Yesterday, My daughter was taken photographs for the celebrating of shichi-go-san.

The celebrating of shichi-go-san means the festival (on November 15th) for children of three, five and seven years of age (or more exactly, for boys of three and five and girls of three and seven).

Recently, in Japan, some of children are taken photographs in a photo studio before the festival day.. My daughter wore a Japanese traditional cloth (Kimono)  and taken some photos.

the memory of last Saturday

On the last Saturday, my daughter and I visited the temple in Takahatafudou at western Tokyo metropolitan. I will take up the pictures I took.

 ←The five‐storied pagoda
The building is standing in the cite of the temple.
It has beautiful  outlook, which is rational balance from the view of dynamics.

←Ksitigarbha (Japanese: Ojizo-san)
He is wearing a hat given by somebody and having an apron.

←Ａ hydrangea
The flower is well known that it blooms in Japanese rainy season.
The festival of a hydrangea was taking place at those times. They walked around to watch this flowers in the cite.

The event of yesterday

The entrance of the zoo

Yesterday, My daughter and I went to the Tama zoo, Hino city located in western Tokyo metropolitan. Why We go there is because my wife went to Ginza located in central tokyo to meet her friend, so that we needed spend the daytime.
My daugher had a purpose to go the zoo. That was to watch the Koara. As the result, We could watch the koara, but it was sleeping and don't move at all. We made it certainly, but I felt certification a little bit.

sleeping koala

A vivid sculpture

I saw this sculpture when I went to my home  shopping district. It is so vivid color that I took this photo. Today, It's sunny but not humid, then comfortable climate for me.

The "kawaii" character sits in the front seat.

In Japan, A character need not
 to fasten it's seat-belt.

The "kawaii (meas pretty or cool)" character is loved by my daughter. We call this character by "Kuchipatchi" which is character of TV programs "TAMAGOTCHI".

 

Image of the lights and shadows

This photo was taken in my office. The Sun was reaching over the skyline of the buildings. The shade by the window added fantastic effect.Then the meaningless daily scene became one of a scene on a nostalgic movie.

Strange shadow

I took this photo when I saw a strange shadow on a wall. It looks so strange as if someone painted it used the India ink with a painting brush.

I took a picture when I walked

In early morning, my condition was well so I walked around. I used to walk regular course, I tried to walk new course, as a result, I walked distance of 6km and at the goal, I took this photo of a temple.

We ate delicious sweets .

A mango pudding

 Today, We ate delicious sweets. First, we made the flogs which had been kept in my family return a bond, and next, we visited a cake shop and selected a cake for each favorites.

A　ｆruit tart

A fruit pudding

Impression of The movie "Iron Man 3"

The Official poster

Today, I take a paid holiday, so I watched the movie "Iron Man 3" which is three-dimensional(3D) version. My impression is that the movie is much fabulous, exciting and  romantic. Ｉ could forgot my breath while I watched the movie. I am accustomed to watch movies like using a 3D and computer-graphics. However, in this film, acting and technology attract me so much. Pepper is more  beautiful and Tony is more cool than ever before. I'm afraid that "Iron Man 4" will not be produced. I feel the sequel could hardly be produced from such ending, meanwhile Filmmaker says Avengers 2 will be produced. I can hardly wait for Tony's next work.

Carp still swiming

take a last look

Yesterday is Last day of golden week. I saw the carp streamer.

a rare food

The figure of growing wild

I spent my holidays in my country town where is located in Nagano prefecture, central part of Japan main-land. People who live there have  the habit of eating the fiddlehead orstrich fern ("Kogomi" as Japanese name). Kogomi is adequate for boiled dish or tempura. I have felt that spring has come when I eat the dish of Kogomi.

The figure of boiled

My daughter ate a crepe.

Crepe with cereals

In same time as previous text, My daughter ate a crepe with cereals. She does not like fresh cream very much. However, She ate full of this. It would be very delicious.

Coffee jelly, so yammy

If you come to Japan,
I think you must have one. 

I ate a coffee jelly in a restraint. I learned a coffee jelly is Japanese original dish. Coffee+jelly=coffee jelly! Making it is so easy. I expect it's prevalent all over the world.

beautiful sunrise

I saw beautiful sunrise when I waked around my town. I had a refreshing time in this morning.

Menu of lunch

In fact, frozen food

I ate pilaf as lunch. 

I participated my daughter's parents' day.

