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"Gateway to another world"

📍Kamishikimiki Kumanoza Shrine, Kumamoto

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Koinobori こいのぼり -

Tsuetate Onsen 杖立温泉

Tucked away in the remote northern reaches of Kumamoto, Tsuetate Onsen Resort, often referred to as ‘Kyushu’s Secret Haven,’ boasts a rich history spanning 1,800 years. Although its once vibrant atmosphere has mellowed with time, Tsuetate remains an enchanting destination. Visitors are drawn not only by the allure of its bygone splendor and the nostalgic ambiance of the Showa era but also by the enduring appeal of its hot springs. These thermal waters are celebrated for their beneficial health effects, adding to the unique charm of this historical retreat.

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No. 20 - Amakusa Airlines

I read @sirigorn's request and immediately found my mood improved because of the phrasing here. There is something so delightful about the way you put this.

I was also very excited because this is an airline I've never heard of! And it's no surprise, since they, as you said, operate a fleet of just one ATR 42-600 (though I've seen inconsistent claims they have a second one on order), which makes them tied for smallest airline in the world by fleet size. They're a commuter airline based at Kumamoto Airport, which is technically an international airport but is still tiny, and mainly fly little puddle jumps between various destinations in Kyūshū (though they do have destinations in Honshu and a single one in Shikoku).

I wish someone had been around to hear the noise I made when I first saw her.

I love this plane. I love this plane so much I struggle to actually quantify the amount of love I feel for her. Just look at her. Oh my goodness just look at her. Look at this lovely blue girl. Not only is she smiling that delightful little smile and looking at me with those big ol' eyes which are shining with pure love, but so are both of her engines!! And the fact that they strategically drew her fins on by cleverly using the lighter color of the underbelly and the white of the empennage!! Oh my goodness!! Oh my goodness!!

A+

Thank you for this request. Knowing this airplane exists has improved my life. This is a type of joy I thought I wasn't capable of feeling anymore. This plane is a dolphin and I love her.

#tarmac fashion week #grade: a+ #region: asia #region: east asia #region: japan #amakusa airlines #commuter airlines #era: 2010s #era: 2020s #requests #aquairium

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Let's talk motorsports.

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- Participating in the 1991 7th All Japan Touring Car Championship (Group A) Race Division II!! CHERENA M3 Dr. Natsukawa, Kondo

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#Hartge #Hartge H26 #Tomita #Tommykaira

[kumamoto-division]

It was early morning throughout Kumamoto, which meant that there were few people present on the streets at this time. One such individual was thankful, as he really didn't want anyone seeing him as he made his way to a certain location in the city. After about a 30-minute walk, he finally arrived at his destination. He had been here numerous times, but each time, he had to wonder why his brother chose to live like this. He didn't understand it, but he didn't blame him. Given the choice between living in Aoyama with all of those fake individuals or living here where you didn't have to be afraid to be yourself, well... the choice wasn't all that difficult.

Stepping onto the doorstep, the individual laid two boxes down before looking back at the house. With a simple nod, he turned and went back the way he came.

Several hours later...

Bright and early, Kunio stepped out of his house, prepared to rejoice in the day that was his birthday. Though he didn't care at all for his parents, he was thankful that he was here on Earth. If not for them ousting him, he never would have gotten to live his life the way he wanted, or worse, he'd never met the person of his dreams, who was still sleeping in their bed.

As he stepped outside, he noticed two colorful boxes sitting on his doorstep. Picking them up, one was a bit heavy, while the second was fairly light, though something was definitely inside. Bringing them inside, he opened the first one and looked at what was inside.

