spiny lobster

This is spiny lobster, we call it ise-ebi in Japanese. It is very delicious lobster. My father bought them by his friends. When we got them, it was still alive. My father cut one of them and my sister and I ate low spiny lobster. It was of cause delicious and flesh. The other lobster will cooked by my grandmother and become miso-soup. I think that miso soup is also delicious!

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Alumni meeting (junior high school brass band)

I met and ate dinner with member of junior high school’s brass band at my hometown. We met since graduate from junior high school. I was happy to meet and talk with them. We reported what I do, where I live, what is own goal for future and so on each other. After the dinner we went to karaoke. We sang about 3 hours. It was really fun time for me and I am looking forward to meet them and another friends on Coming of Age Day ceremony.

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Wii

I did “Wii” with my sister. Wii is TV game and my sister got it for Christmas present from my parents –Santa Claus. She also got “Wii fit” from my grandmother. It is game soft and contains many games, training and yoga. We use our body on this game and I think it is good for our health. After I enjoyed this game, I was a little tired. My sister said to me “maybe you will have muscle pain tomorrow, because I got it at my first day.”

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Apple Compote

I ate apple compote. My father bought it for me. I was very full but I could eat it easily ^^* It was delicious but I ate too much and I became feel bad. I will get fat (>д<)

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A tale of Mari and three puppies

I watched “A tale of Mari and three puppies” with my family at Hamasen Movie Theater. This is dog’s movie and based on the Niigata-tyuuetu earthquake. It occurred 2004, October 23 and magnitude was 6.8. There were many victims in that aria, not only human but also animals. Mari, the main character dog, was one of them. She is Aya’s pet and she rescued Aya and her grandfather. After that Aya and her grandfather were rescued by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces but Mari was not rescued by them. Aya cried and she tried to serve them. Several days after Mari was saved by Aya and SDF.

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6;00 a.m.

This is Shimo-tori. I took this picture 6; 00 a.m. Usually there are many people in this street but in this time, there are little people and quiet. I felt this street is larger than daytime.

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illumination

Now, night downtown is beautiful by many illuminations. I took this picture in front of Turuya. I hard hilltop and Aso has good illumination spots. I wanted to watch them. But I couldn’t do it, it may be finished. I would like to watch them in my future.

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year-end party (friends)

We held a party at my apartment. I prepared many dishes, for example pizza, cake, chickens. Chickens are Christmas’s leftover. We could get these cheap. The party started about 6; 30 p.m. We ate many dishes, snacks and drink. At 10; 30 p.m., we went to downtown. We did karaoke from 11; 00 p.m. to 6; 00 a.m. We sang many songs and we didn’t stop to sing songs. It was fun but tired. I backed my apartment at 6; 30 a.m. and I fell sleep immediately.

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New Year's card

I wrote New Year’s cards for my teachers. I found good design of card and printed it. Unexpectedly it took many times to write cards. I will also send New Year’s greeting for my friends not post card but e-mail.

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cheesecake

I backed cheesecake for my friends. I got cream cheese and yoghurt from Ayaka, one of my friends. We will hold an end-year party at my house so I backed this cake. It is Christmas present for them from me. It is easy to cooking and delicious.

↓recipe↓
http://cookpad.com/recipe/328343/

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cleanup

I did an end year cleanup in my apartment. I don’t like a cleanup and I rarely do it. So my apartment was really dirty… I needed much times to cleanup my apartment. I was a little tired but clean room is comfortable.

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Christmas eve

My boyfriend and I went to shopping center (Clair). There were many people. We looked for Christmas present each other. I wanted to get bag, I found a good bag so I got it from boy friend. I want to bring this bag anywhere, I really love it. My boyfriend was also finding something good one but he couldn’t find it, so we went to YouMe town. At there he found good items for Christmas present so I bought them for my boyfriend. He was glad to get them. After the shopping we went to my apartment and picked my things up, and then we went to my boyfriend’s apartment. We intended to order delivered pizza. But pizza shop was very busy and they said “you have to wait 2 hours”! We couldn’t wait 2 hours so we declined pizza and bought lunch at Hirai. We could be full but this meal was a little thin.

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year-end party (brass band)

After the winter concert, our brass band held year end party at “Jyuttoku-ya”. Only upper 20 years old can attention to this party. It was very interesting party. We did a bingo and I got stopwatch. There were many gifts, for example MP3, takoyaki (octopus flitters) machine, rice cake, and so on. I ate many dishes and drinks and became full. After the party, my friend, senior and I went to McDonald. At there we talked about our brass band over bite. I backed to my house around 12; 30 a.m.

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winter concert

Our brass band held winter concert. It was our first time to hold that concert. Until last year, we held only spring concert and we played many classical songs. But in winter concert, under 25 years old people in brass band were planed and we played not only classical songs but also pop music and short play. I play the part of Namihei in Sazae-san. I wore bald head toupee, glasses, false mustache, and yukata. It was very ashamed to wear them and play. But every one laugh and said “you are pretty” for me. Playing many songs was very tired and hard for me. But I was satisfaction of our performance.

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Book Review 2-14: The legends of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle

I like better The Legends of Sleepy Hollow than Rip Van Winkle. These stories were written by Washington Irving.

Sleepy Hollow is horror fiction. I saw this story’s film. It starred Johnny Depp and he played Ichabod Crane. The story is difference between book and film. In book, Ichabod is a schoolmaster. He is a little crazy man. One day he attends party and he was hit by headless horseman on his return road. Every one in sleepy hollow was worry about Ichabod and they thought he died. But he was alive in New York. No one know the truth of that night, but may be it was invited by Brom, rival in Ichabod’s love.

