Hisashiburi

This week was bad weather, and it was snow before noon today, maybe it's first snow this year.
Maybe my sons had many pleasures at their pre-school, but snow

didN7t lie thick on the ground.



First half of this week, I was token with my colleagues to my welcome party.
The restaurant is a kind of French, it's so tasty that all of us drunk much,
We ware 10 people, wines and champagnes opened.
I think it's too much for general Japanese.


oh, I changed my cell-phone to iphone. That camera's quality is very bad than camera of Japanese cellphone . It's really pity.

See you!

New Job found

I decided to quit current job few monthes ago.
Yesterday, I recieved a offer letter from a company and got new job.
It's hard to change job in these economic circumstances, but I am very lucky.
New job starts next month, so I may be off on skype lots of time from next month.

Super Mario Brothers on Browser

Do you know the game named "Super Mario Brothers"? It may be that the name change some in other country. It's a geme of Nitendo Family Computer (maybe you call it NES),
I liked it when I was at elementary school.
Now, I can play it on Web Browser, for no charge.
Push S button to jump, push A button to dush, and you can use left and right button to control mario.

Please try it. I brought back memories :)

Seijin-no-hi

昨日は日本は休日でした。大人（２０歳）になることを祝う日で、成人の日と言います。昔は、１月の１５日でしたが、ハッピーマンデー制度が施行されたため、１月１５日の前の月曜に移動されました。成人式と呼ばれる祝賀会が各都市で開催され、着物を着た２０歳の人達が参加します。


Kinou ha nihon ha kyujitsu deshita. Otona(hatachi)ni narukotowo iwau hide, seijin no hi to iimasu. Mukashiha, 1gatu no 15nichi deshitaga, Happy Monday seidoga sekousareta tame, 1gatu 15nichino maeno getsuyouni idou saremashita. Seijinshiki to yobareru syukugakaiga kakutoshide kaisaisare, kimonowo kita 20sai no hitotatiga sanka shimasu.


Yesterday was holiday in Japan. It's a day to celebrate to be adults(20 years old), this day is named "Seijin no hi". In the past, it was on the 15th of January, but a regulation of Happy Monday was enforced, the day moved to Monday before 15th of Jan. The celebration ceremonies that called "seijin shiki" were token place at every cities, and 20-year-old people who get dressed up in kimono take part in it.

Some of Japanese custom of new year

I often recieve mails that they enjoy to know about Japanese culture. So I explain some of Japanese culture about the new year.

Oomisoka means the day before 1st of Jan, and Ganjitu means 1st of January.
And Gantan mean between the night of Oomisoka and the morning of Ganjitu.
And we spend to be watching tv program that is called Kouhaku-Utagassen and Yukutoshi-Kurutoshi at night of Oomisoka. I had a work Kohaku, so I couldn't spend with my family at Oomisoka.
Hatsuhinode is the first sunrise of the year. It's happy thing that we can watch Hatsuhinode, so we go to watch Hatsuhinode. But I didn't go this year.
And Hatumoude is the first prayer of the year. So we went temple to pray something at Gantan or the next day of Gantan. I went near temple and I prayed and wished my children grow up well.
And Osechi is a name of dishes for new year. There is a custom not to cook for mother's rest between 1st and 3rd in January. So mothers prepare Osechi before the new year, and we eat only Osechi between 1st and 3rd in January. But acutually I hate to have same foods for 3 days , so we have some other foods :)
Koma and Tako are familiar with play of new year. Playing Tako need large space without electric wires, therefore it's a little difficule to play Tako around my house. My sons played that at my wife's parent house, and this morning my elder son was playing koma with his classmates at preschool.

