye. She is cute. When she and I take a walk around field, My heart is healed very much, so I’m looking forward to seeing her. Therefore, I like their place.
Conclusion
My favorite places were full of relax, healing, adventure and curiosity. I thought that I always seek relaxation, healing and sometimes adventure in the favorite place. I think that I’m not able to enjoy if lack even one of these elements. These places are necessary for me.
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2007年10月24日水曜日
My friends
I have some friends. I will introduce my friends. When I was first year student, I made a lot of overseas students. One of the overseas student, Kaka, I will introduce her. She is from Chinese. She is good at dancing. I saw her dance. She was beautiful. She tell me about dance, but I can’t dance. I and She went to eat Sushi. She likes sushi very much. But, She went back to China
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2007年10月20日土曜日
Sushi ber
Today, I went to eat dinner with my family at Otaru-ko. Otaru-ko is sushi bar's name. I love sushi very much. I ate 10 dishes. It was goooood taste. A yellowtail is one of my favorite shusi. The yellowtails were delicious with just enough fat, but the best delicious season is winter. If you go to shusi bar, be sure to eat it.
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2007年10月17日水曜日
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2007年10月16日火曜日
Mega Essay
KUMAMOTO
Introduction
Kumamoto has a lot of specific characteristics. We chose 5 topics from them. We would like to introduce about Kumamoto Castle, Food, Water, People, and Historical cultural fortunes
Castle
Kato Kiyomasa
Kato Kiyomasa served it as a vassal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and he fought in one place after another in each place and showed a military exploit. He became a feudal lord of Higo Kumamoto. He became a vassal of Tokugawa in Hideyoshi posthumously and I gave a military exploit by a fight of Sekigahara and became Higo Kumamoto feudal lord.
Build
There is Kumamoto castle in the center of Kumamoto. Another name is “Ginkgo castle. Kumamoto castle is famous castle in Japan. The characteristic of Kumamoto castle is Musya-gaeshi. It is the wall that warped diagonally. The wall is made of a lot of stones. This wall was made to prevent a samurai from entering in a castle. In addition, Musya-gaeshi is sold as a Japanese cake. The view to watch from the castle tower is very beautiful.
Memorial Festival
There are some events because Kumamoto castle was built for four hundreds years ago. Every year, in Knmamoto castle has same festivals to see cherry blossoms and morning glory. However, this year’s events are held special festivals which are Japanese traditional dances in every season. I want to appreciate the dance because I have never seen it.
Food
Horse meat
Kumamoto is known as the birthplace of Horse meat. In Kumamoto, we eat raw horse meat. We call it “Basashi”. I think to eat Basashi is unusual custom. We soak it in soy sauce and eat. Some people eat with the spices such as grated ginger or the leek. There may be the person saying that I feel sorry for a horse. I think it is right. But how about cow, pig, fish and so on. We eat many animals. Horse meat is same thing. Horse meat is popular as a souvenir. You can also get a horse meat pie as a souvenir.
Chinese noodles
There are many restaurants of Chinese noodles in Kumamoto. In particular, Tamana’s Chinese noodles is famous nationwide. This soup made from bone of pigs. Cook it stow for a long time. This soup’s taste is rich.
Sweets
Koubai is the most famous sweets shop in Kumamoto. “Jindaiko” is best sweets in this shop. It is sweet bean jelly and including bean paste. I think it is more popular among elder people than young people. It will be very pleased when you bring as a gift.
“Ikinari dango” is also famous Kumamoto sweets. It is local sweets of Kumamoto. It is made by mother and grand mother for long time in Kumamoto. Its recipe is easy. First, you cook crust. You mix salt and water into flour and knead them. After you knead, it is left around 30 minutes. Meanwhile, peel sweet potato and cut for a bite size. Next, you put bean paste on a piece of sweet potato. May be it taking 30 minutes from the beginning. So it is good time to use crust. You divide crust equally for the right size. Then you wrap a piece of sweet potato and bean paste with crust. Finally you steam them. Actually “Ikinari” mean easy in Kumamoto dialect.
Water
Ground water
The capital of the water
Kumamoto City is blessed with water environment to be called "the capital of the water" for a long time. The places providing with all of water to use for the waterworks in cities more than a population of 670,000 people in groundwater are few nationwide.
Groundwater of Kumamoto
Because minerals melt a lot into it, the water of Kumamoto is delicious. The water of Kumamoto uses groundwater to running water.
