Merry Christmas is coming soon.The tree below is located at a certain station of the private railway(Keisei Line).

Another tree in front of the station Yotu-kaidou JR.The primrose is the symbol of the city Yotu-kaidou.

Yanagawa is in Kyushu.
Where you can see small boat(called Donko Bune) with tourist on board come and go on the rippling way.

This is Jeongbang Falls in Jeju island in Korea.
It falls directly into the southern sea of Korea.
I visited here on 22nd Sept. with my friends.
Jeju island is a kind of volcano island
and small crators are here and there.

　お祭りのジプシーの衣装で着飾った少女たちは母親たちに付き添われてサン・ミゲル（トレモリーノスの守護聖人）の行列の到着を待っている。（写真は2007年9月29日20時に撮られたもの。）

Unas ninnas vestidas de gitana acompannadas de sus madres estan esperando la llegada de la procesion de San Miguel (el patron de Torremolinos). (La foto fue tomada a las 20:00h del dia 29 de Septiembre de 2007)

Autumn Fesival 07 was held at our town (Sakura City)for 3 days.The picture shows a float(Dasi)inside.

In Japan, On roadside of suburbs or countries,
Many of Zizoh Bosatsu statues are enshrined.
It is a kind of Buddhist saint and believed that
He protects children from disaster and sickness.
Red cloth on his chest is a bib of baby.
It may be in sitting style or standing style.

In one of the parks of famous Nikko,
there are many statues of Zizoh Bosatsu,
They are called as Narabi Zizoh,
it means procession Zizoh.

Very small children gatherto carry a portable shrine.

The Girls take the lead.

The Shinto priest is being driven in a modern sports car.

The Bon Festival Dancing rally which was sponsored by the town association is held at a local park.
People are enjoying Tankoubushi, Bahamama(samba) and so on.

After the dance, a little girl is buying a cotton candy at a night stall in the park.

On June 30th and July 1st "The Workshop for children" held at Keio University's Mita Campus.

About 6500 children enjoyed this Workshop.

I participated in this event as a volunteer for the one of Workshop and helped them to make a strip paper and write their wishes on it for Tanabata Festival ※”

http://www.canvas.ws/en/

This volunteer instructor is my friend.

※Tanabata Festival, or the Star Festival held on July 7 every year in Japan.
People celebrate this time by putting up big branches of bamboo with colourful decorations at home, and wish for something. They hang strip of paper with their wishes on them.

We taught them how to write their wishes on the PC.
---by Word Art Function (Microsoft Office)
and draw simple illustrations
---by (the same method)

This girl's wish is "I wish to become an archeologist."

He is a professor of a graduate school,
and for him it is a first experience to teach kindergarden children.

Nippon Maru---This ship is called "Swan on the Pacific Ocean" which departed from Kobe on the June 30th.

The Outline of Nippon Maru.
type of ship: 4-mast bark type sailing ship.
Total tonnage: 2,570tonnes.
Size: Full length: 110.09m, Width: 13.80m: Depth. 10.71m.
Main Engine and powers: 4-cycle diesel engines (2 sets)
3,000 PS (2,206 KW)
Trainee capacity: 120 students
Launched on February 15, 1984.
The ship is owned by "The National Institute for Sea Training".


Photo by Shichikuno