http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/en-EUhttp://backend.userland.com/rss092http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/http://data5.blog.de/design/preview/ca/21096625ec1a90766406a62206a125_160x200.jpg <p>Tommorow is a really long day with me.<br> The doctor said that operation is so easy and it's only 2 hours and I'll not feel hurt so much. After that my heart will be very ok. I know it's just 2 hours for waiting.</p> <p>So...don't really want to talk with anyone about this . Because it's just a really small problem .</p> <p>My working takes me almost the time, and Jiro doesn't feel well now.</p> <p>I can feel the cold winds blows through the trees on the streets and many people started wearing coats.</p> <p>Another winter is coming.</p> <p>Time goes so fast. Sometimes I just only want to hold the time so It can't go fastly like that. </p> <p>Can I really have my simple happiness . They're just that I can walk slowly with my lover through the streets , can see him every morning when I wake up, can make for us hot coffee in a cold early morning, can hold his hand whenever I need him.</p> <p>Can I do and have all those things I want.</p> <p>Another Winter is coming that means another time is passing.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/10/19/another_winter~3162199/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/10/19/another_winter~3162199/Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:11:07 +0200 <p>Maybe today I've got some sadness .<br> It's from the bad weather and from my mind . When he said with me that he has been hurt because of my words , so I think the better way is my silent .<br> He's silent, too and doesn't want to reply my mail.<br> What does he want now ? I can't know the answer in his mind.<br> I wish I could go to another place and live a life without anybody around me . Maybe, the lonely will kill me day by day but It's better than the feeling in my heart now.</p> <p>Feeling down and down without any reason why !!!</p> <p>All the people who is around me, make me be tired and I make them be tired , too. And the better way is I should live far away from them .<br> When you're acquainted with your loneliness in a long time and then you tie your mind with another connections and relations , you sock, in doubt and feel more lonely because they think you're really a trouble although they like or love you much .</p> <p>That's is my situation.</p> <p>Every body has a dream, but I don't have . With me, They're just the nightmare . They come to me every night and then, when I wake up in the mornings , my face always has tears. Why can every body sleep well at nights but I can't ? Even,in a long time I didn't want to sleep at nights. </p> <p>Feel down and down !!!!</p> <p>The rain hasn't stopped yet and it covered all things the wet water. Under the rain fall, who can see anything ? Just an empty feeling in my soul .</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/10/05/my_sadness~3087749/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/10/05/my_sadness~3087749/Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:11:56 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=2033219" title="tr"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/219/2033219_ea6d6cb77d_s.jpg" alt="tr" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/10/05/face_to_face~3087600/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/10/05/face_to_face~3087600/Fri, 05 Oct 2007 08:41:13 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=2007531" title="Picture 015"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/531/2007531_428b451684_s.jpg" alt="Picture 015" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/26/on_the_street~3040570/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/26/on_the_street~3040570/Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:19:10 +0200 <p>What time do I begin my new day ?<br> It's usually at 7a.m<br> But last night I had got only 3 hours for sleeping and had to sleep on the sofa in the meeting room of my company .<br> Lay on the sofa and listened to the rain was rained heavily outside the window , I suddenly wished tommorow all my customers would dissapear.<br> The sky was dark with the red clouds and that mixing color looked like the color of someone who is ill.<br> 3.00a.m, a ringtone of my mobile sang a song to told me " You've got a message " . I just wanted to threw it away.<br> 4.00 a.m , my PC informed that I'd got a new e-mail. It wasn't my lover e-mail, it was my customer's.<br> 5.00 a.m, I went to the toilet for washing my face . There was a terrible face with dark eyes looking me in the mirror liked an owl.<br> Took my bag and came back home because couldn't meet the manager in this bad situation.<br> On the way back to home, I've nearly caused an accident because my mind was in the state of dreaming.<br> " I entreat you to give me a half day off" ----> after this sentence, I must stay in the office and have to work all day today.<br> " We have some meeting today, my dear " the manager smiled victoriously when he saw my face changed from green to red.<br> <strong>And now, Kaoru, what will happen badly with you today ? </strong> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/26/hello_my_new_day~3040562/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/26/hello_my_new_day~3040562/Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:12:56 +0200 <p><strong>Let's smile together with us !!!!</strong><br> <a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1992048" title="Cho-meo-cuoi"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/048/1992048_7e660880be_m.jpg" alt="Cho-meo-cuoi" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><br> <strong>Sing a song</strong><br> <a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1992049" title="Karaoke"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/049/1992049_6b54a513bb_m.jpg" alt="Karaoke" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a>. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/21/funny_cats_and_dogs~3015289/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/21/funny_cats_and_dogs~3015289/Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:48:03 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1983212" title="danjiri7s"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/212/1983212_36c1748584_s.jpg" alt="danjiri7s" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1983213" title="danjiri16s"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/213/1983213_2862173002_s.jpg" alt="danjiri16s" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1983214" title="danjiri19s"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/214/1983214_342f300423_s.jpg" alt="danjiri19s" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><br> <a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1983215" title="danjiri22s"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/215/1983215_62b176c1f7_s.jpg" alt="danjiri22s" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1983216" title="danjiri095s"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/216/1983216_efac097016_s.jpg" alt="danjiri095s" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1983217" title="danjiri115s"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/217/1983217_bd02f06df9_s.jpg" alt="danjiri115s" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/18/danjiri_festival_photos~2997457/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/18/danjiri_festival_photos~2997457/Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:13:56 +0200 <p><strong>What is Danjiri Festival ?</strong><br> - It will never fail to impress visiting spectators<br> Though there is no accurate record, at least 40 men died in Danjiri festival since 1898, and so Danjiri festival is well-known festival as the most dangerous festival in Japan. On the other hand, Danjiri festival really and truly attracts and enthuses the participants who are residents in Kishiwada-city. There would be no festival such as Danjiri festival even in the world to say nothing of Japan.<br> In Kishiwada-city, there is eighty-four Danjiri that is a kind of float, and very small community that consists of about 200-1200 families possess Danjiri. Broadly speaking, each community's area corresponds to township in New England of U.S.A, and the neighborhoods within the area organize each very small community. In many case, community's name means also Japan's address e.g. 679, habutaki-chou, Kishiwada-city, Osaka, Japan. (Underlined letters are community's name. That is, there is no street name about Japan's address in principle. )</p> <p>Unlike a festival float in USA, Danjiri isn't equipped with engine, each community's participants consisting of about 400-800 men have to pull Danjiri by human power for parade, and it's feature of Danjiri festival that participants run, pulling Danjiri. Moreover, Danjiri turns a corner without stopping!. (Since a thick log is attached to the rear of Danjiri, such operation is possible. Please refer to "About Danjiri itself ") </p> <p>Though it's natural, when Danjri turns a corner at full speed, it is extremely hard to control Danjiri's motion. And so, if the operation don't successfully finish, because of centrifugal force, Danjiri rolls over, or crashes into building or house. (Most of accident death on Danjiri featival occur by rollover or crash at the street corners.) </p> <p>Though it may be strangely impressed, participating men are very proud that they turn a corner at utmost speed without flinching, pulling Danjri. No, if anything, each community competes to each other for how fastly Danjiri can turn a corner. Many men often say that I never regret to die in Danjiri festival. (Though you might not be believed, it's real !.)</p> <p>What urges to do such a dangerous festival?. Probably its answer is "The harder the achievement is, the more it would be desired, as human habits." In other words, when they turn a corner at unbelievable speed, each can feel achievement and exhilaration, and that would be the greatest motivation of taking part in Danjiri festival.</p> <p>Therefore, on the world, No festival would not more capture and delight participating men's spirits than Danjiri festival. "Readiness is all " (from Shakespaer, please allow trope), this phrase necessarily isn't overstatement as for Danjiri festival. Assuming that you really view Danjiri festival, you will be able to understand!. </p> <p><strong>History of Danjiri festival</strong></p> <p>About three hundred years ago, Nagayasu Okabe who is a feudal lord at those days built Shinto temple praying for rich harvest, and he permitted town folk to come into precincts of Castle of Kishiwada, pulling Danjiri. That is the beginning of Danjiri festival, according to investigator of local history. And so, it's the custom of Danjiri festival that participants enter into Shinto's temple and pray together with Danjiri. </p> <p>[About Shinto i.e. indigenous religion(custom) of Japan.]<br> Though features of Shinto are veneration to Japan's Emperor as descendant of creator in Japanese myth, basing on Japan's a kind of shamanism, Shinto has no established system such as originator, religious community and tenet defined. And so, most of The Japanese don't clearly recognizes Shinto as religion. Therefore, Shinto is custom rather than religion in Japan. (For example, there are altars of both Shinto and Buddhism in most Japan's homes.)<br> <strong>About Danjiri itself</strong><br> <strong><u> the average size and weight</u></strong><br> Height : about 3.9m, Width : about 2.5m (top), about 1.7m (bottom), Length : about 4.3m<br> Weight : about 4.0 - 4.5 tons<br> <u><strong> Raw material</strong></u><br> Zelkova. In many case, One danjiri is made by one tree of Zelkova .<br> <u><strong> Costs</strong></u><br> :about JP YEN100,000,000 - 120,000,000 (about US$1,000,000), Donation from community's families covers the costs.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/18/danjiri_festival~2997447/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/18/danjiri_festival~2997447/Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:06:59 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1974754" title="cs1es"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/754/1974754_829f0122c7_s.jpg" alt="cs1es" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1974755" title="mega2"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/755/1974755_d8aae8a1bc_s.jpg" alt="mega2" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1974756" title="mega3"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/756/1974756_f59c8727a8_s.jpg" alt="mega3" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/15/japanese_uniforms~2983624/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/15/japanese_uniforms~2983624/Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:22:07 +0200 <p>Kyoto is a city in the central part of the island of Honshu, Japan. It has the population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Perfecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area .