Bus at Tokyo

長男と一緒にスイミングスクールにバスで行きました。バスは東京での移動手段として便利です。でも地下鉄の方が便利なので、主に地下鉄を利用します。東京の23区内の多くのバスの料金は定額です。なので、乗り込む時に支払い、降りるときには支払いません。現金とスイカ・パスモなどの電子マネーを使うことができます。スイカとパスモは東京ではすごく便利なので、東京に来たときは是非買ったほうがいいと思います。JRや地下鉄の券売機で買えます。

Chounanto Isshini swimming school ni bus de ikimashita. Bus ha tokyo deno idousyudanto shite benri desu. Demo chikatetsuno houga benrinanode, omoni chikatetsuwo riyoushimasu. Tokyono 23kunaino ookuno busno ryoukin ha teigakudesu. Nanode, norikomutokini shiharai, orirutokiniha shiharaimasen. Genkinto suika/pasumo nadono denshi money wo tsukaukotoga dekimasu. suika to pasumo ha tokyo deha sugoku benrinanode, tokyoni kitatokiha zehi kattahouga iito omoimasu. JR ya chikatetsu no kenbaiki de kaemasu.



I and my elder son took a bus to his school of swimming. The bus is a so useful way to transport to other place at Tokyo. But mainly we use to transport by subway because of it's very useful. Inside 23 wards at Tokyo, the cost of most bus is fixed amount. So we pay for our fare when we get on, don't pay it when we get off. And we can use cash and some of electronic money that called suica and pasmo. Suica and pasmo are very useful with life in Tokyo, so you had better you buy it when you visit to Tokyo. You can buy it by ticket-vending machine of JR or Subway

Toshikoshi-soba

日本では、12月31日のことを、"大晦日"と言います。大晦日の夜に蕎麦を食べる習慣が日本にあります。"年越し蕎麦"とよばれ、"蕎麦のように細く長く生きられるように"という意味が込められています。なので今日は、多くの日本人が年越し蕎麦を食べるはずです。



In Japan, a day of 31st Dec is called "oomisoka". There is a Japanese custom that soba is eaten night of oomisoka. It's called "Toshikoshi-soba", and this custom mean "i wish to live like soba, long and thin". And today, almost Japanese may eat Toshikoshi-soba .
Me? I aet it already, the picture is that.

Yuzuyu

冬至は北半球で太陽が最も低くなる日です。そのため、日照時間が一番短い日でもあります。日本では、その日に柚子をお風呂に入れる習慣があり、それをゆず湯といいます。香りがよく、風邪を引かなくなると言われています。なので、ゆずを一つ買ってきて、お風呂に入れました。ゆず湯ができ、子供が日本の古い習慣を経験出来たので満足でした。が、この記事を書くためにググって知ったのですが、柚子は沢山入れたほうがいいようです。その方が、香りも効果も高くなるらしいです。来年は、たくさん柚子を買ってきたいと思います。


とうじは　きたはんきゅうで　たいようが　もっともひくくなる　ひです。そのため、にっしょうじかんが　いちばん　みじかいひでも　あります。にほんでは、そのひに　ゆずを　おふろに　いれる　しゅうかんがあり、それを　ゆずゆといいます。かおりがよく、かぜをひかなくなると　いわれています。なので、ゆずを　ひとつかってきて、おふろに　いれました。ゆずゆができ、こどもが　にほんの　ふるいしゅうかんを　けいけんできたので、まんぞくでした。が、このきじを　かくためにググって　しったのですが、ゆずは　たくさんいれたほうが　いいようです。そのほうが、かおりも　こうかも　たかくなる　らしいです。らいねんは、たくさん　ゆずを　かってきたいと　おもいます。

Toujiha kitahankyude taiyouga mottomo hikukunaru hidesu. Sonotame, nissyoujikanga ichiban mijikai hidemo arimasu. Nihondeha, sonohini yuzuwo ofuroni ireru syukanga ari, sorewo yuzuyuto iimasu. Kaorigayoku, kazewo hikanakunaruto iwareteimasu. Nanode, yuzuwo hitotsu kattekite ohuroni iremashita. Yuzuyuga deki, kodomoga nihonno hurui syuukanwo keiken dekitanode, manzokudeshita. ga, konokijiwo kakutameni gugutte shittanodesuga, yuzuha takusan iretahouga iiyoudesu. Sonohouga, kaorimo koukamo takakunaru rashii desu. Rainenha takusan yuzuwo katte kitaito omoimasu.



