beautiful broach

I have introduced you the broaches before, and here are different ones!
what beautiful broaches these are!
they are made by the Japanese traditional paper!

they are looked like the little cake, makes people want to eat it!

NARA bus

this is the NARA tour bus, what a ware colour! yellow!!

Chinese course

very delicious!! I can not eat these expensive Chinese usually.

This is the soup, FUKAHIRE and KANI(crab) in it.

And is nodule is uses the crab too.

this is KAI and HOTATE(scallop)

this is AWABI( abalone).

this is crab fry. !!!!!very delicious!!!!!!!!!!

this is the TAPIOKAmilk dessert .

cat

what a lovely cat which is made by the WASI(Japanese traditional paper )!!! I love the lovely fat belly!

campiagn, missed

I missed again!!!! Several years I throw away the half ticket before I back home. When I arrived home, I recognized I have the mileage card before!!! I was so sad, how foolish I am , I did not remember why I decided to threw it away, at that time I thought I did not have the card . The person who traveled with me have the same card, I knew, yes, I knew. He was very happy the fight was changed , yes I knew, of course I new..... But , I threw it away.



And I did it again, this time I did not threw the half ticket, I missed the campaign. I knew the campaign two weeks later after the deadline of it. Well it just a piece of cake, yes , I know. but ...

I am a little sad, Oh, very a little big sad.

Aizome

Stylish and beautiful, the patterns of blue and white of this pic are an example of Aizome, traditional Japanese indigo dyeing. This has long been a favorite colour in Japan, and it used to bee called "Japan blue". Although these fabrics use only two colours, they come in a great range of haws.

The dye used in Aizome is produced from the indigo plant, known as AI. It is perfect for colouring either bolts of fabric or skeins of threads. Indigo became popular because of it could be used for dyeing any kind of material, whether cotton, hemp,or silk. Aizome dyers use two techniques to create patterns: the paste-resist method and tie-dyeing.

Since ancient times, Aizome has been one of the most popular kinds of dyed fabric for clothing in Japan. Form the 12th century, Aizome fabric caught on among the ruling samurai class. During the Edo period, from the 17th to the mid-19th centuries, indigo dyeing spread to the common people. During the period, the shogunate wished to prevent the town people from becoming powerful, so it repeatedly issued edicts and sumptuary laws that banned excessive displays of finery. Commoners were only allowed to wear clothes in subdued colours, such as blue, brown, or grey.

In the face of these restrictions, the towns people turned to indigo-dyed fabric to indulge their sense of enjoyment of wearing distinctive clothes.During the cures of its long history, the skills of Indigo dyeing have spawned a wide variety of designs. One factor that fuelled this was people's desire for fashionable clothing, even at a time when luxury was banned.

remorse after the drinking

I find a sweet alcohol!!

I am not a good drinker, I mean I am not good in alcohol. After the party of drinking, I always fall down. Why? I remorse why I say that, or why I can not talk more better, etc (of course, I am not well in talking).....

I am not weak at communication(I dot not know what the other person think about me), but I am not good at it too. And the colleagues around are all men. This makes my mind and my action more like a men, yet I never action like a girl when I born (^_^);

Today is the same, I feel tired when I arrived home. But I can not go bed smoothly. What is my feeling, I want play the baseball, I want to shake the stick!!!

I do like the situation of the party if I be permit to just stay their, I love to hear the other's talk.

high cost , high service

There is the fight from here to where my parents live. But it was very expensive, I usually back home use car, or train except the emerge.

I use it for some emerge thing happened. It just took 1.5 hour!! after that I took the subway. It (the traffic tool)was so comfortable, I love it except the cost.

Kyoto station

the Kyoto subway station! colourful and very beautiful!

tomato

there is a event that you just pay 100Yen, then you can take the tomato that you put in this cup!!

I tried. I got 12 piece. And the staff servers me 5 piece.

strong red armour

The red armour make Japanese people image powerful SAMURAI. Because very strong SUMURAs' belongs TAKETA(who was born the perfect where I live now, very famous general ) wires red ones.

Japanese traditional -- chopsticks

Chopsticks are found in very Japanese household. When they eat the dinner(lunch, breakfast), everyone at the table is holding a pair of chopsticks in one hand. It is the custom for Japanese to eat most kinds of food with chopsticks. It is very common for people to have their own personal pair of chopsticks. Even with in families, no one uses another person's chopsticks.
These two simple sticks can be used in many ways.

First, they are used for picking up foods. In Japanese cuisine, ingredients are often cut into morsels that are just the right size

Second,they are also used for cutting. Cooked fish and vegetables are common in Japanese cuisine, and are soft enough to be sliced through with chopsticks. More intricate tasks such as wrapping NORI seaweed around cooked rice, ore removing small bones from fish, these , too, can be done with chopsticks.

Third, they are also good for whisking up ingredients, bringing out different textures and tastes.