<br><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1971409" title="kyoto_katsurarikyu01"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/409/1971409_509f302d9a_s.jpg" alt="kyoto_katsurarikyu01" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="240" height="180"></a><br>  <p>Although ravaged by wars, fires, and earthquakes during its eleven centuries as the imperial capital, Kyoto was spared from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firebombing" title="Firebombing"><u>firebombing</u></a> of World War II. With its 2000 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism"><u>Buddhist</u></a> temples and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto_shrine" title="Shinto shrine"><u>Shinto shrines</u></a>, as well as palaces, gardens and architecture intact, it is one of the best preserved cities in Japan. Among the most famous temples in Japan are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiyomizu-dera" title="Kiyomizu-dera"><u>Kiyomizu-dera</u></a>, a magnificent wooden temple supported by pillars off the slope of a mountain; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinkaku-ji" title="Kinkaku-ji"><u>Kinkaku-ji</u></a>, the Temple of the Golden Pavilion; and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginkaku-ji" title="Ginkaku-ji"><u>Ginkaku-ji</u></a>, the Temple of the Silver Pavilion; and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryōan-ji" title="Ryōan-ji"><u>Ryōan-ji</u></a>, famous for its rock garden. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heian_JingÅ«" title="Heian Jingū"><u>Heian Jingū</u></a> is a Shinto shrine celebrating the Imperial family (built in 1895) and commemorating the first and last emperors to reside in Kyoto. Three special sites have connections to the imperial family: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_Gosho" title="Kyoto Gosho"><u>Kyoto Imperial Palace</u></a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sento_Imperial_Palace" title="Sento Imperial Palace"><u>Sento Imperial Palace</u></a>, homes of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Emperors_of_Japan" title="List of Emperors of Japan"><u>Emperors of Japan</u></a> for many centuries; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsura_Imperial_Villa" title="Katsura Imperial Villa"><u>Katsura Imperial Villa</u></a>, one of the nation's finest architectural treasures; and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shugaku-in_Imperial_Villa" title="Shugaku-in Imperial Villa"><u>Shugaku-in Imperial Villa</u></a>, one of its best <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_gardens" title="Japanese gardens"><u>Japanese gardens</u></a>.</p> <p>Other notable sites in and around Kyoto include <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arashiyama" title="Arashiyama"><u>Arashiyama</u></a> and its picturesque lake, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gion" title="Gion"><u>Gion</u></a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontochō" title="Pontochō"><u>Pontochō</u></a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geisha" title="Geisha"><u>geisha</u></a> quarters, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosopher's_Walk" title="Philosopher's Walk"><u>Philosopher's Walk</u></a>, and the canals which line some of the older streets.</p> <p>The "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto" are listed by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO"><u>UNESCO</u></a> as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site" title="World Heritage Site"><u>World Heritage Site</u></a>. These include the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamo_Shrine" title="Kamo Shrine"><u>Kamo Shrines</u></a> (Kami and Shimo), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tō-ji" title="Tō-ji"><u>Kyō-ō-Gokokuji</u></a> (Tō-ji), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiyomizu-dera" title="Kiyomizu-dera"><u>Kiyomizu-dera</u></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daigo-ji" title="Daigo-ji"><u>Daigo-ji</u></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninna-ji" title="Ninna-ji"><u>Ninna-ji</u></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saihō-ji" title="Saihō-ji"><u>Saihō-ji</u></a> (Kokedera), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TenryÅ«-ji" title="Tenryū-ji"><u>Tenryū-ji</u></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinkaku-ji" title="Kinkaku-ji"><u>Rokuon-ji</u></a> (Kinkaku-ji), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginkaku-ji" title="Ginkaku-ji"><u>Jishō-ji</u></a> (Ginkaku-ji), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryōan-ji" title="Ryōan-ji"><u>Ryōan-ji</u></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongan-ji" title="Hongan-ji"><u>Hongan-ji</u></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kōzan-ji" title="Kōzan-ji"><u>Kōzan-ji</u></a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nijo_Castle" title="Nijo Castle"><u>Nijo Castle</u></a>, primarily built by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokugawa_shogunate" title="Tokugawa shogunate"><u>Tokugawa shoguns</u></a>. Other sites outside the city are also on the list.</p> <p>Kyoto is renowned for its abundance of delicious Japanese foods and cuisine. The special circumstances of Kyoto as a city away from the sea and home to many Buddhist temples resulted in the development of a variety of vegetables peculiar to the Kyoto area (<em>kyōyasai</em> 京野&#33756<img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0">.<br><strong><u>A monk begs by the Katsura River in Arashiyama.