Vacation activities

I went to Nagoya Blue note with my mother and my father in December 25 2008 : Chiristmas . Blue note is jazz club . People who come to there enjoy jazz music , eating ,drinking , and talking .

On the day , we enjoyed ''Yuji Ohno & Lupintic Five　LUPIN JAZZ LIVE 2008 WINTER　～Christmas Special～ '' I like Yuji Ohno & Lupintic Five very much . because I play the jazz piano , I model Yuji Ohno ,who has composed Lupin the third ' s music . The live was very exiting!! And food , drink , and the atmosphere were great ! After the live I bought a CD composed by Yuji Ohno , and I got sign on the CD . I was satisfied very mush ! I want to go to the Blue Note , someday . (The photo of the CD I bought on the day .)

BUMP OF CHICKEN

I like BUMP OF CHICKEN very much.
They plays rock music.
It is famous for the song named "Tentai-Kansoku."

You can listen to that by click following address.

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=XHKvf13ryDk

Lyrics made by them always move me.

You should listen to their songs when you have free time!

Harujionhttp://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=ra1p4OHEL8I

sailing dayhttp://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=FMzQMiSvQEk

My favorite musician

My favorite musician is Backstreet boys . Do you know them? They came from the USA, and they have a lot of hit songs, like "I want it that way", "Shape Of My Heart" and " Everybody(Backstreetback)". I like to listen their CD very much. I want to go their concerts if I had a chance.I think it is easy to hear the English and translate into Japanese. Please try to listen!

The most favorite album

This album is Lupin the third jazz ~What's going on~ which I like the best . You know Lupin the third ,don't you ? This album has standard jazz number , of course , R&B, Soul arrenged for jazz , for instance , "What's going on " composed by Marvin Gaye and " Where is the love " by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway " . Besides that , this album has Stevie Wonder's music , too . Of course , theme from Lupin3 , you know well , is included . I think this album is perfect CD for winter season . this makes you relaxed . Why don't you try this ?

http://www.vap.co.jp/ohno/index2.html

My favorite musician

I like J-pop and I have many favorite musicians.


Especially, I like "B'z" very much.

B'z is the one of the most famous singers in Japan.

B'z is formed in 1988 and has been acted for 20 years.

Last year, they were chosen in Hollywood's Rock Walk artists as the first artists in Ashia.

They are famous not only in Japan but in the world.

I like their songs because the guitar sound is very nice! Also, I like their lyrics.

Their songs always give me vigour.

I couldn't find the song... I'm sorry.

But if you go to the B'z official Website, you can listen their songs.

My favorit music

My favorite music is STEVIE WONDER 'S SONG, expecially the song named "I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU" is the best. This song had been used in my favorite dorama. When this song was heared, I can become very happy feeling. So, I listen to his music when I got depressed.

Please listen to Stevie's music.

http://www.universal-music.co.jp/u-pop/artist/stevie_wonder/

Amazing Grace

I do not listen to music and watch music television very often. So I do not many new music, but will introduce my favorite song.

Amazing Grace
This music is used in "A White Big Tower". When I listen to this music, I felt like knowing the meaning of the words of the song. Please listen to this song again with the words. I hope that you will have other feelings. There is the words translated into Japanese in this site.

Spring Is Not So Bad

I like spring comparatively.

For one reason, we can't see cherry blossoms except in this season. I have been attracted by cherry blossoms since my childhood. I think they have unexplainable power to charm people.

For another reason, I can feel the atmosphere that is "something new." Spring is full of new places, new encounters, new jobs and new feelings.

...I think you had hard time to understand what I wanted to say, particularly about "something new." I just like unusual or irregular days.

Favorite season

I like summer the best . Because the sunlight of this season is very fresh ! Although the sunlight is hot, it makes my mind healthy . And then , this season has many events like 'Neputa 'festival in Hirosaki , 'Nebuta' festival in Aomori and so on . These festival gives us impression . In short , summer is the season which gives us some energy .

My favorite season

My favorite season is autumn because autumn sky is very clear and beautiful.

I like these sky very much.

There are some pictures I took last autumn.

In autumn, the cloud often changes. Every scene is really beautiful.

Watching these sky, I feel comfortable and calm.

We can see the sky everyday, but I think the autumn sky is the best view.

My favorite season

I like spring the best. And I have two reasons.
First, spring is warm so I can spend comfortable. Second, many flowers and trees bloom in spring. For example, cherry blossoms, tulips, Japanese apricot flowers and so on. I like plants very much.

We have cherry blossom festival in Hirosaki park every spring. I visit there every spring with my friends or my family. It is really fun for me. I like cherry blossoms. especially, I love “yozakura”. I think it more beautiful than see it in a daytime.
I am looking forward to see cherry blossoms from now.

Winter's enjoyments

My favorite season is..um..I get confused. Which season I like the best? Every season have each good point. But I think winter is the best.

