from January to December on 2005

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In these days, I am enjoying eQSO and EchoLink and CWCom.
so I have apportunities to speak with many people around the world.
This pages is a bit of information of here in JAPAN and about me for the people who I've met on eQSO, Echolink, CWCOM.
I hope you will enjoy this page.
Apr.2004

A year of my area. ----- topics of the month on 2005. ------

The Kadomatsu of Shogatsu.
Kadomatsu is ornaments made of pine trees and bamboo trees.
For more informations of the Kadomatsu and Shogatsu is here.

Dec.28, 2004.
at the entrance of Chiba University Hospital.

	The seven flowers of spring in Japan. We have a custom to eat them on January the 7th every year. If we eat them on the day. People say we can get rid of misfortune and live long and become a rich. Dec.28, 2004. at the entrance of Chiba University Hospital.

	Shrine. We visit shrine to pray our good health and prosperity in January every year. We also pray for getting rid of misfortune of the New Year. at Samukawa shrine in Kanagawa prefecture January 15, 2005.
	People picked an omikuji [a fortune paper]. and tied it to rope

Beginning of spring (setsubun) February the 2nd is Beginning of spring (setsubun). for more information is Here . Beans and devil's mask for setsubun. what we call "bean throw ceremony". I will be a role of devil with the mask.

	February 14 Valentine's Day: In Japan, women give chocolates to men on Valentine's Day. It is not a national holiday. Please visit this page for a survey and more information about Valentine's Day. February 12, 2005.

	Japanese apricot (plum trees) is now in full bloom in my area. (February 21, 2005) , For more information of plum trees is here.

	Over here in Japan, March 3 is Doll's Festival (hina matsuri): Also called girl's festival. Please read the special page. ( I took left picture in a super market. ) (February 12, 2005)
	( I took left picture in a super market. ) (February 22, 2005)

	Cherry tree is full in bloom. [ Thursday, April 7, 2005 ]

	[ Sunday, April 17, 2005 ] the tulips festival There were 34 kinds of 420 thousand tulips around a windmill

There were 34 kinds of 420 thousand tulips around a windmill. The name of the windmill is "De Liefde"(friendship). Use: For drawing water. 4 stories, Ferro-concrete with brick wall. Diameter of the blade: 27.5m. Diameter of the waterwheel: 4.2m.

There is a special holiday season in Japan at the end of April. It is called " Golden Week ".
There are four holidays during Golden Week. The first holiday is on April 29. This holiday called Midorino-no-Hi.
It means " Greenery Day " in Japanese. Originally, it was a celebration of Emperor Showa's birthday.

The second holiday is on may 3. It is called Kenpo kinen-bi. It means " Constitution Day " in Japanese.
It is a little similar to Independence Day on July 4 in the United States.

The third holiday is on May 4. This holiday is very interesting, because it is not a traditional holiday.
It was started a few years ago, so people could enjoy Golden Week more.

The last holiday is on May 5. It is called Kodomo-no-Hi. It means " Children's Day " in Japanese.
Many houses display very large, cloth flags. Each flag looks like a giant carp.
sorce of above discriptions is NHK radio English program's text ( Shin-kiso-2, 2004 May)

	We have much fresh green leaves now. [ April 30,2005. ]
	Azalea is full of flowers here in my city at the end of April. [ April 30,2005. ]

	[ May 3,2005. ]	[ May 3,2005. ]

very large, cloth carp flags. It is called Koi-nobori in Japanese.
since the carp is regarded as a courageous fish because it swims upstream past waterfalls and many other obstacles.
May 5 is boy's festival. The parents hope that their children grow up strong and healthy.

Samurai Helmet is decorated inside the room on Children's day. I took those pictures at shopping center.

Chrysanthemums are full in bloom in my location in Japan. Oct.30th 2005.
You can see enlarged pictures. Please click them.

The season of Panpas grass has come in my area. They shake on a wind.
They shine beautifully when they receive a lot of sun shine. You can see enlarged pictures. Please click them.
Nov.9th 2005.

Congratulations!
Princess Nori, the only daughter of the Emperor and Empress, married Yoshiki Kuroda,
a Tokyo metropolitan government employee, on Tuesday morning with the Imperial couple
attending the Shinto-style wedding rite at a Tokyo hotel. (Nov.16) [More...]
/by Daily YOMIURI Online