Summer of Japan

The high school baseball tournament
in Koshien Stadium is one of the events
that are indispensable in the summer of Japan.

Koshien Stadium

He is one of
the high school
baseball players.
His position is a pitcher.










Who is he ?

Independence Day Beyond2

These images are latest versions of
the movie, "Independence Day."

In Dhaka

In Dhaka
vol.2

Really ?

Independence Day Beyond ?

These images are latest versions of
the movie, "Independence Day."

In New York

Really ?

The famous indoor pool

There is a very famous indoor pool
somewhere in Tokyo.

The name of this place is referred to as "Rei-no-pool."
Rei means "example."
This place is used as a rental room.
It is often seen primarily in one scene of the video programs and TV drama.

Example of use  vol.1

Here is an indoor pool
owned by the entrepreneur.
In rare cases, it may be that place
where rice is grown?
Maybe his hobby might be
environmental activities.

Siege of Odawara

Siege of Odawara is a battle that
occurred in Odawarain the Sengoku period of Japan.
In this battle, the base of Hojo, "Odawara Castle"
was surrounded by about 200,000 troops
Toyotomi Hideyoshi led.

Blue Toyotomi

Red  Hojo 

The upper left
Itabeoka Kousetsusai

The upper right
Hojo Ujimasa

Lower left
Sen no Rikyu

Lower right
Toyotomi Hideyoshi

(from Sanada-Maru)



If a famous person  of a certain country will play their role,

Newscaster6

Japanese TV viewers tend to choose the program
in the appearance of the performers (Announcer or anchor)
than the program content.

For example,
they are casters
of the famous news program of Japan.

If appearance only,

Stretch Show

Stretch Show on TV program.

Basic

Upside down











Next are applications.

Large-scale demonstration

Large-scale demonstration in Brazil

Brazilians
rage against president

image from
Business times

Is this
the portrait
of the President ?









For leaders of this country,
it is a daily occurrence that they themselves are guilty of bribery.

Yoshida Shoin Story 2

Yoshida shoin is a famous thinker
that existed in Japan of 160 years ago.

His founded the private school
 (syouka son jyuku)
have produced
many dominating greats
in the Meiji Restoration
of Japan.

son = village
jyuku = cram school










In Japan,
the other one person " Yoshida Shoin " exists.
His presence can be confirmed
in Internet search results.

Yoshida Shoin
( the other person )

According to
the Internet search
results he has been found
to be unique behavior.











The following four behaviors are outlines of his stories.

Typhoon

Japan is a country
that is surrounded by the sea on all sides.
Therefore, many of the typhoon when it comes to summer
is close to the national land of Japan, or it may be vertical.
In the famous animation of Japan "Castle in the Sky",
the typhoon is called "dragon's nest."

Huge flying objects
exist in the dragon nest.
Its power source
is called a flying stone.










There are buildings in the flying object,
once it had flourished advanced civilization.
People who live there are called Laputa people,
and dominated the whole world in the most powerful weapons.

Shoten X Day

Shoten is the TV program of Japan,
that is the comedy show of the Rakugo (by storytellers)
recognized widely since 1996.
The host of this program is Utamaru Katsura.
He is often absent from a program recently
for his sickness from advanced age.
X Day is the day the host of this program will change.

Who is 
the next 
host of
Shoten ?










No one knows the next host.
But they're able to expect.

Child's threat

The animal of a huge figure is threatening for a child.
Child's threatening example,

1 Namahage

It is the folk occasion performed
in the last day of the year in Akita prefecture in Japan.
They (Namahage) put on the side of the demon
and call at each house by the largeness appearance.
They give a threat to children by shouts like these,

"Are there bad kids in this house ?"
"Are there crying kids in this house ?"

Her beauty

She is a Japanese famous comedian.

She likes dirt on her front tooth very much.
But she came to think
that should be corrected when considering sociability.
Certainly, there is a problem with the appearance for her.
When you see her picture,
you will think picture processing software ( Photoshop ) should be used.
If you use it, you will see her original form clearly.

Before

TV star's real feelings

He is a famous TV star in some country.

He has said real feelings by a feast.
That is a reason that he makes the position dangerous at present.

In some country,
it is a taboo 
to speak about him !  Who ??

Announcer's crime

He is the announcer (the caster) who has trouble
on his hands.

The last general

Tokugawa Yoshinobu

He is the last general in the Shogunate Government of Edo
which was in Japan 150 years ago.

His political competence is unknown quantity.
It is because a reign period of his general was too short.
Anyway when his achievements is mentioned,
it is that Shogunate Government of Edo has been brought to an end
without doing political intervention of foreign countries.
And it id that Edo-jo  (Edo Castle)  was surrendered to a new government
without taking out sacrifice of much general citizen.

Edo Castle

Director-General

He is a businessman
who was elected as the director-general
of Japan Broadcasting Corporation.

He is very famous as a businessman and excellent,
but also he is very famous as a careless person
who makes a slip of the tongue in case of a question and answer.
He repents very much to his own carelessness.
In case of the regular interview, he said,
"I would like to become an announcer for
the purpose of studying an art of conversation."
The interview contents are very selfish and slighted about
an announcer's work.

If he is an announcer,

the news

Shibuya

Shibuya is an important position of traffic in Tokyo.
In Shibuya, many entertainment facilities exist,
and many commercial establishments
where new culture is sent exist.
There is a famous bronze statue in Shibuya.
The name of the dog
which became a model of a bronze statue is Hachi.
Hachiko is the name together
with "Hachi" of the name of the dog
and "ko"of the title by the meaning to claim regard for him.

The location with the Hachiko bronze statue
is often used as the location of the waiting.

Watched person

There are no days
when the Japanese doesn't watch him on television now.

Jizo ?





Who ?

A journalist ?

The old man is a person who often appears on
a Japanese TV program.
The TV program on which he often appears
is a discussion program in late at night.
Even if it is discussed, they seem to make no decisions about it.
That's a strange program !
The title is "The live until a morning," or "asa made nama terevi"

Is he tired?