Old school Japan
Japan has a looooong history.
I didn't have the opportunity to grow up in this country but my parents are from Japan and even though I didn't spend my whole life in Japan I lived there for 11 years.
I need to introduce this beautiful culture to all the people I know!
First,Let me introduce you what is Ise Shrine.
This is where my family is from.
Please don't let me explain all this history because you need couple years to understand!
日本はとっても長い歴史がありますよね。
アメリカと比べると、、、、とてつもなく長い。
私は、日本では育ってはいませんが、両親の育った国、そして、自分自身も東京に１１年いたので、このすばらしい文化をどうにか全世界の人に伝えたいと、小さいときから、いつも思ってきました。
簡単な事しかかけませんが、まず、伊勢について。
私の母の実家です。
全て説明をするには何年もかかりそうなので、これ以上質問しないで下さい。笑
This is from Wikipedia... lol
Ise Grand Shrine (伊勢神宮 Ise
Jingū) is a Shinto shrine
dedicated to goddess
Amaterasu-ōmikami
, located in the city ofe Ise in Mie
prefecture, Japan
. Officially known simply as
Jingū (神宮), Ise Jingū
is in fact a shrine complex
composed of a large number of
Shinto shrines centered on two
main shrines, Naikū (内宮) and
Gekū (外宮).
It means Ise Shrine has the longest history in Japan as being the biggest shrine in Japan.
ウィキペディアで調べました。笑
ま、簡単にいうと、日本で一番長い歴史をもっていて、一番大きい、おおもとの神社です。
天照大神(あまてらすおおみかみ）がたてました。←読めない人、いたでしょ。笑
日本人でこれを知らない人は沢山いるので、海外に出る人は、伊勢神宮の歴史ぐらい知っておきましょう。
These are the old canals which were used by people to bring food from outside.
これは、昔、川をつかって生活用品を運んでいたときの名残です。
トロッコの道もまだ残っています。
Right:My cute mom
Left: Her sister.
They have a same face...lol
私の母と叔母。
おんなじ顔してます。笑
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It's an old old town.
Isn't it beautiful?
We went to French.
Ise-City is famous for food.
Meat, sea food, etc...
母とフレンチへ。
伊勢市は、食べ物で有名です。
松坂牛とか、海鮮類とか。
まずいお店は全てつぶれるんです。
だからおいしいお店しかない。（母）
My mom.She is the one who taught me about fashion.
私の母。彼女が私の美的センスを全て教えてくれたといっても過言ではありません。
This is a Tofu lunch.
Every single plate is made from Tofu.
Good Tofu needs good water and good beans.
It's their local food.
豆腐ランチ
豆腐も新鮮な水と大豆がないとできませんよね。
全て地元の食材です。
My aunt made me a snack from wine.
This dried squid is called "Surume".
叔母が作ってくれた酒のつまみセット。
するめ～
いちご～
お茶のセットもみかんと一緒に。笑
あ～いいかんじ
Japanese strawberries are spectacular.
I saw a $5 strawberry at the store.
1 strawberry was fuxxx'n $5!
Am I crazy or Japanese are crazy!?
日本のイチゴってなんでこんなにおいしいの。
デパートで、１個５００円のイチゴがケースに入って売っていた。
なんでやねん。（大阪人ふう）
試してみたい。ジュルっ
My birthday is coming.
It's March 3rd,
March 3rd is a girls anniversary in Japan.
It's called "Hina Matsuri".
Whole entire japan is celebrate my birthday every year!
The Japanese Doll Festival (雛祭り Hina-matsuri?), or Girls'
Day, is held on March 3.[1]
Platforms covered with a red
carpet are used to display a set
of ornamental dolls (雛人形
hina-ningyō?) representing the
Emperor, Empress
, attendants, and musicians in
traditional court dress of theHeian period.[2]
私の誕生日がもうすぐ来ます。
三月三日です。
毎年全国の方々が私の誕生を祝ってくれているみたいです。笑
We decorate a Hina doll at home for Hina matsuri.
(Like we decorate X'mas tree for X'mas)
If you are poor, you have only 1 couple like this.
もし、貧乏な家族なら、こんな感じでひな人形もカップルだけ。
But if you are rich,you will have this in your house!
もし金持ちなら、こんなのが家に！
LOL
I am just kidding...
なんて、冗談です。
Kabuki
I guess you heard or see this before.
Kabuki (歌舞伎 kabuki?)
is the highly stylized classical
Japanese dance-drama
. Kabuki theatre is known for
the stylization of its drama and
for the elaborate make-up
worn by some of its performers.
The individual kanjicharacters
, from left to right, mean sing
(歌), dance (舞), and skill
(伎). Kabuki is therefore
sometimes translated as "the
art of singing and dancing."
These are, however, ateji
characters which do not reflect
actual etymology
. The kanji of 'skill', however,
generally refers to a performer
in kabuki theatre. Since the
word kabuki
is believed to derive from the
verb kabuk, meaning "to lean"
or "to be out of the ordinary",
kabuki can be interpreted as
"avant-garde" or "bizarre"
theatre.[1] The expression
kabukimono(歌舞伎者) referred
originally to those who were
bizarrely dressed and
swaggered on a street.
I am not really familiar with Kabuki.
But it was beautiful when I saw this Kabuki theater.
