This time let me introduce the infamous 10 views of k-chan ww
今日は久々に絵を描きました。
とっても有名な「Kちゃん１０景」を紹介したいと思いますｗｗ
ではでは！
Monday, October 13, 2008
Kちゃん10景ｗ 10 views of K-chan
It has been a long time since I last did some anime-style drawing..
This time let me introduce the infamous 10 views of k-chan ww
今日は久々に絵を描きました。
とっても有名な「Kちゃん１０景」を紹介したいと思いますｗｗ
ではでは！
This time let me introduce the infamous 10 views of k-chan ww
今日は久々に絵を描きました。
とっても有名な「Kちゃん１０景」を紹介したいと思いますｗｗ
ではでは！
Monday, October 06, 2008
2 years of Blogging ブログの記念日
I totally forgot about it! ^^;
It's 4 days late but..
It's 4 days late but..
☆Happy anniversary my blog☆
「天日の世界」の記念日
「天日の世界」の記念日
Garbage separation and disposal
I found this poster in the lodge elevator the other day.
Since the new semester is starting, new students start to arrive to the lodge(which makes me a senpai!iyey!) and you can find a number of instructions about life in the lodge here and there.
This one shows the correct way to separate and dispose garbage.
I took a picture to keep as a reference, and I found out that I have a couple of small mistakes in the way I dispose my garbage^^;
Click on the picture for a larger version.
Since the new semester is starting, new students start to arrive to the lodge(which makes me a senpai!iyey!) and you can find a number of instructions about life in the lodge here and there.
This one shows the correct way to separate and dispose garbage.
I took a picture to keep as a reference, and I found out that I have a couple of small mistakes in the way I dispose my garbage^^;
Click on the picture for a larger version.
As everyone -hopefully- knows, garbage separation in Japan is very important. As a participant in the Environment Course of the Tokyo Discussion Session 2007 and as an environment enthusiastic, let me talk a bit about it.
Why separate?
Because garbage is recycled here.
What is recycling?
It means that garbage is taken to factories in order to process and re-make them into useful products.
Why recycle?
In countries with large populations like Japan, imagine what happens if you keep disposing garbage. Eventually, it will not be possible for disposal sites to accommodate the large amounts.. So recycling them and turning them into usable items instead of just disposing them helps a lot.
Then, again why separate?
To recycle waste, separation is needed. Take paper recycling for example. Paper is recycled to produce less-quality-but-still paper. If it was mixed with plastic for example, this process can't be done.
Why don't factories separate waste?
Factories receive your garbage in addition to the garbage of tens of millions of people other than you. This makes this process impossible on the factory side. That's why, a small effort in garbage separation on the individual side makes a great difference and benefits everyone.
Jordan?
There are recycling factories in Jordan. But I think paper and cans are the most recycled items. (Just a thought based on what I see, no information).
I brought samples of environmental brochures printed on Jordanian recycled paper to the discussion last year.
There is also this active Bio-gas project. (In short using the gases produced by wastes in landfills to produce energy).
Although there are separation activities and projects here and there(And there is one in J.U.S.T.), waste separation is still not imposed in Jordan.
Maybe recycling industry is still not advanced enough to benefit from the full separation process.
(For computer engineers to understand this : Imagine running a threaded process on a processor that doesn't support threads) :D
Why did I write this much? lol
At first I just wanted to post the picture above, but before I knew it I found myself writing this much...
Now after you read this much, as a reward this is a video made by Kouki san about last year Environment Course.
I haven't seen this in a while so it brought back many memories..
I saw the professor(Kojima sensei) who was responsible about our course on a TV interview a week ago! I was surprised~
Anyway I hope somebody learns something new reading this post and not just DISPOSE it :)
4649!
Another post on garbage separation by Blue Rose san
Why separate?
Because garbage is recycled here.
What is recycling?
It means that garbage is taken to factories in order to process and re-make them into useful products.
Why recycle?
In countries with large populations like Japan, imagine what happens if you keep disposing garbage. Eventually, it will not be possible for disposal sites to accommodate the large amounts.. So recycling them and turning them into usable items instead of just disposing them helps a lot.
Then, again why separate?
To recycle waste, separation is needed. Take paper recycling for example. Paper is recycled to produce less-quality-but-still paper. If it was mixed with plastic for example, this process can't be done.
Why don't factories separate waste?
Factories receive your garbage in addition to the garbage of tens of millions of people other than you. This makes this process impossible on the factory side. That's why, a small effort in garbage separation on the individual side makes a great difference and benefits everyone.
Jordan?
There are recycling factories in Jordan. But I think paper and cans are the most recycled items. (Just a thought based on what I see, no information).
I brought samples of environmental brochures printed on Jordanian recycled paper to the discussion last year.
There is also this active Bio-gas project. (In short using the gases produced by wastes in landfills to produce energy).