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Book Review 2-13: TITANIC!

I read TITANIC. The Titanic sinks April 14, 1912. She is a famous ship as a gorgeous and sunken ship. She was a believed unsinkable ship, but hit the iceberg and it sink. There were over 2200 passengers in Titanic, more than 1500 people died. This ship could carry more than 300o passengers, but it only had lifeboats for 1178 people. That is why many people died.

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winter vacation's plan

I was very looking forward to winter vacation! It comes finally ^^* I have some good plans on this vacation.

December 23: winter concert in Mashiki town. After this concert, I have year-end party with brass band.

December 24: I will go shopping with my boyfriend and we will buy Christmas present each other.

December 26: eat dinner and go to karaoke with my friend.

December 29: meet old friends, member of junior high school brass band.

January 3: coming of age day ceremony and old boys’ and girls’ meeting.

But I also have many assignments. In these assignments, blogging is the hardiest one. I have to post more than 6 book reviews (>д<)

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mother's birthday

Today is my mothers 4*th birthday. I send e-mail for her on 12:00 a.m. I wish this year also be good year for her! Now, my sister and I are thinking about what is good for her birthday present. We want to send what she likes, but I have no idea. Umm, what is best?? May be I will bake cake for her!

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AND I LOVE YOU -by Dreams Come True

Yesterday I heard this song. I was greatly touched with this song and I cried. This song was written for vocalist’s lover. Her lover died recently. I had already known that before I listened this song. I intended to barrow this song’s CD from my friend. But my thought changed when I listened this song. I couldn’t hear this song without tears and I thought I want to keep this CD handy. So today, I bought it. I am listening it again and again. This song is only 2 minutes, but I cry every times. This song is very sad song but I love it. Almost person experience sad parting like her. I image my lover and my parting. It is very sad and I can’t stop my tears.

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shopping

I went to shopping and I bought some clothes, one-piece dress, cardigan, and so on yesterday. I had gift coupon, so I could buy new clothes. Actually, I also would like to buy some jewelry, but I put up with them. I thought it is bad to do impulse buying. Some times I find cheaper and good item so regret that I did impulse buying. Maybe I will go another shop in several days, I will look for good jewelry at there. If I cannot find better one than I found yesterday, I will go to today’s shop again and buy it!

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talking

During I was shopping, I dropt in with my friend at PARCO. She was shopping too. After the shopping, we went to Starbucks at New-S. We talked about any thing for about a hour, the time passed really quickly. It was fun time for me and she gave me good chance to think about future. I would like to talk with her more but it was time for practice in trumpet, so I had to go.

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question

Yesterday I went to hospital, because I have stomachache. That hospital is near my house and it was first time for me to go to there. The doctor is kind for me. He tells me many things for me. I talked him about my brass band. I said to him “I play the trumpet at my brass band.” He was surprised at and said “oh, really? You don’t look so.” I said to him “what do you mean?” He didn’t answer my question just laughing. I am sometimes said that things- you really play the trumpet?? I don’t know what is the best reaction for that question.

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memorable expenses

One of my memorable experiences is home stay experience. Last spring vacation, I went to Australia and I did volunteer work at there. I worked at kindergarten. And I did child care at there. Every child was so cute. There are many Chinese children they can speak Chinese and English. I think they are very craver. At the weekends, I went sight seen. First Saturday, I went 3 sisters. It is a famous place. I leaned it on my junior high school English text. It a very beautiful. And I also sow aborigine at there. He played spatial instrument. Next day, I went to desert. It a big desert.

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Learning with computers

This year, I took writing III & IV. This class was learning with computers. I think I could improve my writing skills on this class. And I also learned about computer. On this essay, I wrote about before, during, and after writing III & IV.


Before writing III & IV
Before I take writing III & IV class, I usually use computer in Japanese. For example, writing report and household accounts, online games, e-mail, and so on. Maybe when I was elementary school student, I learned typing. I practiced typing on game. It was fun for me and I came to like using the PC.

I can type quickly in Japanese but I cannot do very well that in English. I think it different from Japanese typing and English typing. During writing III & IV, I practice quick typing in English. I became a little faster than before. But I have to practice typing more and become good at typing in English.

I learned many things about computing during writing III & IV. For example, blog, many functions of Word, shortcut key, and so on. These are useful for polish up my computing skills.
Language learning

I read many books during writing class. At first, I didn’t like reading English books, because it is difficult for me. But recently, it becomes fun for me little by little. I usually reading books during bath time and drying my hair. Maybe my vocabulary is increasing.

During writing III & IV, I wrote many English sentences and posted these on this blog. At first I couldn’t write and compose English sentences quickly. Writing long English sentences, like essay, was really hard work for me. But my writing skill is gradually improved, I think. Now I can write English sentences easily than before I am and it is not so hard work for me. Posting on my blog is some time tough for me, because I don’t have news so many. But viewing my friend’s blog is fun for me. I can know my friend’s news and I can improve my English skills.

I would like to continue my blog after writing III & IV. I also would like to continue reading English books. These surely improve my English skills. Next summer I will go to Canada as an exchange student. So I must polish up my English. Maybe I will write dailies of Canadian life and post them on this blog.


Before I took writing III & IV, I don’t like writing English sentences and it was really hard work for me. During writing III & IV, I wrote many English sentences. I think my English sentences were gradually became good. Now I can write English sentences quicker and easier than before. I would like to continue this blog and improve my English skills more and more.

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dandy-plum candy

I like this candy. Ayaka, one of my fiends, recommended it. It taste Ume, it a little sour but I like ume so it delicious for me. I couldn’t find in convenience store, but I could find it in supermarket 3 days ago. Now I eat it every time. If you like ume, please try this candy.

