Party

I had farewell party in my part tim job yesterday. Everybody who worked at Sports Authority in Ogawa. I was sad but it was very excited. We drank at izakaya in matsubase. After that, we went to karaoke. I sang songs. I enjoyed karaoke. I want to meet them again.

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Favorite Place

My favorite place is my home town. It is Hinagu in Yatsushiro. Hinagu has a lot of attract things.

First, the town has hot springs. It is famous in Kumamoto. There many hotels. The name are Kinparo, Choseikaku, Atarashiya, Izumiya and so on. I recommend Kinparo. The hotel is the most famous hotel. You can watch it on TV. Choseikaku is very old hotel. It has open-air bath. I like taking the bath. The building’s outside is like Yuya in “Spirited Away” which is Miyazaki Hayao’s movie. It is very puaint.

Click here⇒http://www.hinagu.jp/top01.html

Second, Hinagu is famous for Chikuwa. CHikuwa is made from fish. When I was a elementary school student, I had aclass to make chikuwa. I had known how to make it first time then. It was easy and very interesting. First, you wind ground fish on bamboo. Second, you roast it. Finally, you pull out bamboo. There are some chikuwa shops. He names are Iwasaki, Katayama and Toraya. My favorite shop is Katayama because chikuwa which is just roasted is very delicious. If you visit my home town, you should eat it.

Click here⇒http://www.hinaguchikuwa.co.jp/

Finally, there are a lot of natures in my home town. There are sea, mountain and rice fields. In my child food, I played there with my friends. I often played in a rice fields next my house. Chinese milk vetches bloom in spring. It is very beautiful. I used to make rings and necklaces. My grandmother told me. I put the picture on my blog so please see it. When I was a elementary student, I often went fishing with my classmates. There is a fishing port in my town. We could catch fish there. It was very fun.

Like this, there are many nice things and places in Hinagu. I can relax in the town so I like there.
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Summer Vacation

In my summer vacation, I have many experiments. First, I went to U.K. I learned many things there and I was surprised at difference culture. I sometimes want to go back Japan but I could enjoy home staying very much. After I came back to Japan, I went to the beach in Yatsushiro.

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Friends

I have many friends. For example, there are friends in my junior high school, high school, collage, part time job, volley ball team and so on. I like chatting with them. We sometimes go to restaurant or izakaya. It is very fun. I go to drink with my high school friends once two months. We always drink in Yatsushiro. It is very exciting. I think friends are most important people in my life.　If I have sad thing, they help me and go to karaoke in all night. Last day, I had lonely thing so my friend in part time job went shopping with me at Clare. We bought many clothes and ate dinner. I had a great time. My work place was closed and we will go to other places and we are sad but we are friends forever. I want to go to meet her someday.

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Last Day

Last Sunday, my work place was closed. The name was Sports Authority in Kumamoto Minami. I am sad but I could make many friends. I enjoyed working there. Next Saturday, we have farewell party in Matsubase. I am looking forword it.

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Shopping

I went shopping with Mari and Saki. We bought schedule books and clothes. We were happy because we could had cute books.

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Book Review 2-01: The Wrong Man

I read "The Wrong Man". It was a story of a police man. It was happy the end of story. He was cool.

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appetite

I want to go trip all over Japan. Especially, I want to go to Kagoshima prefecture because I want to go to Kagoshima aquarium. I like to watch animals in sea. I want to eat many foods in Kagoshima. I would like to eat Satsuma-age. It is very delicious. In other, I want to go to Okinawa. I have been to there twice a last year. It was great. I swam in the sea. It was beautiful and I was relaxed. I ate many Okinawan foods. They were very delicious. I drove when we go to everywhere. It was very fun because the landscape in Okinawa was very beautiful. I enjoy the trip. I want to go to Oita because I like to take a hot spring. Oita has many hot springs. I want to enjoy them.

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Parade

I had a parade on Oct. 6th. I belong to Sanpo club. We mede clothes and made up and walked around Kumamoto city. It was very hot but it was very fun!!

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Proto-Portfolio 2-01: Reviews, Posts & Words

Proto-Portfolio 2-01: Reviews, Posts and Words

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School Festival

I like school festivals very much. When I was a junior high school student, I was looking forward to the festivals because my school had bazaar in a class room and our parents made lunch for students. I liked a cake and curry rice very much.

In my high school, I sung songs with my classmates. We practiced very hard. I belonged to brass band club so we played musical instrument in the festival. I was very nervous but when It was finish, we were moved.

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School Festival

I am looking forward to school festival. I belong to walking club. Last year, we got three prizes. We were happy. We want to feel move this time. Last year, I went to Ayaka’s live. It was great. We were moved very much. On the other hand, I don’t like places which are crowded. In the school festival days, my school has many people. It is good for my school but I don’t like into many people.

