It lasts 5 years and can be used as emergency foods.
Koala's March in cans is different from normal one, and chocolate isn't contained.
There is a map of the world at sakura cafe.
Sakura guests can put a sticker on the map where their hometown.
Wow!
The guests come from all over the world.
Today......17 countries!!
WE ARE HERE!!!
WHERE ARE YOU FROM???
So today I would like to show you some of my favorite photos we took during the last year. There are so many, that I had a hard time choosing. LOL
Here we go!
I'm sure we'll take many many photos this year as well. ^^
In fact, I can speak Portuguese Language as I told in my self-introduction.
This is Aveiro in Portugal where I've lived for a year for studying.
So today I will teach you some phrases in Portuguese to be able to introduce yourself in Portuguese!
1. Greetings
"Good morning!" = "Bom dia!"
"Good evening!" = "Boa tarde!"
"Hi!" = "Olá!"
Usually, Brazillian people say "Oi!" as often as "Olá!".
And since "Bom dia!" means "Good day", they also use it when they say bye-bye.
2. Self-Introduction
My name is ... = Chamo-me ... (Sha-mo mi...)
I am from Japan ... = Eu sou do Japão.
Nice to meet you. = Muito prazer.
If you remember and show these phrases to Brazillian, Portuguese and other people from Luso-Brazillian countries,
you may be able to make friends with them soon :) Like me --->
with Portuguese friends
with Brazillian friends
*At Sakura Cafe, we often have some international events like Portuguese Party.
Why don't you join us?! :)
Do you remember this? You might see it on this
blog before.
It's a slime nikuman! I guess some of you
could not help buying it. Or you might be one of the people who could not find
it, since it was sold out so quickly. Did you know that there was a second chance
for you? Circle K Sunkus have sold a nikuman like this!! Hello Kitty Nikuman (custard cream flavor) Who would have guessed that a nikuman like
that would be produced again... Actually, I have just found out that it was on
sale! I heard that at many Circle K Sunkus stores it has been sold out already
because it was produced only in limited numbers. If you were lucky enough to get it, please let
us know!! *The picture of Hello Kitty nikuman was
borrowed from the official website of Circle K Sunkus: http://www.circleksunkus.jp/wakuwaku/chukaman/
This few days, Japan are very cold every day.
Weather forecast say "The General Frost arrival".
Who will The General Frost be?
Napoleon Bonaparte.
Famous French emperor.
A French military leading Napoleon in 1812 invades and attacks in Moscow, Russia.
However, the enemy was in the unexpected place.
The French military is defeated by winter severe cold and heavy snowfall.
A British newspaper reporter reported this fact as "General Frost".
The thing which translated "General Frost" into Japanese seemed to become "Fuyushougun".
Even Napoleon was not able to overcome "General Frost".
All of you do not yield to "General Frost", and please get over this winter.
I visited my friend who is a cooking teacher.
She made me a Ukraine's traditional dishes.
Use a whole Paprika
Inside of Paprika, there is a Onion,ground meat and Rice!
And boil with Tomato sause by pressure cooker 15min
It was great dinner,,,tasty!
She gave me homemade Piroshki.
This one also great.
Thank you very much for inviting me!
Next Monday (The second Monday of January) is national holiday in Japan.
Do you happen to know what day it is on that day?
The second Monday of January is Coming-of-Age Day which honors young people who have reached the age of 20 as new members of adult society.
What age is the adult age in your country?
A happy new year!!
Since 2011 is the
year of the rabbit in Chinese Zodiac, 2012 is the year of the dragon!
Though the dragons only exist in stories, we know several kinds of
them. This is a European dragon. And this is an Eastern dragon. In Japan dragons are illustrated
like this. It seems that the biggest difference is whether it has wings or
not... Although dragons are thought to be good creatures generally in
Japan, they are not in Western countries (right?) Maybe you can tell us what
you think about dragons. J By the way, they are popular dragons in Japan... Do you know what stories they are from? -------------------------
Thank you very much for supporting us last year, 2011! We are all looking forward to seeing you
next year here in Japan. We hope you have a great year!!
(The picture above is from http://naojcamp.nao.ac.jp/phenomena/20101221/)
Total lunar eclipse will occur on tomorrow (December 10th) in Japan.
We will be able to observe it between 11:05 pm and 11:58pm.
We hope we could see total lunar eclipse clearly.
One photographer traveled all over the United States and took pictures with his camera, to which he installed a program to take photos every five seconds.
He made those into a 5 minute video! His name is Mr. Brian DeFrees, living in
the state of New York, USA.
This is the video!
It's very exciting! I felt like going somewhere far as I watched it!
The United States is such a huge place... I wish I had a driver's license!!
Read
this article for details: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2059124/What-trip-Photographer-captures-12-225-mile-road-trip-5-minute-video.html#ixzz1e16KfcwA
You can buy them in Family Marts all over Japan starting from today.
Yoshi has been looking forward to this day for months, and bought a Slime Nikuman on his way to work this morning. It seems they're very popular and sell out fast.
Yoshi and his new friend. lol
I wanted to see what the inside looked like and asked Yoshi to eat it, but he straight out refused.
So it has been sitting in our office since this morning and nobody knows what it tastes like.
Maybe I should get my own Slime tomorrow.
XD
I took Butan sweets cooking class yesterday.
I made a "Khapsay" which is Butan traditional sweets.
Do you know about " Butan"??
There is between India and China.