<br></u></strong><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1971457" title="180px-Japanese_buddhist_monk_by_Arashiyama_cut"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/457/1971457_9381d54bec_s.jpg" alt="180px-Japanese_buddhist_monk_by_Arashiyama_cut" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="131" height="180"></a><br><strong><u>Geisha in Kyoto<br><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1971471" title="200px-Geisha-kyoto-2004-11-21"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/471/1971471_f6d61b62e6_s.jpg" alt="200px-Geisha-kyoto-2004-11-21" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="150" height="180"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1971472" title="normal_kyoto_geisha_IMG_2363"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/472/1971472_f0cdc74988_s.jpg" alt="normal_kyoto_geisha_IMG_2363" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="120" height="180"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1971473" title="normal_kyoto_geisha_IMG_2349"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/473/1971473_c31441ece5_s.jpg" alt="normal_kyoto_geisha_IMG_2349" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="126" height="180"></a><br></u></strong></p> <p><strong>Nijo Castle</strong><br> <a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1971501" title="nijo castle"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/501/1971501_30560df98f_s.jpg" alt="nijo castle" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/14/kyoto~2977744/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/14/kyoto~2977744/Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:12:18 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1970980" title="kabuki"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/980/1970980_eb3402624d_s.jpg" alt="kabuki" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1970981" title="kabukimusic1"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/981/1970981_dc3efe4f51_s.jpg" alt="kabukimusic1" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><br> <strong>Kabuki</strong> (歌舞伎, kabuki?) is a form of traditional Japanese theatre. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by its performers. The individual kanji characters, from left to right, mean sing (&#27468<img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0">, dance (&#33310<img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0">, and skill (&#20238<img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0">. Kabuki is therefore sometimes translated as "the art of singing and dancing." These are, however, ateji, characters that do not reflect actual etymology. The word kabuki is believed to derive from the verb kabuku, meaning "to lean" or "to be out of the ordinary", so kabuki can be interpreted to mean "avant-garde" or "bizarre" theatre.[1] The expression kabukimono (歌舞伎&#32773<img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0"> referred originally to wild urban gangs of young eccentrics who dressed outrageously and had strange hairstyles.<br> <strong>1603–1629: female kabuki</strong><br> The history of kabuki began in 1603, when Okuni, a miko (young woman in the service of a Shinto shrine) of Izumo Taisha, began performing a new style of dance drama in the dry river beds of Kyoto.[2] Female performers played both men and women in comic playlets about ordinary life. The style was instantly popular; Okuni was even asked to perform before the Imperial Court. In the wake of such success, rival troupes quickly formed, and kabuki was born as ensemble dance drama performed by women—a form very different from its modern incarnation. Much of its appeal in this era was due to the ribald, suggestive performances put on by many troupes; this appeal was further augmented by the fact that the performers were often also available for prostitution.[1] For this reason, kabuki was also written "歌舞妓" (singing and dancing prostitute) during the Edo Period.<br> Since kabuki was already so popular, young male actors took over after women were banned from performing. Along with the change in the performers' gender came a change in the emphasis of the performance: increased stress was placed on drama rather than dance.[2] Their performances were equally ribald, however, and they too were available for prostitution (also to male customers). Audiences frequently became rowdy, and brawls occasionally broke out, sometimes over the favors of a particularly handsome young actor, leading the shogunate to ban young male actors in 1652.<br> <strong>After 1653: men's kabuki</strong><br> From 1653, only mature men could perform kabuki, which developed into a sophisticated, highly stylized form called yarō kabuki (野郎歌舞伎, roughly, men's kabuki). This metamorphosis in style was heavily influenced by kyogen comic theater, as mandated by the shogunate.[1] Kyogen was, in any case, extremely popular at the time.<br> The yarō was eventually dropped, but all roles in a kabuki play continued to be performed by men. Male actors who specialize in playing women's roles, called onnagata or oyama (both 女&#24418<img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0">, emerged, and families of onnagata specialists developed. In later years, most onnagata came from these families.<br> Two major role types developed: aragoto (rough style) was pioneered by Ichikawa Danjūrō (1660–1704) in Edo, and wagoto (soft style) by Sakata Tōjūrō (1647–1709) in the Kyoto-Osaka area. Aragoto is a bombastic style of role, in which the actor greatly exaggerates words, gestures, and even costumes and makeup; its name is derived from a word meaning the reckless warrior matter, and its plays emphasize action. In contrast, wagoto features more realistic speech and gestures, and its plays are usually tragic romances.<br> <strong>Famous Play</strong><br> While there are many famous plays known today, the three most famous ones were written in three successive years in the middle of the 18th century. Like most of kabuki's longer, more serious, more dramatic plays, these were originally written for jōruri (bunraku) and were adopted by kabuki soon afterwards. All three were written by Takeda Izumo II, Miyoshi Shōraku, and Namiki Senryū I, between 1746 and 1748.<br> Kanadehon Chūshingura (Treasury of Loyal Retainers) is the famous story of the Forty-seven Ronin who track down their lord's killer, and exact revenge upon him before committing seppuku as required by their code of honor upon the death of their lord.[16]<br> Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura (Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees) follows Minamoto no Yoshitsune as he flees from agents of his brother Yoritomo. Three Taira clan generals supposed killed in the Genpei War figure prominently, as their deaths ensure a complete end to the war and the arrival of peace, as does a kitsune named Genkurō.[17]<br> Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami (Sugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy) is based on the life of famed scholar Sugawara no Michizane (845–903), who is exiled from Kyoto, and upon his death causes a number of calamities in the capital. He is then deified, as Tenjin, kami (divine spirit) of scholarship, and worshipped in order to propitiate his angry spirit.