Although there are separation activities and projects here and there(And there is one in J.U.S.T.), waste separation is still not imposed in Jordan.
Maybe recycling industry is still not advanced enough to benefit from the full separation process.
(For computer engineers to understand this : Imagine running a threaded process on a processor that doesn't support threads) :D
Why did I write this much? lol
At first I just wanted to post the picture above, but before I knew it I found myself writing this much...
Now after you read this much, as a reward this is a video made by Kouki san about last year Environment Course.
I haven't seen this in a while so it brought back many memories..
I saw the professor(Kojima sensei) who was responsible about our course on a TV interview a week ago! I was surprised~
Anyway I hope somebody learns something new reading this post and not just DISPOSE it :)
4649!
Another post on garbage separation by Blue Rose san
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Summer Memories 2 :ターマヤ～！隅田川花火大会
Sumidagawa Fireworks Display July 26th 2008
As I mentioned before, summer is the festivals season in Japan.
After the last Japanese language course lecture, we(class 3) decided to go to the fireworks display of Sumida River; which is considered one of the biggest and the most amazing firework displays in Japan.
花火（はなび= HANABI） means fireworks in Japanese.
The literal translation means "fire flowers".
In this festival, Firework manufacturers compete to display it's best products.
You can see fireworks shaped as Smiley, Micky mouse, Heart, Cat, Planet..etc. It was really a nice display.
Someone we all know is being very noisy behind the camera =p
And it was a good opportunity for us as foreign students to have an all-class-go-out in traditional clothes!
As I mentioned before, summer is the festivals season in Japan.
After the last Japanese language course lecture, we(class 3) decided to go to the fireworks display of Sumida River; which is considered one of the biggest and the most amazing firework displays in Japan.
花火（はなび= HANABI） means fireworks in Japanese.
The literal translation means "fire flowers".
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Usually people go to such fireworks displays in traditional Japanese Yukata and Jinbei . But you can also find a lot of people going in casual clothes.In this festival, Firework manufacturers compete to display it's best products.
You can see fireworks shaped as Smiley, Micky mouse, Heart, Cat, Planet..etc. It was really a nice display.
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Someone we all know is being very noisy behind the camera =p
And it was a good opportunity for us as foreign students to have an all-class-go-out in traditional clothes!
Proudly introducing Class 3 members in Yukata and Jinbei.
This picture doesn't show everyone, since 2 members couldn't come that day.
And I know we do look like a group of Japanese but no one is! ^^;
Also the stations close to the display place were very very crowded before the show. Streets near the river are closed and no cars are allowed in.
This is to accommodate the large number of people attending. You would really feel that some 2 or 3 million people were gathering in the area around the river. (2 or 3 million are nothing compared to the population of 12 million in Tokyo city alone)
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Pictures with ＊＊ are provided by V!W! チュウさん.
See you next post~!
This picture doesn't show everyone, since 2 members couldn't come that day.
And I know we do look like a group of Japanese but no one is! ^^;
Sumida River in the background
It was very very hard to find a place to sit! We arrived at 3:00 pm thinking that we were "smart" coming this early but we found out -late- that normally people come to the place very early in the morning of that day, reserve their space by marking it's boarders and writing their names by sticking tape on the ground and come back later at the display time to find their space waiting for them as they left it.Also the stations close to the display place were very very crowded before the show. Streets near the river are closed and no cars are allowed in.
This is to accommodate the large number of people attending. You would really feel that some 2 or 3 million people were gathering in the area around the river. (2 or 3 million are nothing compared to the population of 12 million in Tokyo city alone)
I was wondering why were all these people sitting under the bridge where they can barely see anything...But when the street was closed..I understood.
I saw people holding their picnic mats and waiting VERY carefully for the policemen to give them the OK sign to advance to the street..then when the policemen gave the OK, you suddenly see them run all at once to reserve a sitting place on the street...
I was really amazed. It was truely like a scene of AL-HOSON (Takeshi's castle) Japanese game show!!（^▽^）
I wish I could have taken it on video!! But it just happened in the blink of an eye.
I saw people holding their picnic mats and waiting VERY carefully for the policemen to give them the OK sign to advance to the street..then when the policemen gave the OK, you suddenly see them run all at once to reserve a sitting place on the street...
I was really amazed. It was truely like a scene of AL-HOSON (Takeshi's castle) Japanese game show!!（^▽^）
I wish I could have taken it on video!! But it just happened in the blink of an eye.
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It was also my first time to see "PORTABLE TOILET ROOMs" （＾▽＾） Alot of them are placed in the display area for the convenience of people.
When it was time to go back, we were stuck in the station for some time before we could finally arrive to the platform and ride the train.
And I arrived home dead tired but happy for enjoying a nice Japanese summer experience~
When it was time to go back, we were stuck in the station for some time before we could finally arrive to the platform and ride the train.