As you know, The happinest country in the world.
Khapsay
This is really easy to make it.
1.Melt a Butter,water and sugar in a pan.
2.Put"1" into the flour and knead the dough just until it comes together
3.roll out the dough using a rolling pin,and make a shape
4.deep-fry 
5.ready to eat!
Crispy and sweet a little.
Actually Butanian doesn't have regular receipe...
In near future, you prpbably try "Khapsay" at http://www.sakura-cafe.asia/hatagaya/english/!?
I went to see movie "MONEY BALL".
This movie is about Billy Bean the general manager of team U.S. major leagues"Oakland Athletics".
Brad Pitt plays Billy Bean.
6th B-1 Grand Prix is held on today and tomorrow (November 12 and 13) at Himeji.
B-1 Grand Prix is "selling each town" instead of only providing foods.
That is the presentation much more and the city event which we aim to lead to activation "Machi okoshi" each local town around Japan, developing the projects there.
Do you have such an event in your country?
Do you have some local food you'd like to recommend us?
Take a look at this.
...It looks like a picture taken
by a camera, doesn't it?
But actually, it is a DRAWING.
It was drawn by Mr. Paul Cadden.
He used only chalk and graphite to draw.
Awesome!
The government, in a step to support tourism in three prefectures ravaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, is planning to waive visa fees for foreign tourists who visit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, government officials said on 26 October.
It starts at 15 November and is going on until 2016.
It's November! Almost a week has passed already...How fast!
By the way, did you dress up on Halloween?
I think many people wore the costumes of monsters... like them!
They all look scary and bad. On the contrary, look at Japanese ghosts and monsters.
Don't you think they are humorous?
I have never seen people in costumes of Japanese monsters.
If you have ever tried before, let me know and show me pictures please!
Isn't she sweet? :)
Granny Ai giving out blankets to everyone!
But since all our guests were still asleep, I got them all! ;)
By the way:
Ai asked me today what things about Germany make me happy to be born German?
I think this is a very interesting question. I said, the fact that going to university is really cheap compared to a lot of countries, and that there are no earthquakes in Germany. Nature is also beautiful, but that is true for most countries I guess.
Ai said she feels happy to be born Japanese, because she loves to eat Japanese rice, and because Japan has a very low crime rate, so it's a pretty safe country in that regard.
What makes you happy to live in your country?
The 24th Tokyo International Film Festival opened on the day before yesterday (October 22).
That is the only film festival in Japan accredited by International Federation of Film Producers Associations.
Green carpet made from recycled PET bottles spread out on the ground to receive casts and directors at the opening ceremony.
975 films from 76 countries entered and 220 films will be shown during the festival.
It will last till October 30.
Have you already got iPhone4S?I saw iPhone4S countdown in Shibuya ealry moning today.
Here is the video of the countdown in Apple Store Shibuya.
On Twitter, I once
wrote that there are so many nice ramen shops in Hatagaya.
Though I haven't
been to most of them, I had ramen in Shinjuku a few days ago.
The place is called "Omoide Yokocho," which means "Memory Street."
You can have good grilled chicken, Japanese/Chinese food, and etc.
When I went to one of the shops, it was almost full with business men who finised their work.
But there were some female customers as well. There must be a lot of fans!
When you come near Shinjuku, I recommend you to go there!
The conference by Apple Inc. was held on today.
It was about i phone-4S.
Do you have a Smart phone?
I don't...
In Japan, many people changing their mobile phone to a smart phone
nowadays.
How about in your country?
So I'm thinking when I change mine to new one.
Anyway New i phone will sold on Oct.14th in Japan.
What should I do ??
I visited Taiwan last weekend.This is my second trip to Taiwan after I went there for the first time in 2000.
I stayed at a hostel which opened recently near Taipei main station. The hostel is Flip Flop Hostel managed by a friendly young owner and employees.Bathrooms are well cleaned up.Guests can use a laundry machine only for 20yuan(New Taiwan Doller). The most eye-catching is a bright and spacious common room in second floor.You can use clean kitchen,PC,and wifi for free here.It was a very comfortable place for me.I strongly recommend this hostel for backpackers. This is the hostel's Facebook page and official web site. You can book on Hostelworld.com too.The feedback rate is excellent!
I asked the owner to put our Sakura Hotel/Hostel/House brochure in the lounge.Of course he said OK.Thanks a lot!
I appreciate that Taiwan people donate more than ten million US dollars for 3.11earthquake victims.I will never forget this fact as I lived in my home Fukushima on 11 March this year.
謝謝台灣！我愛台灣！
These are broken umbrellas, because of the last typhoon in Tokyo(Mainly in Shibuya area). It amount would be 8t!! Jesus!!
Because of typhoon came in Tokyo on Sep. 21st.
Most of the people couldn't ride trains to go back to their home, so Sakura Hotel Hatagaya became conpletely fully booked that day.
The trafic problem solved in the late of the night...
(I could come back to my home around 25:00!!)
(This picture is taken at Koutou ward)
But ,please take care for using umbrella during typhoon!
Rain coat is more useful and safety than umbrellain this weather!
Do you know 'Namie Amuro'??
She is one of the most famous dancing artist in Japan.
For a long time I wanted to watch her live performance (dancing&singing) at her concert.
(from you tube)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqhExEOyJBU&feature=fvst
And I could get her live ticket (in Yoyogi national musium) from my friend's friend!!(^^)
I'll dance and sing with her tonight!!
