My Hometown

 Hello, I'm Chieko.

 My hometown is Nakasato in Aomori prefecture.It is almost in the middle of Tsugaru peninsula.Could you find it?

 It is a small rural town and the proportion of old people to the population is large. There are vast rice fields but nothing else. It is a very quiet place so I can have a relaxed time there.

 The town has a library and a museum. These are the places the most I like. The library is very clean and comfortable place. I often go there when I'm in my hometown. And the museum has many interesting goods which were used in Meiji or Edo period by farmers in Tsugaru area. So I used to go there on every Saturday (actually because elementary school students can enter for free on Saturdays).
 These are the rink for the library and the museum.

http://www.town.nakadomari.lg.jp/index.cfm/12,0,35,51,html　←library
http://www2.town.nakadomari.aomori.jp/hakubutsukan/　←museum

 There is nothing special but I like my hometown. It is natural and comfortable place for me. Besides, tap water is good and we can drink it directly. I don't say "Please come to my hometown!" but I like Nakasato very much.

 Thank you.

Hokkkkkaaaaidoooooo

   I'm from somewhere in Hokkaido. I want to ski there because I couldn't do last year not to fail an important entrance exam. I miss that wind.

   Hokkaido has realistic moai. Look. 

Can you distinguish between real one and this if you didn't see its background? 

   And this is a building once I've thought it was Kokkaigijido. Kokkaigujido means the Diet Building. In fact, it's just a high school in Sapporo. I'll be glad if anybody think so. 

That's all.   Bye.

About my hometown

Hello, I'm Rendai.
I'm telling you about my hometown.

I'm from Aomori City, which is famous for apples and garlics.Aomori's apples are really delicious. I really like them! In Aomori, not only apples,but also apple juices are really famous. Garlics are really nutritious. There are Black Garlic, kind of garlic.We can eat them in raw. They are peculiar sweet.

In Aomori, there is very very famous and interesting festival. It is Nebuta Festival in summer.We play flute, beat drums, ring bells, or jump in that festival. They all play the same rhythm. Nebutas are very big! They are made from papers. I don't know how they are made. But, maybe it's really hard.

In fact, my parents' house is in the country. There is nothing special. But, there is a shore near their house. I usually went there when I got depressed. I like the nature. So, I can feel refleshed. And, I really hate the crowded place like Tokyo. So,
I 'm fit for the country.

Now, I live in Hirosaki. It is easy to go my home town by train because the distance is close. So I can go back my parents' home easily when I feel like going back. I'm really happy.

Thank you.

Hirodaisai

 Hello. I'm Chieko.

 In October 26th to 28th, Hirodaisai, the school festival in Hirosaki University, was held. I heard many people went there, and my friends enjoyed it. But I went there only on Friday.

 Why? I don't belong to any clubs, so I had nothing to do with shops. That means I have three days off! So I went back home and had a relaxed time.

 But I was interested in the festival, so I went there on Friday. I went with my friend in dormitory in the afternoon. We first went to the shop which my friend who belongs to Karuta club runs. They sold "anmitsu". I like sweets so I bought one cup of anmitsu. My friend was so glad because I was the first customer to them.

 After that, we two walked around seeing many shops. There were so many people. Some people talk to us to sell their goods. Actually, I don't like crowded place very much and I felt very tired, so we went home. We were in the festival for only two hour!

 That's all about my time in festival. But my friends say they enjoyed it, so I want to enjoy it more next year!

The university festival [include a photo]

  Good evening, this is Misaki.

  Last Saturday, October 27 was the middle day of our university festival. I had a lot of fun.

  I sold Genghis Khan barbecue, or grilled mutton and vegetables, as a member of our club.
My friends cooked, and older students sold it.

                                  My teammates
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And I advertised our booth. I walked around the crowd, showing the signboard our booth's name was written.

  My work was finished around noon. I ate lunch and went to the computer room. There was an event to talk with a professor in Bangkok on Skype. When I entered the room, many cars and motorcycles caught my eyes. The professor taught us about his daily life in Bangkok. Sometimes we could hear Thailand people talking. I understood Bangkok is a big city.

  After that, I went back to our booth, and started advertising again. Finally, our Genghis Khan barbecue was sold out. I was happy to hear that.

  I'm looking forward to go to many other booths next year.

  Thank you.

HIRODAISAI

Hello, I'm Rendai.

I was tired. I got tired of school festival.
I'm in enviroment circle.

We sold frankfurter sausage, curry and nan.
They sold well.
Because it was really cold day and rained last day, people wanted hot menu, I think.
And, we had really great mascot.
We had kechup and mastard and mario and luigi!
They were really popular, especilly among children.

