My favorite comics

Hi guys!
Thank you for reading and giving comments. 
This is the last blog. I will miss you guys.
Today, I introduce my favorite comics top 5 :)

 1,黒子のバスケ Kuroko's Basket

The comic is about high school boy's Basketball.
The boy in a cover is a main character of the story.
And this is the last volume of the comic

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2,弱虫ペダル　Yowamushi Pedal
This story about Road bicycle racing.
A boy who is a main character had no experience of road bicycle.
However, he has a talent of riding bicycle and he become a teammate of a road bicycle team.
*the boy who has yellow hair is not a main character.

3,ハイキュー　Hikyu
This is about high school boy's Volleyball
The boy who has orange hair in the cover is a main character. 
and his Volleyball team try to be a champion.













4,オオカミ少女と黒王子　Wolf Girl and Black Prince

This is a romantic comedy comic about a girl who is
a liar and a boy who does not trust girls.













5,月刊少女野崎くん Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun

The boy in the cover is a girls' comic writer.
The story is about his assistants who is his schoolmates and his daily life. 

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Thanksgiving is unfamiliar event for Japanese people.
In the U.S., people eat turkey, but eating turkey is also unfamiliar for  Japanese people.



Origin of Japanese religion is ‘Shintoism’, and after Buddhism came into Japan. 

So the most of Japanese do not think ‘Shintoism’ as a religion, and it is considered as a part of their culture. 

The majority of religion is Buddhism, however, there is a mixture of many religions. 

In Japan, we go to shrine(‘Shintoism’) and temple(Buddhism) on New Year's Day, but also we celebrate Christmas on Christmas day, and also Valentine's day. 

Some people hold a wedding ceremony in a church, even thought they are not baptized.
holding a wedding ceremony in a church is very poplar. 

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Kaiten sushi

Initially, sushi was preservation food, so people pickled fish. and they ate it with rice. Back to the Edo period, people started to eat raw fish with rice as sushi.
Nowadays, eating sushi at kaiten sushi(like kuru-kuru sushi) is poplar and major.  Recently, kaiten sushi is remarkably making rapid progress.
Used de kaiten sushi in Japan was the same as kuru-kuru sushi in Hawaii.
However, now we can order sushi from a touch panel screen!!

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And the sushi that you ordered come to you by a rapid train.

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Sicne sushi are going around, many people cares for hygienically.
so some sushi restaurants covered the sushi.
and put microtip under the dishes, and it measures the time.
After a specified time, the sushi will be trash.

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I really love sushi.
I think it is very convenient, but also I regret it because there will be many waste of sushi.

Yokai Watch

Yokai Watch is a very popular animation and game among Japanese children.
Even thought I have never seen it, I worked at after school care in Japan in this summer vacation, and I earned knowledge of it from children in the school care.
Yokai Watch can be considered as Pokemon for a new generation.
Yokai is the generic name for monsters, ogres, fairies or other fantastic creatures.
The concept of  animation is all bad happenings are coursed by Youkai.
For example,  I could not get up on time, and I was late for school, the reason why because Yokai. Because of Yokai, my mother get mad at me. etc

Since Yokai watch is very popular, it becomes one of social phenomenons in Japan.
Almost all children love it, so, Pokemon is almost phasing out by Yokai watch.
According to Wikipedia, Pokemon started in 1996. Pokemon boom was so long, so some professional got together, and they tried to make something that can subversive Pokemon.  
They made Yokai watch, and it successfully became popular.
But I do not think that Youkai watch will not be popular as long as Pokemon.



 

Cosplay

Hi there
Last week was Halloween, did you dressed up?
I did not do anything lol
Today, I want to introduce about costume play.
Do you know what is Costume play?
Costume play calls Cosplay, and it is likely every one does on Halloween, but it is not seasonal event.
Cosplay is popular among some young people in Japan, and they are called Cosplayer .
Usually Cosplayers wear a cloths that are showed in anime, comics, and games.
I am also a Cosplayer lol
So I want to show some pictures of my cosplay.

This costumes were from "Love Live" is a popular anime in Japan

This costumes were from  "Kuroko no Basket" is a popular comic and anime in Japan

Hi Guys! Thank you for reading and your comments!
As HsinFang asked me, I will introduce about Tokyo Disney Sea (TDS)! Yay!
Tokyo Disney Sea is located next to TDL. it takes about 10 minuets  from TDL by bus or Disney RESORT LINE.

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Their park therm is “Where Adventure and Imagination Set Sail”

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There is also consist of 7 areas.

The first, Mediterranean Harbor is imaged  a port town of south Europe. I really like here. There is Venetian Gondolas,when you ride it you will feel like you are in Venetia. 