☆★Namie Amuro's official page,★☆
http://www.avexnet.or.jp/amuro/index.html
September 11, 2011 today,
It has been 10 years since it happened・・・.
I can't believe it already 10 years passed though.
I'm still scary if it happened immidiate surroundings.
I think it is important to remember.
For the day we don't forget about it.
FIFA World Cup is very famous in the world.
But did you know the rugby football has World Cup too?
Rugby World Cup is same as FIFA World Cup.
Once in four years, select world No.1 of the national team of the rugby.
2011 is Rugby World Cup year and host country is New Zealand.
Rugby World Cup become thirdly the bigest sports event in the world,next to FIFA World Cup, Game of the summer olympics.
The Rugby World Cup is held in Japan in 2019.
Today, the Japanese women's national soccer team won a ticket to the London Olympics.
They are the first team qalified for the London Olympics among Japanese teams.
I hope they will win gold medal and the Japanese men's national soccer team will win a ticket to the London Olympics as well.
Have you had Kakinotane?It's traditional Japanese rice crackers. You can buy it any convenience stores and supermarkets all over Japan.
This is classic Kakinotane.
Wasabi flavour.Very hot!!
Coated with chocolate.I found it more than 20 years ago.
With mentaiko, marinated roe of pollock.
Mayonnaise Kakinotane.Looks so yummy!
What your image of Ginza??
Everything is very expensive!! isn't it?
But if you are in 300BAR you are completely safe.
All drinks and foods are 300 yen flat (+TAX)!!
You can enjoy Happy hour only 315 yen!!
Yesterday it was special Event.
I saw Badwiser girls in 300 Bar 8-chome!
Check their blog and event info!
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One of the best season "Autumn" coming soon
However,It is a time also to worry about Typhoons!
Two typhoons are approaching in Japan!!
By the way,I found Special umbrella on Youtube.
I would like to recommend New Yorkers for Irene（Hurricane)!
2011Edition
Maps in Colour
Map of Tohoku
Useful pullout map
I found Lonely Planet Japan new edition at Kinokuniya bookshop in Shinjuku,though I heard it's on sale in September.
The latest edition has major changes.All descriptions are in two colour printing,black and blue,and above all descriptions on Fukushima,Miyagi and Iwate prefectures are deleted!!Of course it's due to the earthquake and nuclear plants accident.I am dissapointed because I was born in Aizuwakamatsu,west part of Fukushima prefecture.
Travelling around Tohoku will help the people damaged by the tsunami.
If you have an interest please visit Tohoku region.
Do you know this??
Yes, it's a Japanese 1000 yen bill.
Then, how about this?
But for almost 25 years ago, it discontinued to issue.
Wah, It's a quite big difference of size!!
Few days ago when I get it, I tought it is a counterfeit bill.(~ﾍ~;)
Do you think should I keep it or just use it for normally?
We had a really busy day at Hatagaya today. Sometimes so much happens in only one day at work that I can hardly remember what I did in the morning when I come home at night. So I decided to try and take photos of everything interesting that happened today.
It all started with Henry from the US who suddenly started talking to me in German. I was so surpised! And he was speaking really well! He told me he used to live in Germany for a while. Too bad he only stayed one night.
This is Miwa making pickles. I really like this photo of her.
Don't eat them all! They're for our guests! XD
Then Masaya from our maintenance team came over to dispose of our old fridge. He came alone so we had to help him. That fridge was so heavy!! Even with 4 people we had a hard time carrying it to the car. Plus, it's unbelievably hot outside. >,<
This is Maiko doing all the work while Masaya is watching.
Shouldn't it be the other way round? ;)
After that I was too exhausted to take any more photos. XD
Well, not really, I just forgot. Actually I wanted to show you Miwa repairing all kinds of stuff. It's a real sight!
I'll show you next time! ^^
Although less famous than Japan Rail Pass for visitors,
Seishun 18 Ticket(青春18きっぷ/Seishun 18 Ticket) is very popular discount ticket among Japanese.
It's a symbol of slow and "rich" travel for us.
It's issued in Japan only that allows holders one-day unlimited rides on the local trains
of JR lines all over Japan during limited periods of year.
Even if you pay additional express surcharge you can not get on express trains.
It's possible to get to Kyoto,Osaka,Kobe,Hiroshima from Tokyo for only JPY2300(USD30/EUR21)!
For example,you leave Tokyo station at 6:07am you arrive in Hiroshima at 8:59pm.
(transfer nine times!)
It's valid for flexible five days(counted 0:00-24:00) within the designated period of the season.
In this summer,it's sold until the end of August,valid until 10th September.
This ticket is only JPY11500(USD150/EUR105) for flexible five days,which means JPY2300 for each days.
Different from Shinkansen,it's quite time consuming but you will see local atmosphere in the slow trains.
Seishun 18 means "the youth eighteen(years old)".
But no worries!No age limit to purchase the ticket.
For more details see this JR East official site.
http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/pass/seishun18.html
An international friendly football match between Japan and South Korea will be held at Sapporo today from 7:30 p.m.
The tickets (42,000 tickets) were sold out within an hour.
The flight between Seoul and Shinchitose(near Sapporo) is also full.
Many Japanese and South Korean eyes including mine are on this match.
In Japan most ATM do not accept bank cards and credit cards
issued in other countries even if it is mega bank's ATM.
They accept domestic cards only.It's very inconvenient for visitors...
But no worries!
