I went to the No-ryo-Matsuri at Azabu zyuban last Friday.
It was pretty crowded in there.
No-ryo-Matsiri is famed festival and today is last night of Matsuri.
I enjoyed goldfish scooping and cockshy.
How about going to Summer Festival tonight?
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Hatagaya to Shinjuku / take keio new line
Shinjuku to Azabu zyu ban/ take Oedo line
Total 18 min
330 yen
Do you have YUKATA?
YUKATA is Japanese summer KIMONO.
YUKATA are one of the seasonal charms of summer in Japan.
I bought SAKURA(cherry blossom) printed Yukata last month.
Today I will tell you how to wear it.
Put your arms through the sleeves.Then spread your arms with your hands holding the cuffs so that yhe back seam should line up with your spin.
Left hand holds the edge of both collars up and right hand holds the back seam up at the same time.
Lift to the hem comes to slightly below your ankle, which is the proper yukata length.
As the picture wrap the right side around your body.(lift the hem corner 10cm off from the floor.
Keeping the right side on your body,wrap the left side over the right side.（the left side hem corner 5cm off from the floor）
Keeping holding both sides, place a sash belt called koshihimo sash 2cm above hipbone on your body.
Wrap the koshihimo once.（cross the koshihimo sash at a bit above your waist on your back. See the picture)
Pull into the koshihimo sash through between the wrapped koshihimo sash and yukata then tie fastenly. The protruded koshihimo sashes are tucked in the wrapped one.
Now, check the hem of right side, left side and back side are proper length.
Smooth out the wrinkles pulling the protruded.
The protruded covers the koshihimo sash and no wrinkle is there.The collar is adjusted.
Insert kimono belt from the left opening under the sleeve. Clip the one side on the collar of right side at under your chest.
The other end is pulled out from the left opening under the sleeve, wrapped outside yukata and clip on the right collar.
Gather all wrinkles to both sides.
Place a datejime belt just under your chest.
Wrap the datejime belt once.（cross the datesime belt as the picture on your back）
One of the datejime belt is folded down diagonally.
Fasten at the both sides and tie at the center front.
Fold the both ends of datesime belt back on itself.
Tuck them in between yukata and wrapped Datesime belt. Finish.
Enjoy your summer with yukata!
This is my favorite rock'n'roll album
KISS ALIVE!
私のお気に入りのCD＆レコード
I bought this record when I was 12years old kid!
They're still around making an album and go for tour too
Super Rock Star Band KISS!!!
They're make up got a idea from Japanese KABUKI play did you know that!?
確か?12才のころカナダで買ったレコードです！
キッスはまだまだ現役で活動！アルバムを作ったり、ツアーに出たり！
永遠のロックスターバンドとして煌びやかに輝いてますよ?
メイクアップは歌舞伎からヒントを得たとか.....
This is the Farewell Tour T-shirt, one of my rock'n'roll T-shirt that I have!
So many in my closet!
こちらは私のロックTシャツのコレクションの一枚です！
キッスだけで何枚あるのか??
Kamen Rider Double (仮面ライダーＷ（ダブル）, Kamen Raidā Daburu, Kamen Rider W, Masked Rider Double) is the eleventh series in the Heisei period run of the Kamen Rider Series and the twentieth Rider series overall !
No.1 Japanese Kids Hero is Kamen Rider Double!!!
My kids are crazy about it too !!!
When you come to Japan, you got to go to Izakaya at least once.
Izakaya (Japanese style bar) is not just the place of drinking. Its the place you can make local pals, chat with many kinds of people you never met, and of course can eat fresh and reasonable foods.
Today, let me tell you how to act like local Japanese at Izakaya. When you master all instruction, you will be fit any Izakaya right in.
(Friend Version)
1. Tell number of people: 1 (Hitori), 2 (Futari) 3 (Sannin), more than 4 : Use your finger
After Izakaya Staff takes you to seat, they will bring you Oshibori (Wet towel).
2. Wipe your face with Oshibori with " AHHHHh" sound.
3. Order Namachu (Mid size draft beer) immediately.
Say " Kanpai " cheers, and drink at least half glass.
4. Put your hands up and say " Sumimasen" for ordering. Ask Staff for " today's special". Must order Edamame (Green bean), yakitori combo (BBQ Chicken, can choose salt or teriyaki flavor), Sashimi ( Raw fish) , hiya yakko (Tofu) to be a Japanese.
5. Enjoy eat and drinking. After finish 1st beer, order whatever you want.
Recommend: highball (wiskey w/ H2O) , Oolong hi (oolong tea & Shochu). Nihonshu (sake)
6. Talk to staff or other local customer friendlily. Key point: Kanpai with them.
7. For asking check, hand gesture like below or say " Okanjo Onegaishimasu" (check please)
Ojisan (mid age business men ) typically repeat this for 3 times with switching places, and finish off with Ramen.
Local small Izakaya recommened. (Not chain store)
TIPS: For female staff, call " Sumimasen, One-san" no matter how old she looks.
Enjoy your Izakaya night !!
Do you like Japanese animaion?
Today our guest gave us comic books ONE PIECE !!
These comic books are written in English.
Recently japanese animaion is popular all over the world.
How about studying Japanese with comic books?
This is a suvenior from Japanese guest. From Mrs. Suda (a lady.)
Rice dunplings (=dango).↓
We ate it during our break!
Have you ever eaten dango?? This is very popular snack in Japan!
There are many kinds of tast, with soy sause, or a soy and sugar sauce, a red bean, and bean flour! ↓ (pictures from some kinds of website.)
↑ Bean flour dango. ↑ Mitarashi and a red bean dango.
↑Hanami (3 colored ) dango.It's Beaautiful!
This is usually s for spring, on hanami season. Taste sweet.
Why don't you try to eat them?
GOCHISOUSAMADESHITA!
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