The winter solstice is a day that the sun is lowest in the northern hemisphere, so it's the shortest day of hours of sunshine there. In Japan, there is a custom to take a bath with yuzu that day. It's called "YUZUYU", It is good to reject catching a cold and is good perfume. So I bought one yuzu and put it into my bathtab. I was sutisfied to make YUZUYU, and my sons were with Japanese old custom. But I know it now googled to write this post, it's better to use a lot of yuzu. It becomes better smells and many effects. Next Year, I'll maybe buy a lot of yuzu.

Merry Christmas!

Marry Christmas!

I hope your happy Christmas and your happy new year!
楽しいクリスマスと幸せな新年をお祈り致します




I'm looking forward to having a look at faces of my sons when they find these.

Recipe of Kohukiimo

日本料理の作り方を聞かれることがあります。でも、料理の言葉が難しかったため、この質問に答えることを避けてきました。今日は、それに挑戦してみます。

料理名：こふきいも
材料：
　ジャガイモ
　塩・こしょう
　パセリ
　
作り方
1. じゃがいもの皮をむき、食べやすい大きさに切ります
2. 鍋にジャガイモをいれ、かぶるくらいまで水をいれ、中火で加熱します。
3. 煮込みます
4. ジャガイモが軟らかくなったら、水を捨てます。
5. 粉が出るまで、中火のまま鍋を揺らします
6. 火をとめ、塩と胡椒とパセリを散らします。


にほんりょうりのつくりかたをきかれることがあります。でも、りょうりのことばがむつかしかったため、このしつもんにこたえることをさけてきました。きょうは、それにちょうせんしてみます。

りょうりめい：こふきいも
ざいりょう：
　ジャガイモ
　しお・こしょう
　パセリ
つくりかた
1．じゃがいものかわをむき、たべやすいおおきさにきります
2．なべにじゃがいもをいれ、かぶるくらいまでみずをいれ、ちゅうびでかねつします。
3．にこみます
4．ジャガイモがやわらかくなったら、みずをすてます
5．こながでるまで、ちゅうびのままなべをゆらします。
6．ひをとめ、しおとこしょうとパセリをちらします。


Nihon ryourino tsukurikatawo kikarerukotoga arimasu. Demo ryourino kotobaga mutukashikattatame, konoshitumonni kotaerukotowo sakete kimashita. Kyouha, soreni chosenshite mimasu.

Ryouri mei: kohukiimo
Zairyou:
jyagaimo
shio,kosyou
paseri

Tsukurikata:
1. jyagaimono kawawo muki, tabeyasui ookisani kirimasu
2. nabeni jyagaimowo ire, kaburu kuraimade mizuwo ire, chuubide kanetu shimasu.
3. nikomimasu.
4. jyagaimoga yawarakaku nattara, mizuwo sutemasu
5. konaga derumade, tyubino mama nabewo yurashimasu.
6. hiwotome, shioto kosyouto paseriwo chirashimasu



I'm asked how to make some Japanese foods. But I've run away to answer from that question, because of cooking words might be difficult for me. Today I try to explain it.

Food name: Kohukiimo
Ingredients:
Potate
Salt&pepper
Persley

How to make
1. flaypeel the potates and cut it to eat easily.
2. put it into a pot, pour in just enough water to cover, and cook the pod on medium heat
3. stew it
4. when potates become soft to eat, put the water away
5. swing the pot on medium heat until some powder is shown
6. turn off the heat. put salt and pepper and persley