Look for Seven Eleven(convenience store) .
ATMs in Seven Eleven accept foreign country issued cards.
You can get cash anytime!In addition Japan Postal Bank's ATMs
also accept other country issued cards.
7月31日（Sun）14:00 START！
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The wall between the front desk and the cafe were broken.
Now we have a good view of the cafe from the front desk.
It means that customers have a good view of the front desk from seats in the cafe.
Please feel free to talk to us.
サクラカフェ幡ヶ谷 Event information！★↓
「Fantastic Tap Dance 31th July!」
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July 11th is Seven-Eleven Day!!
As you know,Seven-Eleven is biggest convenience store chain in Japan.
Did you know why they named Seven-Eleven?
Now,Seven-Eleven is open 24 hours.
But at the time of opening,they really open seven in the morning to eleven in the night only.
It's good thing they open 24 hours now!!
SAKURA HOTEL HATAGAYA
Address: 1-32-3 Hatagaya Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Japan 151-0072
Phone: +81-3-5330-5250 (03-5330-5250)
Fax: +81-3-5330-5251 (03-5330-5251)
URL: http://www.sakura-hotel-hatagaya.com/
E-mail: info@sakura-hotel-hatagaya.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/hatagaya_hotel
Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/SakuraHotelTokyo
Hi!
I am Yoshitaka,a new receptionist of Sakura Hotel Hatagaya.
I was born in Aizu-Wakamatsu,Fukushima prefecture.
I went to Aizu last weekend to join an event to revive tourism of Fukushima.
Famous Japanese pop singers,Junichi Inagaki and Ai Kawashima
encouraged the people by their songs,
and a professional wrestling legend Antonio Inoki came there in the
end of the event.
(Inoki fought Muhammad Ali on the same date 26June in 1976!!)
He gave a heavy slap on the face of Ichiro Kanke,the mayor of
Aizu-Wakamatsu city to inspire his fighting spirit.
But,the best performer is not any of them.
It is......
Mr.Hiroshi Mizohata,the commissioner of Japan Tourism Agency.
He played as if a comedian on the stage.
When the event was over,
"I got a kiss of Lady Gaga a few days ago.To be honest,I really want
a kiss of you!"
He was talking to Ai Kawashima with strange dancing.
She was so embarrassed!
There is nothing bureaucratic about him.
You're the best entertainer!
Thank you Mizohata-san!
SAKURA HOTEL HATAGAYA
Address: 1-32-3 Hatagaya Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Japan 151-0072
Phone: +81-3-5330-5250 (03-5330-5250)
Fax: +81-3-5330-5251 (03-5330-5251)
URL: http://www.sakura-hotel-hatagaya.com/
E-mail: info@sakura-hotel-hatagaya.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/hatagaya_hotel
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What can we do in two hours and half?
It's possible that we will be able to visit Tokyo from Paris in two hours and half by air by around 2050!!
EADS, Airbus' parent company, is developing a super-fast zero emission aircraft.
The model is exhibited in Paris Air Show until 26th of June.
EADS aims to complete a test model by 2020 and aims to go into service by around 2050.
It's like a dreamy idea.
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SAKURA HOTEL HATAGAYA
Address: 1-32-3 Hatagaya Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Japan 151-0072
Phone: +81-3-5330-5250 (03-5330-5250)
Fax: +81-3-5330-5251 (03-5330-5251)
URL: http://www.sakura-hotel-hatagaya.com/
E-mail: info@sakura-hotel-hatagaya.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/hatagaya_hotel
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I used this opportunity to ask my co-workers what they associate with summer in Japan.
These were their answers:
Fireworks
Matsuri (Street Festivals)
Beer Gardens
Splitting Water Melons
Kingyo sukui (fishing goldfish)
I was surprised to hear that there are beer gardens in Japan as well. I didn't expect that answer at all. But that's probably just me (I don't know much about beer because I don't drink it).
In Germany summer means:
Going to the Beach
BBQs
Beer Gardens & Beach Bars
Summer Holidays (= traveling somewhere)
Lots of Ice Cream
I shocked my co-workers a little when I told them that going to the beach also includes swimming in lakes. It seems Japanese people only swim in the ocean? Going to the lake every day after work to hang out with friends and cool down a little is definitely one of the things I miss most about summers in Japan.
Of course there's much more one could mention, and many aspects of summer are probably pretty similar in both countries. What's your experience with summer in Japan? And what is summer like in your country?
Korean Air A380 began service between Inchon and Narita from today.
It is double-deck plane and has 407 seats. It seems to have fewer seats for its size but it is spacious.
Today, it carried not only passengers but also 10,176 botted mineral waters.
Why do you think it carried so many?
They are for earthquake victims in Tohoku area.
Thank you very much!
SAKURA HOTEL HATAGAYA
Address: 1-32-3 Hatagaya Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Japan 151-0072
Phone: +81-3-5330-5250 (03-5330-5250)
Fax: +81-3-5330-5251 (03-5330-5251)
URL: http://www.sakura-hotel-hatagaya.com/
E-mail: info@sakura-hotel-hatagaya.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/hatagaya_hotel
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On Tuesday Yukako and I - being the newbies at Hatagaya - did a tour around Tokyo to find out what the other Sakura hotels and cafes are like. This was also a good opportunity for us to introduce ourselves to the staff members we hadn't met yet.
We started at Sakura Hotel Jimbocho and Maria showed us around. It seems Jimbocho is the hotel were lots of anime fans like to stay, because it's close to Akihabara.