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TOEFL

I took TOEFL-ITP. Every time it is difficult for me. I think I have to study English more and more. Especially I have to train to read sentences rapidly. I don’t have enough time to answer the all questions. I would like to read many book rapidly!

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BookReview 2-12: Project Omega

Project Omega is a story of a rich girl. Julia is a daughter of Charles Hatfield Baker III, on of the richest men in N.Y. One day he disappeared. the police searched him but they couldn’t find him. Julia became a new president of Charles’s company. She would like to serve N.Y. by money of her father’s company. She read many files about company. She found “project omega” in these. There were no papers in this. She doubt of this file, so she ask to Miss Harper about it. She was very afraid and just said “I don’t know any thing about it”. But Julia thought Miss Harper might know something about it. Few days latter, Miss Harper called for Julia and said “you are very dangerous, they are going to kill you.” Julia didn’t know who are “they”. Next day, she got accident, but maybe it not accident, someone intend to kill her. Edward saved her life and he made her to go to Florida to escape from directors. Directors of her father’s company were plot the project omega, very evil plan. Edward was a employee of the company, her father asked him for take after Julia. In Florida, her father was waiting for her. She was very glad to meet father and thank for Edward.

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learning with computers

I like using computers. And I think learning with computers are convenient for us. There are many useful tool in the computer, for example, word, excel, e-mail, internet and so on. If you use Word for writing your report, you can polish up your it easily.

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stomachache

This morning I have stomachache. Actually I would like to skip my first period class. But I cannot do that, because today’s my first class is writing class and it is required class. If I skip this class many times, I cannot pass this class and I have to take this class on next year. I don’t want to take this class again! This class is a little hard for me…

I took medicine, so it will become better.

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ice cream

Today Ayaka and I finished our class at 4; 10 p.m. (4^th period). When that time, we were a little hungry so we decided to eat sweets. At first, we went to “Maruzen”. This store has many cheep sweets for example, candies, chocolates, snacks, ice cream, and so on. Gradually, we feel like to eat ice cream. We went to LAWSON, because there are many ice creams. I couldn’t decide what I will buy, because there are many ice creams and all of them look like delicious. Finally I chose “crème brulee”. Ayaka recommend it. It was delicious. The top of this ice cream is hard and caramel taste. Under the top tier is custard ice cream, it is not hard. I was satisfied, but maybe I got weight. I have to do some exercises (o>д<)o

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Book Review 2-11: Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn is a beautiful and famous actor. She was born in Brussels on May 4, 1929. She played in many movies for example, Roman Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and so on. She was not always happy. There were sad times, but she always showed a warm face to the world. She is already died, but many people still love her.

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Book Review 2-10: MOONFLEET

Moonefleet is a name of small village. John Trenchard, main character of this story, lives in this village. One day he knew secrets of this village. He decided to explore for Blackbeard’s diamond. He faced some dangerous incidents. Finally, he found diamond, but he arrested and he couldn’t get diamond. He escaped from prison. Fortunately he arrived to Moonfleet beach and met Grace. John loves her and they married. He luckily got Aldobrand’s money but he gave it to the people in the village. He became happy person.

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TV in Japan

There are many TV programs in Japan, for example, news, dramas, sports, music and so on. Every TV stations have much kind of programs. They make programs by themselves. If those programs become popular, they could get profit. If it not does so, they improve or create new one.



Almost TV stations broadcast news program in the morning and evening. The morning news are started around 5:30 a.m. and the evening one are started around 5; 00 p.m. The morning one is mainly broadcasted the national news. On the other hand, evening one is focused on local news. There are 4 evening news programs in Kumamoto, "televitamine", "pure-pure", "yugata-itiban", "news-train". They are competing for get good audience ratings.

Every day we can watch dramas on TV in Japan. There are many kinds of dramas, and TV stations are really competing. Almost dramas are composed of about twelve stories. If that drama gets many supports, TV stations will make spatial program of that story or continue that story. But if it couldn’t get supports, it will cut off and another one will start.

In Japan, baseball is the most favorite sport. So baseball games are often broadcasted. In the baseball season, the effects of the game are everyday reported. World-wide competitions are also broadcasted, such as soccer, volleyball, judo, swimming race and so on. It is said the Japanese are apt to be enthusiastic supporter easily but they are also ape to be cool. It means, we feverishly cheer only during the game are broadcasted.

There are also many kinds of music program in Japan. It is made for different target. For example, “minna-no-uta” broadcast children’s songs. This program is for children. “music-station” is for young persons. Audience can chose favorite and fit music program by themselves.


Every TV station wants to get good audience ratings. So they make many kinds of TV programs. Of cause there are not only good TV programs. But we can choose other good TV programs from many kinds of them. The worst TV programs are improved by TV station and good one will come one after another.

You can search TV programs at this site:

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Daigaku-Imo

I cooked “daigaku-imo”. It is made from potatoes. Fry potatoes and twine sugar. In the old days, it sold at store for student. So it is called “daigaku-imo”. It is very sweet and delicious. I like it very much. It was my first time for cooking daigaku-imo. I searched easy recipe of daigaku-imo at “cookpad” – it is my favorite recipe site. I could cook daigaku-imo easily and delicious!! I am very satisfied with it!

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COOOOOOLD

Recently, it is very cold, isn’t it? Especially morning is very cold. I can’t wake up early. And I would not wash my face. I don’t like winter… I want to get something make me warm, for example floor heating, kotatsu, pocket body warmer, and so on. Please make me warm!

