Tomonoura of Hukuyama city ( Hiroshima prefecture); 鞆の浦

Do you know Ponyo? Ponyo is japanese anime of Mr.Miyazaki. If you listened the song of Ponyo, never forgotten. ‘Ponyo♪　Ponyo♪　sakana no ko♪’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKcyNmwLwGI
I went to the place where he took the material of the movie. The place is tomonoura. Tomonoura is located 14-kilometer south from Fukuyama station. It took 55 minutes by Shinkansen from Shin Osaka to Hukuyama station. From Hukuyama station to Tomonoura it is about 20 minutes by car.
弁天島

Nostalgic streets.

The old-fashioned cafe. You can see a small fishing port from there.

Ota Family residence.

Glass works of Ponyo

Here is Yado(Japanese style lodging). But you can just have lunch or drinks at there. 御船宿いろは（http://www.vesta.dti.ne.jp/npo-tomo/iroha/index.html). If I could visit Tomonoura again, I would like stay here:)

That photo is Mr. Sakamoro Ryoma, he is historical person(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakamoto_Ryoma).

This meal was really delicious. Price is 1500yen. It is worth that you pay the money. It is popular with sea bream rope fishing, so you should try fresh seafoods.

Hukuyama castle.

MBT ～The anti shoes～

I was affected by one book（written by Mr. Tsuyoshi Takashiro), and I was interested in MBT（http://www.swissmasai.jp/）.
The catch copy called the world's smallest fitness studio , it's also good sentence.

The price is high for sneakers.
I said to oneself in this way to make up its mind to buy it.
If I went to the fitness for three months(about 10000 yen for one month) , it must be difficult for me. But it is possible to walk every day with MBT. Then I decided the purchase it.



The staff of MBT coordinated the size of shoes kindly. I wore it, and the feeling was comfortable. A cushion works very much. If you bought it, there are MBT and the DVD of explanation .

Look at thickness of a sole.

Anyway, I must save money for a while・・・・・：（

Today also dusk is so beautiful.

AQUA METROPOLIS OSAKA 2009

I went to Yodoyabashi to buy a book today. The destination was Odona(fashions and restaurants's building)'s Bunkyodo(a book store). But the book I wanted was not there, so I decided to go to JUNKUDO(another big book store) at Doujima. It took a 15 minutes by walk.
From Yodoyabashi to Doujima, the route was one of my favorites. Midosuji-line and Nichigin(bank) and a river. On my way to Kitashinch, you can look some bronze statues:) These are just strange. Anyway I arrived at JUNKDO at Doujima but there was not the book which I wanted there:( I wanted the book today by all means. Therefore I decided to go to Kinokuniya book store next. Kinokuniya is large and many many people are there everytime, so I don't like to go to Kinokuniya. However, at last I found the book which I wanted! it was good to go there:) In addition 20% off. Because I finished shopping in the evening, I thought that I would stop at Yodobashi Camera. Immediately, I noticed that there were more people than usual times.
The reason was a speech of Prime Minister Aso in front of Yodobashi Camera. I decided I gave up going to Yodobashi Camera, and to return to my home.

☆Odona. address; 4-1-1 Imabashi chuo-ku, Osaka city. I think Odona is not so special.

☆JUNKUDO(area is Doujima) Address;1-6-20 doujima Kita-ku Osaka city. It is good book store but I like Umeda's shop more personally. Adddress;1-8-16 Hilton Plaza East Umeda Kita-ku Osaka city.

In front of Yodobashi camera in Umeda.

Strange statue. You can look some statue along the river at around Yodoyabashi and Midosuji(street).

Aqua metro polis Osaka has started yesterday. Some events seem to be hold till 12th of October. You can see this detail →http://www.suito-osaka2009.jp/en/index.html

Happy Birth day to....

Tonight my friend and me had a feast at ATRIO BICI CAFE. And we happen to meet my English teacher and his friends. We were so surprised!
To celeblate his friend's birthday, they were there. What a coincidence! It was happy happening.
Happy Birthday!


Of course we had delicious dinner:p I recommed you to this restaurant. There are some bicycles.
And we can relax because staffs are polite and restaurant's interior is large. All foods are tasty.

Thank you so much.

Buenas noches. Hasta luego.....

What's TORAYAN??

Now TORAYAN(http://www.bld-gallery.jp/exhibition/090619yanobekenji.html) is coming Osaka. But .... who is TORAYAN?? I should search it at Osaka government office.

News: only japanesehttp://dailynews.yahoo.co.jp/photograph/pickup/?1250502980

Autumn??

There is a feeling of autumn in a breeze. I hope this weather keep long time.