And I arrived home dead tired but happy for enjoying a nice Japanese summer experience~
Pictures with ＊＊ are provided by V!W! チュウさん.
See you next post~!
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Summer Memories 1 : Tanabata
Here I will start a series of posts about the events that were worth posting while I was away from my blog. I will try to finish them asap before I drown into the business of the toudaisei life.
Tanabata the star festival is an occasion based on an old Chinese story about 2 stars that are separated by the milky way but are only allowed to meet once in a year.
In this occasion people hang their wishes on a tree hoping that they will come true.
See Tanabata on wikipedia here.
The Tanabata season starts around a week before the actual day that the story refers to.
In Tokyo, this day is the 7th day of the 7th month. (July 7th)
By the beginning of July, you start to see many bamboo trees in public places waiting for people to hang wishes on.
We had a tree in the International center of the university where I used to take the Japanese classes.
Tanabata the star festival is an occasion based on an old Chinese story about 2 stars that are separated by the milky way but are only allowed to meet once in a year.
In this occasion people hang their wishes on a tree hoping that they will come true.
See Tanabata on wikipedia here.
The Tanabata season starts around a week before the actual day that the story refers to.
In Tokyo, this day is the 7th day of the 7th month. (July 7th)
By the beginning of July, you start to see many bamboo trees in public places waiting for people to hang wishes on.
We had a tree in the International center of the university where I used to take the Japanese classes.
The tree in the International Center.
It was still new, only a few number of hanged wishes and other decorations..including "Fanoos Ramadan" if you notice well =p
My very smart wish=p
It says “I hope all my dreams come true “
You can hang any wish you can think of.."I want to be a panda" is also valid （＾▽＾）
The tree in the summer party of the Faculty of Engineering
In some shop I passed by
In a building in Shinjuku.
I had a reunion with my environment course friends I met last year.
The best part about it is writing with the brush on the tanzaku..I love writing kanji with brushes and if I get a chance I want to take shodou (calligraphy) lessons!!≧ω≦
That's all for today. See you next post.
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Upgrading from a Research student to a Master student
Just got my new student ID which makes me an official master student starting today. Alhamdulellah~
It will also give me the right to get a student discount on the Tokyo metro commuter pass which I couldn't get as a research student! iYeY!!（≧ω≦）V
It will also give me the right to get a student discount on the Tokyo metro commuter pass which I couldn't get as a research student! iYeY!!（≧ω≦）V
Sunday, September 28, 2008
On the way back to Tokyo
A light post until I get internet to my room^^; And sorry for the non-availability of a Japanese version.
These are pictures I took on the way back. This time I passed by Istanbul and had to wait around 12 hours until my next plane. That's why I was given a free stay at a hotel there.
I was lucky to be on the window side on both flights. On the way to Istanbul there happened to be a thunderstorm that could be seen down and a little far away from the plane.In other words I saw a thunderstorm from above. It was really wonderful!
On the way to the hotel
View from the hotel room window
Clouds from above are really nice
These are pictures I took on the way back. This time I passed by Istanbul and had to wait around 12 hours until my next plane. That's why I was given a free stay at a hotel there.
I was lucky to be on the window side on both flights. On the way to Istanbul there happened to be a thunderstorm that could be seen down and a little far away from the plane.In other words I saw a thunderstorm from above. It was really wonderful!
On the way to the hotel
View from the hotel room window
A new morning from above
Clouds from above are really nice
About to reach Narita .. Fuji san from above!
And finally.. Welcome to Japan!
Better said, Welcome Back to Japan!
Better said, Welcome Back to Japan!
You can't imagine how fast and smooth the procedures are when you are a registered foreigner with a Re-Entry permit. (^_^)V
..Until next post!
..Until next post!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
大成功！Big success!
お待たせしましたーー
お久しぶりです。ブログを更新する時がやっと来ました！
今度はイルビッドからお送りします！
まずは、ラマダーンの祝い：
皆さん、ラマダーン カリーム！！
ラマダーンを家族と一緒に過すのは最高～^^ 実は二週間前帰国して、三日後にまた日本に戻ります。残りの時間は短いので思いっきり楽しく過ごそうと思っています。
今までいろいろありましたがそれは別のポストに書こうと思います。
それで、今日「発表」したいのは今朝日本から届いた素晴らしいニュースです。
私は東京大学の入学試験に合格して、来月から入学！！というニュースでした（＾▽＾）
やった～～！！東大の入試に受かったー！嬉しいよ～！！≧ω≦
いつもアルハムドレッラー～（神様に感謝）
これからも、もっと難しい研究や人生のチャレンジが来るはずですが、しばらくノンビリさせて頂きま～す。ｗ
次のポストをお楽しみに！
コメントもよろしくお願いします！
永久 天日
＊＊漢字ちゃんからのお知らせ！＊＊
It has been a long time!! I am BACKKKK!!!!!
