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Too sad 1st Annversary in Japan

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:45:34 +0900

We experienced an extreme terrible disaster, that strong earthquake caused huge Tsunami last March 11 2011.

16,000 people died because of the huge tsunami and 4000people are still missing until now.

Inhabitants around disaster area have suffered from the fear of Accident that happened in Fukusima Nuclear power plants.

The Japanese emperor offered a silent prayer for victims broadcasted on the TV .

ALL Japanese people also offered their prayers together with The Japanese emperor at the moment of earthquake.

Japan is known for economic succes but it was destroyed by disaster. We reconsidered

what are important in our life. We remebered that the Japanese give importance to Kizuna or Unseen ties.

We are reconstructing and recovering the society and by unseen ties We support each other.

The March 11 2011 disaster will never be forgotten by Japanese people.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKrT7z9tdMA

trick arts museum

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 22:19:38 +0900

I brought my older son to the trick art museum in this night after my work.

He intereted in drawing pictures and some arts. I have spent busy season for work now but his will made me bring him to museum. I saw a lots of young couples in the museum because of holiday night.

I really envied them(￣∇￣+). Unfortunally, I recently haven't gone on date with young lady （Ｔ＿Ｔ）

there are some interesting arts, everyone enjoyed to took pictures with arts like as follow.

My favorite is picture which me and my son touch our hands each other. There is no mirror between me and my son. It looked strange, it is a Trick arts !

We backed to our house 10pm and my older son got sleep soon.

The skiing since my high school days

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:19:12 +0900

I went skiing with my family on last Sunday.

It was the first time for my sons to experience ski. I was really impressed because my older son became good in skiing in one day.

As for me, It was secondt ime for me to try skiing, The first time was when I was in high school.

I confirmed the reason I had not gone skiing for long time.

I was afraid of climbing to the top of mountain by chair lifts because I am an acrophobic.

I spent our time making snow man and throwing snow balls with my younger son.

We borrowed four ski suits. It cost much about 30,000Japan Yen in one day ! It is very expensive.

My family enjoyed but fo me, I never go skiing again. I love summer than winter.

Japanese go to shrines for New Year.

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:31:36 +0900

Most of Japanese go to some shrines to pray for our good health and wealth during New Years day.

We have lots of shrines, Each shrine have their own fields for example health, wealth, knowledge, and business.

Today, I would like to introduce you an interesting shrine you can look at the picture below.

This shrine is famous for making couples and have babies. I have been visiting this shrine every New Year since I prayed in this shrine and got 2 sons.

the homeworks of my sons

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:41:30 +0900

My sons spends their winter vacation from today to January 5th.

Me and my family will go to my home town where is in kyushu island and spend during New Years day.

They have lots of homeworks and I am charge of teaching them because my wife does not like to study.

Some subjects are collected in one booklet and students study efficiently.

There are lots of things for enjoying in my house, example games of the Nintendo DS ,Wii, Laptop, and our smart phones. they disturb my sons to study.

Smart phones or Mobile phones ?

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:35:09 +0900

The number of smart phone users are rapidlly increasing in Japan. Me and my wife have used i-phone 4 since this January. Smart phones are so useful and I sometimes update my blog using my i-phhone on commute trains. We can listen to music, we can watch videos and access the web using smart phones everywhere. Which do you use smart phones or mobile phones now ? We can enjoy the fashion of smart phones's cover as below picture. I recomand you to change from mobile phone to smart phone.

My older son's Challenge

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:07:28 +0900

My older son likes baseball game of Nintendo DS. He usualy spends his time drawing pictures and playing games at the our house in his holidays. I am concerned about his introvert personality. I recommended him to play martial arts which I play. Unfortunately, he rejected the my recommendation. But he recently hopes to play baseball. My older son experienced baseball practice today and he decided to join . I realy hope he keeps his motivations. I was suprised lots of the parents of player support their sons practice but martial arts usualy aren't supported by their parents.

saving electricity campaign in Japan

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:47:18 +0900

We experienced terrible disasters in this year. 16,000 people were dead and 5000 were missing. Earthquake and Tunami broke a nuclear plant which is the famous Fukushima. Japan government have stopped to work most of nuclear plants in domestic since March. Nuclear plants generate one-third of the electricity energy which we need in domestic. Government promotes save electricity. We try to bear not to use airconditioners for warm now.

We haven't experienced power failure. Government and High technology campanies were developing infrastructures for The Smart City. You can confirm what is smart city below link.

http://www.toshiba-smartcommunity.com/EN/index.html#/about_energy

Toilet bowl

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:05:40 +0900

Japanese like the toilet bowls of clean and high-technology. All toilet bowls are not only flush but we also use bidet and hip dryer in public institutions. every devices are automatic and usefull. Japanese industries are famous for automobile but lots of toilet bowls are exported from Japan to Developed countries.

Religion, culture affect the construction of toilets. I experienced toilets of some countries.

Public toilets in China was worst. I felt they were like in the hell.

Dialects

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:29:30 +0900

We have lots of dialects in Japan.
Japan is isolated from Asia similar to the situation of Phillipines.
But We don't have an experience of colonization in our long history.
Lots of generals in the provinces in Japan had managed their territories under their law until 150 years ago .
This history has influenced our language and life. History and location has also affected our character.
I think being introversive and industrial are some of typical Japanese characteristics. Introversion is probably one of the reasons we are not good at communicating in foreign languages.

Look below link. they are castles which were managed by generals in the Samurai period.

http://castle.jpn.org/en/