This week we have some natural disaster in Japan. The typhoon struck Hyogo and Okayama, Tokushima, And more, there was a landslide and a highway is closed to all vehicles.

Now japanese high way is big traffic jam because of Bon holidays.

15th of August is the anniversary of the end of a war.

About camera (memo1)

Recently I'm thinking about buying a camera. “Which camera is best for me?”
Because I'm a rank amateur for a camara, I'm tackle this question....
To know about cameras, some words are complex and difficult:(

A technical term; ISO感度とは?
撮像素子が感じ取ることができる光の量を表す値で，国際標準化機構(International Organization for Standardization:ISO)によって定められている。数値が大きいほど高感度になり，暗い場所でも撮影ができる。

I choosed some cameras by referring to imformations of internet.

Key words is “light” ,“a image quality is more high than old camera I have”, “low price” I will select good one for me by key words.

-OLYMPUS-

☆ PEN E-P1 (sale price 99,800yen by yodobashi camera) http://olympus-imaging.jp/pen/index.html maybe I will buy PEN E-P1:)

☆E-620, (sale price 98,500yen)http://www.yodobashi.com/ec/product/100000001001093636/index.html

-ＰＥＮＴＡＸ-

☆K-m( sale price 58,800yen) http://www.yodobashi.com/ec/product/100000001001041693/index.html

☆k7(sale price 144,800yen)http://www.yodobashi.com/ec/product/100000001001121066/index.html


Really nice !　When I was teenager, I addicted to Flipper's guitar　♪camera♪　http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d4IUa0pF70&feature=related

a wedding party at Tokyo

The wedding ceremony hold at the Togo kninenkan(東郷記念館http://www.togo.co.jp/) at Harajyuku. This ceremony was Japanese style, I joined it at the first time.

Happy Happy time. Everyone passed a ring from person to person by a red yarn.

Again I'm Osaka. Many hearts are around the world;)

No more Hibakusya

On August 6, 1945 has been the historic day. The bombs killed as many as 140,000 people in Hiroshima and 80,000 in Nagasaki by the end of 1945 during World War ⅱ.
I never experienced a war. But many people around me known the terror of World war ⅱ. Dozens of years more later, the people who can talk this story will disappear.
I will remember people who told that an incendiary fell and some experiences of war.

We have some movies of World war ⅱ. One of them is Hotaru no haka;火垂るの墓(Tombstone for fireflies,1988). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbEyjUsWKZA
When I was child, I was watching the movie every summer vacation. It impressed me.
I think that anyone want to injure important people by war.
The American President declared abolition of nuclear weapons.

生まれくる子供たちのために；http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW-UdPVuouQ
For children.

Naniwa-suji, night view

Next week it will be th Bon holidays(12th - 16th of August). There seems to be people who have already taken holidays. Because a commuter train of the morning is not full, I think so.

It is night hot and humid as ever. Is it the tropical zone here?

Original Love 接吻：http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZjG3KU6-Ac&feature=related

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I am going to go to Tokyo this weekend to attend at the wedding ceremony of the relative.

The cloth will be KIMONO! I would like to weat it but here is this weather ( her wedding is 8th August , the day is most hot day....) so I will not choose it:(

Energetic seoul

The Coex mall at 江南地区(kannam area)
I boarded a airplane from the Kansai Airport(osaka) at 3:00p.m. of friday and arrived at the Inchon airport (seoul)at 5:00p.m. Seoul is close country for Japan. Recently many Japanese go to seoul, because of high yen value.
Last time I visited at there was in winter season 10 years ago. The impression about my Korea at that time was not good. But this time, it has changed:)

I often saw devoted couples were walking hand in hand at wherever I went. Of course, japanese couple do it, but I felt the style was not same Japanese couple. Overwhelmingly a lot of Korean couples hand in hand and cross an arm. I wonder if japanese men follow it a bit?

I have been wanted to eat a cold noodle very much. At last the wish came true!

A lot of food except the thing which I ordered comes out to Korean cooking.

As for shopping, they throw in anything. ( It is omake culture??)

東大門area is not sleep.

Whenever I visit foreign countries, I come across first things and experiences.

This time also I met many first experience. One of them, there were many shops that open at night and close at early morning.

Dooda, migliore(http://www.migliore.co.kr/)...and so on. Anyway, many many people were there. p.m9:00.

The Gympo airport. It' fine day, not so humid.　12:15 p.m　→ by air →

An in-flight meal by JAL→

→　14:10(Kansai air port)
It's seemed to be very hard rain at Kansai area (osaka and hyogo) in the morning. But this afternoon when we arrived at KIX, it was clear sky and humid:(

Again Osaka! Tadaima(I'M HOME)☆