New headset

両耳用のアナログコードがついているヘッドセットを使っていました。安かったしなかなか良かったんですが、PCの前から離れられないのがイヤでした。この前、新しいヘッドセットをアマゾンで買いました。ワイヤレスでBluetoothのヤツです。昨日、使ってみました。
良いと思って買ったんですが、古いヘッドセットと新しいのに差があるのがわかりました。最初に音の品質の差です。古いやつの音はいい音でノイズが入りませんが、新しいのはちょっとノイズが入っているのと、音がちょっと遅れます。次は電池です。新しいのは電池の残りを気にしなければなりません。ちょっと面倒です。
最後に、これが一番重要なんですが、新しいのは片耳用で、両耳では聞けません。私は英語のヒアリングが下手なので、片耳では上手く聞き取れません。両耳用のヘッドセットにすれば良かった。
いつか、新しいヘッドセットを不都合なく使えるようになりたいと思います。


Ryoumimiyouno anarogu ko-do ga tsuiteiru headset wo tsukatte imashita. Yasukattashi nakanaka yokattandesuga, PCno maekara hanarerarenainoga iyadeshita. konomae, atarashii headset wo amazon de kaimashita. wireless de bluetooth no yatsudesu. Kinou tsukatte mimashita.
Iito omotte kattanodesuga, hurui headset to atarashiinoni sagaarunoga wakarimashita. Saisyoni otono hinshitsuno sa desu. Furuiyatsuno otoha iiotode, noizu ga hairimasenga, atarashiinoha chotto noizuga haitteirunoto, otoga chotto okuremasu. Tsugiga denchi desu. Atarashiinoha denchino nokoriwo kinishinakereba narimasen. chotto mendou desu.
Saigoni korega ichiban jyuuyou nandesuga, atarashiinoha katamimiyoude, ryoumimideha kikemasen. Watashiha eigo no hearing ga hetananode, katamimideha umaku kikitoremasen. Ryoumimiyouno headset ni sureba yokatta.
Itsuka, atarashii headset wo hutugounaku tsukaeruyouni naritaito omoimasu.


I used a analog wired headset for both ears. It was a cheap but a good for me excepting I had be able to hear only in front of my PC. The other day, I bought a new little headset at Amazon, that was wireless and used the feature of bluetooth. Yesterday I tried it.
I thought It was pretty good, but it had some difference between the old headset and the new one. Fiest of all, it is a defference of the sound quality . The sounds of the old one is high quality and has no noise, but the new one has a little noise, and its sound is a little delayed. The next difference is about the battery. I have to take care the new one about the rest of battery, it's troublesome for me.
At last, this is the most important reason, the new one is for one ear, not for both of ears. I'm bad at hearing English, so I cannot hear with one ear well. I had better I choosed a headset for two ears.
I want to bacome using this new headset without unconvinience some day.

Kaiten-zushi de bounenkai

昨夜、会社の同僚と忘年会をしました。回転寿司を二時間借り切りました。去年パリで回転寿司を見たことがあるので、たぶん世界でも知られていると思います（本当かな？）。ベルトコンベアみたいな大きな機械があり、たくさんの寿司の皿が回っていて、食べたいお皿を取ります。10皿と青のり汁を食べてお腹いっぱいになりました。とてもおいしく、楽しみました。

さくや、かいしゃの　どうりょうと　ぼうねんかいを　しました。　かいてんずしを　2じかん　かりきりました。　きょねん　パリで　かいてんずしを　みたことがあるので、たぶん　せかいでも　しられていると　おもいます（ほんとうかな？）。ベルトコンベアみたいな　おおきな　きかいがあり、たくさんの　すしの　さらが　まわっていて、たべたい　おさらを　とります。　10さらと　あおのりじるを　たべて　おなかいっぱいに　なりました。　とてもおいしく、たのしみました。


Sakuya, kaisyano douryouto bounenkaiwo shimashita. Kaitenzushiwo 2jikan karikirimashita. kyonen paride kaitenzushiwo mitakotogaarunode, tabun sekaidemo shirareteiruto omoimasu(hontoukana?). Berutokonbeamitaina ookina kikaigaari, takusanno sushino saraga mawatteite, tabetai osarawo torimasu. 10sarato aonorijiruwo tabete onakaippaini narimashita. Totemo oishiku, tanoshimimashita.