The rooms are very neat and pretty new. Yukako and I really liked the cozy atmosphere.
We also had a look at the cafe. Jimbochos Masala Chai is really good. So if you go there, definitely give it a try!
Next was Sakura Hostel Asakusa. On our way to the hostel we passed the famous Kaminarimon and Sensoji Shrine. So if you stay at the hostel you can start sightseeing right away, which is probably the reason why it is so popular among foreign tourists. The cafeteria was full of backpackers from all over the world. The rooms are mainly dormitory style, but look very nice and new.
Tomo and the others were quite busy though, so we didn't stay too long, because we didn't want to disturb them.
Then we went to Sakura Hotel Ikebukuro which is the biggest Sakura Hotel and has 2 buildings. The rooms are really nice and comfortable. One even reminded me of my own room at my parent's home in Germany. We had Picata for lunch at the cafe, and it was delicious! Highly recommended and pretty reasonable!
After a short stop in Shinjuku where we said hello to the people at the Sakura House main office we headed to Harajuku. There we had a light afternoon snack at the Design Festa Cafe before we had a look at the Design Festa Gallery. We finished our tour at Sakura-Tei, an okonomiyaki restaurant where we had okonomiyaki for dinner.
We were really tired after walking all day, but it was really interesting and so much fun. Plus, we had yummy food all day, which is a sure way to keep me happy! :)
Hope to see you soon at Sakura Hotel & Sakura Cafe! ^^
Here it is June.
Last month, we welcomed 724 guests from 24 countries (except Japan).
From which countries do you think most of our guests come last month?
Topping the list is Australia (116 guests).
The second is America (70 guests).
The third is Singapore (53 guests).
Which country do you think top the list this month?
SAKURA HOTEL HATAGAYA
Address: 1-32-3 Hatagaya Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Japan 151-0072
Phone: +81-3-5330-5250 (03-5330-5250)
Fax: +81-3-5330-5251 (03-5330-5251)
URL: http://www.sakura-hotel-hatagaya.com/
E-mail: info@sakura-hotel-hatagaya.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/hatagaya_hotel
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そろそろ5月も終わりに近づいたが、
5月といえばバラという言葉が口をついて出てくる。
5月は色々な花の咲く季節なのだが、なぜかバラなのである。
これは「五月のバラ」という歌が耳の底に響いてくるからで、
歌い手の名は思い出せないが、作詞はなかにし礼だったと思う。
私は散歩の途中でバラの花に出会うと、ついこの歌を声は出さずに口ずさんでしまう。
カフェのあるホテルの片隅に小さな植え込みがある。
アジサイ、サンショウ、ドラセナ、ヒメザクロなどが植えられている。
アジサイはこれから咲き出し、梅雨の間の慰みになってくれる。
ところでサンショウという植物をごぞんじだろうか。
ミカン科の低木で、庭などに植えられていることも多い。
若葉は「木の芽」とも呼ばれ、鮮やかな黄緑色で香りも良いため、料理に使われる。
冷奴の上にのせて出すと、いかにもという姿である。
カフェでサンショウを使うメニューはないが、毎年これを求めてやって来る客がいる。
ミカン科の植物を食草とするアゲハ（ナミアゲハ）である。
今を盛りに咲き誇るツツジの花で見かけることも少なくない。
市街地でもアゲハがよく見られるのは食草が確保されているためである。
カフェは、今年もこの客を迎えることになるだろう。
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Yesterday I had Ramen noodles for dinner. There are many different types of noodles in Japan, but Ramen are my favorite. They are a bit hard to eat with chopsticks but it's fun anyway. The restaurant my friend and I went to was pretty small but the food was great. We ordered lots of different stuff and I took pictures of everything.
We started with tofu on ice, some grilled meat and Gyoza.
I had Soy Ramen and my friend ate Tsukemen (cold noodles that you dip in some kind of soup).
And then I had two servings of coconut ice cream! ;)
Of course not, but I still ate too much. But it was so delicious I couldn't help it.
We'll definitely go there again!
By the way, you're supposed to slurp Ramen loudly, but for some reason I just can't do it the way Japanese people can. Maybe because my mother taught me that it's impolite to make any noises while eating. XD
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先日、家の近くでアゲハを見かけた。そういえば、その一週間くらい前にはモンキチョウを、
更にその一週間前にはモンシロチョウを見た。つまり今年の初見である。
色々な動物に春が訪れているようだ。
ほんの近所のことが多いが陽気の穏やかな日には、ついふらふらと散歩に出る。
特に目を楽しませてくれるのは植物たちだろう。
天気がよかったので、散歩がてら花見としゃれた。
サクラはほぼ終わってしまったけれど、もう色々な花が咲いている。
ヤマブキ、サツキやツツジ類、アメリカハナミズキ、フジ、ドウダンツツジ、キリ等々。
散歩と花見。疲れたらサクラカフェで一休みというのは如何だろうか。
ちなみにこれは、モミジの花。遠くからだと花のようには見えないのだが、繊細な姿だ。
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Do you celebrate Easter in your country? It's not celebrated in Japan but in Germany it's a very important holiday. It's one of my favorite holidays actually because it's in spring, so usually the weather is nice and the flowers are in full bloom.
In Germany it's a custom to hide Easter eggs for the children. These eggs are very colorful, so they are easier to find in the grass.