<br> <strong>The Minamiza in Kyoto : The oldest Kabuki theatre in Japan</strong><br> <a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1971011" title="250px-Minamiza_theatre%2C_Kyoto%2C_evening"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/011/1971011_d92a34f73e_s.jpg" alt="250px-Minamiza_theatre%2C_Kyoto%2C_evening" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/14/kabuki_the_art_of_plays~2976957/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/14/kabuki_the_art_of_plays~2976957/Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:51:02 +0200 <p><strong>Akihabara</strong> is well known as an electric town but now it is called the Otaku's holy ground. Of course there are a lot of electronics stores, but now you will see Anime, Manga, figure shops, and many maid cafes (this is Japanese maid cafe portal site).<br><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1967303" title="cosafemysdiner%20(3)"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/303/1967303_c9013da556_s.jpg" alt="cosafemysdiner%20(3)" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="240" height="180"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1967305" title="kuromi_cafe01"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/305/1967305_a768d1d5bc_s.jpg" alt="kuromi_cafe01" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="240" height="180"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1967306" title="maidcafe_sign"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/306/1967306_3fbaf9d8bf_s.jpg" alt="maidcafe_sign" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="240" height="180"></a><br><strong><br>And the foods are so delicious !!!! Yami Yami</p> <p></strong><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1967308" title="maidcafe_meal"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/308/1967308_98d496660a_s.jpg" alt="maidcafe_meal" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="240" height="180"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1967309" title="meal_menu_01_image_05"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/309/1967309_7747e902ac_s.jpg" alt="meal_menu_01_image_05" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="180" height="180"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/13/maid_cafe_a_new_way_for_enjoy_your_coffe~2971146/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/13/maid_cafe_a_new_way_for_enjoy_your_coffe~2971146/Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:19:34 +0200 <p><strong>1. Harajuku Style<br></strong><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1964947" title="harajuku_IMG_1334"><strong><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/947/1964947_b8c4cd6876_s.jpg" alt="harajuku_IMG_1334" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="104" height="180"></strong></a><br>If it's Harajuku's youth culture you want to see, don't even bother unless it's the weekend and preferably a Sunday. The bridge across the train tracks from <a href="http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/tokyo/harajuku_station.htm"><u>Harajuku station</u></a> to <a href="http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/tokyo/yoyogi_park.htm"><u>Yoyogi Park</u></a> is full of <a href="http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/fashion/gothic_lolita.html"><u>Gothic Lolita or GothLoli</u></a>. The costumes are very outstanding and you can't miss them. It is funny to see the surprise of the western tourists heading to <a href="http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/tokyo/yoyogi_park.htm"><u>Yoyogi Park</u></a> and <a href="http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/tokyo/meiji_shrine.htm"><u>Meiji Jingu</u></a> who clearly had not read their guide books fully on Harajuku. You can hear their comments that make it very clear they just don't understand what is going on. Essentially the youth who have dressed up are just hanging out with friends, many of them come with the hope of being snapped by one of the many magazine photographers who mingle in the crowd.<br><strong>2. Gothic Lolita Style<br></strong><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1964979" title="harajuku_IMG_1137"><strong><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/979/1964979_6985cba668_s.jpg" alt="harajuku_IMG_1137" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="73" height="180"></strong></a><br>Gothic Lolita or "GothLoli" (ゴスロリ, gosurori; sometimes alternatively "Loli-Goth") is a youth fashion among Japanese teenagers and young women. It emphasizes Victorian-style girl's clothing and often aims to imitate the look of Victorian porcelain dolls. Gothloli's name and origin is a combination of lolita fashion&mdash;appearing deliberately cute to the point of looking childish&mdash;and certain styles found within gothic fashion. The style started as a youth subculture sometime around 1997-98 and became a well-established genre available in various boutiques and some major department stores by around 2001.<br>Gothic Lolita is one of the subcategories of the Lolita look. Other categories include "Classic Lolita" (more traditional, light-coloured, also more mature-looking) and "Sweet Lolita" (childish pastel-coloured clothes, lots of lace and ribbons).<br><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1964983" title="harajuku_IMG_1140"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/983/1964983_436ed3b31b_m.jpg" alt="harajuku_IMG_1140" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="250" height="375"></a><br>Don't be fooled by how this girl looks from the distance. From the distance she looks like a cute <span class="bblink"><a rel="external" href="http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/japanese_friends/japanese_girls"><u>Japanese girl</u></a></span> wearing a <span class="bblink"><a rel="external" href="http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/fashion/kimono.html"><u>kimono</u></a></span>, but up close you can see the <span class="bblink"><a rel="external" href="http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/fashion/gothic_lolita.html"><u>Gothic Lolita</u></a></span> style coming through. The oversized Obi tied at the front with the black and lip ring are the give away.