Because I like snow. It is very white. The White Christmas is so beautiful. I think most people think so. If there are the Christmas illumination, it will be more beautiful.The another reason I like winter, I can enjoy enjoyment particular to the winter season, er, especially the new year holidays. In that holiday my family enjoy eating New Year dishes(oseti). A lot of Japanese eat oseti in new year holidays.Those cookings are so delicious.I like to eat mochi(rice cake) with walnuts paste. Even though I don't like solid walnuts. Which do you eat rice cakes with? Bean jam, soy sauce, soybeans flour... I want to eat early!
We can do snow sports is the reason too I like winter. I like to ski. It is so exciting for me! I always go skiing with my father and my brother. This winter I want to go to some ski area in Aomori because I've never been to any area in Aomori. I am looking forward it. However I hope it snows early... Because I can't ski unless it snows...
Like this winter has lot of enjoyments.
Although changing the subject, it is winter in Japan now, but it is summer in the southern hemisphere. If I have a chance to go there, I want to see a Santa Claus surfing.

My favorite season

My favorite season is summer, and I have three reasons about it.

First, there are my birthday and it’s day is the best happy day for me in a year. Some friends have already begun to work, so it is not easily for us to meet frequently. Although, when it is my birthday, they always send an email me or call me even if they are busy and tired.

Next, I don’t like the cold. I don’t feel like going out; and besides I would like to keep warming myself at a kotatsu. Other reason I don’t like winter is that the train time table sometimes fell into disarray due to the snowstorm. I have to commute to school by train because I live in Akita. So, if the train stop, that will be a big problem for me.

Third, in summer I can eat a lot of vegetables. My grandparents grow them in my garden. There are various kind of them, and I like tomato, pumpkin, corn, and broccoli. Those vegetables are harvested in summer. In short, summer makes me happy and it is the most comfortable for me to live.

I like autumn!

My favorte season is fall! First, there are many autumn leaves around us. These color is beautiful and elegant. In this season, I come to feel cold. However, when I see beautiful color of autumn leaves, I am happy and relaxed. In fact, I like cherry blossoms very much. Second, we can eat delicious grain in fall: sweet potetoes, pumpkins, chestnuts and so on. Do you like autumn food too? Third, there are many elegant clothing in the shops. They are hot and pretty designs. Specially, I like these color!

Please look at a above photo. In this year, I can not have gone watching it. This is the Hirosaki castle in fall. I wish I could see it.

French food in Hirosaki

http://www.hirosaki.co.jp/htcb/sightseeing/gekijyou/index.html

This is the website of Hirosaki Kanko Gekijo.It shows us about sightseeing, food, shop and so on in Hirosaki.

By the way, do you know that Hirosaki has many French restaurant? Such topics which I didn't know are in the site. I think you can find new Hirosaki. Check it up!

History of Jazz

Have you ever listened jazz music and what image of jazz do you have ? My image of jazz is cool . Now, I'm showing you about jazz history.

Today, the mention of jazz reminds people of New york city, but the birthplace of jazz is New Orleans. There are two important factors. First, the existence of a black slave. They have their own folk song ;African folk song. The fork song have mixed with church music and Blues was born. Blues developped into jazz , rock , soul , and motown. In parallel with this ,a white developped country music . This music is result of european folk song. The country song developped into bluegrass and honky-tonk.

From them ,a genre called swing jazz was born . It is called big band. In 1940's, a greate musician apperared. The musician's name is Miles Davis. He developed jazz remarkably.By apperarance of Miles Davis, the form of jazz band changed into piano trio, quartet, quintet, and so on. Then , the center of jazz moved from New Orleans to New York . in New York, genres called Bossa Nova and Latin music were born.

How was the history of jazz? If you interested in jazz music , let's go to CD shop!!

Do you believe Santa Claus?

It is Christmas more only 20 days!

Then, I am going to introduce about Santa Claus' Village.

Do you believe Sandta Claus?

If you see this site, you'll find the answer.

Santa Claus lives in Lapland, in the north of Finland.

In Rovaniemi, in finish Lapland, there is the Santa Claus' Village.

In the Village, you can meet Santa Claus everyday!

Don't you give up to meet Santa Claus because the Village is too far away from Japan?

Then, how about to order the letter from Santa Claus?

If you pay 6.95 €, you can order the letter anywhere in the world.

It would be the best present for yourself!

The Star's Rendezvous

Though it is sudden, did you see the night sky yesterday?

Of course I did and found something made me happy a little.

That was smiley!That smiled sweetly. But it wasn't ordinary, bloody huge!!!
It was made of heavenly bodies!

I saw that when the 5 classes finished. In the sky in the southwest, you can see Venus, Jupiter and a new moon in the picture.

It looks like the smiley.

Like this, next time is 24 years after(2032), we can see the three heavenly bodies gathering.

We have to waite so long to see it next time.

It was a nice, but a little early Christmas present for everyone.

A information for you; The moon and Venus will approach on New Year's Eve.

Please see it!

Persimmon jam

I made a persimmon jam today, because my neighbor gave me a lot of persimmons.

They have already ripen, so it was too sweet to eat.

Therefore, I suggested to my grandmother that we made a jam of them. First, we pare them, but they are so squashy that we can't pare well them.

Next, we put them in the mixer and reduce them to a paste. Then, we put them into a pot and boil them with suger . It is the finish that their color turn into transparent color. Finally, we add the juice of a lemon into a pot.

Please try to make them.