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American Waterfront, here is also imaged as a port in U.S. They utilize Tokyo bay in the area.There combined New york and Cape Cod. In NY area, you can see Toyville Trolley Park, in the area there is Toy story’s attraction! and that is one of my favorite.














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Port Discovery is imaged as Space fantasy novel’ world in 20th century.

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Arabian Coast is as you can see from the name, there is imaged Aladdin as the Disney movie.

 

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Lost River Delta is remains of antiquity area. There is “Indiana jones”

 

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Mysterious Island is imaged as Volcanic island and the huge volcano is symbolic of TDS.



　　　　　　　　　　　　　


Mermaid Lagoon!!! Here is THE MOST favorite place!!!
Here is motif of Little Mermaid! Recently, here was renovated and I have not seen the new version. I cant wait to go there!
 


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Tokyo Disney Land

Tokyo Disney Land is consist of 7 areas which are World bazaar, Tomorrow land, Toontown, Fantasy land, Critter Country, Western land, and Adventure land.

World bazaar is imaged as Marceline, Missouri where was Walt Disney’s hometown. There produces good old days of U.S.

Tomorrow land is imaged as the future world. So there are many attractions that are relate to the future such as star wars.

Toontown is a town where Mickey Mouse and other Mickey Mouse’s friends live in. There are Mickey Mouse’s house, Minnie Mouse’s house,Chip 'n Dale's Treehouse, Donald's boat, and Goofy’s house.

In Fantasy land, there are “It’s a small world”, “Pooh's Hunny Hunt”, “Alice’s tea party” and etc.
And this is my favorite place.

Critter Country is imaged as animal’s country by the river. So there is “Splash Mountain” which is modeled a disney movie “Song of the South”

In Western land, there is “Big Thunder Mountain” Western land is imaged as America when is in  pioneer days.

Finally, Adventure land is imaged as spirit of romantic adventure. So their attractions are adventure such as jungle Cruise.

How do you feel like about TDL?
While I was wiring this, I really miss Japan and TDL.

Tokyo Disney Resort

 

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Tokyo Disney Resort is the most popular and famous theme park in Japan.
It is located on Chiba even thought the name is “TOKYO” Disney resort.
There are 2 theme parks which are Tokyo Disney land (TDL)and Tokyo Disney sea(TDS).

Let’s start with TDL!
There is Cinderella Castle, and it is a land mark of TDL!

Every year and every season it has different decoration.
This is Christmas version of Cinderella Castle.
 

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This is Halloween version

 

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And NOW there is NEW show that is held on Cinderella Castle!

 It is call "Once Upon A Time" 

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It uses Projection Mapping, and it becomes a huge picture book!

It tells you Disney stories with  Disney's Song!!

This is my favorite show in Tokyo Disney Land

You can see it on youtude!

It is very fantastic and you will impress.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41LqdoCn_P0 

I love Disney since I saw for the first time and I go to TDR least once a year.

There are many places that my favorite.

Next week I will talk more about TDR and TDS!

See you Next week!

Japanese language variations

In Japanese, there are the two types of language variations.

First about regional difference, each Japanese area has its own different dialect. Some dialects are completely different from what we know as the standard Japanese.

Even though Japan is a small nation unlike English speaking countries, many Japanese people do not understand the dialect if they are from different prefectures.  Additionally, there existed gender variation since Japanese has begun to infiltrate to Japanese people.

In ancient time, they use different types of written words between men and women.

Currently, the difference between men and women are the change at suffix of the sentence.

There is another gender difference which is using variations of the first person such as men for “ Boku(僕)” and  women for “ Watashi(私)”

Meanwhile, linguistic variation within the individual in Japanese consists of three kinds of respectful language, which are honorific, humble, and polite.

They have to change the language depending on who they are talking to and to be aware of the surroundings.

Use of the honorific is for talking to people who are older than them, superior people, or to customers. The humble form is used to describe themselves to people who are older then you, superior people, or to customers.

Last, the polite language is the most familiar and the easiest to use and familiar with. Furthermore, there are some kinds of forms of address that change depending on person and what kind of relations you have.

ARASHI

Hi there!

I am Aeri!

I will write about Japanese culture in this blog.

Today, I want to tell you about Arashi who is one of my favorite boy's bands. I am their Fan Club member since 2006.

Arashi consists of 5 members, who are Satoshi Ono, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. They are very popular in Japan and other countries.

Their activities are not only singing, but also, acting, and they have some their own TV programs. When you watch Japanese TV, you will see them almost every day on TV.

Hawaii is a significant place for them because they were formed in Hawaii 15 years ago, and few weeks ago, they had a concert at Kapolei for 2days! Of cause, I went to the concert both days.

My favorite Arashi’s songs are Tomadoi nagara (とまどいながら), Carnival night part 2, oh! Yeah, Jam, and so on. If you get interested in, check it out!