Problem
People wastes groundwater recently. Groundwater is one of the limited resources. So we should use groundwater carefully. Kumamoto City appeals to the citizens to save water now.
Springs
Shirakawa spring
The spring water, "Shirakawa spring" are represents Aso. In the Shirakawa source of a river, water of 60t a minute springs out. This spring becomes First-grade River “Shirakawa”. In addition, this spring is chosen in "100 Japanese famous water" from the Environmental Agency.
Todoroki spring
Todoroki spring is chosen in "100 Japanese famous water" from the Environmental Agency, too. This spring has less quantity of the spring than Shirakawa spring. This water is sweet.
Rivers
Kuma River
The Kuma River runs into Hitoyoshi and Yatsushiro. The span of this river is 115 kilometer. Kuma River is torrent in Japan. A lot of people raft and enjoy it. In addition, you can catch a lot of Ayu in this river.
People
Dialect
In Kumamoto, there are some words which are spoken in only Kumamoto. There are many Kumamoto dialects in here. Kumamoto dialect is like with other prefecture in Kyusyu. If you went to Fukuoka, you can understand what people say. Then I often speak with Kumamoto dialect because I was born in Kumamoto. My favorite Kumamoto dialect is “tai”. Most of us speak “tai” in place of “dayo” in a sentence of the end. I’m proud of Kumamoto dialect because I like them. So, I want to keep speaking Kumamoto dialect if I live in other place.
Character
People living in Kumamoto has a character which many people mains other people’s careers. Most of them ask people’s careers even if they have never met before. I think we must not decide people’s character with several careers because we should be fair.
Famous people
Natume Souseki
He was a famous novelist in Japan. He stayed in Kumamoto because he taught English in Kumamoto University. He was wrote many novels before he died forty nine years old. His works are “Bottyan”, “I’m a cat”, “Sanshiro”, and “Kokoro”. They are read by many people now. I think his works is so difficult for me when I read them. Because he had an experience that he lived in Great Britain, I am interested in his novels.
Yukisada Isao
He is a movie director. He was born in Kumamoto and graduated from Kumamoto Daini high school. Most popular of his works is “GO”. He became very famous because he made it. I like his movies. Especially, my favorite one is “Spring Snow” because I have ever read the original novel. This movie’s image and story is very good. I made my mind move when I finished watching this movie. If you have a chance, you should watch it.
Historical culture fortunes
Bridge of water
Kumamoto has a big bridge of water. The name is “tujyunkyo” in Japanese. It is in Yamato town. It is an aqueduct of the water by putting a lot of rocks together built over the valley. Futa Yasunosuke who was a village headman all-out of the hometown made a plan in building and recruited a fund. It is chosen to 100 selections of an irrigation canal of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Stone stairs of 3333
Kumamoto has a stone stairs of 3333 in Misato town. It’s the longest in Japan. The stone stairway construction starts it from January 1980 and overtook 2,446 steps of Yamagata Mt. Haguro in November 1985. And Kumamoto’s stone stairs became number one in Japan, and it is completed in the end of March 1988. It is 3,333 steps of number of the total steps.
Yamaga’s garden lantern festival
This festival is annual festival. It held in every summer. Many women who from or live in Yamaga city are dance. They put a garden on them head. It is very beautiful. Every year many people come to watch this festival. I heard this dance is very difficult and hard work for women. They practice many times. Someone who was born in Yamaga city and graduate from Yamaga junior-high school and Yamaga high school can only dance on the stage. On same day, we can watch fireworks near the dance stage.
Conclusion
Kumamoto Castle was build by Kato Kiyomasa since 400 years ago. This Castle’s outside is very beautiful and it is very famous in Japan. Now, memorial events are hold in Kumamoto Castel. House meat is very famous as local dishes of Kumamoto. Chinese noodles and Ikinari dango are also famous food and they are popular food in Kumamoto. Kumamoto is famous as the capital of the water. Kumamoto City is blessed with water and it is very delicious because minerals melt in it. We have to save our precious water. Most of people in Kumamoto are use Kumamoto dialect, because we like our dialect. Kumamoto has a lot of famous person, for instance Natume Souseki, Yukisada Isao, and so on. Kumamoto has a lot of historical culture fortunes too. For example bridge of water, stone stairs, Yamaga’s garden lantern festival and so on.