Ramadan Kareem everyone! Nothing is better than spending Ramadan at home with your family~ and this is what I am doing right now!:)
I came back to
A lot of things happened during the past 2 months~ But I will save writing about them to other posts.
The big news is that today was the entrance exams results announcement and I received great news. ..Now let me shout it out loud!
I PASSED THE ENTRANCE EXAMS OF
Thank God for everything!!
Now I know much bigger challenges are awaiting ahead for me as a Master student.. but for now I just want to enjoy this accomplishment for some time before I start thinking of the new challenges.
More posts to come soon, hopefully covering the previous 2 months.
Keep commenting!!
AQ Amani signs out!
Monday, June 23, 2008
Away...
Hello everyone!
In the coming period I am going to be extremely busy~~ better said "critically busy" @_@
The BIG challenge of the entrance exams is coming soon and there are so many things to study. These exams will be a turning point...so.... I will stop updating this blog for a while..at least 2 months ^^; .. (I can hear your "eeeeeee!!" )
Wish me luck and look forward for a bunch of nice posts and information after my comeback!
In the coming period I am going to be extremely busy~~ better said "critically busy" @_@
The BIG challenge of the entrance exams is coming soon and there are so many things to study. These exams will be a turning point...so.... I will stop updating this blog for a while..at least 2 months ^^; .. (I can hear your "eeeeeee!!" )
Wish me luck and look forward for a bunch of nice posts and information after my comeback!
yoroshiku!
永久 天日
永久 天日
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Earthquake 震度６＋/ Richter 7
My day started with an earthquake when I woke up to find everything in my small room is shaking.
According to the limited experience I gained so far, I would estimate it to be somewhere between shindo3 to shindo 4 .
I wasn't that scared because I thought it was one of the usual daily life shakes, rather I was thankful for it because it saved me from oversleeping since I have a lot of things to do.
But when I searched the net later on, I realized that it's not as simple as I thought.
In fact the earthquake center was near Iwate prefecture to the north and it measured shindo6+ (around Richter 7) there!
It was strong enough to make the shaking occur in Tokyo as well.
I hope that you have noticed that in Japan the SHINDO(震度) scale is used which is different from the Richter one. More information HERE.
And to make this post more informative(or maybe thrilling (笑)) a big earthquake is expected to happen in the Toukai area..which is called the Toukai earthquake, since the last time a major earthquake hit this area was in 1854.
..Amazingly, I remembered that yesterday before I went to bed, I was wondering about the fact that no earthquake has occurred for a while.
Shouldn't think of this anymore! ^^;
According to the limited experience I gained so far, I would estimate it to be somewhere between shindo3 to shindo 4 .
I wasn't that scared because I thought it was one of the usual daily life shakes, rather I was thankful for it because it saved me from oversleeping since I have a lot of things to do.
But when I searched the net later on, I realized that it's not as simple as I thought.
In fact the earthquake center was near Iwate prefecture to the north and it measured shindo6+ (around Richter 7) there!
It was strong enough to make the shaking occur in Tokyo as well.
This picture shows the shaking intensity over the different regions of Japan
I always check this page after each earthquake, but I never saw the map this "colorful" before><
You can see the NHK news footage HERE.I always check this page after each earthquake, but I never saw the map this "colorful" before><
I hope that you have noticed that in Japan the SHINDO(震度) scale is used which is different from the Richter one. More information HERE.
And to make this post more informative(or maybe thrilling (笑)) a big earthquake is expected to happen in the Toukai area..which is called the Toukai earthquake, since the last time a major earthquake hit this area was in 1854.
..Amazingly, I remembered that yesterday before I went to bed, I was wondering about the fact that no earthquake has occurred for a while.
Shouldn't think of this anymore! ^^;
Thursday, June 12, 2008
How Japanese TV teaches Computer Engineering..for kids!
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Monday, June 02, 2008
おはようございま～す！
Good morning Tokyo~
Today I woke up before my alarm clockS ring by 30minutes~ (notice colckSSS, not one clock!).
This became really rare to happen recently^^;
Wait, no no no!... I didn't make a new post just to tell people that I woke up early on my own! ww But I also want to share a nice song that always succeeds to inspire me every morning.
People who watch the anime Hunter X Hunter will recognize it, but this is the full version of the song..It's really nice!! :
English translation and ROMAJI
Japanese Lyrics
では、私の一日も始まり出かけなきゃ！
よろしく！
Today I woke up before my alarm clockS ring by 30minutes~ (notice colckSSS, not one clock!).
This became really rare to happen recently^^;
Wait, no no no!... I didn't make a new post just to tell people that I woke up early on my own! ww But I also want to share a nice song that always succeeds to inspire me every morning.
People who watch the anime Hunter X Hunter will recognize it, but this is the full version of the song..It's really nice!! :
English translation and ROMAJI
Japanese Lyrics
では、私の一日も始まり出かけなきゃ！
よろしく！
Sunday, May 25, 2008
五月祭＠東大：：May's festival @Toudai
Summer is the festivals season in Japan.