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TV program

I like watching TV. Especially, I like to watch dramas. Now, I watch “Galileo” and “SP”. Galileo is like a suspense drama. Main character is teacher of university. He is a famous physicist. There are many kind of unusual case. Police man asks him to solve that matter. He makes a solution. I think he is not only vary smart person but also very handsome. SP is a little serious story. Main character is SP. He has to protect VIP. He has spatial skills.

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Book Review 2-09: Gandhi

Gandhi was born in India in 1869. He leaded Indian people to independence from U.K. Gandhi didn’t do some violence things. He fights against the U.K. by peaceful way. He became a very famous people the entire world. I already knew that he was a very great person. But I learned his detail life. He was a stoic. He didn’t eat meat. I thought I cannot do such thing. He was killed in 1948.

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Book Review 2-08: Lost Love and other stories

There are 5 stories in Lost Love and other stories. I was most interested in Lost Love than any other story. Lost Love is a little strange love story. A man went to the country. Unfortunately, his car used up petrol. According to the map, there aren’t any village around him spot. Suddenly, a girl appeared. She invited him to her village. There were some strange points in this village. For example, there are no cars, clothes are strange and so on. But he relaxed at the village and loved her. In this night, she told him “please get out from this village.” He wouldn’t leave her, but he couldn’t. Next day, he told this story to a man of another village. The man said “there was a village there, but it isn’t now.” He couldn’t understand but he saw illusion.

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Midnight Eagle

I watched Midnight Eagle. This movie is impressive one. I cried.

It is action and suspense movie. A main character, Nishizato, is a cameraman. He took many pictures on battlefields. One day, he watched and took a picture of strange red light at the north Alps. It was a midnight eagle. Midnight eagle is American bomber. It was crashed by enemy’s operative. A secret war started. Nishizato and his junior, Otiai, climbed the north Alps to know a truth. But they didn’t know the war was starting at there. They were involved in the war. Can they know something? And can they return from the mountain? If you are interested in this movie, please watch it.

This is short movie of Midnight Eagle. 　click here!

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custard pudding

I cooked custard pudding. I used only an egg, sugar, and milk. I mixed them and heat it up by a microwave. It is very easy for me to cooking, isn’t it? Today I will eat it on my dinner. I can’t wait for eating it!! I hope it is good taste.

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small world: Book Review 2-09

small world: Book Review 2-09

Book Review 2-09(YUI)

I read Yui’s book review. I think this book review is good one. There are many words in this post. This book review was attracted me. I am interested in this book and I want to read this book.

I can’t understand a lawyer jokes too. May be I have to study English more ^^; I don’t know Aesop’s Fables very well. I would like to read it too!! “love can make even the strongest animal weak” is good words. Have you ever been weak?? I have never been. But some day in my feature may be I will become weak ^^* I also think laugh is very important for us. Laughing can remove our but feelings and become good condition.

There is one mistyping. It on introduce section. I think “I7ve” is wrong. “I’ve” is right, isn’t it? If you correct this mistake, this post will be more better.

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Furisode

I took picture in Furisode – special kimono for single women. It took 3 hours for preparation, make-up and wearing kimono. I thought cosmeticians and hairdressers were skillful. I become beautiful!! …I thought ^^; Wearing kimono was very tired but fun. I took picture with many people such as my grandmothers and aunt. Every one said to me “you are really beautiful!!” I was glad. I will wear it again on January 3. I’m looking forward to wearing it and meet my friends. I like this kimono very mush. It become my tresure!

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I’m full ^∀^

I ate taraba crabs for dinner. It was very big and delicious. I ate it after a long time, because it is expensive to buy for me. I ate too much. Tomorrow I will take a picture in Furisode – it special kimono for coming age ceremony. I have to lose weight until tomorrow afternoon. ＼(゜ロ＼)(／ロ゜)／But can I do it?? I would like to do my best.

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brass band

I belong to “Kumamoto citizen brass band”. Our band was established 25 years ago. At first, it began for people who graduated from high school. Now there are many generation in our band. From high school student to over 40 years old. There are about seventy people in our brass band.

When I was 13 years old, I bought my trumpet at instrument shop which shop’s sells man is our band’s conductor. And then I played with Kumamoto citizen brass band. It was good experience for me. I have quieted to play the trumpet. I would like to restart to play the trumpet someday. One day I met my conductor at restaurant where I worked as a waitress. I said “long time no see” to him. He invited me to his band. And I entered it.

We practice on every Saturday night. Every summer we enter for competition for brass band. It is national wild competition. There are 3 steps to enter for the national competition. It is prefecture competition, district competition and national competition. If we get good award, we can enter for upper competition. This year we entered for Kyusyu competition and got gold award there but we couldn’t enter for national competition. We practice music not only big competition but also small festival and wedding band. Playing at festival is a little tired but fun.

I would like to introduce an annual plan of our band. In July and August we enter for summer competition. From after that to December we practice for some festivals and wedding band. From January to April we practice for subscription concert. It is corpus of our annual activity. We play many tunes on this concert. Practice for it is very hard. But after succeed it, we fell a great sense of achievement. This year we held winter concert. It is a first time for our band. We intend to attract young people who don’t like classic music. If you don’t have any plan on December 23, please come and enjoy our stage.

Our band is very friendly band. Every weekend we practice for some competition or festival. We like to play the instrument in front of many people. If you like to play the instrument and have your instrument, you can enter for our brass band. Actually practice every Saturday night is a little hard for me, because I have many home works. But playing the trumpet is fun for me. I can refresh my mind. I made many friends in this band. I will quite this band on next April. But I would like to enter it someday again! If are you interested in our activity, please check our home page.