A colorful cake with the number '23' sloppily written on it, along with a star at the top. Kunio blinked at it, and smiled, promising to save this for later. Looking at the next box, he opened it and looked as there were three items present:

The first was a silver ring that fit perfectly on Kunio's hand. To avoid taking off the wedding ring his spouse had given him, he put it on his other hand. He smiled at it, liking how it looked and fit. Peering back into the box, he pulled out the second gift:

A necklace with an inspiring message was written on it, making him smile. It almost resembled the one Natsume wore. Taking it out of the box, he carefully placed it around his neck, smiling as he looked at it. Taking one last look at the box, he looked as his last gift was a letter, which read:

"I notice you have a tendency to mumble sometimes when you're up on stage. Do work on that. We can't have you ruining the Chōten or Kurome's names. Hopefully, these gifts will remind you of that. Wear them always.

...And happy birthday.

Love,

Tomi"

Kunio looked at Tomi's gift with a smile

"always a little tsundere,uh Big Bro"-he mumble,honestly a bit surprised of Tomi noticed it,mumble was a nervous habit sometimes unconscious but his brother had reason on Kunio will work on that

Kunio saw the cake pensative maybe could be a good dessert with the breakfast or maybe cut pieces for the childs on the theater woul be something good when he hear and voice and saw the person of his dreams walk in the living room

"good morning darling"-said Natsume give him a kiss on the cheek when he noticed the cake-"what's that?"-he asked watching the cake and Kunio smile at his husband

"birthday gifts from the only member of my family that I love Tomi"-Kunio said and showed the necklace to Natsume-"Look,now we combine"-Natsume giggled and Kiss his husband this time on the lips

When they parted from the kiss Natsume said something witg lovely voice

"happy birthday love"

#hypmic #hypnosis mic #hypnosis mic oc #hypmic oc #hypnosis microphone #strange magic #kunio chōten #natsume kurome #happy birthday kunio 2023 #tomi chōten #aoyama division

[awoosmusehorde]

While Gensai wasn't born nor adopted into any sort of noble family, his birth father and adoptive father were both retainers to the daimyo of the Kumamoto Domain, which meant that he still was rubbing shoulders with high society, even if he was ultimately never really destined for anything major in politics. Still, he was highly cultured for an assassin and bodyguard, to the point where it wasn't hard for him to earn the respect of those whose beliefs he shared in the Ishin Shishi.

It's a far cry from the demeanor of his fellow hitokiri, Okada Izo, really.

#checking the saint graph || about the muse #midday manslayer || kawakami gensai

[jackiewepps]

Jackie in Japan - Shinkansen with Assistance

I have been saying I would talk about this since the time when I went to Kumamoto at the beginning of October. Well, since I have learned a bit more on the subject and also traveled a bit more by shinkansen, I figured now is the time. Also, I am going home in less than 10 days.

Let's clear a little thing up first. My sight is not good, never was and never will be. I have about 8% vision according to the eye doctor. This is not a sensitive topic for me. If you have any questions about it, feel free to ask and do not be afraid to offend me. I do not want sympathy unnecessery praise. I only tell you this now because I believe it is a unique perspective on what I am about to talk about that not many other people can have.

With that out of the way, let's go ride the train to Hakata station in Fukuoka!

For shinkansen, if you don't have a ticket when you arrive, you need to buy one. You can either do that by the ticket machines or line up to buy them from a person. I dislike trying to figure out machines that might bellow out loud sounds if I do something wrong, so I will usually go buy the train ticket from a person. In shinkansen, you can buy a free-seat ticket, the free seats are usually located in the first carts. Or, you can buy a reserved seat, which there are a lot more of. Because the trip to Kumamoto was short, I bought a free seat ticket then, but for the trip to Kyoto and back a few weeks ago and for the trip to Tokyo next weekend, I bought a reserved seat, as the trip is longer. You can buy the tickets on the same day you need to leave, or you can buy them for a different day. If you are going to travel during the weekend, I strongly recommend you buy your ticket on a different day. There are a lot of people and you might miss the train you hope to take. I did that when I went to Kyoto.

Then you go to the shinkansen gates, get in and board your train. If you are traveling with a disability, there is a little booth to the side which you go to. Here, you show them your ticket and they keep it for a bit while sending your information on to the relevant people. This information includes, where you're going, what train you're riding, where you sit, and apparently even what you look like. I learned the last part when a guy in Kyoto station asked me whether I was wearing shorts or a skirt. (It was a skirt).