<br></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/12/japanese_street_fashion~2966481/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/12/japanese_street_fashion~2966481/Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:31:52 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1961649" title="20215_wallpaper280"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/649/1961649_3818bba310_s.jpg" alt="20215_wallpaper280" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><br> Look at this dog! I feel so jealous with her. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/11/relax_oh_what_a_life~2960694/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/11/relax_oh_what_a_life~2960694/Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:02:56 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1957652" title="sakura 1"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/652/1957652_c92b7c69e4_s.jpg" alt="sakura 1" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="240" height="164"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1957653" title="sakura 2"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/653/1957653_ef31bb0fcb_s.jpg" alt="sakura 2" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="123" height="180"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1957654" title="sakura 3"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/654/1957654_30cebb18c8_s.jpg" alt="sakura 3" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="240" height="180"></a><br>I love the Cherry Blossom .<br>With a Japanese person , Sakura flower ( cherry blossom ) is as the national flower and it symbolize for the mind , the love and the elevated .<br>Sakura means the Life is short because the flowers fall down very quickly after they bloom. And in an ancient era, the Sakura is the symbol of a Samurai's spirit . So we can say " A flower is a cherry blossom, a person is a sakura "<br>The Sakura usually blooms from March to April . Japanese people gather under a sakura tree and drink the Sake wine, singing and chatting together . They want to relax , get out of stress in their life or work and enjoy the beauty of Sakura . And this festival is called Hanami ( flower viewing ).<a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1957680" title="sakura_mochi"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/680/1957680_e6c64d5e00_s.jpg" alt="sakura_mochi" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="240" height="180"></a><br>And this kind of food is made of rice with sakura leaf . It looks so delicious!!!<img class="smiley" src="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/tinymce/jss/plugins/blogdeemotions/smilies/08wink.gif" border="0" alt="" width="15" height="15"><br>And when you are in a Japanese park whick sakura trees are in full bloom, you can feel that you're among the big pink clouds. Like in a heaven .<br><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1957685" title="shinjuku"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/685/1957685_165d39c817_s.jpg" alt="shinjuku" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="214" height="180"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/10/sakura_flower_the_cherry_blossom~2953659/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/10/sakura_flower_the_cherry_blossom~2953659/Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:55:45 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1948185" title="__B_H__2hA___B_008"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/185/1948185_2570592740_s.jpg" alt="__B_H__2hA___B_008" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><br> Look at me in the Yukata. It has been brought from Japan by my koibito.<br> You can see, the Yukata is simplier for wearing than a kimono of Geisha or another usual Kimonos.<br> I love this suit very much. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/07/i_m_in_my_yukata~2938500/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/07/i_m_in_my_yukata~2938500/Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:48:50 +0200 <p><strong> KIMONO<br> <a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1947952" title="kimono1"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/952/1947952_dc9c610471_s.jpg" alt="kimono1" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1947953" title="kimono2"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/953/1947953_dda5d2d60b_s.jpg" alt="kimono2" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><br> <a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1947958" title="kimono3"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/958/1947958_457d146f56_s.gif" alt="kimono3" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1947959" title="kimono4"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/959/1947959_7834a78e0a_s.jpg" alt="kimono4" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><br> <strong>What is called Kimono ?</strong></p> <p><em>The word kimono simply means things to wear and is pronounced kee-mo-no. The plural of kimono is simply kimono. The kimono has had a long history in Japan and the kimono has changed over time to reflect the society and culture of that period. </p> <p>Today, a Japanese woman usually owns only one kimono typically a furosode kimono which is worn for the coming of age ceremony on her 19th birthday. For weddings, the complete bridal kimono and kimono apparel is usually rented. Kimono are also very rarely worn as every day clothing anymore. Occasionally, if you go to a small rural town in Japan or one of small islands like Okinawa, you will see the traditional every day kimono worn by elders. </em></p> <p><strong>How to make a Kimono ?</strong></p> <p><em>As the traditional textiles of Japan were made primarily for personal attire, what we know today as the kimono determined not only the construction of the weaves and the patterning of the fabric but also the width of the cloth itself. A single bolt, or "tan", of cloth measures approximately 9 meters in length and 30 centimeters in width. This is sufficient to make one kimono, whether for men or for women regardless of height and weight. Thus kimono fabrics as a rule are sold by the bolt and rarely by the meter. </em></p> <p><strong>What is called Yukata ? The Japanese Kimono for summer!