This time's festival is different. It is the May festival of the University of Tokyo, sometimes better translated as "May's Fair".
A lot of people infront of the AKAMON
The festival Mascot .. I think that it's very fuuny
In front of the Yasuda auditorium.. A lot of preparations were being held in front of it.
The first performance I ever saw was in Jordan's most famous festival, "Jerash festival", when a Japanese group from Osaka made a great taiko performance..this was like 5 or 6 years ago, when I was still a high school student.
At that time, my motivation to go and see that performance was only because its a Japanese performance, but after it I became deeply interested in Taiko! .. And really wanted to "Hit" one!
But I was lucky to have a chance to drum on the taiko in summer last year... and I did it with passion! To get a better understanding of what I meant by "with passion", watch the video below! (JULY 2007 - Kyouto)
...Back to our main topic!
The festival spans 2 days. Today was the 2nd. I was planning to go yesterday, but I found the weather not encouraging..
That was, again, GREAAATTTTT!
Of course the festival included a lot of musical and other performances..but this is the most nihon-ppoi thing I found! :) Once it was finished, I headed back home to finish the mountain of study that I have ^^;
永久 天日(AQ. Amani)Signs out!
This time's festival is different. It is the May festival of the University of Tokyo, sometimes better translated as "May's Fair".
A lot of people infront of the AKAMON
The festival Mascot .. I think that it's very fuuny
In front of the Yasuda auditorium.. A lot of preparations were being held in front of it.
A lot of booths for food and games were there..a lot of performances all over the campus. It felt that I was in an amusement park w!
But..I ignored all these and was looking for one thing..only one thing, the Taiko(Drums) performance!
But..I ignored all these and was looking for one thing..only one thing, the Taiko(Drums) performance!
I LOVE TAIKO performances! They really can build energy inside me.. and can easily reach and move my "acquired" Yamato spirit! w
The first performance I ever saw was in Jordan's most famous festival, "Jerash festival", when a Japanese group from Osaka made a great taiko performance..this was like 5 or 6 years ago, when I was still a high school student.
At that time, my motivation to go and see that performance was only because its a Japanese performance, but after it I became deeply interested in Taiko! .. And really wanted to "Hit" one!
But I was lucky to have a chance to drum on the taiko in summer last year... and I did it with passion! To get a better understanding of what I meant by "with passion", watch the video below! (JULY 2007 - Kyouto)
The festival spans 2 days. Today was the 2nd. I was planning to go yesterday, but I found the weather not encouraging..
The TAIKO group in front of the General Library, Toudai Hongou Campus
See the videos of today's performance, they are just GREAT!!!!
That was, again, GREAAATTTTT!
Of course the festival included a lot of musical and other performances..but this is the most nihon-ppoi thing I found! :) Once it was finished, I headed back home to finish the mountain of study that I have ^^;
永久 天日(AQ. Amani)Signs out!
Friday, May 23, 2008
Saturday, May 17, 2008
SANJA Festival@ASAKUSA
*Edited : Info added on the fish game
The foreign students support club in my university arranges activities and trips nearly once each month to famous places inside or close to Tokyo.
This month's activity was visiting Asakusa (浅草) to see the famous SANJA MATSURI (sanja festival 三社祭).
Actually this was not my first time to Asakusa and sensouji(浅草寺) since we went there last year, but for today, it was my first time to see a Japanese Festival.
(Most festivals in Japan are rather religious celebrations).
It was really an interesting experience.
The place was crazily crowded... smells of food being cooked/grilled/fried is filling the place..traditional matsuri games for kids..kakigooriかき氷....and of course, a lot of omikoshi!神輿(portable shrines)
All these things would make you feel the matsuri(festival) atmosphere!
On the way towards sensouji ..kiosks and shops on both sides. They sell interesting nihonppoi stuff..so if you want to make your room so, this is a good place to buy such stuff!
Carrying omikoshi
Before I come and see everything, I was thinking that it would be nice to participate in carrying one, and take a picture too...but after I saw with my own eyes how heavy it looks and how many people it needs to be carried..I changed my mind!
I posed here last year w
The traditional fish game. 金魚すくい(SAKANA SUKUI)
The principle is that you have to catch a fish with a tool that is made of thin paper that melts easily in water, so you have to be quick.
I saw a lot of happy kids walking proud with their caught fishes put in a plastic transparent bag.
The Anpanman(الرغيف العجيب) mask is so cute, I wanted one just to stick to my room's wall, but... cough! :p
That's all for the SANJA MATSURI!
I hope it was informative and enjoyable~ comments people! ^_^
K-chan logs out!
The foreign students support club in my university arranges activities and trips nearly once each month to famous places inside or close to Tokyo.
This month's activity was visiting Asakusa (浅草) to see the famous SANJA MATSURI (sanja festival 三社祭).