The use of chopsticks has been an integral part of Japanese daily life since ancient times, and it has been strongly connected with the development of Japanese cuisine. The Japanese have long valued chopsticks not only. For their functionality but also for their attractive appearance. Originally chopsticks were made of simple, unadorned bamboo or wood. The idea of coating them with lacquer dates back to the EDO period. When wealthy merchants began ordering them to be made chopsticks also feature in the tea ceremony. the meal served at tea ceremony is called KAISEKI. The chopsticks used at a KAISEKI meal are made of materials as cedar or bamboo, and come in various forms and colours. They are selected so that they look attractive in combination with the food and serving dishes.
Since ancient times, people in Japan have through of chopsticks. As one of the ways in which humans are linked with gods, and they are placed along side offering to the deities. Some shrines hold special rites for used chopsticks, called HASI-MATURI. The belief is that the soul of the person who has used the chopsticks remains in them. So, rather than being thrown out, they are cremated to express both respect and appreciation for the long service they have given. Chopsticks are much more than simple tools for eating. They have deep connections with the spiritual feelings of the Japanese.

sweet doughnut

I do love the sweet dessert, one of it is this: the doughnut! The weather turns cool, I need more energy(I am making the excuse), the most reason is it turns cheaper just for this week!

pin made by Japanese traditional paper

which one do you like best?

I love this purple one also!

ORIGAMI

In Japan, most people do ORIGAMI when they are children. No special equipment or tools are required, just a square of paper to fold. You do not even need scissors or glue. All kinds of things can be fashioned with ORIGAMI. Like iris, crane, paper balloon. From wild flowers to objects found around the home with ORIGAMI, a child's imagination can run free.

Since the old days in Japan, paper was not just something to write or paint on; it was a sacred object invested with spiritual meaning. An ancient custom involves cutting paper into the shape of a person and letting it float away down a stream. This is done as a symbolic way to get rid of impurity.

Paper also long been important as a wrapping material for gifts. And about 600 years ago, strict rules of etiquette were established, governing the way paper was folded and endowed with its own specific meaning. While folding the paper, people would bless it with their prayers, so that no impurities were conferred to the gift inside. Then,wrapped in the paper,the gift would be delivered to the recipient. The techniques used in gift wrapping eventually gave rise to the sophisticated craft that is called ORIGAMI.

One of the most famous ORIGAMI forms if known as RENTURU(like the pic), meaning "linked cranes". With a few incisions,a single sheet of paper can be folded into numerous cranes , all connected. IN the 18th and 19th centuries, ORIGAMI techniques of this type were developed to a remarkable level of sophistication. ORIGAMI cranes took on a special significance after the world war 2. The children's Peace Monument in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park depicts a girl lifting a paper crane towards the sky. The girl who was the model for this statue was exposed to radiation in the bombing of Hiroshima when she was 2 years old. 9 years later, she developed leukaemia. One day, , lying in her hospital bed, she heard that folding 1000 paper cranes would make her wish came true. Her wish was to get well, so she began folding paper cranes using medicine wrappers and whatever paper she could find. But her wish did not come true, and she died at the age of 12. The story of this girl widely known, and later, people began to consider sets of 1000 cranes to be a special form of ORIGAMI imbued with hopes and prayers. For people in Japan, ORIGAMI is more than just a leisure activity; it is a compact form of art reflecting people's thoughts and feelings.

mark

what is this?

it is the mark of the gondola.

pumpkin

lovely pumpkins!

lovely house

I found a lovely house ! (as a fact , it is a restaurant)

American Indian

I do like the American Indian peoples' culture. here is some object which complain it.
what about this?

Matcha

this is the room where to repair Japanese tea ceremony.
and this is the bowl which used to input the Japanese traditioanl tea: MATCHA.

under the outer cover, it is this hold.

And , if you want to know more about MATCHA, read the follow documents:

A millstone turns gently, slowly emitting a fine green powder. It is one of the process, a form of tea known as Matcha that has been drunk in Japan for over 800 years.

Like other kinds of Japanese tea, Matcha is made from the dried leaves of the tea plant. However, in the case of Matcha, the leaves are ground to a fine powder. The way it's served is very different ,too. To prepare ordinary green tea, hot water is simply poured over the leaves in a teapot. The tea is infused and then poured out. The leaves remain in the pot, so they are not directly consumed.

then, how Matcha is prepared in the tea ceremony. A teapot is not used. Instead, the powdered tea is placed directly in the bowl from which it will be drunk. Hot water is added, using a bamboo scoop. Then it is whisked briskly, using a special tea whisk, also made from bamboo. Once the tea is properly mixed with the water, it is ready to be drunk.

These days , Matcha is no longer confined to the tea ceremony. There is an array of desserts, all made with Matcha. The unique fragrance and flavour of green tea go well with dairy products, so it is perfect as an ingredient in Western desserts. Because Matcha in regarded as a healthy drink, and can be used as an ingredient in many types of food. Today it is popularity is gradually spreading around the world.

after the firework

After the firework, they are divide the new load which made just for this firework. you know? the temp load(the white part in the pic) is on the rail line.

