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.

http://kuki.acrossplaza.jp/

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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