When they are done with your ticket(s) you get them back and are asked to wait for a bit. Then a member of the station staff comes to get you and take you to the right platform. They will make sure you board the train at the right place and either they will guide you to your seat or they will leave you to the train staff, who will guide you. If it's in the free seat section, they will just take you to the nearest free seat. Hakata is the final station for many shinkansen, and therefore, usually, the station staff have time to guide you there. As Kyoto is not such a station, the task is left to the train staff.

After this, you just sit in the train and wait until it is your stop. For every stop you pass, the speakers will announce what other stops remain, the layout of the train and whatever rules there are, like where you can smoke, or that you have to wear masks at all times. If the train is delaid, the conductor might also announce by exactly how many minutes late the train is.

There is also a food trolly going through the train every now and again, at least in the one between Hakata and Tokyo. On the way to Kyoto, it came by twice, and the same on the way back. I have no idea what they sell as my Japanese isn't good enough that I could comprehend that, and it passes by so fast, I have had no time to look at it properly. But I assume it's just local snacks or something.

When you arrive at your destination, you get off the train. If you have assistance, you are met by a member of the station staff who will take you wherever you need to go next, be it an exit or the train you need to connect to. If they have time, and you don't know where to go, they might offer you some advise. The member of station staff in Kumamoto did that.

That's it. This is the whole trainride with shinkansen. I hope you have all made it through safely and I haven't lost sight of anyone.

It's definitely not the cheapest means of travel in Japan. Last I was hear, it was said that flying is actually cheaper, but I feel like you get to see more when riding the train than you do if you fly, so I will pick the train unless I really have no other choice.

I bet you the people in Tokyo are going to think I'm stupid when I show up and tell them that I want to go to the airport when I could have just flown there from Fukuoka and it would have been a lot cheaper and only taken 2 hours instead of 5. What's your opinion on this? Am I stupid for making this choice? What would you have chosen, had you been in my shoes?

#jackie in japan #japan #shinkansen #train #transport

[hippocampinae]

Pour la fin de mon séjour au Japon, mes parents ont eu la chance de venir me voir. On ne l'a pas crié sur les toits, car ils n'étaient pas admis pour tourisme : ils étaient admis pour voir leur fille vivant au Japon.

Ces visas pour la famille immédiate avaient plutôt comme objectif de permettre aux grands-parents de rencontrer leurs petits-enfants, qu'ils étaient dans l'impossibilité de voir depuis le début de la pandémie. Mais mes parents étaient admissibles aussi, alors on en a profité.

Mon père a entrepris de faire un récit du voyage et, lorsqu'il l'aura complété, je publierai nos aventures décrites par lui.

En quittant mon appartement, j'ai roulé ma grosse valise et ma valise de cabine jusqu'à l'arrêt d'autobus, avec mon sac de katana sur le dos. Je me suis rendue à l'aéroport de Kumamoto et pour la première fois j'ai failli manquer de temps avant mon vol. Lorsque Steven était venu chez moi, il avait oublié un chargeur portatif externe. Il m'avait également prêté un sac réutilisable. J'ai mis ses choses ensemble dans une de mes valises, puis j'ai oublié. Eh ben, c'était dans ma valise qui allait aller en soute, donc ça a causé problème à la sécurité. J'ai à peine eu le temps de courir au dépanneur après avoir fini par réussir à enregistrer ma valise pour m'acheter à déjeuner avant de passer la sécurité et entrer dans l'autobus menant à l'avion.

Arrivée à Tokyo, je me suis dirigée vers chez Gabrielle, une autre JET de Montréal qui était en vacances au Québec et qui nous a loué, à moi et à Steven, son appartement en son absence pour qu'on puisse y laisser nos valises. Il pleuvait et j'ai eu de la difficulté à trouver son appartement car son immeuble n'apparaissait pas dans Google Maps. J'ai fini par me rendre, rentrer mes valises, changer de pantalons parce que ceux que je portais étaient trempés, puis je suis ressortie pour diner des ramens.

