Yasukuni 靖国神社

羽田空港 Haneda Airport

Im in tokyo now. having breakfast at airport

Hakata Gion Yamakasa

J-2 SaganTosu

I want to try

Ramen♪ not instant

Sakura

My creammmm♪

Sweet thing

桜

She is tired

Flower of peace

梅の花 Plum flower

立春を過ぎると寒いけど春がちかづいているな〜と感じます

In Japan, according to the lunar calendar, the first day of each season has a name.
The spring is RISSHUN, 立春。February 4 or 5, depending on the year, is risshun. Risshun is the first day of spring in the traditional Japanese calendar. According to the calendar used in the East since ancient times, risshun marks the beginning of spring. We also have day in summer, fall and winter.

We say it its the biggining of spring.. but risshun is the coldest time of year. After risshun the sunlight becomes brighter day by day, and although temperatures don't yet rise that much, the approach of spring can be clearly felt.

Sunset

Me and Snowman!

smiling dog! Honey!

She is one of my favorate dog. Name is Honey.
She is really cute and sweet. Everytime I go home to see my mother and grand mother, she is there jumping around. so nice to take her to a walk. Yes, my grand mother has 4 dogs, so I have to take 3 dogs together.. ^^

沖縄 首里城

Great Okinawa !! I want to go there again.
I went to Okinawa to see my cousin. Okinawa was wonderful.
It doesn't feel like I am in Japan. We have US force there, so you see English sign everywhere in the city. Yes, they have dark and heavy history back ground, but I want to visit there again. Okinawa is Japan now, but they have such a unique culture and custom which you never see it in here. They have unique language as well.

hummmm. Interesting place.

沖縄 シーサー

WINDING ROAD

I am sorry to who could not understand Japanese.
This is one of famouse Japanese singer. Ayaka and Kobukuro. Acutally there are 2 artist.
Oh their harmony is unbileavably wonderful.
Enjoy

Im 31

My birthday. Dec 14th. I'm 31! Already?! Or Still? hehehe. Feel old, but feel young. Thank you all for your kind and heatful support for my 30th year. I hope my 31st year will be the nice one than last year, but... I hope I could be the better person for mysefl and for all of you. Thank you. So lucky for me to have 31st birthday. I love you!

My good things

Night creams.

Just heal my busy day at the end of the night.

Can't live without it.

I love go to stores and look for cream.

There are some with vitamins, soft smell...organic, natural...

One of my hoby. ^^

My stuffed pig in a guitar case

Isn't he cute or what?

Stuffed dog on a stuffed pig. I need to have this stuffed pig when i got to bed.

He is really really soft, and keep me really warm..

Berry pie

I went to bakary shop during my lunch break, and I found berry pie. It has all kinds of berries on top of the crispy pie, and custard cream inside. It was sooo delisciouse. In this season, we have product using berries, marron, sweet potato. All the company will sell them as limited-time product. And people gets crazy about it... ^^

I am crazy about berries. Strawberry, rasberry, blackberry, blueberry... love them. I wish I have big garden to grow them. I will be a autumn lover!

getting coooold.

I don't like cold weather. I don't like winter season... Because... it so cold. I feel so sad, and feel like I want to cry. And I do cry when its a really really cold day. I need to ride a bike to work, and ... I just do not like this time of the season.. I know, its pritty. Leaves are turning red, you appriciate the sunshine more than summer. BUT>.. i dont like cold weather!!!!! But I was born in winter season... humm.. anyway.

So, I thought... what can I do to enjoy this season.?I want to do little bit something to make me happy. and I found this... Like these socks. Cute huh?? This kind of socks are popular in Japan now. After riding a bike in a cold wind, and got home and change your close to your favorate soft confortable clothes, and just open your shocks drower and choose what you want to wear tonight... Its a little joy of my day.. ^^

It's been a year... wow..

How time flies! Its been a year wince I took my time off and went to visit my friend in USA.And its been a year since I started this blog... wow.

the trip was wonderful. I always cherish this trip among my unforgettable memories.

The time, sight, color, winds... left me with an indelible memory.

day that I shall always remember...

something I will remember for years

Its been a year since my trip to USA. Visiting my friends are so preciouse, and it is really wonderful to know them. and having them in my life is incredibly lucky.

I pray their happiness and healthy all the time.

by the way... trip is really become a food for the mind.

