New Year's Eve

We are cooking Osechi (new year's dishes).

I'm glad we made it through another 

year in health and safety.

If you want sometihng warm to drinnk outside,

You can buy anytime,anywhere !

There are lots of vending machine in Japan.
They sell a wide variety of drinks and goods.

New Year's grreeting cards

Today I wrote the New Year's greeting cards.

Japanese has custom of sending New Year's cards.

We usually used prepaid New Year's pstcards with lottery numbers.
The lottery results is announced in mid or late January.

Three manners in a train .

This is the notice in the train.

1.Please refrain from using mobile phones.

2,Hold your baggage.

3,Please sit close to others.

Let's celebrate!

This is an advertisement of Cava(Spanish wine).

It means 'Let's celebrate!' in Japanese.

Seasonal illuminations in Nakameguro,Tokyo

Ao no Dokutsu ( Blue Cave).
 The Nakameguro River near Nakameguro station.

Nagasaki castella

I got cakes from Nagasaki trip of my brother.

This is castella , Japanese sponge cakes with three sorts of flavour,honey, chocolate, green tea.
It's made of sugar, flour, eggs, and starch syrup.

It's good for athrete too,  because　it contains abundant nutrituon.

Peko chan

She is Fujiya's mascot, Peko chan.

Fujiya is a nationwide chain of confectionary stores and restaurants in Japan.

Her costume is changed every season.

Today she is in Santa costume.

The Carpet of Fallen Leaves

The leaves of ginkgos are falling in Tokyo.

It got cold suddenly.

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The purpose of my visit to Tokoname is to go to INAX TILE MUSEUM.

This is the only tile museum in Japan.

I wanted to study the history of tiles and see tiles in the world.

           The oldest tiles in the world.

            A tile of Iran.

            Tiles of Spain.

         Tiles of China.

      

     Tiles of Japan . (Like a Ukiyoe)

I had a great trip!

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They are Tokoname ware.

I bought a pair of cups and a rice bowl in Tokoname.

The cups are modern , the bowl is a classical.

This is the shop I bought the cups.

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There is 'Yakimono Sanpomichi' ( Pottery Path)  in the city.

We walked and bought seramics for souvenir.

  　　　　　　What a big !!

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Where is Tokoname?

Tokoname is near the　Chubu Centrair International Air Port, 35Km South of Nagoya.
It take 15 minitues by bus from the Air port.


Ceramic is the one of most important　industry here.

 at the　Chubu Centrair International Air Port

The sunset was beautiful.

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This summer I visited Tokoname City in Aichi Prefecture.
So I will Introduce the City.


I saw ceramic cats on the street.
Look!

It is raining.

It is rainy and cold today.

This is intersection in front of Shibuya station.

People put umbrella.

Anpan

This is sweet Japanese roll with Anko (sweet red bean paste) insides.

You can buy bakeries in Japan.
I like it!

Labour Thanksgiving Day

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Today is Labour Thanksgiving Day in Japan.


“Labor Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in Japan which takes place annually on November 23. The law establishing the holiday cites it as an occasion for commemorating labor and production and giving one another thanks.”
  Cf. http://study.gaijinpot.com/lesson/holidays

It is nice day.
Have a good holiday!

Autumn leaves

The first article's topic is read leaves of autmn.

I have been to Nikko  in Tochigi  Prefecture to view the autumn leaves.
Floating red leaves were very beautiful.