They are all much
of a muchness

Today is parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school). I participated my daughter's parents' day. I watched her in two classes, physical education and language arts(Japanese). It takes 45 mins every class. I am relieved to watch her attitude in the classes, because she become stable  than before she used to .

Carp swim in the sky

a carp streamer

Kodomo no Hi (meaning "Children's Day") is a Japanese national holiday which takes place annually on May 5, and is part of the Golden Week.
When that day approaching, We decorate carp in the sky .

Yummy cream puff

Yummy!

I ate a cream puff as a snack which I bought at a cake shop in a supermarket. That includes custard cream. Outside is crunchy and the inside was sweet.　I don't like to eat sweet foods, but when I have bought this cream puff, I wanted to eat this cream puff which is fitted for a coffee.

A grilled meat

A glass of the sake
and the yakiniku 

Last Saturday, We ate a yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue and l drunk the sake; Japanese rice wine. I don't know why the yakiniku suits the sake so well.

Omerice

Last Sunday, My daughter ordered a Japanese omeraice which is  an omelet with a filling of ketchup‐seasoned fried rice. I think the rising‐sun flag on the dish is the Japanesque style. Anyway, the dish was fine.

I went strawberry picking.

Easy to take it

Last Sunday, I went strawberry picking with my family.
The strawberries are growing in a greenhouse.

We can take the strawberries within 30 minutes and we can eat them as much as possible, but If less than 10 minutes, I  couldn't eat anymore because I was on a full stomach.

Soft flying disk

I bought a soft flying disk, which fit for playing with my daughter.

A piece of cake for tea

Last Sunday, We had teatime in my house.
This photo was taken at that time.
This cake bough in a convenience shop  is no less delicious than similar  one  in cake shop.

She can do criss-cross of jump rope.

My daugher is into jump rope, now.
She didn't know how to criss-cross of jump rope two month ago, but who can do it easily now. She can do double under too. She said she had learned it when she had watched her friends to do jump rope successfully.

I live on a beautiful planet.

Sunrise comes to me every day with no doubt.
Thinking deeply, It is almost miracle because there are a lot of risks in the universe.

Sometimes, when I have saw sunrise, I  have had such a strange feeling.

A photo of the lesson studio

The typical outlook 

The lesson studio to which I went is a popular one. There are many young men and women but few old men. I hope some old men come to lesson studio. lesson studio is not only for young people

We did band lesson in a lesson studio

Our musical instruments
The orange one is guitar.
The blue one is bass.

Today, We held a regular lesson in a lesson studio.

We have three songs which are ready to play.
We began practicing  the 4th songs, J-pop  "flying get". 
It is a little difficult to play for us. 

Avatar

It looks like, in a sort of, her 

My daughter likes playing "Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City" in Nintendo Wii.
This is her avatar. It is so cute!

My daughter's work

a beautifully‐made article

We had a gyouza party yesterday.
Last month, my daughter doesn't know how to wrap the materials into the shells.
But Yesterday, She made it completely! I am surprised at the speed of her growth.

My peaceful weapon

My three sacred treasures

My personal computer, a cute mouse , and a cup of tasty coffee.   They give me powers for creations.

Sunrise

Sunrise behind trees

I saw a beautiful sunrise in today's early morning.

They say "the early bird gets the worm."

I got a beautiful photo as the worm. I'm happy.

Spring has come

I took a picture while I was walking at lunch time. It is very warm and I perspired a little.

3/3 I went with my daughter to see soccer, but...

view in the stadium

Last Sunday, my daughter and I went to the stadium nearby my house   in order to watch a soccer game. I went there because she asked it of me. When ten minutes passed from the start of the game, She lost interest in the soccer game. Therefore, We went out of the stadium unwillingly. After going out of the stadium, We went to a coffee shop.

It is snacks in a coffee shop

go to a public pool

In today's morning, I went to a public pool nearby my house with my daughter.

She was glad to swim in the flowing pool. I followed her with swimming.

Inside a Japanese train

There is none in a train.
It is rare case in my daily life.

I took this photo for my recording.
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breaktime

My wife and daughter went to the festival. I left alone, so I went to TULLY's  COFFEE after a long time. I read the English easy reader. It is nice to go a cafe once in a while.

tonight's dinner

  I ate
a gyoza.
(a dumpling with minced pork and vegetable stuffing.)

It tastes delicious.

←Before baked









←After baked

My daughter's birth day

Yesterday, We celebrated my daughter's birthday.
My wife and daughter baked cake.

←Original sponge cake

← completed cake

I ate a piece of this cake. It tasted very delicious.

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Sleeping our pet