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homecoming

Yesterday night, I backed to my home town. I backed to here by my father’s car. We arrived here around 12; 00 p.m. It took about 2 hours and 30 minutes to get my house. I was a little tired, but my father were may be tired than I. I appreciate that my father picked me up. My parent’s house was a little changed from September, but I’m very relaxed now. I would like to enjoy my homecoming and talk with my family a lot about anything.

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movies

I like to watch movie. Last month I watched 5 movies in theater. In these movies, I watched 4 movies on free. I got free ticket, preview ticket! I think preview is very good for people who likes movie, like me. Because we can watch movie on free and we can watch them earlier than any other people. If I though that movie was fun, I will tell for my friends. And they can decide to go or not. Really good movie can get more and more audience by preview system. If I can’t get free ticket, I will go and watch movie on Wednesday, because that day is lady’s day. I can watch movies on one thousand yen.

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batman begins

I watched “Batman begins” on DVD. Actually, I couldn’t understand that story very well. This story like a Spiderman. A main character turned into a batman and fight against enemy.

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billiards

Yesterday I played billiards with my friends. Around 10; 30 p.m. he called to me. He said “Let’s play billiards! Please come to billiards place near your house.” It was very suddenly. I went to there at 11; 00 p.m. and we play it. It was fist time for me to play billiards. At first, I couldn’t hit a boll. I learned rule, how to use cue and how to hit balls. Gradually I could hit balls. But it was still hard work for me to drop balls into hall. We played an hour. I felt that time past very quickly. Playing billiards was fun for me. I would like to be more good at billiards player.

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concert

Today I took part in a concert. It held at Kumamoto Prefectural Theater. Many brass bands in Kumamoto participated in it. All of brass band is general band. There are no school bands and professional bands. Our brass band’s turn was last. We played 3 tunes. After that play, we played with all cast of this concert. I played with over one hundred peoples. There were so many people on stage. Trumpet part, it my part, has eighteen people. That was too many. Maybe our sound was noisy… But play with other band’s people was fun thing for me. I wasn’t tensed up today. I really enjoyed our stage.

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book Review 2-07: Hulk

Bruce is a normal man. But when he gets angry, his body turns to green and he become a strong and dangerous man. It is Hulk. The army is interested in Hulk’s green skin, because they want to make stronger soldiers. Many people have tried to kill him but Betty helped him.

This story is based on the film story by James Schamus. And this movie was based on comic books, the Incredible Hulk.

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Today is 753

Today is the festival day for children aged seven, five and three. These children wear special clothes such as Kimono and dress. Most of them go to shrine. When I was a little girl I went to shrine and gave a long stick of red and white candy. This candy is too hard to eat, so I don’t like this candy. I also took some pictures at photo studio. My parent has these photos even now, maybe… Today, there are many shops around the Fujisaki shrine. These sight brings me back old memories.

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BNC

I learned about how to use BNC, British National Corpus, in my introduction of English linguistics class. BNC is wonderful tool. We can examine our English sentences. Maybe we can reduce mistake of English sentence. If you are student of KGU, you can use this tool in college. It is installed in college PC. Now, I have to write my report with use this tool. It deadline is next Thursday… it is hard work for me (/o;) I have many assignments. (T^T)

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BookReview 2-06: JUMANJI

Jumanji is a funny and adventure story. I had already known this story, because I watched this story’s move long times ago. This story’s main character is Alan. He is 12 years-old. One day he found a board game. It is a “JUMANJI”. He started this game with his friend, Sarah. This game is not normal board game. The result really take place on them body. He and his friend were trapped in jungle. 26 years later, Judy and Peter move to old house. It was an Alan’s house. They found board game in attic and star to play this game. There were still shut Alan and Sarah in this game. 4 peoples cooperated each other and managed to escape from this game.

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writing class

I usually use readers books for killing time. When I have free time, I read that book. This book is easy to read for me and interesting. But sometime that story is not interesting for me. If that is not fun story, I will quite to read that story, and change books. There are many titles in our library. So I can chose books from them. After reading a book, I record the number of the word in that story on orange book. I can count how many books I had read and how many words in there are. Now, I read more than 10 thousand words. I would like to read more books in this year. I sometimes watch wiki page. There are many information of this writing class. For example, homework and kinds of fun things.

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book Review 2-05: BRAD PITT

Brad Pitt doesn’t like to talk to newspaper. But people want to know more about Brad Pitt. Everybody says he is really nice.

He was born in Oklahoma. December 18, 1963. He was really nice guy. Every time girls surrounded him. He didn’t plan to be an actor when he was a teenager. But movies put new ideas in his head. He didn’t want a job in an office. When he was 22 years old, he left Missouri and went to Hollywood. He planned to be an actor in one year. At first, he couldn’t get a big role in movie. But gradually he become famous and did many important roles. Today he is a supper star in Hollywood. Many directors want to put Brad in them movies. And many people want to see Brad in the screen.

In this book, there are many title of Brad’s. I hardly know them, so I would like to watch them.

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BIRTHDAY TO ---

Today is my friend’s birthday. I cook this “rice cake”. This is made from sushi and form likes a cake. This cake’s decoration is very unique, isn’t it? These words are cookies. It was colored by green powder. I cooked many dishes for example, oden, tofu stake, cheesecake. It takes many times to cook them. But I was satisfied them, because my friend pleased it and it was delicious.

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movie review- Toy story (1st story)

Introduction

This movie is a very funny movie. It is composed full CG image. This image is very real and beautiful. That way this movie won an Academy Special Achievement Award, I think. Toy story was released by Disney in 1995. Director is John A. Lasseter. This movie is watched all over the world. Of cause it is watched in Japan too. In Japan, it released in 1996. This movie's income was over 6 hundred million.