Je suis rentrée à l'appartement, faire une sieste et attendre mes deux autres valises que j'avais envoyé par la poste depuis Kumamoto.

Le lendemain, le 27 juillet, mes parents arrivaient au Japon. Nous avons tous les trois quitté notre destination le 26 juillet pour nous rendre à Tokyo, mais avec le décalage horaire eux quittaient le 26 (date de Montréal) pour arriver le 27 (date de Tokyo). Le matin, avant d'aller les chercher à l'aéroport, j'ai été dans le quartier Shibuya. L'appartement de Gabrielle étant dans le quartier Adachi, ça aurait été plus complexe de me rendre à l'aéroport qu'à partir de Shibuya. Je me suis donc promenée, j'ai été au Nintendo Store et au Pokemon Store pour voir. J'ai diné des ramens, encore, mais vegan cette fois.

Puis je me suis dirigée vers l'aéroport, pour accueillir mes parents. Malgré leur long voyage pas reposant, ils étaient de bonne humeur. Nous avons pris la direction de leur hôtel, dans le quartier Amakusa. Je les ai aidés à faire le check-in, puis nous avons été acheter des sushis au dépanneur, que nous avons mangés dans leur chambre. Après avoir mangé et discuté un peu de la journée du lendemain, je les ai laissés pour la nuit et je suis retournée à l'appartement de Gabrielle.

Pour le reste de l'histoire, ça viendra éventuellement.

Mais en gros nous avons été à Tokyo du 28 au 30 juillet, Kyoto du 30 juillet au 7 août. Pendant cette période où nous avions une chambre à Kyoto nous avons également été à Osaka et à Nara. Du 7 au 11 juillet, nous dormions à Hiroshima. Nous avons également été à Miyajima et à Ōkunoshima. Nous avons ensuite été dormir à Fukuoka du 11 au 15 août, période pendant laquelle j'ai fait visiter ma ville, Kumamoto, à mes parents. Nous sommes retournés à Kyoto du 15 au 19 août, pour finir à Tokyo à partir du 19 août et repartir vers Montréal ensemble le 23 août.

#Parents

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the great kyushu road trip of 2023, part 3: kagoshima

Welcome to the third and final part of our Kyushu road trip adventures! After a few fun days exploring scenic and spiritual places in Kumamoto and Miyazaki, we finally arrived in our final destination of Kagoshima prefecture.

We drove into Kagoshima in the evening after spending the day in Miyazaki, and we first looked for a place to have dinner. We ended up going to a very small "restaurant," which was more like a room rented out by an old woman who cooked a single set course each night. It was really cozy and felt a lot like our grandmother was cooking us a home cooked meal. I forgot all of the courses she brought, but we had red juice made from shiso leaves, rice balls, soup, and more.

After this comforting meal, we drove for a bit longer on the country roads until we arrived in Kagoshima city, where we checked into our hostel and called it a night.

The next morning, we took my car onto a nearby ferry which crossed a small stretch of water between Kagoshima city and Sakurajima, Japan's most active volcano and an iconic symbol of Kagoshima prefecture.

The entirety of the volcanic island can be traversed by car in just about an hour, so we spent some time exploring various sights of the island before returning on the ferry to Kagoshima city.

It's not possible to go to the top of the volcano because, well, it's an active volcano, so to get a good view of it, we visited one of the many observation decks. We were able to enjoy not only the view of the volcano from below, but the view of Kagoshima city and the waterway between it and the island, which was very beautiful.