Actually this was not my first time to Asakusa and sensouji(浅草寺) since we went there last year, but for today, it was my first time to see a Japanese Festival.
(Most festivals in Japan are rather religious celebrations).
It was really an interesting experience.
The place was crazily crowded... smells of food being cooked/grilled/fried is filling the place..traditional matsuri games for kids..kakigooriかき氷....and of course, a lot of omikoshi!神輿(portable shrines)
All these things would make you feel the matsuri(festival) atmosphere!
On the way towards sensouji ..kiosks and shops on both sides. They sell interesting nihonppoi stuff..so if you want to make your room so, this is a good place to buy such stuff!
Since it was a traditional festival, it felt OK to put on the hachimaki (I once was told that putting such hachimaki with Japan flag on it is not very much appreciated, since it has something related to the WW and being an extreme nationalist or something... but I took the advantage of being a gaikokujin and pretended that I don't know! :p )
One old man that I encountered even told me 「お！日の丸、、かっこいいですね！」 ="o!Japan's flag, that's cool!"
I'm not sure if he meant it ^^; But anyway, I have my own meaning for putting on the hachimaki, and it has nothing to do with history ^^
One old man that I encountered even told me 「お！日の丸、、かっこいいですね！」 ="o!Japan's flag, that's cool!"
I'm not sure if he meant it ^^; But anyway, I have my own meaning for putting on the hachimaki, and it has nothing to do with history ^^
Carrying omikoshi
Before I come and see everything, I was thinking that it would be nice to participate in carrying one, and take a picture too...but after I saw with my own eyes how heavy it looks and how many people it needs to be carried..I changed my mind!
I posed here last year w
Actually seeing this and remembering that senseouji is a Temple and not a Shrine has "corrupted" my information a little at first.
I know that the festival is a Shinto matsuri so I was thinking why would there be a Shinto matsuri in a Temple.
Then I realized that this festival does not belong to the sensouji, rather it belongs to the nearby ASAKUSA shrine , which was built to honor the people who built the sensouji.
lol Am I making it any easier this way?
I know that the festival is a Shinto matsuri so I was thinking why would there be a Shinto matsuri in a Temple.
Then I realized that this festival does not belong to the sensouji, rather it belongs to the nearby ASAKUSA shrine , which was built to honor the people who built the sensouji.
lol Am I making it any easier this way?
The traditional fish game. 金魚すくい(SAKANA SUKUI)
The principle is that you have to catch a fish with a tool that is made of thin paper that melts easily in water, so you have to be quick.
I saw a lot of happy kids walking proud with their caught fishes put in a plastic transparent bag.
The Anpanman(الرغيف العجيب) mask is so cute, I wanted one just to stick to my room's wall, but... cough! :p
So now! What is a festival post without...VIDEOS?!
I took a lot of videos and I want to share some, so you can FEEL the matsuri!
(Sorry for the low quality, I had to make them smaller in size so I can quickly upload them..Also I don't think that you want to download a 2 minutes video of size 200MB !!)
Carrying the OMIKOSHI (In this festival, 100 such omikoshi are carried to begin touring the town) :
Gotta see this one! :
Kids can also participate by carrying a smaller and lighter omikoshi.
They were really cute!
I took a lot of videos and I want to share some, so you can FEEL the matsuri!
(Sorry for the low quality, I had to make them smaller in size so I can quickly upload them..Also I don't think that you want to download a 2 minutes video of size 200MB !!)
Carrying the OMIKOSHI (In this festival, 100 such omikoshi are carried to begin touring the town) :
Gotta see this one! :
Kids can also participate by carrying a smaller and lighter omikoshi.
They were really cute!
That's all for the SANJA MATSURI!
I hope it was informative and enjoyable~ comments people! ^_^
K-chan logs out!
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
My Golden DAY - Re-living memories + a first meeting
Today was such a wonderful day.
During the whole golden week, I've gone no where... nowhere worth mentioning; and the weather was not encouraging at all. It had been either rainy or cloudy in a very gloomy way.
But today was such a full day, a real golden day.
Sunny and warm. Just looking out through the window would move you to get dressed and go out.
I don't like unplanned go outs, so I spent like 10 minutes planning what to do, where to go and how to go! But the day ended with a nice unplanned surprise :) Follow on with me!
As an engineer, I was looking for the most efficient way,in terms of cost, to reach my destinations utilizing my monthly pass as much as I can.
At last I decided to go first for a walk near Tameikesannou station(溜池山王駅), to bring back memories of last year's summer!
I walked beside the ANA Hotel, where we were staying.. "ohisashiburi~"
Stared at this shrine.. "oh! I remember you!"
And wondered about these 2 jidouhanbaiki(自動販売機) which are still in their places.. I used them to buy a bottle of juice last year, I remember that clearly..