</strong></p> <p><em>The yukata is a japanese summer kimono worn by both men and women. The name yukata comes from the word "yu" (bath) and "katabira" (under clothing )</em><br> <em>Court Nobles wore linen "yukatabira" which were draped loosely after taking a bath. It gradually became worn by japanese warriors and then by the general public when the sophisticated japanese public bath became popular. Today, the traditional japanese yukata is widely used for everything from festivals, ryokan, summer daily wear to simple night attire. In Japan, the yukata is the most popular daily clothing wear and is beloved for its 100% lightweight cotton fabric. The fabric designs vary from the traditional plain cross hatch pattern to more colorful scenery designs.</em> </p> <p></strong> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/07/kimono_a_traditional_japanese_dress~2937975/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/07/kimono_a_traditional_japanese_dress~2937975/Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:12:30 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1944979" title="maiko1"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/979/1944979_5080314493_s.jpg" alt="maiko1" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><br> <strong>Dressing as a Geisha</strong>For a geisha, getting ready for work involves hours of preparation. The distinctive appearance of a geisha is part of her allure, but it's not only about beauty and exclusivity. It's also a way to tell the difference between a maiko and a geisha and between a child geisha and an adult geisha. You can tell a lot about a geisha just by looking at her.<br> Unlike a regular kimono, a geisha kimono exposes her neckline -- in Japanese culture, this is considered the most sensual part of a woman.<br> Kimono can cost thousands of dollars each. A maiko wears a kimono that has extra long sleeves (they touch the ground when she drops her arms) and is very long, colorful and intricately adorned with embroidery or hand-painted designs. Her collar is red, and her obi is long and wide. She wears tall wooden clogs called okobo to keep her kimono from dragging on the ground. Learning to walk in this outfit without falling over is part of her training.<br> The white makeup that is a trademark of the geisha was once lead-based and poisonous. Now, it is harmless. If a maiko follows the traditional way of achieving the look, she first applies oil and a layer of wax to her face. This makes the skin perfectly smooth and forms a base to which the white powder can adhere. She then applies red lipstick only to her lower lip. This is a sign that she is an apprentice.<br> Before becoming an apprentice, a young woman grows her hair very long so that it can be shaped into the elaborate hairstyles of a maiko. She wears at least five different styles, each one signifying a different stage in her apprenticeship. For instance, a new maiko wears a hairstyle called wareshinobu, which incorporates two strands of red ribbon that signify her innocence. An adult maiko wears a style called ofuku. This change was once determined by mizu-age, or a maiko's first sexual experience, but now it is simply a function of time. The switch usually occurs when the apprentice turns 18 or has been working for three years. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/06/geisha~2932380/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/06/geisha~2932380/Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:35:54 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1942011" title="tea"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/011/1942011_692529fc8e_s.jpg" alt="tea" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><br> <strong>The Tea Ceremony is the traditional Japanese etiquette of preparing and drinking tea when one has guests. In sadou, special powdered tea, different from ordinary Japanese tea is chiefly used. Sen-N0-Rikyu , in the 16th century, brought sadou to perfection by incorporating the simple aesthetic values known as wabi (subtle taste) and sabi (elegant simplicity) and the concept that every single encounter never repeats in a lifetime (ichigo ichie). To make the encounter important, the host prepares with deep sincerity, and uses implements such as a hanging scroll or flowers in the alcove to set the setting.</strong> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/05/japanese_tea_ceremony~2927213/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/09/05/japanese_tea_ceremony~2927213/Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:59:51 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1927646" title="coke"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/646/1927646_ab30edb303_s.jpg" alt="coke" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1927647" title="arctic"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/647/1927647_6115d1813e_s.jpg" alt="arctic" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><br> So kool </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/08/31/art_on_streets~2899390/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/08/31/art_on_streets~2899390/Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:25:09 +0200 <p>Dear Jirou!<br> Yesterday is the hardest day in my mind. When I saw you came into the boarding gate in the airport, I recognised that I was losing you . And when you dissapeared, I started crying . I felt that I was alone, and was afraid about my lonely. Everything which was arround me seemed unmeaning, I haven't been hugged in your arms.<br> I stood there, on the airport and watched your plane took off. The plane would bring you back to Kyoto, the plane that brought you out of my hands....<br> You give me a promise that you would come back here with me. But How can I control myshelf not thinking about you, thinking about all days we were together.<br> Jirou, I just hope that I can have a strong mind to wait for you. I don't know how to do with my feelings about you and about our future. Everything seems hardly.<br> But almost things I wanna say with you just only I love you so much.<br> For a cloudy day without you!<a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1908521" title="making tea"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/521/1908521_908fc968b9_s.jpg" alt="making tea" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/08/24/for_my_koibito~2861926/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/08/24/for_my_koibito~2861926/Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:35:59 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1846523" title="AA-459"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/523/1846523_33f09e5778_s.jpg" alt="AA-459" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><br> I had a really bad day yesterday but I've recieved some comments of friends to share my trouble . It's so sweet . Thank you for all.