This is what it looks like when we color eggs the day before Easter Sunday in my family:
When the color is dry, we put cute stickers on them:
And then we hide them for the kids.
Easter in Germany is a lot of fun and obviously involves eating lots of eggs. :) There are many more traditions of course and they vary depending on the area where you live.
What's your favorite holiday in your home country?
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家の近所に不動通り商店街というのがある。
幡ヶ谷のお隣、初台駅に近い。
そこには中華屋・ラーメン屋が何軒かあるが、
私の気に入っているのは、これ。
特に味が良いとかいうのではなく、フツーの中華屋である。
であるが、ネーミングが笑える。好きな理由の一つである。
そしてこれ、
たかがラーメン、されどラーメンという事で、
目玉が飛び出すような値段のラーメン屋が少なくない今日、
このラーメンの値段には頭が下がる。
という訳で、私の気に入っている理由が分かってもらえるだろうか。
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今日4月19日は「飼育の日」だそうだ。
比較的新しい記念日の様である。飼育と言えば動物園。
ところで今上野動物園ではパンダが持てはやされているいるようだが、
今年は上野に（つまりは日本に）カバが来て100年になるそうである。
それを記念して2月23日から5月8日まで「カバ祭り」をやっているがご存じだろうか。
そんな中、残念なことにメスの「サツキ」がつい先日亡くなったという。
39歳だったという。有難う。安らかに。
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"We don't have enough when we fight over things, but we have more than enough when we are willing to share."
My history teacher taught such words when I was high school.
I am deeply proud of the Japanese who are living by those words, and of Japan.
Please stay strong.
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飲むサラダというのをご存じだろうか。
「マテ茶」がそう呼ばれるのは、ビタミンやミネラルを豊富に含むからで、
南米が本場である。
サクラカフェでは、ブラジル産のブラックマテが飲める。
ところで、本場ではひょうたん製のカップのようなものに入れて飲む。
そしてこれがボンビーリャと呼ばれるストローのようなものである。
カップに茶葉とお湯を入れ、それを飲むときに葉が口に入らないように、
先端が茶濾しになっているものだ。
カフェでは、お茶は濾してお出ししているので、これは必要ない。
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Many Japanese artists made 'sakura' songs.
How many artists, or songs do you know??
森山直太郎 Naotaro Moriyama ケツメイシ Ketsume-ishi いきものがかり Ikimonogakari↓
Other artists, Angera Aki ,Shinji Tanimura, SHACHI , Ryoko Moriyama, Ai Otsuka composed 'sakura song'.
By the way, my best is Angera Aki's 'Sakura-iro'♪
In her every concert, she always sings Sakurairo. Her piano and voice is super!!↓
(Movie of Sakurairo)
http://musicmovie.blog48.fc2.com/blog-entry-1609.html
What is your favorite song of spring？
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家の近所では、色々な春の花達が咲きだしている。
ユキヤナギやシキミなどが目に付いた。
ところで、」先日散歩をしていた時サクラの満開に出会った。
枝張りが邪魔になるためか、ちょっとかわいそうな樹形になっているが、
花はびっしりとほぼ満開。
今年2回目の花見であった。
1,What is this?
2.What is this?
3.What is this?
4.What is this?
Those pictures are drown by iphone application "うろおぼ絵".
We have to draw some pictures in 17 second.
This is answer as below!
1,Hippopotamus
2,Sky
3,Jinrikisya
4,Devil
I think ,,,,we have a talent for painting!!
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What do you imagine from the glory, immortality, the immortal, and pleasure and the word eternity?
This is a flower language of the winter daphne.
It came to meet the smell of this flower here and there when walking ahead for a while in the town.
It is a smell that informs them that spring came.
It is inadvertently fascinated with this a little strong, sweet smell though the plant of a light smell is not bad either.
It is regrettable that the smell is not told here.
Though nowadays at the time of continue still a cold day
It is recommended to be invited to the smell of the flower and to stroll.
We are facing a shortage of power supply in Tokyo now.
Tokyo Electric announced they would conduct planned outage.
Since then, we saw many changes in our life.
Railway companies cancelled some services.
Many shops shorten their business hours.
Many people and company save electricity compulsory and voluntarily.
I googled and found photos below taken before and after shortage of power.
before
after
I thougt train comes every 3 minutes at peak time, many shops are 24 hours and bright at night are convenient. I was used to it and took it for granted.
I believe we could get used to this situation before long.
I hope we will be safe from now and the affected areas will be recovered earliest possible.
Even though the air is still bit cold, surely spring comes here in Japan.
Generally speaking, spring is good season for sightseeing.
Bare trees begin to bud and turn bright green.
Cherry blossoms which is most beloved flower in Japan also bloom.
Also many traditional festivities like Hinamatsuri (Doll festival) and Higan (Spring Equinox festival) are hold in Spring.
But, spring always comes with one dreaded thing.
That is cedar pollen.
Spring is also the season of cedar flower's blooming.
Its pollen causes a kind of hay fever, called "Kafunsho" in Japan.
For most tourists from foreign countries, it never matters.
But long resitents in Japan often develop allergy to this cidar pollen.
Most popular countermeasure is wearing a mask, like this.
Or like this.
If you see many pedestrians wearing masks in Japan in spring, do not panic.
That is not because of some epidemic but very likely because of cedar pllen allergy.
