Beautiful flower in Hirosaki

Hirosaki city is famous for its cherry blossoms. Every year, many people visit it to see them.
The cerry blossoms in Hirosaki may be the most beautiful around the end of April till the begin of May.

If you didn't go to Hirosaki Parkthis year, you should visit it next year!

I took a picture of the cerry blossoms at night in Hirosaki park last week.

A foreign species

This spring ,I joined a Field science club.In the club,We capture insects or frogs, crabs...some small animals, and we often make a specimen.So I have a chance of thinking about living things.

Foreign species bring many serious problems to us and animals. For example, in Okinawa and Amamiooshima, mongooses from South-West Asia are affecting rare animals in the island such as an Okinawa rail. In Guam, Brown tree snake from Australia ate endemic birds, and 8 of 11 species died out. Foreign species damige not only animals but also us. Raccoons from North America and Coypu from South America spoil crop. Foreign Grasses are one of the causes for our hay fever. Thus, foreign animals have bad influences, and I think we should be careful about living things when we travel abload.

Communication of alcohol

Do you know the word "Nominication"?
This is the coinage meaning communication using alcohol.

It is used at a company too.  If people enter the company, maybe there are some events, for example, the sociable, year-end party or new year party.  These parties are used the way of communication.
Surprisingly, the cost of these are gave the part of grant (at partial company).

I think this system is good for adapting to life of company.  It appear the important aspect that the human relations is very important fopr society.

But at university, is "Nominication" important for university student?  Of course, alcohol is one way of communication for student too.  However is become problem causing the acute alcoholic poisoning like May 7th at the university of Hokkaido.  So if we use alcohol for communication, we have to know the risk of alcohol, not only good point.

Minami Fujieda 

Earthquake, on 11th March, 2011

 The day I went to Aomori Airport by plane with my mother during the morning, and we got to Hirosaki Station and joined my father. After having lunch, we went to Hirosaki University for formalities of Hirosaki University Coop. While we were in Bunkyoushokudou for it, the earthquake had occurred and caused power failure. However, we continued the formalities because the earthquake vibrations were long but weren't strong. We went to the hotel by cab after the formalities. Traffic lights didn't turn on because of power failure. After we had supper in the dark room, we spent the whole night around the cold hotel lobby. The next day, I was surprised at the suffering caused by the earthquake to watch TV in the cellphpne shop. We went to Aomori Airport by bus in the afternoon and we could get home in Osaka at night. I had an uneasy, unusual and once-in-a-lifetime experience.

My hometown

Hello!
 I'm Makie Uchiyama. I'm from Onoe in Hirakawa city which is near Hirosaki city. Onoe is a town found in the countryside of Japan.
 My hometown is famous for　盛美園(Seibien). It is a house with a beautiful garden and compromises between Japanese and Western styles. In order to see this garden and this house, many tourists visit　盛美園 every year. And morever, It is said that "かりぐらしのアリエッティ", 宮崎駿's animation, was modeled after the garden at 盛美園. I've not wacthed this movie yet, but I've been to 盛美園 once. It was so beautiful !! You should visit there:)

 My hometown's HP
http://www.hirakawa-kankou.com/miru/onoe.html

My home town

My home town is Sapporo city.
Sapporo is one of the most famous large cities in Japan, and this city includes a lot of area from a street of big business buildings to a residential street and farm.
 I raised in the area called Tonden of Kitaku.
Tonden's characteristic is it is surrounded windbreak.The windbreak was planted, because there is storong wind.In winter, it become a blinding snowstorm which we call Tonden-blizzard.
Thank you for reading!

If you want to know about Sapporo city,this page is useful; http://www.city.sapporo.jp/

My Hometown

 Hello!

 My hometown is Takatsuki in Osaka, which is somewhere between Osaka City and Kyoto City. I was born in Tonda located in the southwest of Takatsuki.
 Tonda has many temples and Honshouji is one of the most famous temples in Tonda. A friend of mine didn't enter high school because he followed the temple as a priest.
 Making sake or rapeseed oil was flourishing. However, now only two sake breweries are left and residential area spreads.
 I was born and brought up in this city, so I love it.

 If you know more about Takatsuki, please check this URL.
http://www.takatsuki-intl-assn.or.jp/english_home.html

Self-introduction

Hello. I'm Miyu Tamai. I'm a third grade pupil.

I'm from Hachinohe city. Since Hachinohe city is located near sea, lots of fish are caught.It tastes good. I love fish.

My major is pedagogy,especially I study psychology; and I take English as my minor. Both psychology and English are difficult to learn, but I think them pleasant thing.

My hobby is reading books. I read a MANGA naned Uchu Kyodai recently. I have heard it is being cinematized now. I'm looking forward to see the movie.

Nice to meet you.

Self-introduction

 Hello! My name is Syu Kotate. Nice to meet you. I'm from Akita.

 

I'm senior student. I'm interested in international trade. I will write 卒論in English. I want to improve my english by studying in this class. 

 

 My hobby is watching sports (especially NBA and MLB), playing sports(Basketball,Baseball,Tennis, cycling, skiing ),reading manga ,listening to music, taking a picture,  traveling.

 

 I belong to cycling club in Hirosaki University. We go for cycling in weekend. We go for Lake Towada, Mt. Hakkoda, Sirakami-Sanchi, etc. We go for tour in Summer vacation. I went to Hokkaido tour in 2009 and Tohoku tour in 2010.I think cycling is the best way to watch beautiful scenery. If you want to take  a picture of beautiful scenery with a camera, You should buy a new bike.