I thought: "There should be a 24hours McDonalds if I turn here", and there it was.
I remember the place very well! We used to walk here a lot in the humid nights of Tokyo summer =)
Each time I pass by a building or anything thing that I remember from that time, it becomes like : "Hi! I am back as I promised!"
I was really happy to walk there! A happiness with a small hint of NATSUKASHII-ness, since I miss those youth exchange program days~.
The tameike sannou part is over now.
Next, I was planning to go to Akiba, to buy some stuff and to,again, re-live some memories.
I went there from Ocha no mizu station. But before that I had a small walk near this station..ocha no mizu is really a nice place~ with a small river/stream of ocha water :p
We are not done yet!
The nice surprise was waiting~
When I came back home, I was about to open my room's door when I noticed that the horizon was very clear and that I could see some mountains.
I saw these ones before, but the thing was that today was clear enough that I could see mount Fuji.
I grabbed my mobile phone, rushed to the 7th floor of the lodge and there was the wonderful view.
At first I wasn't 100% sure it was mount Fuji. But given that it was further than any mountain I could see, yet bigger than anyone of them. + It's symmetrical shape + It's exactly where it should be direction-wise ..I became positive it is Fuji!
ドキドキ!! ..ワクワク!! is the best way to describe my feelings at that time.
Taken by my 3.2MP mobile camera, the pictures are not good! But I hope they can deliver at least a small part of the idea!
There are 2 pictures. The first is the original one, and the second is an edited one to make it easier to see.
This last picture is one got from the Internet. It's a view of Fuji from Tokyo Tower. I should go there next time the weather is clear..
Of course Tokyo Tower is much higher than my lodge building (duh!) . It's the highest in Tokyo Actually. So you can see more of Fuji san.
Also given Tokyo Tower's location with reference to my lodge, Fuji will be seen a little shifted to the left with reference to the mountains in front of it. And this is what you will see if you compare the 2 pictures.
....What I am trying to do here is to prove that the 2 previous pictures are for the same thing. i.e. what I saw was indeed Fuji.
...A verryyyyyyy long post for a veryyyyyyy nice day.
Hope you enjoyed it~ I expect comments! ;)
During the whole golden week, I've gone no where... nowhere worth mentioning; and the weather was not encouraging at all. It had been either rainy or cloudy in a very gloomy way.
But today was such a full day, a real golden day.
Sunny and warm. Just looking out through the window would move you to get dressed and go out.
I don't like unplanned go outs, so I spent like 10 minutes planning what to do, where to go and how to go! But the day ended with a nice unplanned surprise :) Follow on with me!
As an engineer, I was looking for the most efficient way,in terms of cost, to reach my destinations utilizing my monthly pass as much as I can.
At last I decided to go first for a walk near Tameikesannou station(溜池山王駅), to bring back memories of last year's summer!
I walked beside the ANA Hotel, where we were staying.. "ohisashiburi~"
Stared at this shrine.. "oh! I remember you!"
And wondered about these 2 jidouhanbaiki(自動販売機) which are still in their places.. I used them to buy a bottle of juice last year, I remember that clearly..
I thought: "There should be a 24hours McDonalds if I turn here", and there it was.
I remember the place very well! We used to walk here a lot in the humid nights of Tokyo summer =)
Each time I pass by a building or anything thing that I remember from that time, it becomes like : "Hi! I am back as I promised!"
I was really happy to walk there! A happiness with a small hint of NATSUKASHII-ness, since I miss those youth exchange program days~.
The tameike sannou part is over now.
Next, I was planning to go to Akiba, to buy some stuff and to,again, re-live some memories.
I went there from Ocha no mizu station. But before that I had a small walk near this station..ocha no mizu is really a nice place~ with a small river/stream of ocha water :p
ocha no mizu..literally !
High quality pictures on this blog from now on~~After arriving to Akiba -which is only the next station after ocha no mizu on the sobu chuo line- I headed to Yodobashi Akiba and spent most of the time there.
I got myself the 8MP Canon IXY 910IS DigiCamera and some other stuff..
Although the Sony cybershot ones where attractive..but when it comes to photography, I prefer to choose the name with longer history in photography.
I got myself the 8MP Canon IXY 910IS DigiCamera and some other stuff..
Although the Sony cybershot ones where attractive..but when it comes to photography, I prefer to choose the name with longer history in photography.
We are not done yet!
The nice surprise was waiting~
When I came back home, I was about to open my room's door when I noticed that the horizon was very clear and that I could see some mountains.
I saw these ones before, but the thing was that today was clear enough that I could see mount Fuji.
I grabbed my mobile phone, rushed to the 7th floor of the lodge and there was the wonderful view.
At first I wasn't 100% sure it was mount Fuji. But given that it was further than any mountain I could see, yet bigger than anyone of them. + It's symmetrical shape + It's exactly where it should be direction-wise ..I became positive it is Fuji!
