A month from today is Christmas! I like this event because we can eat special dinner and get a present. And also, we can see many illuminations as beautiful as big christmas trees!! I think that christmas makes people happy ( Read more... )

I read an article about Niigata ( Read more... )

A school festival was held in my university last Saturday and Sunday. My circle member and I performed some Okinawa songs and dance with some instruments. On th first day (last Saturday), the rain came down in buckets, so we couldn't play outside. We hoped that we could do outside next day! The next day ( Read more... )

A change is coming in the forest. We have to protect the fish, wildlife, and water quality. They have value, too. If people cut down the trees, many plants and animals disappear, the water level in the ground changes and it can even affect our climate. You should plant new trees when the old ones are cut. A good rule seems to be not to cut more ( Read more... )

Yesterday, a big typhoon hit Japan! Much damage resulted from wind and rain. More than 50 people died and we have about 30 missing people. It was windy, so my house shook. I couldn't go to the university because trains didn't run...
23 typhoons have risen in this year, and we had 10 typhoons. In addition, next typhoon may hit Japan again.

My circle member and I went to Kyoto city and got on jinrikisha last Monday. We could get on about 10 minutes because its fare was little bit high, but a person, who pulled it, was very kind and nice, so we had a very good time. If I have money, I would like to get on long time!!

More than 300 events in the fields of culture, economics, and science will be held throughout the nation in 2005 and 2006 in honor of the Year of Germany in Japan ( Read more... )

Last weekend was both bad and happy days for me ( Read more... )

Now is autumn in Japan. What do you enjoy in this season? I think that to see that the leaves change the color, is one of the enjoyments in autumn.
This is called, "Kouyou", in Japanese. Many Japanese people go to see the scenery and enjoy the color's beauty. When we are seeing that, we can relax ( Read more... )

Yesterday, a sports festival of my living area was held at a elementary school near my house. I couldn't go to watch this morning because of my part-time job, so I went there from afternoon. I hadn't intended to take part in any games (I would just watch), but I had to do a games. The game was fun, so I could enjoy! Anyway, my sister ran relay, and ( Read more... )