Next we headed to a famous monument called Portrait of a Shout. The statue is made of volcanic rock and depicts the rockstar Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, a Sakurajima native who held an all-night rock concert on Sakurajima in 2004. Although the population of Sakurajima is only 6,000 people, the rock concert attracted a staggering 75,000 people to Sakurajima from all over Japan. The statue was sculpted by artist Hiroshi Onari less than a year later to commemorate the event. (source)

Since Sakurajima is an active volcano and has been for a long time, you can find formations of volcanic rock all over the island, and you can buy volcanic rock souvenirs and even pottery made from volcanic ash. As we drove around the island, we also noticed many shelters along the roadside for people to take cover in were there to be a sudden eruption. It's been forecasted that there will be at least one major eruption in the next thirty years, so island residents must be ready at all times should they need to seek shelter.

I've been referring to Sakurajima as an island, but it's actually not technically an island anymore. In 1914, a huge eruption caused a large flow of lava to actually form a land bridge on the east side of the island, connecting it to the Osumi peninsula, so you can now drive onto it from the east side of the volcano. On the day this eruption happened, it buried the village below it in two meters of lava. The three-meter-tall shrine gate of Haragosha Shrine was also almost completely buried. The residents of Sakurajima decided to leave it buried there as a warning and sign of rememberance of the village, and it can now be visited as a tourist spot. Seeing the once tall shrine gate buried to the top in what was once hot volcanic rock really gives you a feel of just how massive the eruption really was.

On our next stop on the island, we visited a small shrine called Tsukiyomi Shrine, which was nestled under the volcano overlooking the sea.

After taking in the beautiful view, we next headed to some tourist shops where we came across a giant daikon statue. Since Sakurajima has quite fertile volcanic soil, they are famous for their daikon and komikan oranges. The record for largest daikon ever grown was actually from Sakurajima, which weighed 31.1 kg (about 68 lbs) and had a circumference of 119 cm (so I was disappointed to find out that the huge daikon statue was not actually true to size, haha.) According to this article, Sakurajima daikon even grow and can be harvested twice as fast as normal daikon, in just six months!

After enjoying our souvenir shopping and admiring the giant daikon statue, we returned to the ferry and made our way back to Kagoshima city for lunch, where we enjoyed a famous food of Kagoshima, kurobuta tonkatsu, a pork cutlet made from Kagoshima's special black pigs. Apparently the black pigs were first brought from the Ryukyu kingdom of Okinawa 400 years ago and became a staple of the area. The pigs are free range for almost their whole lives, and can scavenge in the forest in a stress free environment with a balanced diet. The amount of amino acids in the pork has been studied, giving a scientific seal of approval to its deliciousness. (source) But because of the care with which the pigs are raised, the pork can be a bit expensive. I think I paid about $20 for my meal, which wasn't too steep, but was about double the price of a normal tonkatsu meal.

The next stop on our gourmet adventure was a famous spot in Kagoshima city known for their shaved ice. This place is so popular that many people were lined up down the street to get a seat inside. We didn't want to wait, so we joined the slightly shorter line at the outside of the store to get some shaved ice to go. This shaved ice is called shirokuma, meaning polar bear, characterized by its topping of condensed milk and fruit. I just ordered the classic version which was admittedly delicious, but the fruit obviously was not fresh and came from a can, so that was a bit disappointing.

We decided to finish out the day by going to the beach. We went to Iso Beach, located directly across the water from Sakurajima which had a stunning view of the volcano across the water. We enjoyed swimming in the remaining day's heat and sitting on the sand relaxing and enjoying the sights and sounds of the sea. After enjoying the beach for a while, we packed up and headed to our hostel to close out the final night of the trip.

The next morning we had a bit of a drive ahead of us, so we kept our morning adventures short. We heard about a Studio Ghibli exhibit happening at the Kagoshima prefectural center from a friend and decided to take a look. We found that it was actually the same exhibit we visited in Fukuoka the previous year, which I wrote about in this blog post. Although it was pretty much the same exhibit, it was still nice to see the work behind certain animation, and we also got to pose inside this giant Catbus! There was also a very pretty lotus pond outside the building, though the lotuses weren't in bloom.