There are many fun characters in this story. For example, Woody, Buzz, Slinky Dog, Mr. Potato head and so on. They are toys of Andy. Andy is a boy. He likes toys. He got many toys on his birthday and Christmas from his parents and friends. Sid is a dangerous boy. He lives in next to the Andy’s house. He always hurts his and his sister’s toys.

Body

Woody is an Andy’s favorite toy, a cowboy toy. And he is the leader of Andy’s toys. If there are problems, he gathers Andy’s entire toy and tell how to do. Everybody trusts him.
But one day, Buzz came into Andy’s house as an Andy’s birthday present. He is the newest toy, space ranger, and he became an Andy’s favorite toy. At first, he didn’t recognize that he is a toy, he thought he is a really space ranger and his mission is protect the peace of the earth.

Woody was envious of Buzz, because he is not the best of an Andy’s toy. So he intended to hurt Buzz. But he full down outside. It was an accident. Woody try to save him and it is start of the adventure. They go to Pizza Planet, a pizza restaurant and amusement arcade, find Andy but they were cached by Sid. They try to escape from Sid’s house, because his house is very dangerous. Finally they got out from his house, but that day was moving day for Andy’s family and the truck went by them. They did anything for get the truck. At last, they could back to Andy’s house.

My favorite scene is a chasing scene. Woody and Buzz were left behind from the moving van so they chased it. There were many troubles. First, Sid’s dog bit Woody’s leg. Buzz saved Woody, bud Buzz was fell down from the van. So Woody asks help for his friends, but he couldn’t get some help, because they have not trusted him. Woody was fell down by him friends. Woody and Buzz came up with good idea. They used a rocket, taped behind Buzz by Sid. They flied the ski and down into the Andy’s car.

Conclusion

This story is very fun and makes me exciting. The image is wonderful. Not only children but also adult can enjoy this story. Toy story has a second story. New toys come on. I already watched this movie, but I would like to watch it again!

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Toy story's official HP: http://www.disney.co.jp/character/toystory/top.html

Proto-Portofolio 2-02: Essays

Fall Semester Essays

Essays	Short titles [+ links]	Dates yy.mm.dd	¶	W	C	L	P	M	Notes
Mega- essay 07.10.12	Mega essy	07.10.10	22	1487	1	0	0	0
Favorite place(-s) 07.10.26	Favorite place	07.10.24	5	315	0	0	0	0
Movie review 07.11.11	movie review- Toy story (1st story)	07.11.07	5	491	2	1	1	0
4th essay 07.11.25	brass band	07.11.23	5	470	0	1	2	0
5th essay 07.12.09	TV in Japan	07.12.07	6	371	0	7	1	0
6th essay 07.12.21	Learning with computers	07.12.17	8	486	5	0	0	0
Totals	---	---							---

Key:

¶: number of paragraphs three or more sentences in length

W: number of words

C: number of comments

L: number of links

P: number of photos or other graphics
M: number of other media included

culture

I think Japanese culture is very spatial. For example, Japan has a traditional wears, kimono, yukata, and so on. Kimono is very beautiful clothes. We lay a lot of beautiful cloth. This cloth is decollated very beautiful pattern. Long time ago, almost Japanese women ware it. But now, almost people don’t wear it, because to wear it is very difficult for people. But a spatial day, for example coming age year we wear it. So this year I wear it!! I alleady bought it. I can't wait for wear it!

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Book Review 2-04: GUCCI

Gucci is famous for beautiful and expensive clothes and other products. Guccio Gucci set up his store, Gucci, in 1921. Guccio and Aida, his wife, had six children. Everybody in the family helped at the store. The 1980s and 1990s were difficult years for the Gucci family and their company. Paolp, Guccio’s ground child, were leaved the company and started new company “Paolo Gucci”.

Many rich and famous people wear the Gucci clothes. And many people want to wear it. I also think Gucci is very good company, and I’d like to have Gucci wallet someday!

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Book review 2-03: Mr. Bean

This book’s story is very fun. Mr. Bean is very strange and dangerous man. One day, he was sent to the Grierson Gallery in LA from the National Gallery in London with a famous picture. But he doesn’t have any knowledge about it. He made big problem for this picture. David Langley, Mr. Bean’s host family and staff of the Grierson Gallery, hate Mr. Bean, because if Mr. Bean make problems, David is reprimand by his boss and he want not to leave his job. But a few days later, David’s daughter met a problem and Mr. Bean saves for her life. so David really thank to Mr. Bean and they made a good relationship.

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DISTURBIA

Today I watched preview of “disturbia”. I think it is action movie. “disturbia” means “disturb” and “suburb”. One day, Kale, hero of this movie, was ordered not leave his house, because he hit his Spanish teacher. He was boring in his house, so he started to peep from by the window. At first, his purpose of watching over the window was just a game. But one day he saw a murder case. It was start of the game which a matter of life and death. I watched this movie with my fiend. I am very fearful person, and I think my friend too. So we sometimes covered own eye by meself. It was so scary for us, but we was very satisfied. I think, if you are fearful person too, you should not go movie alone. You should go there with someone!

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Favorite place

My favorite place

I will talk about my favorite place. I chose 3 places. My favorite places are my apartment, my parents’ house, and the river side. There are some reasons for I chose them. I will talk that reasons and I explain details of them.

My apartment

My apartment is a small room. This room has an eight-tatami room, kitchen, bath room and porch. But I can very relax in my apartment. I have a good legless chair. It is very fit with my body. Watching TV programs on this chair is very comfortable time for me. Some times I fail into a sleep on this chair. I also have a foliage plant. I got it from my father when I moved. This plant is easy to grow, because it no need much water. It makes me clam.

