clearstreamJapan kanji for design + Japan scenery

The Yomise street.(A Summer festival of kunitachi city in Japan)

2011-11-10T16:44:00.000+09:00

In summer and autumn, many festivals are held in Japan.

The festivals in Japan are derived from thanks to God,nature which gave a crop,our ancestors.

Yaho Tenman-gu Shrine annual festival was held in Kunitachi-cuty on September 24 and 25.

Yaho Tenman-gu Shrine → http://clearstreamjapan.blogspot.com/2011/06/flowers-in-tokyopart3.html

The pleasure of the festival is the night stall !!

we call them 'YOMISE'. 夜店　夜（YO) 　店（MISE)　よみせ　

'夜' means night. '店' means store.

Many Yomise open in my town during the festival.

They sell rare dishes,toys and play game that built a premium .

I uploaded photos of YOMISE in my town below.

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本格手作りフランクフルト味の名門八百三

本格(hon kaku) = real 手作り(te zuku ri)= handmade
フランクフルト = Frankfurt
味(aji) = taste の(no) = of 名門(mei mon) = a distinguished family
八百三(ya o zou) = the name of the shop
一本(i ppon ) = one 300円(san byaku en) = 300yen

特製たこ焼き

特製(toku sei) = specially made
たこ焼き = takoyaki
たこ(tako) = octopus 焼き = roast

↓ octopus,octopus,octopus

広島風お好み焼き

広島風(hiroshima fu) = Hiroshima-like
お好み焼き(o kono mi ya ki) = a meat(seafood) and vegetable pancake

There are variety of kinds of masks.

This game is called 'Syateki'. 射的
射(sya) = shoot 的(teki) = target

He plays the game with toy rifle.
The target are premiums.　

ばななチョコ
ばなな(ba na na) = banana
チョコ(cho ko) = chocolate
200yen

He is scrupulous....

This game is called 'Lucky ball'.
The ball is hit by stick with strong spring.
We get a premium when balls fit in into the hole.

cuttlefish barbecue

She scooped up Glass marbles by paper spoon.
The paper spoon is torn when she is going to scoope up many glass marbles.
That is problem.

sweet potate stick fried in oil.

産地直送(san chi tyoku sou) さんちちょくそう
産(san) = create 地(chi) = farmland 直(tyoku) = direct 送(sou) = transport

産地直送　means directing from the farm

scooping up bouncy balls　

The kebab

This game is called 'Treasure hunt'.

One of the Ropes on the table ties up a premium.
Rest of other ropes tie up nothing. (ToT)

1game 300yen

This is a shop of a lottery and the premium, too.

When I was child,I wanted more money to play in the night stall.
But the wish has not been granted yet.......

.........................(T_T)

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By the way,I made two T-shirts.(by Zazzle)

1,Setsuden (Save Energy)
2,Teaching of Buddha

1,Setsuden means 'saving energy'.

節電　　節(setsu) = saving 電(den) = electricity

We japanese,wasted electricity until March 11.

The earthquake and the nuclear plant accident might be The Revelation from God.

It was The Revelation forced to much sacrifice.....

So I intended to save electricity as much as possible and made this T-shirt.

Composite picture(Zazzle model + Japan's scenery.) scenery:Ginza

http://www.zazzle.com/save_energy_save_the_earth_vol2_tshirt-235855788860297571

2,Teaching of Buddha

諸悪莫作衆善奉行 (syo aku maku sa) (syuu zen bu gyou)

Teaching of Buddha

諸悪莫作衆善奉行 (syo aku maku sa) (syuu zen bu gyou)

This is teaching of Buddha.

諸悪莫作 (syo aku maku sa) 諸=Various 悪=evil or bad thing 莫=not 作=do →Do not what is evil.

衆善奉行 (syuu zen bu gyou) 衆=Many 善=good 奉=heartily 行=do→Do what is good.

These are the basis of the Buddhism. Is it too natural?but the most difficult.(^_^)

Composite picture(Zazzle model + Japan's scenery) scnery: Kamakura daibutsu

http://www.zazzle.com/teaching_of_buddha_with_kanji_t_shirts_vol2-235445269222796200

Wind became cold in my town.

Cold Winter will come soon....

See you next time.

Thank you!!

Flowers in Tokyo(Part3)

2011-06-26T23:01:00.006+09:00

This is Yabo Tenmangu Shrine.
谷保(Yabo) 天満宮(Tenmangu)

天満宮 is a name of the kinds of the Shinto shrine.

The Shinto shrine is a holy place dedicated to Japanese God.(like church or Mosque)
This shrine is near my house,and I sometimes go for a walk there.

This is the main shrine of the Yabo Tenmangu. Holy of holies.
I donate a small amounts of money and pray to God for help.

God,
I want to become rich.
I want to be popular with women.
I want to eat a lot of delicious things.
I want to drink a lot of beer.
I do not want to work.
I want to spend the time in the bed all day long.
etc etc etc…….

