Merry Christmas!

 

 

 

 

Christmas card in the 1920th

 

 

　　 ★

　　∴∴

　 ☆∴☆

　∴.☆.∴

　　☆∴∴∴☆

　　∴∴.☆.∴∴

　　｜　｜

　|~~~~~~|

 

 

 

 

 

My partner presented me a  beautiful card book.

 

　*　･　.　･

.　 　*　　 〇

　.　　･　ｏ

*　　･ 　o　　・

　　＿　П　*

／＼　Ц＼

／ 侖 ＼____＼

+|П　　| 田 |++

⌒⌒⌒⌒⌒⌒⌒⌒

* ／＼　* Д

.／　＼　(^^)

    ／　　＼( ： )*

　　　　 ||　 ~~~~~~

⌒⌒⌒⌒

 



Night wedding in Osaka

 

 

I attended my friend's wedding party this weekend.It started at 18:30. This restaurant is on the 37th floor!so we enjoyed a nigtht view in Osaka.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wore blue Kimono and golden Obi.

 

Today's Bento (Japanese lunchbox)

 

 

 

pork cutlet

salad

japanese persimmon

Frame

 

 

 

I bought a beautiful frame for the antique postcards. The frame sets off the cards.

book jacket postcards

 

 

 

 

 

 

These postcards show book jacket in the early 20th. These are woodprints by Settai Komura(1887-1940),famous Japanese Ukiyoe artist.

Jodo: martial arts using a stick

 

 

 

I practice Shinto-Muso Ryu Jodo once a week.
The foto above is a demonstration of Jodo.I have a Jo and the other has a wooden sword.Many foreigners practice Jodo here in Japan.


☆杖道（Jodo）

The Jodo is an intangible cultural asset that have been over for four hundred years in Japan. The Jodo was created by Muso Gonnosuke the time of battle of Sekigahara,
the history tell that Muso Gonnosuke won the most famous Japanese sword-man, Miyamoto Musashi using by the Jodo.
The Jodo using the Jo(it’s called “the stick” in English) what is 128cm made by a white oak. The Jodo train  body and spirit.



Ukiyoe woodprint postcards in the beginning of the 20th

These are Ukiyoe woodprint by Settai Komura (小村雪岱　1887-1940).

Today' bento (Japanese lunch box)

 

 

 

Omelette with rice
Shabu-shabu

Library

I'm off today so I went to the city library in the afternoon.
Our city library"Kanazawa Umimirai Library" was selected one of the world's most impressive public library.

BBC art's and culture
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/0/23976745

 

 

 

Beutiful antique postcard in the 1920s

 

 

 

My German friend presented me with an antique postcard of "Lorelei" and a card of "Namenslage".These are written in 1926.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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"Lorelei"

 

Den Schiffer im kleinenSchiffe

Ergreift es mit wildem Weh;

Er sieht nicht die Feisenriffe,

Er schaut nur hinauf in die Höh

 

***********************************

 

 

 

 

 



Beautiful stamps and postmarks (4)

 

 

        Bird 

 

 

From Taiwan(R.O.C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

From China



Beautiful stamps and postmarks (3)

 

 

 

☆From Germany

 

 

 

 

 

 



Today' bento (Japanese lunch box)

 

 

Today a large typhoon is  approaching here in Japan

 so the sky is very dark and it is going to rain soon.

 

 

 

Today' bento cntains...

 rice with salmon flakes
fried chicken

sweet‐and‐sour pork

salad

scrambled eggs
fig

Today' bento (Japanese lunch box)

Today' bento cntains...

 rice with umebosi (pickled plum)

ginger-fried pork , onion and mashroom

salad  soybeans

grilled fish (amberfish)

scrambled eggs
 

Today' bento (Japanese lunch box)

I wake up at 6:30 in the morning  and making bentos is a part of my daily routine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rice with grilled salmon

fry-up of beef and  mushrooms

salad

kiwi fruit

soft-boiled egg

 

Iaido: classical marcial arts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iaido 居合道 is a  Japanese martial art, associated with the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard or saya, striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard.

Many of those who study iaido use a blunt edged sword (iaitō). Few, more experienced, iaido practitioners use a sharp edged sword (shinken).

 

 

The foto above is Iaido Kata ( Iaido patterns of movements ) that I showed in the marcial arts magagine last year.

 

I like practicing marcial arts because I can enhance concentration in the quiet environment.

 

 

 

 

Today's lunch

 

 

 

 

The weather today was really nice so I went to the city museum to see 俵屋宗達（Sotatu Tawaraya ,in the early 17th century )exhibition with my friend.

 

He is one of the most mysterious artists in the Japanese history.

His works are designated as national treasures but no one knows him very well. Even dates of birth and death are unknown.

 

 

 

 

 

We ate rahmen noodle and gyoza(dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables)

 

 

 

Beautiful stamps and postmarks (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From Russia

Book 2

 

 

 

 

 

I read the book of the psychiatry nursing now. It is written in German and  contains 1200 pages.... In japan there are no specialized books about the psychiatry nursing which contain many pages like this book.

Beautiful stamps and postmarks (1)

 

 

From U.S.A


 

 

 

 From Finland

 

Today's bento

 

 

rice with grilled salmon

Chikuwa (a tubular roll of boiled fish paste)

meatball

omelet

salad with soybeans

 

Today's bento

 

 

 

Today's bento cintains rice,Japanese omelet,fried chicken.salad with beans.

 

 

 

 

I carry my lunch box like this.

Today' bento

Almost everyday I wake up at 6:30 in the morning and make bento (Japanese lunch box) for me and my partner.
Today' bento is Yakisoba  (stir-fried soba noodles) with a fried egg.

Today' bento

Today's bento

Today's bento

I made my bento for  lunch.

☆　Bento (弁当) is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. A traditional bento holds rice, fish or meat, with pickled or cooked vegetables, usually in a box-shaped container

Ukiyoe woodprint postcards

100 views  of Edo(Tokyo) series by Hiroshige Utagawa (19th).

book 1

My friend game me a book about calligraphy.

beautiful cards

I display beautiful postcards from all over the world...

classical marcial arts

I like to practice Iaido"art of drawing the Japanese sword".This sword is not real.

Old designed stamps

I collect many kinds of old designed stamps such as this foto.We can buy 10 stamps for 100 Yen (about 1＄) here in Japan.

Lacquered wooden bowl

Various kind of lacquered wooden bowls...especially I like red colour bowls.

Chinese phoenix

This is a piece of cloth in the Qing Dynasty in China.

Plum liquor

I like to make plum liquor

Kimono

My grandmother left me traditional silk clothes called Kimono early 20th century.