August 8,2015 We had a wonderful online meeting in Yokohama.

To support the victim of Tohoku and many people who need care in the local community, we support the poeple by ICT and small class of knitting.

You will see the YOUTUBE video morning session

https://youtu.be/jrNM17p52j0
Greeting from Yokohama City
ICT Volutters in the community High school students.

Pretty MsMoony in Taiwan will show up from 59min- in English

Afternoon Session
https://youtu.be/fKWtg77SAGk
Ms.Emiko Okuyama Mayor of Sendai City

Edogawa Ward is a waterfront ward situated at the eastern edge of Tokyo.
Last week, The Edogawa PC Learning group for senior citizens held the exhibition of the work.
There were many superior craft goods based on PC arts like AutoShape techniques.
And the area has tradition about the craft goods like wind bells and the town is famous as goldfish's home.
Such excellent works were created from modern technique of the PC and the tradition of the craft goods production.

A wind bell with the design of the goldfish.

Lanterns

I have joined the ASCCA(Australian Senior Computer Club Association) on Nov.13.14 in Sydney with Marchan.

It was wonderul and very informative conference.

I wish to visit ASCCA Conference with other Mellow Friends next year!!

Sydney is beautifl modern city!

Japan face serious Electric dificit because the the accidenet of Nuclear Plant in Fukusihima.
Tokyo metropolitan area suffers from the lack of electricity,now everyday.

Dr.Garrett send me many LED Lights from US.

I visited Marchan's house and give 2 lights.
Because her apartment locates in Kanagawa, and she experienced 3 hours with NO Lihgt Night last week.

And LED light are all sold out!
And it is still diffucult to get them .

Thank you very much Dr.Garrett!!
Noriko

This is the Video of the street entertainment
with iPad!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbI0r0CIT18

iPad is populart not only for young, but also for older adult in Japan.

I attached the photo at the Lab's Meeting at the University of Tokyo.

Kirin

Even now, mochi or “rice cake” is an indispensable food for The New Year.
But usually we d'ont make rice cakes at home.
In the year-end party of the neighborhood association we enjoyed “mochi-pounding”.
However, mochi-pounding is not so easy.
The wooden mallet is heavy, and mochi is sticky.

What do you think this building is?

A temple? No.
A Japanese-style high-class restaurant? No.
A rich villa? No.

This is a Youth Hostel.
You can stay here at 3300 yen per one night.

http://yh-kyoto.or.jp/utano/index.html

If you are interested in Soba-Uchi or “how to make handmade soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles", You can participate the course of the Soba-uchi.
Those courses are held here and there in Japan.
I participated in the course that the civic group of environmental preservation sponsored.

Even in the heartland of Tokyo, there are some showplaces of the cherry-blossom.
Particularly, I recommend Ushigafuchi mort: near the subway station Kudan-Shita.

Photo by Kirara.

Magician with a pretty girl.She was the assistant chosen from many spectators.