Last night, I attended a year-end party(called bounenkai) with co-workers. The party was at Kaiten-zushi and we reserved all of the restaurant for 2 hours. I had looked Kaiten-zushi in Paris last year, so I think it's known to the world(is it true?). There is a big machine like a belt conveyer, that turns around a lot of plates of sushi,and you can get plates that you want to eat. I was so full that I ate 10 plates and one soup of aonori. It was very good taste, I enjoyed it.

Today's lunch is Soba

今日、赤坂を歩いていたら、いい感じの蕎麦屋を見つけました。急に蕎麦が食べたくなったので、この店で何か食べることにしました。
店に入って回りを見たら、すごく小さい部屋にテーブルが３つ、椅子が14個しかありません。混んでいて空いている椅子はありませんでした。ちょっと店の入り口でまたされました。
席に座って、1000円のとろろそばをたのみました。机に梅干しとウズラの卵とウズラの卵用のはさみ（名前あるのかな？）がありました。この店の蕎麦は少し緑で、ちょっとかわってますが、味はおいしいです。

きょう、あかさかを　あるいていたら、いいかんじの　そばやをみつけました。きゅうに　そばがたべたくなったので、このみせで　なにかたべることにしました。
みせにはいって　まわりをみたら、すごくちいさいへやにテーブルが３つ、いすが14こしかありません。こんでいて　あいているいすは　ありませんでした。ちょっと　みせのいりぐちで　またされました。
せきにすわって、1000えんの　とろろそばを　たのみました。つくえに　うめぼしと　ウズラのたまごと　ウズラのたまごようのはさみ（なまえあるのかな？）が　ありました。このみせのそばは　すこしみどりで　ちょっとかわってますが、　あじは　おいしいです。

Kyou, akasakawo aruite itara, iikanjino sobayawo mitsukemashita. Kyuni sobaga tabetaku nattanode, kono misede nanika taberukotoni shimashita.
Miseni haitte mawariwo mitara, sugoku chiisai heyani table ga 3tsu, isuga 14ko shika arimasen. Kondeite aiteiru isuha arimasen deshita. Chotto miseno iriguchi de matasare mashita.
Sekini suwatte, 1000enno tororo-soba wo tanomi mashita. Tsukueni umeboshi to uzurano tamagoto uzurano tamagoyouno hasami(namae arunokana?) ga arimashita. Konomiseno sobaha sukoshi midori de chotto kawattemasuga, ajiha oishii desu.


Today, I found a good mood soba restaurant when I was walking at Akasaka. All on a sudden I became to want to eat soba, I decided to get a something to eat at that restaurant.
I got in and saw around, so small room, there are only 3 tables and only 14 chairs. It was crowded and there is no empty chair. So I waited at the entrance for a while.
After I sat my seat, I made a order "Rororo soba" that is ¥1000 . Umeboshi and quail's egg and scissors for quail's egg are on the table.
Soba of this restaurant was a little green, it's a little odd but very delicious soba.

33th Birthday party

33kaime no tanjyou party wo shimashita.Watashi to hutari no musuko ha nighirizushi ni chosen shimashita. Sumeshi ha tsumaga tsukutte kuremashita.

Watashi ha nigirizushi wo tsukutta kotoga arimasuga, musukotachi ha hajimete no keiken desu. Futari ni tukurikata wo oshiemashita ( toiuhodo watashiha umaku nainndesuga :) ).Sushi no syashin ha watashi ga tsukutta monodesu. Maa, bochibochi kana? Chonan ha watashito onajikurai jyozuni tsukuremashita. Ga, jinan no houha sumashi to tega ookina onigirino youni natte shimaimashita. Syoganainode, chonan ga jinan no bun wo tsukutte kuremashita.
Tsuma ha"Jacket to issyo ni kiruto niauyo" to muffler wo kuremashita.

Nigiri-zushi to osasimi, beer, wine, cake, shiokara de ii kazokuno jikanga motemashita.

kazoku to, iwatte kureta tomodachi arigatou.




We had a my 33th birthday party.I and two sons tried to cook nigiri-zushi. My wife cooked us sumeshi.

