Candle Night in Umeda

Candle Night in Osaka city 2008 winter
1,000,000 people's Candle Night

Date:11th December,2008
6:00pm-10:00pm ,Light off 2 hours(8:pm-10:00pm)
Place:Nishi-Umeda
http://candle-night-osaka.jp/

Yodogawa Fireworks

Date:2008.August 9th 7:50pm-8:40pm
Place:Yodo river
http://www.yodohanabi.com/
06-6307-7765

The 20th Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks display From 7:50pm-8:40pm
On 9th of August.
The big fireworks will be held in Yodo river.
Many people are looking forward to seeing this fireworks every year and this is the 20th times of this event.
If you want to see the fireworks from good place you'd better go earlier.
The people wait for the event for long time on the river bank.
Some people sit on a leisure sheet to keep their space from the day time.
Some people can see this fireworks from their house or office too.
On this day, this area so crowded with viewer.
There are many shops along the river for the event.
You can buy some food or play there.
Some people wear ※Yukata.They look pretty.( ※kimono for summer,you can also try to wear in Japanese style hotel,Ryokan)
Enjoy the fireworks.

sumi

Date:April 9th(Wed)-15th(Tue),2008
Place:Hankyu Department 7F,Osaka
Mr.Bakuzan Sakaki
Mr.Sakaki is 82 years old,a professional calligrapher.

Hawaiian Festival

Aloha Summer Festival in Osaka 2007
You can enjoy Hula & Hawaiian Music!
Many Hula dancing groups are coming and have some live music too.
Please come and enjoy Hula dance and nice music!!!
Time:May 25th(Fri)16:00-21:00
26th(Sat)11:00-21:00
27th(Sun)11:00-21:00
Place:Umeda Sky building
Fee:Free

Salsa House Osaka

Grand Opening Party!!!
Each day will feature special shows! All major top Latin dancers in Kansai will gather this party!
Date:May 18th,19th,20th
Place:Salsa House Osaka
Fee:1DAY PASS 3,000yen （with 1DRINK).
2DAYS PASS 4,000yen （with 2DRINK） *1DRINK/per day.
3DAYS PASS 5,000yen （with 3DRINK） *1DRINK/per day.
http://salsahouse.jp/

Sakura&Zoo

I went to Oji Zoo.They opened on April 4th-6th at night.(free)
We could walk in the park and see Cherry blossomes.
We couldn't see the animals,but Giant Pandas live there!

HO' IKE

♪＜Hula Halau Kahula O Hawai'i＞♪
Kyoko Kubokawa

Oaska class
Date:Friday ,May 11th 2007
Time:open 18:00 , start 19:00 (3.000 yen)
Place:Archaic Hall Oct (Amagasaki City,Osaka)
http://www.kahulaohawaii.com/
TEL:5795-2873(Tokyo)

Seven-herb rice porridge

Japanese eat Seven-herb rice porridge on 7th of January.
My family had some this morning.
Do you want to know how you cook it?

I will show you the herb. They all different kinds of herbs.


The photos by Tiger Rice Cooker.

BBQ in Osaka

My friend invited me and I could join a BBQ in Osaka.I like BBQ!!! I love to eat food outside under the beautiful sky! It was really fine day today.
Many family came to the BBQ place and played the game,ate BBQ and their children also played with ball and ran there.They all looked happy and enjoyed it.I had a good time.
We could see Osaka city from the place.It was beautiful.

Halloween

On Monday I went to Kobe and wanted to go to a restaurant, Noht Dinning and have dinner Italian food there with my friend but the restaurant was closed and the shop stuff did something else, so I just got a card of the shop and took picture of this.
That was Halloween Box! Some pasta is in the box. I think they are really cute.

Party at Noht

Some people in a group leaving Japan so we had a party.
We talked a lot about things in English. I like listen to the story about a planet.One of them study about it. I was lucky tonight. I think I could visit some of my friends in future.
It's a small world.