My parents’ house

My parent’s house is comfortable for me. I think the smell of wood make me so. My parents’ house is located in the countryside. It is surrounded field. So there are quiet and hardly hear the noise of car. I can live in slow time.

The river side

Both of my apartment and parents’ house are located near the river. I like spend times at the river side. When I was a little, I used to catch crabs at the river side with my friends. Now, I often go the river side for playing the trumpet. At there I can play the trumpet without worry about volume of trumpet. So there is good for practice the trumpet.

I introduced my favorite places. My apartment is a little, but there is make me relax. My parents’ house is quiet place and there is comfortable place. The river side is not only my memorial place but also good place for the practice of trumpet. That is why I like these places.

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Koizora

I watched preview of Koizora. I already read this story on web site. So I really wanted to watch this movie. I went to movie theater with my friend as soon as my class was finished. Maybe we arrived at there at 4; 30 p.m. but many people already had them seat. Though this movie start at 6; 00 p.m. There are many high-school girls. We could get seats on good spot.

The movie was very good. I cried very much. I thought it is very sad thing that lose my lover. And if my lover or family gets cancer, what can I do for he or she? I can’t image detailedly, but I would like to do my vest for he or she.

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friends

I have a lot of good friends. When I was entered to this university, I made so many new friends. At first, I’m afraid of loving my self. But my friends make me happy. Eating lunch and talk with my friends is very happy for me. When I have a time, I used to hold a party at my apartment. It was so fun! I like party with my friends. If I hold a party at my apartment, we can save money and relax. So I think this way is the best way to having a fun time with my friends. Now I intend to hold a party in this winter. [111 words]

FIREWORKS in Yatushiro

Today I watched fireworks in Yatushiro. It is nation-wide fireworks. There were many people. At
first we intended to watch all of them. But there were no place to sit down, so we had to watch them with stood. It was hard work for me, and there was very cold. Finally we decided to back home. Watching fireworks was a little tired for me, but it was really beautiful. So I was very satisfied.[74 words]

the back of elephant

Yesterday I watched review of “the back of elephant”. It was very sad movie. I cried very much and other people cried too. When it finished, I had a headache. I thought the book story of this movie is more moving than movie. Next week, I will watch review of “the koizora” with my friend. I had read this story. So I would to watch it soon!　 [67 words]

Proto-Portfolio 2-01

Proto-Portfolio 2-01: Reviews, Posts and Words

Months	08	09	10	11	12	01	Totals	fn	Indices
Book reviews	0	0	2	5
Blog posts	9	5	15	22
Words	616	221	3117	2835
Sub-totals	625	226						---

Appetites

I like to eat very much. Recently, I often look for cooking recipe website. There are many recipes. It looks very delicious. When I find good recipe, I send this URL for my gmail. Now, I have a lot of special recipe. I would like to cook some day. Now, I would like to cook sushi cake for my friend’s birthday. It is very colorful and cute. I would like to it decorate very cute. It is very fun for me to think about decoration abut this special cake. And I would like to cook a little cake, too. I would like to practice for cooking them. Recently, I cooked okonomiyaki from normal flour. Next time, I would like to put many foods in it. Actually I would like to hold an okonomiyaki party with my friend someday. [138 words]

OKONOMI YAKI

I made an Okonomiyaki from flour. Usually I made it from Okonomiyaki flour. But this time I used normal flour. It was my first time to make it from normal flour and I was afraid of that taste. But it was good. That taste was not different from usually one which is made from Okonomiyaki flour. This time I didn’t put many ingredients in it, so next time I would like to put many ingredients in it. [77 words]

Mega essy

KUMAMOTO

Introduction

Kumamoto has a lot of specific characteristics. We chose 5 topics from them. We would like to introduce about Kumamoto Castle, Food, Water, People, and Historical cultural fortunes.

Castle

Kato Kiyomasa

Kato Kiyomasa served it as a vassal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and he fought in one place after another in each place and showed a military exploit. He became a feudal lord of Higo Kumamoto. He became a vassal of Tokugawa in Hideyoshi posthumously and I gave a military exploit by a fight of Sekigahara and became Higo Kumamoto feudal lord.

Build

There is Kumamoto castle in the center of Kumamoto. Another name is “Ginkgo castle. Kumamoto castle is famous castle in Japan. The characteristic of Kumamoto castle is Musya-gaeshi. It is the wall that warped diagonally. The wall is made of a lot of stones. This wall was made to prevent a samurai from entering in a castle. In addition, Musya-gaeshi is sold as a Japanese cake. The view to watch from the castle tower is very beautiful.

Memorial Festival

There are some events because Kumamoto castle was built for four hundreds years ago. Every year, in Knmamoto castle has same festivals to see cherry blossoms and morning glory. However, this year’s events are held special festivals which are Japanese traditional dances in every season. I want to appreciate the dance because I have never seen it.

Food

Horse meat

Kumamoto is known as the birthplace of Horse meat. In Kumamoto, we eat raw horse meat. We call it “Basashi”. I think to eat Basashi is unusual custom. We soak it in soy sauce and eat. Some people eat with the spices such as grated ginger or the leek. There may be the person saying that I feel sorry for a horse. I think it is right. But how about cow, pig, fish and so on. We eat many animals. Horse meat is same thing. Horse meat is popular as a souvenir. You can also get a horse meat pie as a souvenir.

Chinese noodles

There are many restaurants of Chinese noodles in Kumamoto. In particular, Tamana’s Chinese noodles is famous nationwide. This soup made from bone of pigs. Cook it stow for a long time. This soup’s taste is rich.

