my room

when i 'm in my room i feel like a snail in it's shell.
this is my book-shelf. i have a lot of manga. i like collecting manga. my room is too small to keep my manga collection.
i want a big room, with a big book shelf and a kotatsu.
i'm either sleeping on my bed or using my computer on my bed. i love my bed, i spend as much time as possible on my bed!

my winter style - part1

japanese winter style is kotatsu and mikan!!!!
kotatsu is table covered with duvet. it has heater under the table. we sit with our legs under the cover, it's so warm, you can't leave it. we eat a lot of mikan.
mikan are tangerines in english. i love them. they are from ehime in the south of japan they are the best in japan.

my first manga

this is my favorite manga.
i was in a soba restaurant reading a comic strip in a magazine called JUMP.
i got really into it because i liked the pictures and story.
it's about a boy who wants to bring peace to the world....maybe....it's too difficult for me to explain this story in english!!!!!!

my persimmon

you can see a lot of persimmon trees around yamagata in autumn.
they come from china originally.
in japanese, they are called "kaki".
we have two kinds of kaki, sweet one and not sweet.

sweet ones are easy to eat.

most people peel them, because its skin is a little hard to eat.

bitter one is difficult to eat.

you have to prepare them by dipping them in alcohol.

i like kaki.

my twilight...tasogare

in japan, twilight has many names.
for example, "yugata", "tasogare", "kure", "ban"...etc.
a long time ago before electricity at twilight, people couldn't see each other's faces, so they couldn't tell if the person in front of them was real or a ghost. that's why in the twilight people would call out "tasogare" meaning "who are you ?"
so another name for twilight is "omagatoki" meaning to meet ghosts.

my way to school

most students in japan usually go to school by bicycle rain, sun, or snow.
i think japanese high school kids are tough, but not me, my mom drives me to school when it rains ; )

my sunday afternoon

i went to yamagata art university.
there was the school festival.
i like the design of the bulding.
it looks like the mountain behind the school.
it is beautiful , isn't it?

i went there at about five.

so i could see such a wonderful sunset.

i like that color very much.

this sky was the best thing that day.

i saw many pictures in the college.

it was too tiring for me to look at so much.

i found that i like pictures of the sky and cats.

i wanted to take a photo of the sky painting , but i wasn't allowed.

so i took a sneaky photo of a cat wood block print.

it was an unsual experience.

my favorite animals

these cats live near my school. i can see them but i can't touch them. i have an allergy so i can't have my own.....but if i could have a cat i would have a small gray fluffy cat,　his name would be oliver.

i like snakes too, especially white snakes! in japan they are lucky and symbolise money coming!!

i like dogs too, but i don't like it when they bark. i like clever dogs.

my local shrine

The original religion, before Buddhism, in Japan was Shinto. This is Shinmei Shrine. It was founded in 737, but this shrine was rebuilt in 1962. Shinto is very interesting so please check it on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto.

Today is a festival, where a portable shrine is carried through the streets.

my highschool

this is my school's entrance.
in japanese school we have to take off our shoes, and change into indoor shoes. these are our shoe lockers.

do you have to change your shoes in your school?

this week at school....nothing special happened

my school life

this is my timetable.
i don't want to go to school.
because it is very boring.
i want to stay at home.
because it's the best place to be...
just as Dorethy said in The Wizard of Oz.
if i could stay at home, i would sleep as much as possible.

my first blog

my teacher is making me write this blog...to start with, i like the colour black......black cats greens eyes, japanase hair, my favourite food is beef beef and meat, i'm 16...i go to high school, school is boring, but i like hanging out with my friends...