There is Kanji in Japan. Many Japanese don’t like Kanji reason why there is many kind of Kanji, Kanji is complex and it doesn’t remember easy,but Kanji is systematic like English grammer. All Kanji is relation and made for old happening in China, so when you learn Kanji history that how did it make, you understand it relates each other Kanji and naturally come into the Kanji meaning. Next, Kanji that we mainly use explain to use illustration. Difficult Kanji is easy when Kanji change the image. For example,”祭” is one of Kanji. this English meaning is festival. this word exhibits for one image,so situation that sacred to a god. “月” that left parts “祭” exibits for meat. “又” that right parts “祭” exibits for hands. “示” that below parts “祭” exibits for stool, so this word image is to put meat on stool. In the past, Chinese believed there is god in nature,so people sacred to nature and offer a meat to a god in festival. the word “祭” expressed this happning. one by one of “祭” relate Kanji that express god. for example, This words is “神”. English means god. this left side use “示”. also, The words is “神社“. English means shrine. That is to say, If we can know core parts like “示” and imagine what did their do to use it , we can understand Kanji very easy and to become fun. Finally, I hope the people who read this essay will become more interested in kanji and Japanese culture.
August 9, 2007
June 25, 2007
Heian Shrine Morning
I live in Kyoto and go to Kyoto Sangyo University Monday through Friday. Monday’s schedule is very hard because I have to wake up early. It sucks. I don’t like to wake up early, but this Monday it felt good to wake up 5 a.m. Now I leave my home early every day. I like the coolness, silence, and light traffic of the early morning. I bike to school in the mornings. My bike has taken me to many beautiful and interesting places, like the Heian Shrine for instance.
June 11, 2007
Natto & Mayonaise
Some people say that natto should be mixed with katsuo sauce and mustard. However, I believe that natto should be mixed with mayonaise. First, mayonaise in natto is very tasty. I’m not sure about what foods go well with mayoniose, but this combination is good. A bit of vinegar and sweetness in the mayonaise matches the taste and texture of natto. Next, mayonaise mixes with natto easily. Perhaps this is because natto goes well with raw eggs, green onions, mustard, katsuo sauce, and zyako (tiny fish). Mayonaise is made of eggs and vinegar, so we don’t need to mix raw eggs. Mayonaise should just be squeezed on top of natto. Finally, Mayonaise is
May 28, 2007
My Favorite Coffee House
I like coffee because it has a good flavor and bitterness, so I occasionally go to a coffee house. One of the coffee houses I like is “Rokuyousya“. If you like coffee, you should go to Rokuyousya. There the coffee is very nice. Rokuyousya makes an original blend coffee, which is very delicious. A also like the good atmosphere in Rokuyousya. The space is a bit cramped, but it is good for meeting and interacting with other people. Finally, Rokuyousya is an oasis in the city. It is located near Kawaramachi-Sanjo, so it’s very noisy. But once you enter Rokuyousya, you forget about the noise and relax for coffee. If you are seaching for a coffee house, Rokuyousya will become your favorite spot!
May 23, 2007
Cultural group league member
Cltural festival held on 26, 27 April. I’m belonging to Cultural group league, so I prepared till nighit everyday. Most hard things are this picture. It’s pasting picture. The one spend a week. Very tired, but festival successed. I like making it up with companion.
May 14, 2007
djembe
The Djembe is a very exciting musical instrument. There are many musical instruments in the world, for example the guitar, the flute, the violin and the piano. The musical instruments that excite me the most are percussion instruments. The one I knew best when I entered the university was the djembe. Co-workers has the djembe. They made me played the djembe. The rythum similar heartbeat, feel body of all parts
May 7, 2007
Taking pictures
I like taking pictures for two reasons: changing the usual to the unusual and capturing cool shots. This moment is very interesting. I take pictures of all things, for example flowers, stones, trees, lakes, people, etc. I take a picture when I see something interesting. How do I decide on the angle? Is this the position to capture a cool photo? I also like this thinking time, because I enjoy taking pictures from finding interesting things to look at. I will also take pictures somewhere tommorow.
April 23, 2007
Cherry blossom viewing
I saw the very beautiful cherry blossoms this year with many friends and coworkers.
We were all drinking Sake, talking about life, and playing sports, so we were happy and smiling.
However, one of my friends was in a bad condition, because he drank a lot of beer and Japanese sake. There were a few small accidents, but this cherry blossom viewing was very enjoyable.
