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Sunday, March 16, 2014

Japanese Apricot Bonsai Exhibition (Bonbai Ten) in Koriyama Castle in Nara 2014 (2)

In this room,Apricot Bonsais are displayed in two lines.

It is really grand sight.

I hope you'll enjoy these photos.

This bonsai is named "Maihime"(Dancing Queen).

Continued to next post...

Please have a wonderful day!

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Bonbai Ten (Japanese apricot trees bonsai exhibition) in Koriyama Castle,Nara 2014

Thank you for visiting my blog (^_^)

(If you are waiting for my posts of Maiko,please wait until May.

I'm going to participate Maiko photography event in May.)

Today I visited Koriyama Castle in Nara,

to see "Bonbai Ten" (Japanese apricot trees bonsai exhibition).

This Castle was built about 1000 years ago,

and was always used as a base of battle by feudal lords.

Apricot trees in the castle garden.

Inside the castle,so many apricot trees bonsai were displayed.

Each of them has its own name,

for example,this tree is "Shira-yuki" (White Snow).

It is romantic,isn't it?

This tree is "Sou-shun" (Early Spring)

This tree is "Kei-setsu".(Kei-setsu means "diligence" in Japan. Original meaning is "Firefly and Snow". )

I can't show you all in this post,
so I will show other pics in my next post.

Please have a wonderful day!

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Yuzuru Hanyu won gold medal at Sochi Olympic (men's figure skating)

Yuzuru Hanyu (19 years old) won gold medal in men's figure skating at Sochi games.
He comes from Sendai,Miyagi prefecture (Tohoku).
He experienced Tohoku big earthquake disaster in 2011,his house also collapsed.
Dispite such adversity,he didn't stop practicing,
and finally,his hard work bore fruit at Sochi Olympic.
Tohoku people received energy from his performance.

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Plushenko retires...but he will be back!

Evgeni Plushenko announced his retirement from conpetitive skating yesterday.

It is sad news, such talented skater is not to be found again. I admire his great achievement.

Latest news (February 19)
I read FOX sports (US sports news) today,
It said,"Perhaps Sochi won't be Evgeni Plushenko's swan song".
At a Russian talk show,he told that he may come back to Pyeongchang Olympic in 2018 :)
He said,
"I don't exclude the possibility that I want to remain in sport,to prove it to many people and to myself."
I take my hat off to his unyielding spirit!

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Snow Valentine's Day

It snowed heavily here in Japan today.
How is the weather in your country?

Today is Valentine's day,
this is Valentine chocolates box.
I bought it at Nakamura Tokichi greentea shop in Kyoto.
Nakamura Tokichi is long established greentea store since 1854.
This shop is located in Uji,Kyoto. Highly recommended greentea shop.
These chocolates are maccha and roasted green tea flavor.
It looks my husband liked it,because it has a rich greentea flavor,and not too sweet.

Thank you for visiting my blog,
I hope you'll have a wonderful weekend!

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Setsubun Sai (Maiko dance performance and beans throwing) in Yasaka Shrine,Kyoto Feburary 2,2014

This is Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto.

Today Setsubun special event is going to be held here.It sounds exciting.

Let's go!

After a long wait,two maiko girls appeared to us.

From now,they're going to perform classical Japanese dance at the stage in the precincts of a shrine.
After dance performance,they're going to throw beans in order to drive away evil spirits.