Japan has a looooong history.
I didn't have the opportunity to grow up in this country but my parents are from Japan and even though I didn't spend my whole life in Japan I lived there for 11 years.
I need to introduce this beautiful culture to all the people I know!
First,Let me introduce you what is Ise Shrine.
This is where my family is from.
Please don't let me explain all this history because you need couple years to understand!
日本はとっても長い歴史がありますよね。
アメリカと比べると、、、、とてつもなく長い。
私は、日本では育ってはいませんが、両親の育った国、そして、自分自身も東京に１１年いたので、このすばらしい文化をどうにか全世界の人に伝えたいと、小さいときから、いつも思ってきました。
簡単な事しかかけませんが、まず、伊勢について。
私の母の実家です。
全て説明をするには何年もかかりそうなので、これ以上質問しないで下さい。笑
This is from Wikipedia... lol
Ise Grand Shrine (伊勢神宮 Ise
Jingū) is a Shinto shrine
dedicated to goddess
Amaterasu-ōmikami
, located in the city ofe Ise in Mie
prefecture, Japan
. Officially known simply as
Jingū (神宮), Ise Jingū
is in fact a shrine complex
composed of a large number of
Shinto shrines centered on two
main shrines, Naikū (内宮) and
Gekū (外宮).
It means Ise Shrine has the longest history in Japan as being the biggest shrine in Japan.
ウィキペディアで調べました。笑
ま、簡単にいうと、日本で一番長い歴史をもっていて、一番大きい、おおもとの神社です。
天照大神(あまてらすおおみかみ）がたてました。←読めない人、いたでしょ。笑
日本人でこれを知らない人は沢山いるので、海外に出る人は、伊勢神宮の歴史ぐらい知っておきましょう。
These are the old canals which were used by people to bring food from outside.
これは、昔、川をつかって生活用品を運んでいたときの名残です。
トロッコの道もまだ残っています。
Right:My cute mom
Left: Her sister.
They have a same face...lol
私の母と叔母。
おんなじ顔してます。笑
div align="center">
It's an old old town.
Isn't it beautiful?
We went to French.
Ise-City is famous for food.
Meat, sea food, etc...
母とフレンチへ。
伊勢市は、食べ物で有名です。
松坂牛とか、海鮮類とか。
まずいお店は全てつぶれるんです。
だからおいしいお店しかない。（母）
My mom.She is the one who taught me about fashion.
私の母。彼女が私の美的センスを全て教えてくれたといっても過言ではありません。
This is a Tofu lunch.
Every single plate is made from Tofu.
Good Tofu needs good water and good beans.
It's their local food.
豆腐ランチ
豆腐も新鮮な水と大豆がないとできませんよね。
全て地元の食材です。
My aunt made me a snack from wine.
This dried squid is called "Surume".
叔母が作ってくれた酒のつまみセット。
するめ～
いちご～
お茶のセットもみかんと一緒に。笑
あ～いいかんじ
Japanese strawberries are spectacular.
I saw a $5 strawberry at the store.
1 strawberry was fuxxx'n $5!
Am I crazy or Japanese are crazy!?
日本のイチゴってなんでこんなにおいしいの。
デパートで、１個５００円のイチゴがケースに入って売っていた。
なんでやねん。（大阪人ふう）
試してみたい。ジュルっ
My birthday is coming.
It's March 3rd,
March 3rd is a girls anniversary in Japan.
It's called "Hina Matsuri".
Whole entire japan is celebrate my birthday every year!
The Japanese Doll Festival (雛祭り Hina-matsuri?), or Girls'
Day, is held on March 3.[1]
Platforms covered with a red
carpet are used to display a set
of ornamental dolls (雛人形
hina-ningyō?) representing the
Emperor, Empress
, attendants, and musicians in
traditional court dress of theHeian period.[2]
私の誕生日がもうすぐ来ます。
三月三日です。
毎年全国の方々が私の誕生を祝ってくれているみたいです。笑
We decorate a Hina doll at home for Hina matsuri.
(Like we decorate X'mas tree for X'mas)
If you are poor, you have only 1 couple like this.
もし、貧乏な家族なら、こんな感じでひな人形もカップルだけ。
But if you are rich,you will have this in your house!
もし金持ちなら、こんなのが家に！
LOL
I am just kidding...
なんて、冗談です。
Kabuki
I guess you heard or see this before.
Kabuki (歌舞伎 kabuki?)
is the highly stylized classical
Japanese dance-drama
. Kabuki theatre is known for
the stylization of its drama and
for the elaborate make-up
worn by some of its performers.
The individual kanjicharacters
, from left to right, mean sing
(歌), dance (舞), and skill
(伎). Kabuki is therefore
sometimes translated as "the
art of singing and dancing."
These are, however, ateji
characters which do not reflect
actual etymology
. The kanji of 'skill', however,
generally refers to a performer
in kabuki theatre. Since the
word kabuki
is believed to derive from the
verb kabuk, meaning "to lean"
or "to be out of the ordinary",
kabuki can be interpreted as
"avant-garde" or "bizarre"
theatre.[1] The expression
kabukimono(歌舞伎者) referred
originally to those who were
bizarrely dressed and
swaggered on a street.
I am not really familiar with Kabuki.
But it was beautiful when I saw this Kabuki theater.