Sweets

Koubai is the most famous sweets shop in Kumamoto. “Jindaiko” is best sweets in this shop. It is sweet bean jelly and including bean paste. I think it is more popular among elder people than young people. It will be very pleased when you bring as a gift.

“Ikinari dango” is also famous Kumamoto sweets. It is local sweets of Kumamoto. It is made by mother and grand mother for long time in Kumamoto. Its recipe is easy. First, you cook crust. You mix salt and water into flour and knead them. After you knead, it is left around 30 minutes. Meanwhile, peel sweet potato and cut for a bite size. Next, you put bean paste on a piece of sweet potato. May be it taking 30 minutes from the beginning. So it is good time to use crust. You divide crust equally for the right size. Then you wrap a piece of sweet potato and bean paste with crust. Finally you steam them. Actually “Ikinari” mean easy in Kumamoto dialect.

Water

Ground water

The capital of the water

Kumamoto City is blessed with water environment to be called "the capital of the water" for a long time. The places providing with all of water to use for the waterworks in cities more than a population of 670,000 people in groundwater are few nationwide.

Groundwater of Kumamoto

Because minerals melt a lot into it, the water of Kumamoto is delicious. The water of Kumamoto uses groundwater to running water.

Problem

People wastes groundwater recently. Groundwater is one of the limited resources. So we should use groundwater carefully. Kumamoto City appeals to the citizens to save water now.

Springs

Shirakawa spring

The spring water, "Shirakawa spring" are represents Aso. In the Shirakawa source of a river, water of 60t a minute springs out. This spring becomes First-grade River “Shirakawa”. In addition, this spring is chosen in "100 Japanese famous water" from the Environmental Agency.

Todoroki spring

Todoroki spring is chosen in "100 Japanese famous water" from the Environmental Agency, too. This spring has less quantity of the spring than Shirakawa spring. This water is sweet.

Rivers

Kuma River

The Kuma River runs into Hitoyoshi and Yatsushiro. The span of this river is 115 kilometer. Kuma River is torrent in Japan. A lot of people raft and enjoy it. In addition, you can catch a lot of Ayu in this river.

People

Dialect

In Kumamoto, there are some words which are spoken in only Kumamoto. There are many Kumamoto dialects in here. Kumamoto dialect is like with other prefecture in Kyusyu. If you went to Fukuoka, you can understand what people say. Then I often speak with Kumamoto dialect because I was born in Kumamoto. My favorite Kumamoto dialect is “tai”. Most of us speak “tai” in place of “dayo” in a sentence of the end. I’m proud of Kumamoto dialect because I like them. So, I want to keep speaking Kumamoto dialect if I live in other place.

Character

People living in Kumamoto has a character which many people mains other people’s careers. Most of them ask people’s careers even if they have never met before. I think we must not decide people’s character with several careers because we should be fair.

Famous people

Natume Souseki

He was a famous novelist in Japan. He stayed in Kumamoto because he taught English in Kumamoto University. He was wrote many novels before he died forty nine years old. His works are “Bottyan”, “I’m a cat”, “Sanshiro”, and “Kokoro”. They are read by many people now. I think his works is so difficult for me when I read them. Because he had an experience that he lived in Great Britain, I am interested in his novels.

Yukisada Isao

He is a movie director. He was born in Kumamoto and graduated from Kumamoto Daini high school. Most popular of his works is “GO”. He became very famous because he made it. I like his movies. Especially, my favorite one is “Spring Snow” because I have ever read the original novel. This movie’s image and story is very good. I made my mind move when I finished watching this movie. If you have a chance, you should watch it.

Historical culture fortunes

Bridge of water

Kumamoto has a big bridge of water. The name is “tujyunkyo” in Japanese. It is in Yamato town. It is an aqueduct of the water by putting a lot of rocks together built over the valley. Futa Yasunosuke who was a village headman all-out of the hometown made a plan in building and recruited a fund. It is chosen to 100 selections of an irrigation canal of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

Stone stairs of 3333

Kumamoto has a stone stairs of 3333 in Misato town. It’s the longest in Japan. The stone stairway construction starts it from January 1980 and overtook 2,446 steps of Yamagata Mt. Haguro in November 1985. And Kumamoto’s stone stairs became number one in Japan, and it is completed in the end of March 1988. It is 3,333 steps of number of the total steps.

Yamaga’s garden lantern festival

This festival is annual festival. It held in every summer. Many women who from or live in Yamaga city are dance. They put a garden on them head. It is very beautiful. Every year many people come to watch this festival. I heard this dance is very difficult and hard work for women. They practice many times. Someone who was born in Yamaga city and graduate from Yamaga junior-high school and Yamaga high school can only dance on the stage. On same day, we can watch fireworks near the dance stage.

Conclusion

Kumamoto Castle was build by Kato Kiyomasa since 400 years ago. This Castle’s outside is very beautiful and it is very famous in Japan. Now, memorial events are hold in Kumamoto Castel. House meat is very famous as local dishes of Kumamoto. Chinese noodles and Ikinari dango are also famous food and they are popular food in Kumamoto. Kumamoto is famous as the capital of the water. Kumamoto City is blessed with water and it is very delicious because minerals melt in it. We have to save our precious water. Most of people in Kumamoto are use Kumamoto dialect, because we like our dialect. Kumamoto has a lot of famous person, for instance Natume Souseki, Yukisada Isao, and so on. Kumamoto has a lot of historical culture fortunes too. For example bridge of water, stone stairs, Yamaga’s garden lantern festival and so on.

Kumamoto has really a lot of specific characteristics. I think we can proud of that. I think Kumamoto is a very good prefecture.

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