From there we hopped back in my car and started the long drive back up the coast to the Kumamoto ferry, which we took back over to Shimabara before driving back up north to our home in Omura (aka HOMEura, haha get it?...get it?)

Kumamon even kept us company on the ferry on our way back. Once you get past the terrifying thousand-yard stare, he really can be kind of cute.

We've finally reached the end of the Great Kyushu Road Trip of 2023! It really was a ton of fun and I got to see and experience so many cool things. I really enjoyed doing research on all of the things I saw too, because I basically got to experience it all over again! I hope you enjoyed it too, and stay tuned to hear more about my other adventures! <3

[solidservicesw]

The Jolly Oyster Market 

If you are looking for fresh, local, and sustainable seafood in Los Angeles, you'll want to check out the Jolly Oyster Market. This Torrance, CA store sells oysters, clams, and more. The store's owner, Mark Reynolds, runs the operation, and he makes customers feel like part of the family. He also teaches them how to open an oyster and other oyster-related lessons.

Jolly Oyster is a local eatery that's become a destination in its own right. Since its opening in 2011, the store has earned a reputation as one of the best places to get seafood in the South Bay. It's a community-driven, eco-friendly establishment that produces its own shellfish and serves them with a unique flair. In addition to oysters, the menu features crab, mussels, shrimp, scallops, and much more.

Jolly Oyster has a special relationship with a Baja California shellfish farm. They work with an array of species to produce shellfish that are healthy and organic. Among them are Kumamoto oysters, Pacific oysters, and Manilla clams. For those interested in exploring these options, the restaurant's website offers a complete description of each variety. During the months of December, April, and June, the store offers Olympia oysters, which are mineral-based.

The restaurant is also known for its affordable prices. Guests can purchase oysters by the dozen, which cost between $1.25 and $1.50. Alternatively, they can purchase a dozen clams for $12. Throughout the month of February, the Jolly Oyster has a special grand opening deal. Those who purchase half a dozen are given a free jumbo-sized jar of sour cream. A spicy house sauce is also available. Those who prefer less spiciness can opt for a tangy cucumber or lime juice.

As a result of its mission to support local and sustainable seafood, the restaurant participates in a number of food festivals. It has also developed its own "oyster taco." Customers can also sign up for a Jolly Oyster picnic. These events help foster the local community. Moreover, the restaurant works with a number of chefs to experiment with a number of different types of oysters.

Along with the restaurant, the store is known for its Shuck Shack. It's a popular weekend hangout for visitors who are oyster-savvy. On weekends, the store is located at San Buenaventura State Beach in Ventura, CA. When the Jolly Oyster's trucks park at the beach, they sell oysters to day trippers.

Although the Jolly Oyster is a small operation, the store draws visitors from all over the state of California. Customers drive from Orange County, Los Angeles, and the South Bay. The restaurant is open Wednesday through Sunday.

Jolly Oyster's website is also a great resource for those who want to learn more about the sustainable seafood movement. The website includes a flavor profile for oysters, a map of the various kinds of oysters, and a schedule for availability. Those who want to learn more about the sustainable seafood industry can also attend educational workshops and events.

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Fake and Kidney

Organoids are lab-grown models of tissues and organs – they give researchers the chance to poke around in ways that are impossible in the real thing. Yet growing realistic organoids is a challenge. Here tissue engineers build a 3D kidney-oid, by mimicking how the stroma (structural tissue) guides functional tissue, the parenchyma, as it develops. Watching how real kidney stroma forms, the researchers programmed mouse embryonic stem cells to follow a similar path. Combining these with parenchymal cells destined to become different parts of the kidney helps this organoid to bloom with a complex architecture. A digitised image reveals parts of its lab-grown nephron (red, white and blue) together with ureteric buds (green) which, in real kidneys, syphon liquid towards the bladder. These kidney-oids may now be used to study kidney disease or to better understand how this vital organ cleans our blood.