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In just a few weeks, the streets here in Japan will
be covered by a lot of cherry trees blossoming beautifully like pink clouds.... And if you plan to visit Japan around this time of the year, you'll get to see another
famous sight of Japan: "people wearing masks and glasses." Do they
all have colds? Or maybe flu? No, what they're trying to protect themselves from is cedar pollens. SAKURA HOTEL HATAGAYA 
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Is is safe to drink tap water?
It's one of questions our guests ask us.
"Tap water is drinkable!" is our reply.
Actually, in Tokyo, botteld tap water is sold (100 yen/ 500ml) at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government buildings, Ueno zoo and so on.
Waterworks department hopes to show people thier high technology that allows them to supply high quality tap water.
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Address: 1-32-3 Hatagaya Shibuya-ku,
Tokyo Japan 151-0072
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+81-3-5330-5250 (03-5330-5250)
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+81-3-5330-5251 (03-5330-5251)
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梅の季節になった。
以前私は、三浦半島にある有名な梅林のすぐ近くに住んでいたので、
少々の梅では驚かないが、
東京には、湯島天神や池上本門寺など梅の名所少なくない。
有名な水戸の偕楽園も、かなりのものであった。
そこで、もうそろそろかと思って代々木公園に行った。
あいにくの雪の後だった。
梅はまだだった。白梅と紅梅が数輪ちらほらと咲いている程度で、
10本ほどある木々はひっそりとしていた。
最近はもっぱらここで観梅としゃれることにしている。
なにしろ歩いて行けるので、もう少し経ったらまた行こう。
Last night, snow not only fell heavily but also covered all Tokyo!
Seeing snow falling in Tokyo is not so rare.
But, in Tokyo, it is unusual for 5 cm of snow to accumulate on the ground.
Tokyo is not prepared to be covered by snow.
So, many trains and highways were stopped.
The above is a picture of unfortunate passengers who had to slept whole night in a stopped train.
But now at this morning, snow stopped and rain is falling.
Within a day, all snow will be melted...
Piled snow is very incovenient I admit, but the scenery of Tokyo in white was very beautiful.
I miss the snow-covered Tokyo, a bit.
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It snowed yesterday in Tokyo.
We don't have much snowy days in Tokyo.
I googled and found interesting data.
It snowed 15 times a year in Tokyo last year and 8 times a year in Tokyo 2 years ago.
FYI, it snowed only 3 times a year in Tokyo in 2007.
If you see snow in Tokyo, I guess it means lucky.
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2月10日は「ふきのとうの日」とされているそうだ。
宮城県のとある特産品販売所が制定したらしい。
以前、山に出かけては自生しているフキノトウを採ったりしていたことがある。
早春の山歩きは、まだほんのり程度に温かく気持ちが良い。
何か収穫があればもっとも良い。
わたしは「フキノトウ味噌」が好みでもある。
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2月2日は「交番設置記念日」とされている。
身近な安全監視拠点だけど、おまわりさんがいないと、少し不安。
最近は、外国でもKOBANで通じるところも少なくないそうだ。
ごくろうさまです。そしてありがとう。
Because of some unknowable reasons, majority of Japanese seems not to be interested in the revolution of Egypt.
Yes, news told us about the Japanese tourists who were barely able to leave Egypt.
But the attention of Japan as a whole is not focused on the Egyptian revolution.
Though, even if most of Japanese don't watch the struggle of Egypt, we the staff of Sakura Hotel Hatagaya are worring about theEgyptian revolution.
As we have met and greeted many Egyptian travellers in Tokyo.
We sincerely wish their success of the bloodless revolution.
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明日は「ニワトリの日」。
毎月28日がそうであるらしい。
今は大規模な養鶏場で飼われている事が多いが、昔は個人宅でもよく飼われていた。
函館に住んでいた頃は、我が家でも飼っていた。
しかし、最近になってかなり大問題が起きている。
鳥インフルエンザだ。鳥インフルエンザに罹って、各地で処分が始まっている。
お隣韓国でも起きているが、早く解決して欲しいものだ。
Water-discharge exercise is held at Horyuji temple in Nara Prefecture today.
Today (January 26th) is Cultural Property Fire Prevention Day in Japan.
On this day in 1949, a fire broke out at the main hall of Horyuji temple and burned Japan's oldest mural wall painting. That's why Cultural Affairs Agency and Fire and Disaster Management Agency established January 26th as Cultural Property Fire Prevention Day in 1955.
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今日1月22日は「飛行船の日」だそうです。
1916年というから大正時代です。
東京の上空でも時々見かけますが、地上で聞こえてくる音は、
ヘリコプターなどと比べるとそれほど大きくなく、いつも見上げてしまう。
去年から東京で飛行船に乗れるようになったらしい。
そういえば、そのころ代々木公園に散歩に行ったら、上空を飛行船が飛んでいたのを覚えている。
ちょうど花見の時期だったと思うが、写真を撮ったことを思い出した。
探していたら、それかなと思ったのがあった。下の写真がそうだが、残念これはアドバルーン。
受験生の皆さま。
いよいよ受験シーズンとなりましたね。
サクラホテル幡ヶ谷は、その名のごとく、「サクラ」咲く。
受験生にとっては、とっても縁起のいい名前ですよね。
Now is a season of Examination for highschool students in Japan.
'Sakura Hotel' is lucky name for the students because 'sakura blooming' ' 桜 咲く' means, getting through the examination.
この春、志望校を目指して頑張る受験生を、サクラホテルは応援します。
We will back up the students who are doing their best!