 

Thank you for reading !

self-introduction

Hello, I'm Minami Fujieda.

I have become a graduate school student, this year. 
When I was a university student, my major was humanity (international society) and studied about spiritual religion.  And now, I'm interested in Afrian religion and society.  For its study I have to read and write something in English.  So I take this IIIB class. 

I like book (comic too), movie, trip, drinking, eating, sleeping.  If you have any recommendation about these, please tell me and talk with me.  My favorite novelist is Miyabe Miyuki.  Do you know her?  She wrote various types novel, modern, fantasy or period piece.  And recently I read "Millennum - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - ", it was very interesting.  I went to see the its movie too.

I'm looking forward to seeing you in next class.  See you.

Self-introduction

Hello!
My name is Shintarou Komatsu.Nice to meet you! I'm from Sapporo in Hokkaido. My major is mathematics at Hirosaki university, and I became a sophomore this spring. I like math, musics, paintings, video games, nature, mangas, philosophy,…whatever I 'm interested.
 I belong to Math club,and we are solving puzzles or math questions there.In math, I like the Fibonacci sequence .The Fibonacci sequence (1,1,2,3,5,8,...) is closly relate to nature.exemple,a tree ,a pinecone, a nautilus,...You find the mistery of number or nature,don't you?
Thank you for reading!

Self-introduction

 Hellow,everyone.
 I'm Kenta Shimizu. I'm a sophomore and belong to science engineering. I'm interested in meteorology which is the study of the processes and phenomena of the atomosphere, especially as a means of weather forecasting. In Hirosaki University has the best laboratory in order to study meteorology, so I came from Osaka. I enjoy taking lectures about global invironment.
 I belong to Hirosaki University Go Club. I like go because it is the simplest but most complex all of the games. Once you try go, you'll find it's quite a profound and exciting game.
 Thak you.

Good Bye!

Although the lesson of English 3B was difficult for me, I was able to speak English positively or I was able to write English essay.
Although speaking in English at first was not completed easily, I could speak English by myself gradually and I can have confidence .
Even if the answer was wrong, it was glad that the teacher encouraged.

 I　thought that the way was used writing a text not only in an English text but in Japanese.

Thank you very much:)

↓ A big snowman in front of Students' dining hall!

   Have a good spring vacation^^

Good bye！

　Good evening everyone. My name is Aya Oshiro. I spend a meaningful time to study with you.Writing a blog in English it is rarely experience. I'm glad I can participate in the blog, but a little time.
　
　
　
 　3B in the classroom of the contents could not keep up so often, I was often regretted. Class 3B were higher levels of English is for me. However, to study in this class has become a good stimulus and motivation to rise. I would like to continue to challenge without fear of the future. And, I want to be a person who will continue the effort.
　
　
 I have a good time to reflect on in lecture.I`m glad to meet everyone. See you again.
 May you be very happy.Good bye！

Undo edits 

Good bye

     I learned a lot of things from this class. Before I take the class, I didn’t know about English writing rules. For example, when I write English assignment in hand, I didn’t leave any margin on the both sides, and I didn’t know about paragraph rule. So, at first, there were many mistakes corrected in red ink by teacher in my assignments, but recently, these have decreased. I think this progress was brought by the lessons and writing assignments every week. Although the semester finished, I’ll keep writing English sentences to progress my English skills.

Goodbye!

English 3B class ended yesterday.
We wrote a lot of paragraph and essay. I had trouble writing a good English composition.
I'm a student of education and major in English. So, I have to write "卒論" in English. I took a few special field classes this semester. But to tell the truth, this 3B class was the most useful to the point of writing English composition. I think that having learned in this class will be useful in special field classes in the near future and in writing "卒論".
I was able to learn a lot of things in this class. And I had a little confidence of writing English paragraph and essay.
Thank you, Mr. Philips!
Goodbye everyone!!

Good bye!!!!

My name is Kasai Momona.I enjoy iiiB class.I want to enjoy to write English.
Thank you,Everyone.Goodbye★

GOODBYE!

Today we had the last IIIB class. Wow...half year has passed since I joined this class! I have learned a lot of things: how to write paragraph, essay....  I have to write "卒論" in English so this class has been really useful, and efficient. Now I have more confident to write English paragraph or essay using contrast, comparison, logical division, chronological order and so on.

After all, I could enjoy this class and I'm glad to seeing you. Have a nice spring(? )vacation! Take care. BYE-BYE!! :D

Goodbye

Good evening. I am Asuka Fujiwara.
Today is last day in this semester, so today's class was the final class in our EnglishⅢB class.

I had a lot of anxiety when I had taken a first lecture.
Can I keep up with this class? Can I answer questions in English? They were always in my heart for the first time.
However, in fact, EnglishⅢB was very interesting for me. Words I did not know was a chance I fix in mind. Things I became able to do gave me lots of motivation for me!
I learned many things from these lecture! Thank you for everyone!

When someone find me in this university, please accost easily .Let's take it easy!
See you again!!

Hamlet

    Before I watched that movie, I knew only that Hamlet is the tragedy written by William Shakespeare, and it is one of the most famous tragedies in the world. I was interested in it, but I thought it is difficult for me to understand, so I had never read and watched yet.  

     When I watched that movie, I thought most the characters in that story are pitied. Hamlet is poor, but I think Gertrude who is a Hamlet’s mother and her husband was killed by brother in law, Ophelia whose father killed by Hamlet, and Laertes whose father and sister died are more pitiful person.

     Because this movie is interesting, I’ll try to read and watch other Shakespeare's stories and movie!