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.