Kumamoto has really a lot of specific characteristics. I think we can proud of that. I think Kumamoto is a very good prefecture
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Introduction
Kumamoto has a lot of specific characteristics. We chose 5 topics from them. We would like to introduce about Kumamoto Castle, Food, Water, People, and Historical cultural fortunes
Castle
Kato Kiyomasa
Kato Kiyomasa served it as a vassal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and he fought in one place after another in each place and showed a military exploit. He became a feudal lord of Higo Kumamoto. He became a vassal of Tokugawa in Hideyoshi posthumously and I gave a military exploit by a fight of Sekigahara and became Higo Kumamoto feudal lord.
Build
There is Kumamoto castle in the center of Kumamoto. Another name is “Ginkgo castle. Kumamoto castle is famous castle in Japan. The characteristic of Kumamoto castle is Musya-gaeshi. It is the wall that warped diagonally. The wall is made of a lot of stones. This wall was made to prevent a samurai from entering in a castle. In addition, Musya-gaeshi is sold as a Japanese cake. The view to watch from the castle tower is very beautiful.
Memorial Festival
There are some events because Kumamoto castle was built for four hundreds years ago. Every year, in Knmamoto castle has same festivals to see cherry blossoms and morning glory. However, this year’s events are held special festivals which are Japanese traditional dances in every season. I want to appreciate the dance because I have never seen it.
Food
Horse meat
Kumamoto is known as the birthplace of Horse meat. In Kumamoto, we eat raw horse meat. We call it “Basashi”. I think to eat Basashi is unusual custom. We soak it in soy sauce and eat. Some people eat with the spices such as grated ginger or the leek. There may be the person saying that I feel sorry for a horse. I think it is right. But how about cow, pig, fish and so on. We eat many animals. Horse meat is same thing. Horse meat is popular as a souvenir. You can also get a horse meat pie as a souvenir.
Chinese noodles
There are many restaurants of Chinese noodles in Kumamoto. In particular, Tamana’s Chinese noodles is famous nationwide. This soup made from bone of pigs. Cook it stow for a long time. This soup’s taste is rich.
Sweets
Koubai is the most famous sweets shop in Kumamoto. “Jindaiko” is best sweets in this shop. It is sweet bean jelly and including bean paste. I think it is more popular among elder people than young people. It will be very pleased when you bring as a gift.
“Ikinari dango” is also famous Kumamoto sweets. It is local sweets of Kumamoto. It is made by mother and grand mother for long time in Kumamoto. Its recipe is easy. First, you cook crust. You mix salt and water into flour and knead them. After you knead, it is left around 30 minutes. Meanwhile, peel sweet potato and cut for a bite size. Next, you put bean paste on a piece of sweet potato. May be it taking 30 minutes from the beginning. So it is good time to use crust. You divide crust equally for the right size. Then you wrap a piece of sweet potato and bean paste with crust. Finally you steam them. Actually “Ikinari” mean easy in Kumamoto dialect.
Water
Ground water
The capital of the water
Kumamoto City is blessed with water environment to be called "the capital of the water" for a long time. The places providing with all of water to use for the waterworks in cities more than a population of 670,000 people in groundwater are few nationwide.
Groundwater of Kumamoto
Because minerals melt a lot into it, the water of Kumamoto is delicious. The water of Kumamoto uses groundwater to running water.
Problem
People wastes groundwater recently. Groundwater is one of the limited resources. So we should use groundwater carefully. Kumamoto City appeals to the citizens to save water now.
Springs
Shirakawa spring
The spring water, "Shirakawa spring" are represents Aso. In the Shirakawa source of a river, water of 60t a minute springs out. This spring becomes First-grade River “Shirakawa”. In addition, this spring is chosen in "100 Japanese famous water" from the Environmental Agency.
Todoroki spring
Todoroki spring is chosen in "100 Japanese famous water" from the Environmental Agency, too. This spring has less quantity of the spring than Shirakawa spring. This water is sweet.
Rivers
Kuma River
The Kuma River runs into Hitoyoshi and Yatsushiro. The span of this river is 115 kilometer. Kuma River is torrent in Japan. A lot of people raft and enjoy it. In addition, you can catch a lot of Ayu in this river.
People
Dialect
In Kumamoto, there are some words which are spoken in only Kumamoto. There are many Kumamoto dialects in here. Kumamoto dialect is like with other prefecture in Kyusyu. If you went to Fukuoka, you can understand what people say. Then I often speak with Kumamoto dialect because I was born in Kumamoto. My favorite Kumamoto dialect is “tai”. Most of us speak “tai” in place of “dayo” in a sentence of the end. I’m proud of Kumamoto dialect because I like them. So, I want to keep speaking Kumamoto dialect if I live in other place.