ドキドキ!! ..ワクワク!! is the best way to describe my feelings at that time.
Taken by my 3.2MP mobile camera, the pictures are not good! But I hope they can deliver at least a small part of the idea!
There are 2 pictures. The first is the original one, and the second is an edited one to make it easier to see.
The original picture - probably wont be able to see it
I edited the contrast and sharpness of the picture so if you look well you can see its upper part. (pointed to by an arrow) It's hiding behind the mountains to the front
Of course It was much clearer to be seen by bare eyes
Of course It was much clearer to be seen by bare eyes
This last picture is one got from the Internet. It's a view of Fuji from Tokyo Tower. I should go there next time the weather is clear..
This picture is NOT taken by me
This picture is NOT taken by me
Of course Tokyo Tower is much higher than my lodge building (duh!) . It's the highest in Tokyo Actually. So you can see more of Fuji san.
Also given Tokyo Tower's location with reference to my lodge, Fuji will be seen a little shifted to the left with reference to the mountains in front of it. And this is what you will see if you compare the 2 pictures.
....What I am trying to do here is to prove that the 2 previous pictures are for the same thing. i.e. what I saw was indeed Fuji.
...A verryyyyyyy long post for a veryyyyyyy nice day.
Hope you enjoyed it~ I expect comments! ;)
Saturday, May 03, 2008
3 in 1
To the right is my favorite 柿ピー, a mix of nuts and KAKI NO TANE (KAKI seeds).
Down you can see my rail pass.. I finally got my self a rail pass for one month which will allow me to use my route unlimited times during this 1 month. (I use the Inokashira, Ginza and Marunouchi lines to go to the university everyday)...the metro trip is a COLORFUL story..I think I will talk about it in some other post,,,I am developing an obsession with Tokyo Metro ^^;
Actually this pass made a big difference! It saves me trouble of buying a ticket at each station! + It's a good deal if I compare it with the price I pay for one month on the normal tickets..I also included Shimokitazawa in my route where I will need to go often for shopping.
I have this crazy idea of going one day and getting off at each station on my route to discover the area..
To the left is the Tuna Mayonnaise(ツナマヨ) ONIGIRI. T-sensei mentioned it multiple times in his blog, so I was confident when I bought it for the first time. I like it~
Actually my first meeting (better expressed as 初めての出会い ｗ) with this tuna-mayo onigiri has its own story too:
Once I went out to have dinner a little late. (Late for dinner in Japan means after 7:00. I went at 9:00 pm)
I found that all the near by restaurants are closed, even my usual last resort, the McDonalds.
When I stood in front of it and realized that it was closed, I recalled some memories from last year when I was here for the youth exchange program. The same thing happened once when we(the Jordan delegation) decided to go eat out and found that most restaurants were closed.
Anyway, I went back feeling down and decided to stop by a KONBINI (convenience store) to get anything for dinner. I noticed there were ONIGIRI of different types (Different fillings). I looked for the Tuna-Mayo one and there it was! I also got another one with Salmon-Wasabi filling.
....And they lived happily ever after .. 笑
I owe the onigiri a lot~ =p
I am now 1 month old in Tokyo! kore kara mo ganbarimasu!
Down you can see my rail pass.. I finally got my self a rail pass for one month which will allow me to use my route unlimited times during this 1 month. (I use the Inokashira, Ginza and Marunouchi lines to go to the university everyday)...the metro trip is a COLORFUL story..I think I will talk about it in some other post,,,I am developing an obsession with Tokyo Metro ^^;
Actually this pass made a big difference! It saves me trouble of buying a ticket at each station! + It's a good deal if I compare it with the price I pay for one month on the normal tickets..I also included Shimokitazawa in my route where I will need to go often for shopping.
I have this crazy idea of going one day and getting off at each station on my route to discover the area..
To the left is the Tuna Mayonnaise(ツナマヨ) ONIGIRI. T-sensei mentioned it multiple times in his blog, so I was confident when I bought it for the first time. I like it~
Actually my first meeting (better expressed as 初めての出会い ｗ) with this tuna-mayo onigiri has its own story too:
Once I went out to have dinner a little late. (Late for dinner in Japan means after 7:00. I went at 9:00 pm)
I found that all the near by restaurants are closed, even my usual last resort, the McDonalds.
When I stood in front of it and realized that it was closed, I recalled some memories from last year when I was here for the youth exchange program. The same thing happened once when we(the Jordan delegation) decided to go eat out and found that most restaurants were closed.
Anyway, I went back feeling down and decided to stop by a KONBINI (convenience store) to get anything for dinner. I noticed there were ONIGIRI of different types (Different fillings). I looked for the Tuna-Mayo one and there it was! I also got another one with Salmon-Wasabi filling.
....And they lived happily ever after .. 笑
I owe the onigiri a lot~ =p
I am now 1 month old in Tokyo! kore kara mo ganbarimasu!
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