It was two hours after the firework over.

And they use the blue track to pull the steel steps in front of the temp white load.

Japanese traditional -- BUNRAKU

With a history dating back 400 years, BUNRAKU is one of Japans' distinctive traditional performing arts. It combines puppet plays with joruri, stories narrated with musical a accompaniment. Duty and obligation, tragic love, the ties between parents and children.... BUNRAKU features themes like these that resonate strongly with the Japanese people.



The stories acted out bye the puppets are told through narration and music. ON the stage, a plat form can be seen on the right. It revoles to reveal the TAYU, or narrator, and a shamisen player. In most cases, there is only one TAYU and one shamisen player. The TAYU provides an explanation of the action on stage and also recites the dialogue of all characters. This is done with a unique cadence and vocal style known as GIDYU-BUSI. The TAYU and shamisen player are in place and the puppets are ready on stage. The performance begins.



Most of the puppets are operated by three puppeteers. Even though the faces of the principle puppeteers are visible, the audience focuses most on the intricate movements and the expressions of the puppets. There are many kinds of BUNRAKU puppets. They features a number of kinds of ingenious and mechanisms.



The head is the most important part of the puppet. There are around 30 different male heads and 10 female heads. Each BUNRAKU puppet consists simply of a head and torso. Male puppets have arms and legs connected with strings. While female puppets have no legs at all. It is the way that costumes are arranged over these parts, and the movements of the puppeteers that give the puppets the lifelike bodies.



The puppets' expressions are so vivid you imagine that you can hear them breathing. Sometimes they cry and sometimes they laugh. They are brought to life by the exquisite skill of the puppeteers. The way the head is moved can also change the expression. Tilting is downwards gives the face a rather sombre look. Cocking the head upwards produces a more cheerful look. Subtle changes like this can produce a wide range of expression.



On some of the head of woman, there is a pin fitted beside the mouth. It is used to hold a clothe or the sleeve of the woman's KIMONO in place. She(the woman puppet) seems to biting on the fabric while shaking her head,portraying a state of emotional suffering. In the much-loved BUNRAKU masterpieces, dramatic stores are hold though a combination of expert puppetry, the dynamic sound of shamisen, and the verbal virtuosity of the TAYU narrators.

KIMONO

I do like the Japanese traditional cloths KIMONO, to wear it do take some time, yet. Which one do you like? My favor is the right second one.

beautiful bridge

do you love the bridge? I will show you several beautiful one. This pic is taken when I through it, well I was driving, I just slow the car's speed. Un, a little dangerous!

and this the start of through it.

this a view of it.

a holding fan - unique armour

I think it is the holing fan shape! how unique it is!

oribe ware

a striking piece of Japanese Pottery. Notice its Lopsided shape and whimsical design. this is Oribe ware. the man who created this style is FURUTA ORIBE. A samurai who lived 400 years ago during the civil wars in Japan. he was also a master of tea ceremony.

Oribe ware ,which is still produced today, has three distinctive characteristics.

1)The first is the unusual shape of the pieces. Oribe would take the symmetrical shapes produced on a wheel and intentionally distort them. Ceramics created in this way are full of dynamic individuality. Ever piece has its own personality.

2)The second characteristic of Oribe ware is its varied patterns. Actually, many of these designs are based on everyday life and natural things all around us.

3)The third characteristic of Oribe ware is its colour, Green is frequently used. The green hue is created with a glaze. The glaze applied to the surface of a biscuit-fired piece, forms a waterproof coating and is used for decoration.

A finish that could be regarded as uneven has come to be seen by the Japanese as having a richly expressive beauty.

Oribe did not distinguish himself on the battlefield. His real talents lay in the realm of "CYA-NO-YU" tea ceremonies. And his dynamic ceramics with their unusual designs had a great impact on the world of tea. Even today, four centuries later, Oribe ware retains that same fresh appeal. It is still widely used, not just in the tea ceremony but also in Japanese restaurants and homes.

Oribe is also popular overseas. There is a exhibition held in the United states, for example. Many people were enthralled by the freshness of the Oribe ware and its bold shapes and patterns. The unique aesthetics and ceramic techniques of a tea master who lived four centuries ago, transcend time and space to continue providing delight to many people today.

sport ceremony

It is the autumn sport ceremony MTV, can you believe they exercised that every morning for 2 week?

circle moon

the moon!

tonight the moon is the most circle one! I met several people the last year, and had a very fun time!

buck armour

this one look like the horn of the buck.

the beautiful Japanese garden.

I have seen several Japanese traditional garden. This one of the most beautiful gardens I saw.

It said this garden built taking the shape and locations from the BURINSAN KOSYU China.

I have not been their, if I have change, maybe I should visit there.