I had already cooked nigiri-zushi, but my sons had never cooked it.
So I taught them how to cook it(but I'm good at cooking suchi :) ).
The picture of sushi is made by me. I think it's a pretty good.
My bigger son could make it as well as I could. But smaller son make someting like a big rice ball that is made with sumeshi and his hands, so the bigger son made smaller son nigiri-zushi. I was given a good muffler from my wife. She said to me "It looks nine on you with your jackat".

We had a good party with many nigiri-zushi, many osashimi, some beer, many wine, a cake, some shiokara, and a lot of joy.

Thanks for my family, and thank for many friends congratulating me.

Present from my sons

朝ごはんを作っていたら、”おとうさん、誕生日おめでとう”と居間にきた子供達に言われました。その時まで、今日が誕生日だったことは忘れてました。
子供達からメッセージと絵を描いたプレゼントを貰いました。とても嬉しいです。
今日の夜は一緒ににぎり寿司を食べようと思っています。
6歳と3歳の息子達がどんなにぎり寿司を作るか楽しみです。

Asagohan wo tsukutte itara, "otousan, tanjyoubi omodetou" to imani kita kodomotachini iwaremashita. Sonotokimade, kyoga tanjyoubi dattakotoha wasurete mashita. Kodomotatikara message to ewo kaita present wo moraimashita. totemo ureshiidesu.
Kyouno yoruha isshoni nigirizushi wo tabeyouto omotte imasu.
6sai to 3sa no musukotachi ga donna nigirizushi wo tukuruka tanoshimi desu.

When I cooked breakfast, my sons walked into the living room, then they said "Happy birthday dad". Then I remembered Today is my birthday.
They game me a present that they drew messages and drawings.
It made me so happy.
We have plan that we'll have a sushi that is cooked by ourself at this dinner together.
I'm looking forward to having a dinner, and I am curious about the sushi that my sons who are 6 years old and 3 years old make.

thanks!

うーんと、今日は急がしかった。マーケティングクラスのレポートを書いて、渋谷に出荷するソフトの解析をしに行って、その後事務所に3時間いた。

後、疲れたんじゃなくて楽しんだんだけど、7人の人とチャットした。一日にこんなに沢山のひととチャットするのは始めて。
朝は、ステファニーとちょっとだけ、俺の時間が無かったんだけど。後同僚とちょっとやりとりした。その後、Nathanとちょっとはなした。日本語のテスト前らしい。会社に戻ってから、イタリアのサラと。もうひらがなを覚えたみたい。あとDale。奥さん日本人だって始めて教えてくれた。上手いはずだよ、それは。そして家に帰ってから、サラとジミ、SteffとEkbalmと。

みんなありがとう。

Hmm, today is so busy. I wrote my report of marketing class. and I went to analysis to debut softwere at Shibuya. and I stayed at my office for 3 hours.

And this is not tired but enjoying, I chatted for 7 persons. It is a first time for me to chat with this many people for a day.
In morning, I chatted with Stephanie for a little, I had no time then. And with co-worker. After then I chatted with Nathan a little, he was before Japanese exam. And after I returned to my office, I chatted with sarah in Italy.She already learned Hiragana. And Dale, he show me his wife is japanese . And after I came to home, I chatted with sarah, and Jimi, and Steff, and Ekbalam.

Thank you for all.

nounaimaker

nounaimaker is major joke site.
脳内メーカーは有名なジョークサイトです。
nounaimaker ha yuumei na joke site desu.


Input your name to the form, and push the button.
You can see your brain as Kanji.
名前を入力して、ボタンを押してください。
あなたの脳を漢字で表現してくれます。
namae wo nyuuryoku shite botan wo oshite kudasai.
anata no nou wo kanji de hyougen sitekuremasu.



