Hello
My name is Nao Adamson.
I am a Japanese essayist writing about
international marriage with my English husband.
It is getting colder and colder these days in Niigata.
How is the weather in your town? 
Last summer, my darling and I
had a chance to visit Toyama to see our friends.
Both Toyama and Niigata are located in Hokuriku area
where almost middle of the main island
and faces the Japan Sea Coast which is oposit side of Tokyo.
The population of Toyama is about 400,000.
It actually looked a lovely and cosy city. 
In the city center,
there is Toyama Castle.
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Tram cars are running there.
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We visited a glass factory,
and I made this paperweight by myself
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Let me tell you how I made the paperweight.
When we visited the factory, it was hot summer day in August,
but we were advised to wear long trousers. 
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The reason was to protect your feet from the hot heat
because we dealt with extremely hot glass.
Now, we could also choose a few colours
which we wanted to put in the paperweight.
These are the samples. 
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Very colourful, aren't they
I choose pink and blue.
The photo below is me bringing out
melting glass from a hot stove.
A female staff next to me is assisting me. 
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This is a photo arranging the shape of the glass.
A male staff is helping me at that time.
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After going through the process,
my paperweight was competed. 
It looked like the staff in the factory made it
rather than me created by myself, though.
If you are interested in the glass work,
please take a look at the following website.
【Toyama Glass Factory】
http://www.toyama-garasukobo.jp/
Have you ever been to a glass factory?
