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There is Udon restaurant(Name is 春仙) neaｒby here. Kagawa prefecture in Shikoku is famous of Udon noodle.
Yes, Udon is Japanese traditional noodle. But Sikoku is very far from Tokyo. But if you come OakHotel, you can eat very delicious UdonNoodle!!!
For Person who wants to know more about Udon↓↓↓↓
Kagamiwari ceremony: the ritual breaking open of a barrel of sake, the Japanese rice wine. The Kagamiwari ceremony is a popular custom, performed at special celebrations in Japan such as the New Year, a wedding, an anniversary or the opening of a new business, in which a cask of Sake is cracked open with a wooden mallet. The sake is ladled to wooden masu (cup) and given to the participants who then toast in Japanese saying, KAMPAI!! Literally translated Kagamiwari means the opening of a mirror or breaking the mirror open. Here are some photoes from this year's Kagamiwari ceremony which took place at the lobby of Oak Hotel on January the 1st around noon. We had a lot of guests participating and we would hereby like to thank all of you who contributed to the fabulous atmosphere that day. There will hopefully be another ceremony next year and everybody's invited!
I hate cold weather like now... It has been soooooooooooo freeeeezing!!!! I can't take it, However, every time it is snowing, I always get excited even I'm getting old.........!!! About 4 days ago, when I woke up the street was covered with snow!! It was the first snow in Tokyo this year. Although the snow thawed soon and turned into the cold rain, i was really chuffed to see the snow just for a little while :D
Me, one of my co-workers and his girlfriend went to see the pro wrestling match at the Korakuen hall last Wednsday. It was very exciting show!! It was the first time that I saw the pro wrestling, but to my surprise, there were many young ladies watching the match and cheering for their favourite fighters!!
Also, I was totally astonished by their acrobatic performances. As you can see the pics, it was so amazing!!
I wanted to say thank you to Daniel!! I really enjoyed that :D
Koukyo or Imperial Palace is a great place to observe contrast between modern and traditional Tokyo. As the photo of the moat shows, old castle co-exist with surrounding skyscrapers with ease only orient provides. The other picture is that of Nijuubashi or Double Bridge, probably the most famous part of the Palace and ubiquitous on various souvenirs of the place. The tours of the inside gardens are also possible if you make a reservation. They make a nice day out. Luka
They are wrestlers from Melbourne, stayed with us about 3 weeks!! Thank you for staying with us, hopefully they had a good time in Tokyo and see you again!!
We are going to see the wrestling match tomorrow. It is the first time for me to see the match! It's gonna be fun!! so exciting!!!
Have you ever tried Japanese Noodle of Ramen?
Nowadays new Ramen shop opened very close to us.
Rame has three important points, Fast, Cheep and Dｅｌｉｃｉｏｕｓ!!!!
Japanese love Ramen.
When you come to Japan, please CHECK IT OUT!!!!!!!!!!
Waht is Ramen? ↓↓↓↓
The second Monday of January is "Seijin no hi" (Coming-of-age Day) in Japan. ( it's on the 14th this year ) People celebrate this day to welcome the young men and women, who have turned or will turn the age of 20 during the current year, as new members of society!! Ceremonies are held in every city, town and village. The people who have reached the age of twenty get the right to vote and also allowed to smoke and drink.
When my coming of age ceremony was.... don't remember.... :p Anyway, I think it's a kind of special day for us, We feel that we become adults and realise that we will have to assume all responsibility whatever we've done. Also, we get dressed, wear kimono ( we wear it only special occasions ....) , have our hair done, put on make up, reunion with old friends and have some drinks. It's funny to meet them again after a long time, how much they have changed!!!
Last week I've been to see a baby mammoth currently on display in Marunouchi Building, right next to Tokyo Station (picture). It was discovered in Siberia last year and this is the first time it is on public display. For 800 yen you too can see the creature that has trodden this very earth as long as 37 thousands years ago! And it is preserved remarkably well. Exibiton lasts until February the 3rd but photoes were not allowed, so no pictures this time... Luka.
I've been to a museum dedicated to Japanese caligrapher, Zen poet and philosopher Aida Mitsuo. It's in the basement of Tokyo Interational Forum. It was a profound experience I would definitely recommend to all of you interested in Japanese thought, Zen, Budhism in it's Japanese form, caligraphy or Aida san himself. All the exibits have English translation although somewhat is always lost in the proccess. If you find yourself near Tokyo station or International Forum you might want to check it out.
Luka
When I walk on off-strret, I met cattle mans.
In this time, India was summer season. temperature is 40℃ to 50℃.
But They was runing around outside.
It was very good encounter for me.
mochida
She spoke very good Japanese :D!!
This is how Mt Fuji looked like on Christmas Day as seen from Fujiyoshida City in Yamanashi Prefecture. It was so cold that now I'm back in Tokyo January here feels just like late autumn. Admittedly it is not for everybody, but I would recommend it to all of you who like outdoor activities, winter, mountains, lakes and the likes... There's only one Mt Fuji after all, go for it.