合格祈願には、湯島天満宮が学問の神様として有名ですので、
行かれてみてはいかがですか？
【湯島天満宮へのアクセス】
サクラホテル幡ヶ谷・・・（歩15分）→代々木上原駅（千代田線23分）→湯島駅 歩3分・・・湯島天満宮
また、サクラホテル幡ヶ谷には、外国のお客様が多くお泊りになられています。
朝食やカフェにいらっしゃる方に、英会話を してみてはいかがですか？
きっと良い思い出にも、勉強にもなりますし、友達も出来るかもしれません。
「外国の人と話してみたいけど、勇気がない、、、」なんて方は、どうぞお気軽にフロントまで♪
私たちがきっかけを作ってあげますので♪
For foreigners staying at Sakura Hotel Hatagaya!!
Please talk with the students!
They might want to communicate with foreigners!
SAKURA HOTEL HATAGAYA
Address: 1-32-3 Hatagaya Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Japan 151-0072
Phone: +81-3-5330-5250 (03-5330-5250)
Fax: +81-3-5330-5251 (03-5330-5251)
URL: http://www.sakura-hotel-hatagaya.com/
E-mail: info@sakura-hotel-hatagaya.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/hatagaya_hotel
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sakura-Hotel-Hostel-in-Tokyo-Japan/220350084985
大晦日の夜から元日の朝まで仕事をしていた。
帰ったら地元で初詣にでも行こうかと思いつつ、朝食の準備を済ませてふと気がついた。
初詣は毎年行っているのに、ここ何年も初日の出を拝んでないということだ。
そこで、カフェ・ホテルの屋上に行ってみた。新宿の更に向こう側に東京スカイツリーが見えている。
そして、初日の出。日の出から10分くらい過ぎた時刻だったが、快晴だ。一筋の雲が光っていた。
その日は、地元の幡ヶ谷氷川神社と幡ヶ谷不動尊（荘厳寺）にお参りに行った。
学生時代に授業でデンマーク・コペンハーゲンに素晴らしい遊園地があると習ったことがある。
その名は「チボリ」。
日本でいえば江戸時代に造られたこの公園に、一度は行ってみたいと思っていた。
ところが、日本に「チボリ公園」が出来ると聞いて、まずはそれからと思っている間に、
それは無くなってしまった。
それが一昨年の明日12月31日（正確には2009年の1月1日午前1時）閉園となったのだった。
一方本家本元は今も健全であるという。
デンマーク語が話せない、勿論読めもしないのでホームページの写真だけで我慢している。
上が本家本元のチボリ（ＴＩＶＯＬＩ）、下が今は無き倉敷チボリ公園。
SAKURA HOTEL HATAGAYA
Address: 1-32-3 Hatagaya Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Japan 151-0072
Phone: +81-3-5330-5250 (03-5330-5250)
Fax: +81-3-5330-5251 (03-5330-5251)
URL: http://www.sakura-hotel-hatagaya.com/
E-mail: info@sakura-hotel-hatagaya.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/hatagaya_hotel
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sakura-Hotel-Hostel-in-Tokyo-Japan/220350084985
I came across a huge tuna on a street.
It took nine men to carry it in a restarant.
It weighs 305 kg!!
It took three men to cut it. They cut it with a saw-edged knife.
filleted
It is said that tuna is one of the most popular fish among Japanese.
We eat left-over flesh on the spine of a fish called Nakaochi in Japanese.
Tekkamaki, far right, is vinegared rice rolled in a sheet of dried laver with Nakaochi.
By the way, do you know how much top bidder paid for tuna at first auction of this year?
About 16 million yen!! (232.6 kg)
FYI, the top bidder is Hong Konger who bought it along with an established sushi shop in Japan.
SAKURA HOTEL HATAGAYA
Address: 1-32-3 Hatagaya Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Japan 151-0072
Phone: +81-3-5330-5250 (03-5330-5250)
Fax: +81-3-5330-5251 (03-5330-5251)
URL: http://www.sakura-hotel-hatagaya.com/
E-mail: info@sakura-hotel-hatagaya.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/hatagaya_hotel
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sakura-Hotel-Hostel-in-Tokyo-Japan/220350084985
To think about my memories of 2010,
I went many kinds of live stage of Japanese artists, as follows:
Anjera Aki (I became a members of fun club this year!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtMxwkQLz2A
Fanky Monkey Babys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2I3r19OLIc
HY, Ai Otsuka, Bekky.
And the end of this year,
I will go to a concert of Ayumi Hamasaki, on 30th Dec.2010!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbzbrcZw1WI
How was your 2010??
Have a happy new year!!
HARD ROCK&HEAVY METAL CAFE in Tokyo at Sakura Hotel Hatagaya
I had rock'n'roll party at Sakura cafe last night
Beers,Sake,losts of foods and Rock'n'Roll music~~~~
Me and my rock friends were raised in the old story
Also my band played BON JOVI,KISS,QUEEN,DEF LEPPARD songs
We all had a great time......until midnight
Nory
何年か見ているクリスマスツリーがある。
南青山のエイベックスビル前に、毎年大がかりな重機で組み上げられる。
以前はビルの壁に取り付けるように立っていたが、今はビルから離れた位置にある。
歩道のすぐ脇にあるので、離れた位置から眺めるというより、近寄って見ることになるので迫力がある。
日中は大きい割に気がつかずに取り過ぎる人も多いが、夜になると皆立ち止まって見上げている。
ツリーの下も通れる。
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