When my job is done, I will trip somewhere in Asia... would be nice.. ^^

Grapes - seasonal fruit

My grand mother went Grape picking, and she sent us some grapes. They were just fantastic and sweet and wnderful. Look how big they are. So jucy!! I love autom seasonal fruits. Grapes, pears, plums, berries.. ^^ I always wish to have big oven to make some berry pie... humm good with tea or
coffee... haha

Rice field

Look! What a wonderful sight!!!!!!!!

Love this time of the season. New rice is coming up really soon. Yeay

Cheerios and Delio

I Love Cheerios. I used to eat this when I was in high school in US. I love this, but I can't find this in Japan. (No way) Then, one day, I was walking around in the supermarket, and I found... Delio... I thought, woo, Japanese name of Cheerios?? it does looks like it... I should try this.

I was happy! but it taste different. We are not the cereal culture. We eat rice or bread in the morning but not cereal. You only find 3~4 kinds of Kellogg's cereal (crispy, choco crispy, frosted flakes.... hummm..) So many forigner who came from US or Aus.. they are having really hard time finding their favorate cerial... ^^ and so am I!!

National High School Championship at Koshien Stadium

What kind of event does Japan have? Summer festival? Fire works? School homework? Yes. But Koshien is the one of excitement of Japanese summer.

High school baseball players first compete in their regional preliminary games, with hopes of winning a chance to play at the famed Koshien Stadium. All high school baseball players are dream of appearing at Koushien. High school baseball players first compete in their regional preliminary games, with hopes of winning a chance to play at the famed Koshien Stadium. Here we are, The 85th high school baseball tournament were held at Koshien stadium from August 7th to the 21st. Every August forty-nine teams from 47 prefectures compete at the stadium. Which team won this year? The high school team from our prefecture won the year of 2007! I was so excited. All the game was broad cast, and of course the final game too. Game were held during our working time, but we all turn on the TV and watched the young athletes play.

Our team 'Saga kita high school' were against the team from Hiroshima 'Kouryo'. Koryo is known as the strong team. Our Saga kita high school were newcomer. Saga kita high school were beaten in a preliminary game all the time, but this year, they make it to the final. This is a miracle. Koryo high school were winning until the bottom of the eighth. Until then, Saga kita had 1 hit, and Koryo high school had 12 hits. We were loosing score by 0-4. We all had resigned smile, and praise team's efforts.

However!!!! end 8th, luck is on our side. Saga kita high school hit the second hit, 3rd hit and 4th hit, then as quick as a wink single to fill the bases. Soon, run-scoring walk then Saga kita high school got score 1! We all thought we never going to win this game unless something dramatic happens. but IT HAPPENED!!! Next batter hit HOMERUN!!! He hit a grand slam homerun!!! It was dramatic, and be nothing less than miraculous. Saga kita high school score 5 then it was come-from-behind homer!!!!!!!
Top 9th, Saga kita high school got a strikeout then shortened game. Saga kita high school won the first victory of the championship.

At the end of each game, players from the winning team stand in line and sing their school anthem. Saga kita high school was my father-in-law's old school. He was there at the studiam to see the game. He said he was moved to tears and could not sing the school anthem.

It was most excited summer I never experienced. It was wonderful.

Fireworks

we went to see fireworks at summer festival in the city.
The building you see on the left side.... that's where I work.
enjoy

CHANEL

This is a bath oil from CHANEL. I know this is expensive, but sometime, I want to feel the laxuary of my time...

I use this time to time when I get really really tired... ^^

I am kind of addicted to chanel now.. I think they have really good products... I am using Shiseido 資生堂 right now. Everything is Shiseido... costmetics, lotion, etc.. but I kind of liked the Chanel this time... hummm.. the lady of Chanel shop was really nice... ^^ I am sure I will go back to that shop again... heee.

The Lake House

Finally, I could rent a DVD ‘The Lake House’ from store. It was really interesting story and romantic. It would be wonderful if it became a true story. Yes, at the end, I thought this is convenient fiction. However, it was still good. (I like Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves) I wish I could live a house like that.. Not like a house surrounded by window, but house by the lake. I like lake more than ocean. I like river too, but I like lake. I used to go to fishing to the lake when I was in college. I used to go every weekend with my boat. It was really nice to just sit on a little boat, drinking tea in a really quiet lake. I could feel the nature too. ^^ Maybe that is why I like picnic so much. ha-ha

鈍感力

According to the internet fortune-telling, my 40’s ~ 50’s would be the most attractive year of my life.
Hum, so, I am 30 years old now…interesting. ^^ I hope I am happy and have a good health when I reached 40. 10 years from now. Humm. I can’t imagine my future looks like.