Written by John Ankers

Image from work by Shunsuke Tanigawa and Etsuko Tanaka, and colleagues

Department of Kidney Development, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Published in Nature Communications, February 2022

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#science #biomedicine #kidneys #parenchyma #kidney disease #renal #renal disease #embryonic development #organoids #3D lab model

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フィンランド FINLAND 2020

２つの手、４つの手によるピアノコンサート

〜森と湖の国、北欧・フィンランドの音楽を巡って〜　志娥慶香 & 杉本ゆみ

2020年4月19日(日)、ピアノデュオリサイタルを埼玉県川越市の茶陶苑にて開催予定でしたが、猛威を振るうコロナ感染拡大に伴い、なくなく開催中止を余儀なくされました。

2019年に熊本にて、日本・フィンランド修好100周年のメモリアルイヤーにちなみ「北欧・フィンランドの風景〜夏と冬〜」と題してソロリサイタルを企画開催、そのグレードアップバージョンとして共演のピアニスト 杉本ゆみさんとの新曲もたずさえ準備を進め、情報公開した矢先の大変残念な事態でした。フライヤーだけでも、ここに残しておきたいと思います。

川越は「小江戸」と呼ばれる観光地でもありとても素敵なところです。会場の「茶陶苑」は、蔵の街川越の中でも数少ない大きな白漆喰仕上げの美しい蔵。世の中が穏やかになったころ、この素敵な会場で皆様とお会いできることを願っています。

A piano duo recital was scheduled to be held on April 19, 2020 at Chatoen in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, but due to the spread of the raging COVID-19 infection, we were forced to cancel the event.

In 2019, Keiko Shiga’s solo recital was held in Kumamoto in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Japan-Finland diplomatic relations, titled "Landscapes of Finland", and as an upgraded version of that solo recital, pianist Yumi Sugimoto will co-star. This was a very disappointing situation just as we were preparing for new songs and releasing the information. I would like to leave it here, even just the flyer.

Kawagoe is also a tourist destination called "Little Edo (Old Tokyo)" and is a very wonderful place. The venue, ''Chatoen'', is a beautiful large white plastered storehouse, one of the few in Kawagoe. We hope to see you all at this wonderful venue when the world becomes calmer.

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熊本市下通りアーケード 

Street Art-plex KUMAMOTO 

2020年11月5日(木)、熊本市中心街で開催された Street Art-plex KUMAMOTO。新型コロナウイルス感染拡大による街の文化・存在の危機を乗り越え、再開するための試みであるこの “on the corner ~Back to the street 2020 Vol.258” は「ピアノのある風景」と題して昼下がりの街にピアノを設置、映像はオープニングの一部。

フィンランド民謡「春の調べ - Kevätsointuja -」「コケマキ川、夏の黄昏 - Kokemäenjoki kesäillan hämärässä -」「カレリアの丘 - Karjlan kunnailla -」の演奏です。街の風景と共にどうぞお楽しみください。

Performed at Street Art-plex Kumamoto held on November 5, 2020 at  the main street of Kumamoto City. This "on the corner ~ Back to the street 2020 Vol.258" is an attempt to overcome the crisis of Kumamoto's culture and existence from COVID-19. The title is "Landscape with Piano ". This video is part of the opening performance. 

#finland #concerts #youtube

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Natsume Yuujinchou, Hitoyoshi, 2008~?; Hitoyoshi City, Kumamoto prefecture, 2017

Hitoyoshi City (人吉市) was one of those areas in Kumamoto I’ve wanted to do for an unbelievably long while now because of my unabashed love for Natsume Yuujinchou, and finally the time has come! But it was also one of those trips where small oversights meant huge misadventures along the way. I actually passed by a few locations without knowing they were scenes from the anime till later, though they mostly came from areas out of Hitoyoshi (like Kumamoto and Yatsushiro station). ”You should have done your homework properly”, I remind my inner child. But ah, such is life.

