Digital Camera for Public and Private

You know,yesterday Akiba Mart opened !  And….  I bought my first digital camera!   I didn’t have a digital camera until yesterday. I had used a cell phone camera.

 After today, I will take pictures of Akiba mart contents and our lifestyles by using my new camera.

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Swine Flu and Masks

Foreign people who visited Japan mostly surprises that a lot of Japanese people wear masks. Especially in spring (from February to April), Japanese people suffering from pollen allergy wear masks, but recently pandemic swine flu made Japanese rush to the drug store. It is common to the experts of virus disease, that wearing masks will not drastically prevent infection. However, Japanese do like wearing masks. One reason is that mass media like television and newspapers incite people to wear masks, and another reason is that old age people have strong belief in masks. Wearing mask was one of the preventive way introduced in early 20th century when Spanish flu prevalent globally. Although, wearing masks is slightly better than not wearing masks. But what we really need is to have better understanding to swine flu. Washing hand and gargle carefully will also make change.

In my point of view, it is little sad that I can’t see beautiful women smiling wearing masks. lol

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Rainbow in Tokyo

Yesterday, weather in Tokyo was bad. Rainy and cloudy, rainy and cloudy… But when I looked up in the sky in 6PM, beautiful rainbow was shining

Rainbow in Tokyo

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Another side of Obama City

Now,Obama city in Japan is famous for “US president Obama manju”. But actually, real special product of Obama city is Wakasa-nuri lacquered chopstick.  80% or more of the lacquered chopsticks of Japan seems to be made Obama city.
Of course,the lacquered chopsticks with  Obama’s face mark are also selling in Obama city.

In Obama city which is also famous for chopsticks, on April 7th, the big chopsticks were made for a half year , entering the Guinness Book of Records as the longest chopsticks in the world .
 
This big chopsticks are 8.4 meters long!
If you go Obama city, you can see this big chopsticks. 

The longest chopsticks in the world

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I Love Obama?

Yesterday I met with my friend in Osaka. He went to Obama city in Fukui prefecture. Obama city is famous in its ridiculous act made during America’s president election. Obama city made a big campaign during this election supporting Obama just because the name is same. They also made up a lots of souvenirs with illustrated president Obama’s face in it, I don’t know whether the president accepted or not.

My friend gave me this Obama manju yesterday. Isn’t it funny?

Obama Manju

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Motorcycle Life in Tokyo

Last month, I bought a motorcycle. 8 years ago, I owned a motorcycle but I sold it to my friend, so it will be a long time after that.

A very memorable event happened 7 years ago was that when Susumu visited Tokyo for recruitment, me and Susumu tandem seated on my motorcycle and went to Odaiba in the night. Riding on the highway speeding, and beautiful illumination of the Rainbow Bridge is good memory of my young days. I wished that I want to do this with girl friend

In Tokyo, there are many cars but less parking. When going out for driving, it will make you sick finding the parking lot. So motorcycles will be a good way to go out in Tokyo. Only problem is that motorcycles do not like rainy day, ha ha ha.

Kawasaki 250TR

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2016 Olympic Games to Tokyo

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Few day ago, IOC members visited Tokyo to evaluate the plan of Tokyo for Olympic Games. There is big difference between Osaka and Tokyo’s invitation activities. What is it? It is involvement of Japan government. Government was not supportive when Osaka planned to invite Olympic Games. I don’t know the reason, but it was somehow mortifying to me.

Now I work in Tokyo, I hope Tokyo to win the bid

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Matcha Flavored Chocolates

Now it is season of Shincha, the first harvest of Japanese tea. In this season, not only Japanese tea market is prospering, but also chocolates and candy bar market. When I went to convenient store near my home, I found various kinds of Matcha flavored chocolates. Japanese people really love Matcha flavor!

Matcha Flavored Chocolates...Yum!

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Japan Loves Sakura

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Still,I often wonder why Japanese loves sakura so much.

Name a girl

Japanese famous women named Sakura

Name a song

This is too love? But,I really love sakura. I have already been to Sakura viewing twice this spring.To love sakura is Japanese instinct!

In Yoyogi park

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April Fool Websites

Japanese being so solemn, everybody recognizes what April Fool is, however companies never tried to make funny jokes to the consumers. But recently, April Fool is considered as charm spice for marketing. Some of the companies play with their websites.

There are two famous websites in Japan that spend tremendous effort just for the first day of April. One is Irem Software Engineering and the other one is Tsuburaya Productions.

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