Character
People living in Kumamoto has a character which many people mains other people’s careers. Most of them ask people’s careers even if they have never met before. I think we must not decide people’s character with several careers because we should be fair.
Famous people
Natume Souseki
He was a famous novelist in Japan. He stayed in Kumamoto because he taught English in Kumamoto University. He was wrote many novels before he died forty nine years old. His works are “Bottyan”, “I’m a cat”, “Sanshiro”, and “Kokoro”. They are read by many people now. I think his works is so difficult for me when I read them. Because he had an experience that he lived in Great Britain, I am interested in his novels.
Yukisada Isao
He is a movie director. He was born in Kumamoto and graduated from Kumamoto Daini high school. Most popular of his works is “GO”. He became very famous because he made it. I like his movies. Especially, my favorite one is “Spring Snow” because I have ever read the original novel. This movie’s image and story is very good. I made my mind move when I finished watching this movie. If you have a chance, you should watch it.
Historical culture fortunes
Bridge of water
Kumamoto has a big bridge of water. The name is “tujyunkyo” in Japanese. It is in Yamato town. It is an aqueduct of the water by putting a lot of rocks together built over the valley. Futa Yasunosuke who was a village headman all-out of the hometown made a plan in building and recruited a fund. It is chosen to 100 selections of an irrigation canal of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Stone stairs of 3333
Kumamoto has a stone stairs of 3333 in Misato town. It’s the longest in Japan. The stone stairway construction starts it from January 1980 and overtook 2,446 steps of Yamagata Mt. Haguro in November 1985. And Kumamoto’s stone stairs became number one in Japan, and it is completed in the end of March 1988. It is 3,333 steps of number of the total steps.
Yamaga’s garden lantern festival
This festival is annual festival. It held in every summer. Many women who from or live in Yamaga city are dance. They put a garden on them head. It is very beautiful. Every year many people come to watch this festival. I heard this dance is very difficult and hard work for women. They practice many times. Someone who was born in Yamaga city and graduate from Yamaga junior-high school and Yamaga high school can only dance on the stage. On same day, we can watch fireworks near the dance stage.
Conclusion
Kumamoto Castle was build by Kato Kiyomasa since 400 years ago. This Castle’s outside is very beautiful and it is very famous in Japan. Now, memorial events are hold in Kumamoto Castel. House meat is very famous as local dishes of Kumamoto. Chinese noodles and Ikinari dango are also famous food and they are popular food in Kumamoto. Kumamoto is famous as the capital of the water. Kumamoto City is blessed with water and it is very delicious because minerals melt in it. We have to save our precious water. Most of people in Kumamoto are use Kumamoto dialect, because we like our dialect. Kumamoto has a lot of famous person, for instance Natume Souseki, Yukisada Isao, and so on. Kumamoto has a lot of historical culture fortunes too. For example bridge of water, stone stairs, Yamaga’s garden lantern festival and so on.
Kumamoto has really a lot of specific characteristics. I think we can proud of that. I think Kumamoto is a very good prefecture
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2007年10月14日日曜日
2007年10月9日火曜日
Book review2-02: TINKERS ISLAND
I read this book. This book is written by very easy English. So, It was easy for me to read this book. This story was Tinker and her father. It felt enviable that they lived freely.
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2007年10月7日日曜日
Long time no see
Today, I went to meet my friend to Tsuruya. We have known each other since we were pupil. Probably, I think that this will be a best friend.
Because I saw her after an interval of 6 years, we talk about each other 4 hours. I was very glad to meet her.
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Because I saw her after an interval of 6 years, we talk about each other 4 hours. I was very glad to meet her.
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2007年10月3日水曜日
School festival
Last year, I went to school festival only one day. It was interested. I ate Chijimi, Grilled chicken and so on. Chijimi is Korean food. It was very nice taste. I don’t belong to club. So, I was bored only a little with school festival. I want to belong to club, but I think that club is busy.
I will go to school festival this year. I’m look forward to guests.
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2007年10月1日月曜日
Book review2-01: Sally's phone
I read "Sally's phone". It was very good story. Sally always has her phone all the time. She has boyfriends, he is name Andrew. One day, She bought cafe and sitting down. Then a man appeared, and the man has dropped a bag of her. Two mobile phones have been replaced then. It changes her life.
They met to have you return phone. While they met, they were attracted, and she got acquainted with him.
I thought that it was a very good encounter. It was important for us to use the phone in our life.
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