News from Japan. Now the book called 鈍感力(obtuseness power- A literal translation) is the best cellar of this month. Obtuseness... sounds really negative, but this book is about, have a little bit of obtuse mind to deal with social problem, work, and relationship with your boss. I haven’t read this book yet, but my husband is. I don’t want him to be more obtuseness than he is now, but we are living in such a stress world... this book tells us ‘take it easy’ I think. This book is focus on many different subjects, like work, family, love relationship, etc…In love relationship, the author said, “There are not love theories in the world. At first you must recognize that a man and woman is a different creature. People might say ‘we will understand each other when we talk each other’ this might work but we need to remember man and woman is a different creature, so most of the time they get lost as much as they ‘talk’. They ended up fighting and arguing saying ‘why!?’ Then, you need obtuse mind to deal with this problem. Take it easy, and stick with the fact that man and woman is a different creature. It is simply this.” (Translated by me so may be not making any sense to you... ^^ but kind of had idea what this book about?) The author is very famous in Japan. I am going to read after my husband finishes the book.

So, what do you think? do you like this idea? have a bit more obtuse mind to deal with your problem.. ^^

I found new things...

Here.. Starbacks coffee take out...


I found this drink in one of covinent store.. It has two kinds of starbacks flavore. One is 'Seattle', and one is 'Milano'... ^^


I tired 'Seattle' this time. hummm.


Bitter sweet... taste was good. Now, I can drink starbacks coffee at home.. anytime I wanted !!

Let me introduce you to・・・

Please, let me introduce my daughter.

She just turned 1 year-old in March. Isn't she cute!!! Oh, I am not a abucing her.. I am playing with her. ^^

I will tell you more about girl’s day in Japan.
Date: 3rd of March
We call it usually we call this day Hinamatsuri’雛祭.This holiday is also known as the Momo no Sekku (桃の節句)、peach blossoms starts to bloom and are the symbol of courage and feminine beauty. Young girls put on their kimonos or fancy cute dress and visit the homes of their family. Tiered platforms for hina ningyo (hina dolls; a set of dolls representing the emperor, empress, attendants, and musicians in ancient court dress) are set up in the home, and the family celebrates with a special meal of hishimochi (diamond-shaped rice cakes) and shirozake (rice malt with sake).During this celemory, we often do little event called ‘Mochifumi’餅踏. Child will steped on rice cake 餅, and wish this child to have the same tenacity as rice cake. （learn perseverance, with patience, engage in tenacious efforts aimed at ~）

We also has Children’s day. Children’s day is May 5th, and this day reprisent as boy’s day. It is a day set aside to respect children's personalities and to celebrate their happiness.
Before this day, families raise the carp-shaped Koinobori flags, one for each boy (or child), display a doll usually riding on a large carp, and the traditional Japanese military helmet,Kabuto. Kintarō and the kabuto are symbols of a strong and healthy boy. So, if you come to Japan around May season, and you see this Koinobori, that house had boy child.

Well, hehe, I was kidding about my child story. She is not my daughter. I wish.. but ...she is my little cousin. ^^ Yes one-year-old cousin. My uncle got married (second time) and now he had this cute little girl. ^^ Having so much fun with her. ( we put her into a French doll glass case... she is so tiny.... )

stagnant brain

I feel blue today... hum. Weather is nice... but... maybe I am tried from all the traveling I've done so far... (went to NZ and visit my mother last weekend) No time to sit down and relax.. hehehe humm..

Oh, I will shear some picutre I've took last weekend.. We are having most beautiful season in the year. (that's what i think...) . I took my dog a walk with my camera in my hand... I took nice picutres of spring, so I will shear with you later. ciao

Kiwi time

Wow, I really had great time in New Zealand. That was my first time to visit New Zealand, and stayed wonderful family in NZ. My mother was already there on her job, and she stayed one wonderfl family, so we stayed there with ther. We just experience great life style of them. And I really had wonderful cooking time with my host mother. She has so much passion on her cooking and Oh, was just ... humm... ^^beyond word!

This trip and this feeling can't be described in words. I had so much issues and struggle inside my heart before I visit New Zealand, and I hope this visiting will help me from the truble. ^^

I will update more later!



(I took a walk in Downtown Tauranga with my mother. what a beautiful city!)