bamboo shoots

the bigger one weighs 1 kilo, and the other one weighs 600grams.
sliced it into pieces and cooked with rice in a rice cooker.

food aid

got from a brother of my father who is still farming.

winter song

flowers for new year

toe socks

fruits and flowers on the toe.
started them for my health.

voila, persimmons dried ready to eat

already picked by somebody...

a precious mug

glassware with lacquer

wedding gift for guests

my father attended a nephew's wedding, and recieved a souvenir gift.

getting richer and richer

take the presimmons off the string, turn 90 degree, so that different side of the fruits get sunshine.

fallen leaves

december 8

what do you imagine...　　@strawberry field, central park

all you need is...

here is TENGU

went to view colored leaves to a mountain, and came across a tengu.

curtain of persimmon

strands of persimmons brings me a sense of nostalgia.
will be dry in a week?

persimmons being peeled

longing for company

cuz it's late autumn.

on the wall of a toilet, a cafe

next year, the oriental zodiac is dragon.

Beaujolais Nouveau arrival

leftover, haha
it has become more affordable than before i think.

inserts in paper

if you have paper delivered home, you get all kinds of inserts everyday.
I read paper, but hear some people have paper home delivery, just to get inserted ads and to check the tv page, not reading the paper itself…
you cannot sneeze at local info(especially discounts and so on)

chrysanthemum cutivation

my dad tries every year,
but is hard to have these fully spherical frowers.

gigantic gate of Heian Shrine

a shot from kyoto city bus window.
took the bus for the first time since god knows,
each time the bus leaves a bus stop, they play recorded guidance
in japanese, english, chinese, korean.

ancient chinese arts on display

visited SEN-OKU HAKUKO KAN.

an original album

thank you, my friend!

okaki

asorted japanese rice crackers.

a friend has left

she' gone leaving each of us, a gift box.

a gift from a chrysanthemum growing gathering

see a rabbit on the mochi?
this year is a chinese year of the rabbit.

'child44' by Tom Rob Smith

'child44' by Tom Rob Smith.
had the sivers reading thru, and as i went along, noticed.
it is not peculiar to soviet, but sort of universal threat.

the thing is whether you can really speak up whenever you want wtatever you want.

birthday in bed

i'm glad my country has medical coverage. otherwise, it might have dragged even more.

lobster alive

it is trying to get away, moving legs in the air.

ODA Nobunaga,

one of the most popular feudal military commanders is depicted on the tram body.

between the buildings

this is the biggest ferris wheel i know near big stations like osaka.

a pink ribbon tree

people are in line to put up their wish pink ribbon.

Sylvie Guillem is coming

her tour is to raise funds for the relief
wached Sylvie Guillem dance Bolero by Maurice Béjart live just once.
a lifetime experience...

better prepared

added another earthquake-resistant gooods between the ceiling and the shelf.
tall furnitures like bookshelves are likely to fall
when a big one hits you.
these stickes prevent them from falling on you.

a get-well present

pricy asian ginseng 100% made in Korea, i guess.
my uncle who sent us is a very close brother of my father.
wonder how he forgot we are picky about food.

another one from Fukui

it comes in this wooden box.
although usually it is white,
this one is green, cuz leaves of yomogi(mugwort) grinded.

mochi from,,,

this mochi is from Fukui.
it is famous for this habutae-mochi.
a drawing of a princess from old days is on it.
inside, mochi looks like furoshiki wrapping.

Anne at Green Gables

the anime version
was aired in 1979, and exported to asian counties, europe and canada.
this is a plate with anne and diana at an orchard.
miyazaki hayao was a member of the staff.

nandina

it is called heavenly bamboo as well.
it was green until last month,
it has started turning red.

speaking of the smell,,,

how soon will the technology be advanced enough to be able to present smell online?
only if you could smell just like hearing sound from speakers.
smell like orange?

Sweet Olive, Tea Olive or Fragrant Olive

either way,
it is not olive, i guess.
when it blooms, it smell sooooo good.
makes me happy.
lasts for only a short period.