The places featured are: 1~3:Tengu Bridge (天狗橋) 4~5: Hitoyoshi Station (人吉駅), 6~7: Tamachi Sugawara Tenmangu Shrine(田町菅原天満宮) 8: Kuma-gawa/Kuma River (球磨川) 9~10:Hitoyoshi Castle ruins park (人吉城跡). Not a bad roundup, all things considered.

My favourite finds were the last two spots at Hitoyoshi Castle Park, as they were spots that didn’t ping on my radar while I was researching for Natsume. I was wandering around Kuma-gawa and saw the long white wall, and it struck me as looking rather familiar. So I went digging through my image archives and  managed to uncover one screen shot that matched that particular wall (the one with Shibata and Natsume). Finding the exact spot where the reference shot was taken for the anime took a bit longer - if I recall, it required some extra leg work to scale up a high stone wall that was overlooking those white walls.  It’s not a spot where I would have explored nor have found had I not been looking for it, but it’s got a pretty nice view! Wasn’t able to find the screen shot for the last photo while I was there, but I just had this feeling it might be relevant so I took a picture of it anyway (and my hunch was right)!

Story time! I thought that Tengu Bridge would be close enough to Hitoyoshi City that I could clear with the other locations I was planning to hit within the day, but it turned out to be a whole other station away, accessible by a local train that only ran every other hour. Another miss was underestimating the distance between each location hunt, so there was no time to budget a trip to the bridge and back before evening. I was due to leave on a 9:30am train so there wasn’t much time to attempt a next day quest either. It did seem silly to be so hung up on one location when I’ve already got most of the ones on my checklist, so I decided to sleep on it, hoping that I’d get over Tengu Bridge by morning.

Spoiler alert: I did not get over it. 

Full luggage in tow at 7:50am, I got into a taxi to take me to Tengu Bridge. Now the thing about me and Japanese taxis is - 1) I still don’t know how to call for one on my own and pretty much relied on hotel/ryokan staff to do that for me; and 2) Tengu Bridge was located pretty far away from…. everything? But I hadn’t really thought that far ahead yet, and when we got to the bridge I explained my predicament to the driver. The plan was to negotiate for her to wait for me for five minutes while I sprinted off across the bridge for a picture and back. And part of the reason why I’m sharing this story is so I could give a shout out to this lovely lady driver in her shiny pink taxi who did me a real solid, and granted me ten minutes to enjoy Tengu Bridge while she waited for me with the fare meter paused, which meant she didn’t charge me for the waiting time at all. 本当に ありがとうございました～！Also, she knew about my 9:30am ride and was mindful of the time for me, so I even made it back to the station and was able to board that train after all. All in all, a last-spurt side adventure that thankfully turned out well. To think I was almost prepared to give it up! (p.s: you can actually spot the pink taxi waiting in the third photo at the far end of the bridge).

I keep procrastinating this post but to be honest there’s quite a bit to unpack for this trip. Tl;dr, other dramatic misadventures happened on that faithful 9:30am train I was on, and it seemed that my travel plan was destined to be delayed no matter what I ended up doing that day anyway, ahaha…

And そ, I continue to ponder about questions that I do not have the answers for. But ah, such is life too.

Other fandom travel musings:

[Bungo Stray Dogs] Yokohama [Digimon Tri] Odaiba [Durarara!!] Ikebukuro [Durarara!! X2] Ikebukuro I &II &3 [Free!] Iwami, Tottori |Sydney I&II [Haikyuu!!] Sendai City Gym, Miyagi [Hotarubi no Mori e] Kamishikimi [Hyouka] Hida Takayama [Kyoukai no Kanata] Nara [Natsume Yuujinchou] Hitoyoshi [Tsuritama!] Enoshima Island I & II [TWEWY] Shibuya [Yuri On Ice] Karatsu, Saga & Fukuoka

#syncoid #natsume yuujinchou #natsume's book of friends #夏目友人帳 #聖地巡礼 #hitoyoshi #my fandom let me show you it #is this real life or is this anime #some times you prepare and life still throws you in for a loop eh #kind of gives you a perspective on things