Snow

I could see snow on 26th of December 2008 in Japan.I thought it was rain.It is a little wet snow but I like to see snowing.
In the morning it was cold.

My grandmother passed away on Sunday.I remembered her when I saw the snow in the sky.I feel she watches me.

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/

FADIG Lecturer Debut NHK

FADIG Lecturer Debut NHK!
Dear FADIG members and lecturers,

Mr. Duane Levi will be appearing NHK "Eigo de Shabera Night"
(英語でしゃべらナイト）.
This program will be on air 11:00-11:30pm Monday, December 8th 2008.He gave us lectures twice this year and his third speech will be about English Rakugo on February 14th 2009 at FADIG.
Please don't forget to tune in.

FADIG:
FADIG stands for "Foreign Affairs Discussion Group" and is called 'Kokusai-Rikai-Kondankai' in Japanese.It is a very friendly and informal English speaking group in Osaka.

Manyoshu

Manyoshu is the oldest collection of poems.It was made in about 760.Many poems were selected in Japan.There are 20 volumes and about 4500 poems.Many kinds of people in every status composed poems.Someone edited them.Manyoshu means "a collection of ten thousand of leaves".People wrote their feelings and beautiful natures.They didn't use Hiragana and Katakana.They still only use Kanji for it.We call "Manyogana".
Manyogana is the phonetic use of monosyllabic Chinese graphs to represent syllables of the Japanese poems in the Manyoshu.Hiragana and Katakana were made from Manyogana.
In 2003 one narrow strip of wood was found at Ishigami ruins in Nara.
Takashi Morioka, an associate professor of Tsukuba University,read these words on the wooden strip and found out it is a part of a poem in Manyoshu.This strip is believed to be oldest of its kind.
He said"It's become clear that composing poems in kanji in the phonetic Manyo style was popular among people of a certain social class in the Asuka period.The wooden strip provides clues to understanding how people of that time tried to compile poems and how they decided which characters to use to write them."

Rakugo in English(Osaka)

15th Ofuku-Yose "Rakugo in English"

Welcome to English Rakugo World!Have you heard English Rakugo?
Rakugo,comic story, is one of Japanese traditional speech.
It is fun. This group have a show once a year.
(http://ofuku.wisnet.ne.jp/)(http://ofukuyose.blog9.fc2.com/)
Admission Free.You do not have to make reservations
but the number of seats is only 150.

Date:November 16th(Sun),2008
Time:Open 1:30pm Start:2:00pm (Free)
Place: Municipal Life Long Learning Center 5F
http://osakademanabu.com/umeda/
（at Daini-building in Umeda）
1.This is Rakugo by Shima & Juen
2.Monkey by Hasshow
3.Tsuru by Sinocchi(debut)
4.Myogaya Inn by Koito /(intermission:15minutes)
5.The raccoon and the gambler by Kanan(debut)
6.Kouzu Shrine by Showto

autumn sky

Beautiful autumn sky.

The law of attraction

・The Great Secret of Life is the law of attraction.
・The law of attraction says like attracts like, so when you think a thought,
you are also attracting like thought to you.
・Thoughts are magnetic, and thoughts have a frequency.As you think
thoughts,they are sent out into the Universe, and they magnetically attract all like
things that are on the same frequency.Everything sent out returns to the source-you.
・You are like a human transmission tower, transmitting a frequency with your thought.
If you want to change anything in your life, change the frequency by changing your thoughts.
・Your current thoughts are creating your future life.What you think about the most
or focus on the most will appear as your life.
・Your thoughts become things.
(Secret)

clouds

Clouds were moving and changing the form a little by little.
I could feel the wind in the sky.

Summer and the moon

Modigliani

Modigliani et le Primitivisme
Date:1st July (Tuesday)-15th September(Monday),2008
Close Mondays (15th Sep open)
Time:10:00am-5:00pm (Admission 4:30pm)
(on Fridays open -7:00pm,Admission 6:30pm)
Place: The National Museum of Art(http://www.nmao.go.jp/)
Modigliani was Italian,lived in Paris.（1884−1920）


Ce que je cherche
ce n'est pas le
reel,pas l'irreel non
plus mais I'In
conscient le mystere
de l'lnstinctivite
de la Race.
A.Modigliani

Chinese food

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.

Ukulele and Pianica

Let's play the Pianica and the Ukulele!
Please click the Pianica and the Ukulele.You can hear the sounds.
It is interesting.

Okinawa food

Okinawa live,the owner sing Okinawa songs and we can dance there!Rafuthi:(pork stewed in miso, soy sauce, sugar and awamori.)Soba,Umibudo

Osaka Minami

Salsa party

Salsa Party at Kobe HarberLand Mosaic
"Salsa de Salsa"

Date:July 25th (Fri)
Time:7pm～11pm
place:Tomi's Bar
Fee:seat: 5250 yen (with all you can drink)
※standing: free of charge,please pay for drink
Mosaic:Seaside Commercial Park in Harborland.
Amuse yourself with restaurants, shops, cinema and Mini-amusement Park.

Hawaii in Umeda

Hula!

Aloha!

I enjoyed Hawaiian Hula and music today.

Hawaiian Festival 2008

Aloha Summer Festival in Osaka 2008
You can enjoy Hula & Hawaiian Music!
Many Hula dancing groups are coming and have some live music too.
Please come and enjoy Hula dance, nice music and Hawaiian food!!!
Date:May 30th(Fri)4:00pm-9:00pm
31st(Sat)10:00am-9:00pm
June 1st(Sun)10:00am-9:00pm
Place:Umeda Sky building
Fee:Free
http://www.mauloa-hawaiianclub.com/index.html