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ASH - Kamakura

violetize Jun 04, 2010 21:43

Even though I live in Japan, there's still a little part of my mind that images there is a magical place, somewhere in Japan, that is exactly like this.

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violetize May 31, 2010 20:10

I had the loveliest picnic on Sunday with Bill at Iwamizawa Park! It was a beautiful day.

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Japan is transfer-happy. In this country (for city employees at the very least) people's jobs get changed entirely every 4 or so years. Not just little changes, but huge changes. Often people get moved to different cities hours away. Sometimes they only get moved within the building, but from a job such as working in the International ( Read more... )

Japanese songs

violetize Mar 27, 2010 22:44

It's been a long time, LJ. Here's some songs I recently bought on Japanese iTunes. (Sorry that they don't have real music videos.)

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Nabe Party and Graduation

violetize Mar 01, 2010 19:08

Bill and I hosted a 鍋パーティ (Nabe Party) yesterday. Nabe is any kind of food cooked in a nabe pot. Examples include sukiyaki, shabushabu, and chankonabe, but there are many more kinds. This time, one of Bill's friends taught us to make 石狩鍋 (Ishikari Nabe - a kind of salmon stew from Ishikari). There were 7 people total - 3 from Bill's wind band, ( Read more... )

Learning Japanese with Lang-8 and Kanji-Town

violetize Feb 20, 2010 14:00

I've been posting every day on Lang-8.

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Happy Valentine's Day!

violetize Feb 14, 2010 22:22

Happy Valentine's Day to everybody - single people included!! I made this gingerbread house out of cookies, candy, and royal icing. 100% edible. ^_^ It's the first time I've made a non-Christmas gingerbread house. I didn't bake the pieces, though - a friend did. We had lots of fun decorating our houses together!

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Winter Wonderland

violetize Feb 14, 2010 20:51

Bill dove into the snow in our front yard. He had to jump UP to land on the yard. Note that this is NOT a snow pile. The snow is higher than waist deep all over the lawn.

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My Christmas in Hakodate

violetize Jan 28, 2010 23:00

My husband and I went to Hakodate for Christmas!

Hakodate is a famous port town with a stunning night view. From the top of Mt. Hakodate, thanks to the bays surrounding it on both sides, the land is transformed into a ribbon of light.

Here's the money shot:

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Choir

violetize Jan 14, 2010 21:19

The choir director: You're not singing with enough FEELING. Think about the MEANING of the words! (Except for you. You don't understand Japanese ( Read more... )