I did serving customers.
I said "How about frankfurter!" and so on, with loud voice.
I was tired.

But, I really enjoyed myself!

 

 

HIRODAISAI

 Last weekend, we had a school festival ? I don't know how to call it because university is a place to learn or study but we don't call it a school. hmm.......

 All right, we had a festival. Really different from school festival that I've experienced at high school. We weren't allowed to cook, just to buy and sell something which has already been packed. But this time, there were a lot of fire, smoke, hot plates and so on.  Is it because we've already grown up to be ? I'll be happy if so be.

 It is said that many events are great too. Actually I saw few events. I just went through its main street to eat something.

 And I think it was very lucky that we could see fireworks as a final event because it was raining then.

 This is not good picture but you can know how be crowded there.   Bye.

My major

  Hello, this is Misaki.
Today, I'm going to write about my major.

  I major in earthscience, or geoscience.
I'm from Shizuoka Prefecture. It is said the Tokai Earthquake will comes. My family and many friends live there. There is a big volcano, Mt.Fuji, too.
So I thought I have to study about the mechanism of earthquake and volcanic eruption.

  I'm in the department of earth and environmental sciences in Hirodai.
Most of my friends want to study about weather, earth environment, and space. In this department, we can learn many things about the earth. We need math and physical skills, but I don't have such skills yet.
I want to study about the relation of natural disaster and our life. Forecasting of earthquake is so difficult, however.


  This picture is earthquake locations (Tohoku and Kanto Regions) for the last 7 days.
This is from "Hi-net". I usually check this page.

"Hi-net" links↓
ENGLISH: http://www.hinet.bosai.go.jp/?LANG=en
JAPANESE: http://www.hinet.bosai.go.jp/?LANG=ja

Department of earth & environmental sciences in Hirodai:
http://www.st.hirosaki-u.ac.jp/~earthenv/

See you soon!

My Major

Hello!

Today, I'll introduce my major in Hirosaki University.

I belong to Department of Frontier Material Chemistry.
Yes, I major in chemistry.

We learn about mechanism of chemical reaction.
And our goal is to be able to create new materials or new methods of chemical reactions.
It is not easy, but I want to make a new discovery someday.

The reason that I chose this department is very simple.
I like chemistry.
When I learned chemistry in the high school, I wanted to know more about details of mechanisms of many kinds of reactions.

Since I am still a freshman, I still do not do experiments, however.
I'm looking forward to the the days I can do experiments in the class.
But sadly, we must write a report after each experiment.
It sounds..... hard.
Maybe we will be busy every day.

Do you want more information?
If so, please access our department's web site.
You can access it from here
http://www.st.hirosaki-u.ac.jp/~chem/

Thank you.

Hi.I'm Rendai.

I'm in the faculty of science and technology.
I major in Programing.

We learn how to operate computer and how to produce computer.
We practice to operate BASIC, C++ now.
As we grade up,we'll learn an algorithm,soft computing,and so on.
We need large knowledge of mathematics and physics to operate programing.
Especially, we have to study math hard.
Because,we have to calculate complicated numerical by programing.

We learn how to assemble electronic circuit and a semiconductor and many utensil.
As it, we know how to produce computer.

We'll be a great programer!

Link:
http://www.eit.hirosaki-u.ac.jp/

Picuture(Only our department student can enter here, and operate computer.)

What's my major? in Univ...

Hi.

 This time, about my major.
Its long name is "Department of Intelligent Machines and System Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology".
Memorize it!

 A machine works if you turn it on. And you have to operate it according to the situations. But, an intelligent machine is different. It owns some sensor to know its around, it owns intelligence to decide what it should do according to the situation found out by its sensor. We can call it a "New Future Machine".

 The department aims at a better world than ever, in a way of making intelligent machines. Most of the students does too, I think.

 Now, classes that I have to attend is just 6 (3 classes of physics(include experiments), 2 classes of math, and a class of information). And most of the classes(not have to)are basic education, it's very lucky now. I shudder at the thought of my future days being filled with math and science.

 You may visit links below if you want.

link to Faculty of Science and Technology  http://www.st.hirosaki-u.ac.jp/
link to Department of Intelligent Machines and System Engineering  http://www.st.hirosaki-u.ac.jp/~mech/

from Shun Namesawa

Restaurant in Hirosaki

Hay, do you like to eat some nice food?

If you want to do so, just ask me!

I always think where I can get good taste food here in Hirosaki and I'm sure that there is here low price or nice food.