This site show you your brain from your name.
This picture is my brain, the center is evil(悪) and around is lie(嘘) :D
このサイトはあなたの名前から判断した脳を表示してくれます。
この画像は私の脳です。真ん中は悪で回りは嘘です :D
kono saito ha anata no namae kara handan shita nou wo hyouji shite kuremasu.
kono gazou ha watashi no nou desu. mannaka ha aku de mawari ha uso desu :D

Even in the best case, don't mind :)
Please ask me if you can't understand kanji.
酷い内容でもきにしないで :)
漢字がわからなかったら聞いてね。
hidoi naiyou demo kini shinaide :)
kanji ga wakarana kattara kiitene.

thanks, see you!

Taking a little trip for asakusa(3)

Sorry I took so long.



We ate MotsuNikomi, Yakitori, chijimi, Oden,
and drunk beer and hoppy. During eathing, baby son said to us " I need to poop", so I take him up to BR inside a game arcade. When we return to the restaurant, the check is already finished.

We walked to Asakusa station and saw around there. We arrived at the station, ware broken into each families, and said good-bye eath other, and we left from Asakusa.



Thanks.

Taking a little trip for asakusa(2)

Next day(Sunday), Two famillies went to 浅草(Asakusa) at 台東区(Taito-Ward) by Yurakucho-line. The train run over 墨田川(Sumida gawa. Sumida river). Asakusa is famous traditional town in Tokyo, We call these area to "下町　Shitamachi" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shitamachi).



There are many famous place in Asakusa. We went to 雷門(Kaminari mon) of 浅草寺(Senso-ji). and saw it. I have seen a 提灯(Chotin) of Kaminari-mon once time. But I glance at it before chance because I was busy then, so this is a first time for to watch it.

Senso-ji is the oldest temple in Tokyo now (This is a new for me :) ). There is 仲見世(Nakamise) between Kaminari-mon and 本堂(Hondo. the main hall of Senso-ji). Theare are many many shops and smoll restaurants, and Nakamise is so crouded by the people.We went under Kaminari-mon, through the Nakamise, bought 人形焼き(Ningyoyaki) like 饅頭(Manjyu), wathed how to create Ningyoyaki, were going to go to Hondo.



There is in front of Hondo, Many burned 線香(senko, sticks of incense) made there bellows of smoke. There is superstition that pushing this smoke to your bad point make you better.I did so, I'm going to be more smart :).



I arrived at Hondo, went into it, I did お参り(omairi). I threw 5 yen into 賽銭箱(saisen bako. the offertory box).Many people had did so, and it is crowded.

We went out, and were going to find a restaurant to eat and to drink. but every resraurants were full for us because we were big group, 4 adults and 3 children.
We were so hungry, but children run around us and were very excited. After a quarter of an hour, we found a restaurant at last.

To be continued...

Taking a little trip for asakusa.

I went to my friend's home at Suturday and saw the sights of Asakusa at Sunday, and came home.I taked many pictures, and saw around Asakusa, so I think I'll write these topics for the time being.


At the first, I'm going to write about our friends and something we did.
They lived in Kitasenjyu that is rightest place in Tokyo and Kitasenjyu is a little no sefe(In Japan, it isnot so diffelence about safe and no safe).
The friends that are very good and very funny :) are a family who has the father, the mother who had been old friend with my wife, the daughther. The father and the mather has digrees of arts, so I think their house is so artful.

When we went to them, the father worked out. So there were the mother and the daughter who were having a nap.
We went to Sentou(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sent%C5%8D) after we talked a little time. We don't go to Sento usually, but I think many of Japanese like sento and onsen(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onsen).

Do you know Sentou and do you like Sento? Please go to sento If you'll come to Japan. The sentou worker(the receptionist is called "Bantou 番頭") can't speak English probably, and there is the separete room for man and woman, and there are many local custom, so I encourage you go to Sento with same sex. and We have a strenge custom that we drink the coffee milk after bath of sento, I don't know the detail, but I want to drink it. this time, I drunk Chuhai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuhai)



After Sento, We bought the Yakitori(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakitori), other foods, Syochu(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shochu), and I returned thier house.

I think I want to return to main topic, but this is a little long for a topic.so I wrote the rest of this story next time .

thanks and see you again.