Wine Party

My friends and I had a chance to join Wine Party and had a nice dinner at Nord Wine Ware House in Umeda. They had the party and the guests could try some wine which was made in New Zealand!!!
Hawke's Bay is one of the famous place of wine in the world. A kiwi from "Sileni" explained about the wine. They served 3 white wine, 2 red wine and 1 dessert wine and at the end of the party we did quiz about the taste of the wine
The each wine taste are different and smell was so special.
I like to taste wine.

spilitual convention

There was a meeting about spiritual things in Kyoto.I went there with my friends,and listened to some interesting stories at the meetings for several hours in a day.During the meetings some speakers taught us how you practice your spirit by yourself.
It is a bit difficult to explain about that,but I was moved by the practice way,and we practiced it and learned concentration for half an hour .The training requires concentration.
In Japan we can learn concentration when we are children.Zenshu is sect of Buddhism ,and Zen has rendered a strong influence on every aspect of the lives of the Japanese people,Because according to the Zen teaching enlightenment can be realized only through sitting in meditation and training in calming the self,so I sometimes sit on the floor and calm for a while,and it is kind of spiritual training...I just started to be interested in the split or mind of me.
One of the speaker said the most important thing was learning about yourself ,and love yourself,and be yourself.I felt good at the time.I spent a really good time.

dance party

I saw a ballroom dancing party at a hotel on the 2nd of July. I've watched a movie about the kinds of dance ,but I was in the same room at the night.
One of my friends dances well, and we requested her that my friends and I could see her dance,and finally we got the chance.
The group of the members had a party and we could join the party.When we opened the door,I knew it was like one of the movies scenes.They all women were wearing the pretty dresses and the men led the women.They look very happy.
The end of the party,we could see the show.My friend practices dancing everyday ,so she was so elegant,accuracy,and powerful,and I almost cried when I saw her.I took some photos.

Hawaiian

I've been to a event for 3 days in Osaka.It was called "Aloha Summer Festival in Osaka 2006".I knew about this event a few months ago from my friend and I've been waiting for the event for a long time.I asked the planers whether I could help them or not.They said ok!I was so happy,and I decided to help and to join the event at that time.
Finally, it was hold last weekend.The middle of days,it was rainy,but there were many people and the groups of dancers dance in the rain.I was amazed,because lots of people really like hula and they were watching the dance.
I knew how much dancers practice hula dance everyday,and all of the dancers smiles while they dance.I always feel good and relax.More than that, musicians played the ukuleles and guitars.I could listen to the Hawaiian musics ,songs all day.
There were some shops and sold the Hawaiian goods,they looked so cute!and I bought one of them...and you could eat Hawaiian food there.
I was in the information for 3 days and met many people there.Thanks for giving me such a good chance in the event.Thanks Kaulana and Mauloa family and my friends!!!I really enjoyed it.

Hawaiian goods

There were some Hawaiian goods and CDs in a event.

Hawaiian event

An Hawaiian event is going to be held at sky building in Osaka.
You can see Hula dancing and there are some nice Hawaiian shops.
Here is the schedule.
Please check it out!
http://www.mauloa-hawaiianclub.com/ALOHA/newpage3.html

baseball game

Hanshin Tigers!!!I went to the game on 30th of May.
Do you like baseball games??I like watching the game.When I was a high school student,
my friend played baseball and I went to the game at Hanshin ground and watched it,
and I live in Kansai area,and the people live there like Hanshin Tigers!!!!!
When we go to the game at Hanshin ground ,the fun support players by rule.
One of them,we use balloons.Every fun make balloons and fly to the air at the same time!
That is beautiful for watching.Mr.Kanemoto hit a home run is my favorite player,
the game was great.Tigers won the game.

Tango

It was a show...,yes I got thetickets from my friends and I went to the show on Friday afternoon.
I hadn't have any info about Tango,but it was really amazing dance...so sexy and so moody.
How I could explain that..they move slowly and quickly...and the music was so good.
They played in the band on the stage too.

Hawaiian event

Hawaiian Girls