In last week, I asked a professor of product design whether there are the restaurant in which we my friends and I can be satisfied in visual or sight.

And we could finally go to the restaurant "Ginsuisyokudou"　（in Japanese：銀水食堂）

The restaurant is actually a old japanese kitchen.

So if you look for old dear Japan, you must be pleased there.

This photo was taken in last week and this Tonkatsu-Teishoku costs 700 yen.

Besides the rice was soooooo big bowl.... I could'n eat it up...

The location is Kaji-machi near the Kakumikoji (street name) which is in front of Nakasan.

In internet you can NOT find this kitchen ;)

See you later!

Azusa

Japanese Traditional Play

These days, I am interested in "origami."
It is one of the Japanese traditional play.

We usually fold one paper to form many kind of things.
For example, we make animals, flowers, fish, and so on.
Sometimes we use several papers to make big productions such as dinosaurs.
But some people make such kind of things with only one paper!

I also tried to make big work using only one paper, but... I gave up when I make half.
That was really complex!
I'd like to try again during winter vacation.
But I can make a squirrel in the heart in about 7 minutes.
It looks so cute, so I like making it.

By the way, the skill of "origami"is used to make a satellite.
I think that is honor to Japanese people.
Sadly, I can't write a detail (because I don't have enough vocabulary),so if you want more information, please search.
You may find the news with the word "miura-ori."

I found it interesting because I can make various things from one paper.
That is amazing, isn't it?
Now I would like to try to make many things and enjoy the play which people in the past day enjoyed.

Cats & Dogs

Good evening, this is Misaki.

Which do you like, cats or dogs?
We sometimes hear this question.

Actually, I don't like dogs so much. When I was six years old, my neighbor's dog bitten me. I cried and ran away.
Now I understand not every dogs want to bite me, but I can't touch them. ;-(

I like cats. I used to draw many cats' illustrations with my brother when I was small.
My grandmother made a cat puppet and two rabbits puppet for us. Those were so cute! xD
I guess I like rabbits the most. Or maybe I just like my family members.

Please be careful when the typhoon is coming.
It'll be raining cats and dogs, I mean, heavy rain!

LED ZEPPELIN

Interviewed my friend who loves Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin is a famous English rock band (1968-1980).
members

  Jimmy Page    guitarist
  Robert Plant   singer
  John Paul Jones   Bassist/keyboardist
  John Bonham    drummer

According to my friend, they can perform every genre(relaxing-madly exciting). And he likes to play guitar, he talked about Jimmy Page with enthusiasm.
It is said that Jimmy Page is one of the biggest three guitarist in the world. His guitar techniques isn't as good as other famous guitarists, but he is really cool, really really cool. Jimmy Page performs with his guitar held very low position. and he performs with his mouth like kissing. And cool. He uses double-necked 12-string guitar(gibson EDS-1275) in order to make depth sound. He also established refrain-based music. He is genius at song-making. He works as though he's an producer of the song, and group.

Then let me tell you my friend's favorites.

You may know "immigrant song" and "whole lotta love". These are their representative hard rock song , used in CM many times.
If you like beautiful, quiet song, "Thank you"will be your taste.

And his the best, "stairway to heaven". This is famous all over the world. It's a song mixed relaxing and hard rock. Karajan (master of classic) comments about this song, "No more arrangement needed if I perform it accompanied by an orchestra."

My friend looked as if he couldn't help stopping to give his favorite songs (more than 20 songs he gave)

What a wonderful !   You must listen !

from Shun Namesawa

Rendai

I'm going to tell you my personality roughly.

I want to go to bed untill day changes, whatever happens.
I really hate to stay up late.
And I can get up early.
But, I feel sleepy, however I sleep long time, ha ha.

I don't like to stay home all day.
I always go outside of my home in weekend.
Even if I have only little time.

I write a dialy everyday.
I write the today's occurrence, what I felt today, my discontent,
happiness, questions in my mind, and many feelings.
As I do that, I can feel happy, relaxed.
Because, whatever I do, I write positive sentense at last sentense absolutely.
And I can think I will do well!

I really want to enjoy my campus life.
I want to challenge many things!

Shun

Hi, I am Shun.

I'll introduce myself to you.  ( about my favorite and so on )

I've played badminton in a club while I was a junior high student. I was the second weakest player

but I've never hated doing. 

I like car too. Please call me shuni, like schumi. Most of you don't understand this joke,that's OK.

I like driving, skiing, and riding a bike.  These are all risky with high speed cornering. I like it!

Don't worry, I'm not crazy.

Thank you.