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Mega Essay

Kumamoto


Introduction
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Festival
●Yamaga lantern festival
"Yamaga lantern festival" is one of the most famous festivals in Japan. Women put their head on lantern(made by paper) and dance around the main street in Yamaga. It hold 2 days between "Japanese Obon". The light from lantern is slightly blight. It looks heavy, but it's very light because of paper. Visitors(Customers) enjoy women's dancing with "Yoheho bushi" that Yamaga's original music.



●Hinokuni Festival
Hinokuni Festival is the one of famous festivals in Kumamoto. It is held from August 11th to 13th every year. Many people dance to famous folk song of Kumamoto called "Otemoyan" in the center of the city.
In 13th, the big event is held. It is fire works.
You can watch ten thousand fire works. They are very beautiful. You should go.


●Myoken festival
Yatsushiro city has Myoken Festival. It is famous festival in Kyushu. It's hold in November. There are many kind of people. They walk in the city. The main character is Game. Its head is turtle and body is dragon. It has red hair on body. If you get them in the road and put them in your wallet, you can be rich.






Food
●Ikinaridango
Ikinari dango is traditional sweet in Kumamoto.
It is the thing which bean pastes and sweet potatoes are wrapped in dough of flour.
The recipe is very easy. Even when unexpected guests visit you, you can serve it to them soon (in Kumamoto dialect "ikinari" ). So, this sweet is called "Ikunari Dango"
It is very delicious.




●Horsemeat
It's one of a original features who lives in Kumamoto. We eat HORSE MEAT!! We eat it with soy source or roast it a bit with soy source added garlic. It suit ables to eat with alcohol. Many drunk loves to eat it. But it's a little expensive to eat basashi. It's a kind of gorgeous dish.



●Chikuwa
Hinagu town in Yatsushiro has Chikuwa. Chikuwa made from fish. Its shape is like a tube. Chikuwa means "bamboo ring". First, ground fish is rolled around bamboo. Second, it's baked. Finally, bamboo is pull out. The shape is round so its name is Chikuwa. Hinagu has many chikuwa shops.



Sightseeing spot
●Yamaga
Yamaga is very popular place about hot springs and an important cultural asset.
. There is a "Yatiyo-za" that is Japanese old style theatre. Once upon a time, Kabuki is played there. Sometimes Kabuki actors come to play it and we can watch it now.
And hot spring is soft water. If you touch it, you feel like clammy. It made our skin clean and beauty.


●Aso
Aso is most famous sightseeing spot in Kumamoto.
It has many good nature, food, hot spring place to visit and so on.
Mt. Aso is very famous. You should eat ice cream cone. You can enjoy the monkey show.
Depends on the season, you can enjoy picking fruits.
Every time you go to Aso, you can have good experiences.
Aso is my recommended spot.


●Hitoyoshi
Hitoyoshi is a nice sight seeing spot in Kumamoto. It is famous for hot springs. There are many hot springs. It is also famous for farms. Tere are many cows in the city. If you go to there, you can drink fresh milk. It is very rich. Please go to Hitoyoshi if you can go.


Famous people
●sport
Maki
Seiichiro Maki is a professional football player from Kumamoto. He is also one of representative of Japan. He played in the world cup in Germany.
He also loves his hometown Ogawa. He sometimes meet the chair person of his hometown. He takes part in event in Kumamoto. He got married recently. I hope his sprint.


●Comedian
Cream stew
Cream Stew is famous comedian in Japan. It group has two members, Arita and Ueda. They are from Kumamoto. They graduated from high school in Kumamoto which famous for be inteligent. Them comic skits and gags are very amusing. Recently, we often see them on TV. They are popular comedian.


●Historian
Natsume Soseki
He is one of the most famous novelist. It's a evidence, why he is so famous. He printed as a 1000 yen bill by be praising his great novels.
He lives in Kumamoto because he loves Kumamoto. When he arrived here for the first time, he calls Kumamoto "Capital of light". Half of his Haiku(poem) is made in Kumamoto.



Leisure spot
●Mt. Kinpo
Mt. Kinpo is 665 meters above sea level and it is a volcano. Did you know that?
It is the mountain which is symbol of Kumamoto City and it is known that Mt. Kinpo was used in the one scene of Soseki Natsume's novel "Kusamakura".
You can enjoy the night view of Kumamoto City in the evening.
I recommend watching sunset and night view feom there.




●Amakusa
Amakusa is west of Kumamoto. It has beautiful sea. If you go to there, you can eat many kind of fish and shellfish. They are delicious. In summer, you can swim in the sea. Amakusa has many beaches. They are very beautiful and you can be relax.



●Kikuchi valley
Kikuchi valley lies in north of Kumamoto prefecture. We feel cool because the air is very fresh. If we feel hot in summer, you go there. Kikuchi valley is also cool during summer. The nature is plenty. The water is very clean. It is chosen as best 100 water in Japan.



Conclusion
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