<br> I started learning again Japanese but It seems so hard. Japanese is quite difficult.<br> Today it rains hard, the air is so fresh. Suddenly, I want to have a hot cappucino coffee with fully cream. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/08/01/my_thankgiving~2736002/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/08/01/my_thankgiving~2736002/Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:16:16 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1844207" title="bel1"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/207/1844207_9ad6c4ebac_s.jpg" alt="bel1" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><br> I now look like this mask . Smile but there are the tears in my eyes.Somebody has a beautifull mask, when it drop down,it will make you 're been in pain<br> One of my friend that I treasure most in my life who told me that he don't want to recieve any of my mail anymore,and I bothered his life so much . I can't think he would say that with me . I just think writting mail to someone and ask him how he has been is showing my interested in a friend . Why he can say that ? why ? I really don't understand.<br> I really shock and cry so much. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/07/31/my_dissapointed~2731140/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/07/31/my_dissapointed~2731140/Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:59:30 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1840787" title="festival in Kochi"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/787/1840787_ffb2ebc19e_s.jpg" alt="festival in Kochi" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><br> How do I describe my feeling when I get up today and saw a high, blue sky with many gold sunlights covered all the leaves in the garden . A lot of cool wind blew made me didn't want to leave my bed . I just wanted to lay on the bed and watched the sky.<br> But the work was waitting for me. Many things to do.<br> If I've got a daughter , I would hold her in my arms and we would watch out the windows, chat and smile together.<br> It's just a distant dreaming. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/07/30/a_wonderfull_day~2724515/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/07/30/a_wonderfull_day~2724515/Mon, 30 Jul 2007 04:02:18 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1835328" title="Winter"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/328/1835328_e47af14c46_s.jpg" alt="Winter" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>This morning when I went to my office, I reconized that Hanoi is going to the new season, the autumn. The leaves falls too much and the sunlight is so sweet like the honey.<br> How cute it is. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/07/28/changing_weather~2714410/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/07/28/changing_weather~2714410/Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:08:08 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1827037" title="momiji"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/037/1827037_622274c724_s.jpg" alt="momiji" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1827038" title="sakura"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/038/1827038_50bd10bdc2_s.gif" alt="sakura" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1827039" title="photo_teien"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/039/1827039_19479ebe1b_s.jpg" alt="photo_teien" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/07/25/japanese_nature~2696862/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/07/25/japanese_nature~2696862/Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:39:05 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1823750" title="katsuo tataki"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/750/1823750_badcc45b47_s.jpg" alt="katsuo tataki" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1823751" title="040517"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/751/1823751_a373a0b098_s.jpg" alt="040517" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1823752" title="Sawachi"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/752/1823752_4015655d23_s.jpg" alt="Sawachi" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/07/24/japanese_food~2690076/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/07/24/japanese_food~2690076/Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:01:44 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1729502" title="Godai-san"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/502/1729502_70f564b1c5_m.jpg" alt="Godai-san" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1729503" title="Hariyama-bashi bridge"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/503/1729503_4873f62677_m.jpg" alt="Hariyama-bashi bridge" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1729504" title="kochi city"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/504/1729504_0baaed0c5d_m.jpg" alt="kochi city" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/06/26/title~2520297/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/06/26/title~2520297/Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:15:10 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1597685" title="brigde"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/685/1597685_dae46379ca_m.jpg" alt="brigde" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1597686" title="tea ceremony"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/686/1597686_908fc968b9_m.jpg" alt="tea ceremony" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1597687" title="house"><img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/687/1597687_0ace7f9404_m.jpg" alt="house" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/05/19/japanese_view~2295401/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/05/19/japanese_view~2295401/Sat, 19 May 2007 03:05:45 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1395811" title="card-name-the magic"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/811/1395811_387f13033d_m.jpg" alt="card-name-the magic" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/04/25/title~2159292/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://kaorukusano19.blog.co.uk/2007/04/25/title~2159292/Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:21:58 +0200