#8: A memory of Korea

Hello, I'm Emika.

I went to Korea from August 7 to 27. The purpose of going to Korea was to learn Korean language and culture. For three weeks I spent my time in Daegu where was one of the Korean cities. I took part in a short-time study and training program.

By the way, now "IAAF World Championships in Athletics" is held there. Look at the picture, I went to the Daegu stadium.

I have been interested in Korean language and culture for about three years, and I have wanted to go to Korea. In this program, there were not only Korean language classes but also culture classes. I experienced making Korean food, Tae Kwon Do, wearing traditional clothes and so on. These were all very interesting.

In this period I went to Seoul and Pusan and Kyongju too. In Seoul  I did shopping, in Pusan I saw the sights of sea, in Kyogju I visited a temple of a world heritage.I ate many Korean food. Korean food was almost so spicy, but I felt Korean food was very delicious.

This summer, I could spend delightfuly. I want to go to Korea again, and learn Korean language more!

Oh, of course I'm going to study English more hardly too(^^)

Blog#6: Aosuji ageha

 I'm very sorry. Some troubles was  happened, it was not correctly reflect the blog #6.

 Hi ,I'm Ayako Kawanaka.
 I saw a little rare butterfly. Do you know "Aosuji ageha"? It's a kinds of  butterfly. It has beautiful blue line wings, so it calls "Aosuji ageha". Forewing length of adults is about 32-45mm. We can often seen around the city, parks, street trees.

 I found it at Meiji-jingu in Harajyuku. Meiji-jingu has many kinds of trees. Not only this butterfly, but also many kinds of insects and animals are living.

                                                                            ↑This is the gate of Meihi-jingu.

 Aosuji ageha has high flight ability and often rapidly hopping around the trees and flowers. When I found it, it stayed quietly on the leaves.  I thought that"It's chance!". So I took this photograph.

 Aosuji ageha's  charm is in the beauty of the wings. Some time, male  gathered in the puddle andsucks the water in summer. 

 I have ever seen it in my hometown, but this is the first time I saw it in Tokyo. Nature still remains a lot in urban! If you find the butterfly, let's talk about it! You must be like this butterfly.!

Blog#7: Wonderful dishes

 Hello, I'm Ayako Kawanaka.

 Today, I went to "Yoshoku-tei Ohashi" with my father. This restaurant is not so big, but tastes really good. It is located just 10 minutes walk from Omori station.

 Actually, this restaurant was reported on the TV. So, Many people came to try it! After I checked restaurant 's schedule on the Internet, we went there. I ate "spaghetti Napolitana and an omelet contaning fried rice". My father orderd "omu-hayashi".

We were surprised that the dishes were so big and miso soup refills were free! We ate heartily! It was a very enjoyable dinner. If you want to eat something delicious, please come to this shop!

Blog#7: Shaved ice

   Hello. I'm Ayako Muto. Yesterday, I went to Japanese cake shop with my friend. We ate shaved ice in the tea drinking corner. This shop is "Shimura". It is 5 minutes' walk from Mejiro station.

   There is very popular, so people lined up in front of the store. We were lined up too. I ate black honey and soybean flour (黒蜜きな粉) taste. This is very delicious and very big.



There is many kind of shaved ice. I think if you will go to here, you can find your favorite taste.

Blog#7: Enoshima Aquarium

 Hello, I'm Mio. I went to Enoshima Aquarium with my friend two weeks ago. I have been to an aquarium when I was 5 years old, so I went to an aquarium after a long time. Enoshima aquarium is large, and there are many kind of fish and sea animals. I don't have any chance that I see these, because an area that I live don't have sea.

 We watched 2 show program. First, we watched "Kurage no Sora", it was a show of jellyfishes. The jellyfishes were picked out by colorful lights. It was very beautiful!

 Next, we watched "Kizuna", it's a show of sea lions and dolphins. The sea lions walked up to the audience, and showed us some tricks. It was very cute! The dolphins showed us tricks too. They and trainers performed perfectly in tune with each other. We were very exciting!! If you have a chance, please go to Enoshima Aquarium.

Blog#7: Kamakura Bamboo Garden

Hello, I'm Emika Yura.

Today I want to talk about one of the memory of this summer. I went to Kamakura with my friends at the end of July. That day, weather was unsettled. However, we walked around Kamakura, and went to many places actively.

Especially, I want to recommend " Hokokuji Temple( 報国寺)" to you. This temple is one of the Zen temples which belongs to Kenchoji Temple of Rinzai Sect.It was established in 1334.There is the bamboo garden. We can relax and fully appreciate the beauty of about two thousand bamboo  all the year round.

Moreover near the bamboo garden, there is Kyukoan (休耕庵）where we can appreciate the bamboo garden and have a cup of tea (powdered green tea) and Japanese style confectionary.

In spite of hot summer, I could feel coolness. I felt like staying there longer. Someday I want to go to  Hokokuji Temple again!