My wish does not yet come true.(T_T)
Will not donation be enough?

And now Many beautiful hydrangeas bloom in the backside of the main shrine.

hydrangeas = あじさい=紫陽花 (a ji sa i)

Japan is the season of hydrangeas in june.

Beside the heap of hydrangeas, there is a pond, and a carp swims.

This duck doesn't move at all.

The tortoise is in the pond, too.

The tortoise is in the Shinto shrine as a lucky creature living more than 10,000 years.

How would they confirm that a tortoise lived for 10,000 years ?

It is trade secrets of the Shinto shrine…

In June, much rain falls in Japan.

A lot of beautiful hydrangeas bloom at this time.

The dog seems not to be interested in the hydrangea that cannot be eaten.

In addition, the hydrangea has poison. Therefore, the person cannot eat a hydrangea.

Is there a person who eats the hydrangea?

It was night when I noticed.

Let's go home......

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One more thing.................

I made two kinds of T-shirts.

The first is The State name of the United States that wrote in kanji.
Only a part of 50 states can be written. (^^;)
I noticed that It was hard work after i began to write them.(^_^;)
I am going to write the state name a little from now on….(How stupid I am)

卓爾治亜 means 'Georgia'. 卓爾= Geor 治亜 = gia

please visit my shop

http://www.zazzle.com/clearstreamjapan/gifts?cg=196787461427001103

The second is Bunraku T-shirt.

http://www.zazzle.com/bunraku_japan_sanemori_tshirt-235564994718503893

The Bunraku is Japanese traditional puppet theater.

This is the head of puppet.

His name is Sanemori Saitou.(齋藤実盛)

He is a Samurai and chief character of the plays call ’源平布引滝’,(gempei nunobiki no taki)

源平布引滝 is the name of the play of Bunraku.

◆Bunraku in USA → http://www.bunraku.org/index.html

◆about Bunraku in English → http://www.bunraku.or.jp/ebunraku/index.html

◆information of 源平布引滝 in English → http://www.kabuki21.com/sanemori.php (This play is also played in Kabuki.)

http://www.zazzle.com/bunraku_japan_sanemori_text_tshirt-235758196523739793

Letter of the background= 源平布引滝実盛物語 (gempei nunobiki no taki Sanemori mono gatari)
実盛物語 is name of the Act3 in 源平布引滝.

Flowers in Tokyo(Part2)

2011-04-18T00:50:00.022+09:00

Spring is in full swing in Japan.

(I wrote this blog 17,April 2011)

Many flowers bloom in spring.

One of those is flower of cole.

Blue sky,beautiful flowers…

where are we?

Is it the country here?　Like Hokkaido?

I point a camera behind……

What?

This is not a composite photos.

It is strange scenery.

This is 'Hamarikyu Gardens'.

hama=浜=はま=beach

rikyu=離宮=りきゅう=imperial villa

Hamarikyu Gardens was made in 1654.(Edo era)

Originally it was the garden of Daimyo.

Daimyo(大名=だいみょう) is something like modern governor.

The garden became the imperial villa of the Imperial Family afterwards.

Finally,it was granted to Tokyo in 1945.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamarikyu_Gardens)

From Shiodome Station (subway Ooedo Line), it is a 5-minute walk. We arrive at Hamarikyu Gardens when We cross the bridge.

As it can be noticed for its name,tha garden faces the sea.

This is the front gate.

東京都=とうきょうと=toukyouto=Tokyo

浜=はま=hama=the beach

離宮=りきゅう=rikyu=imperial villa

恩賜=おんし=onshi=Royal gift

庭園=ていえん=teien=Garden

The couple who held a wedding ceremony took a ceremonial photograph.

Left two people are newly-married couples.

Right two people are a photographer and assistants.

Probably the woman wearing a mask will be hay fever.

When you enter the garden,you can see the japanese garden scenery in the city.

The building of the middle is advertising agency 'Dentsu' .(電通)

The left building is 'Conrad Tokyo' (hotel).

In addition, building group of the big company like Sumitomo forms a line.

In such skyscrapers, there is this garden. It is right the oasis in the city.

The cherry trees are in full blossom, too.

And many flowers blooming in profusion.

The combination of historic Japanese garden and high-rise building seems strange.

You can see The Tokyo-Tower midmost.

There are several places of free rest stations in the garden.

The rest station of this photo is "Ochyaya of Nakajima".

Ochyaya=御茶屋=おちゃや=rest station

Nakajima=中島=なかじま=island of middle of the garden

Three women sit and take a short break.

Rest station of the Edo era and Modern skyscrapers.

It is right fusion of the 17th century and the 21st century.

Hamarikyu Gardens faces the Tokyo Bay.

The Garden takes in seawater from this water gate.

and you can see The Tokyo Bay when you go ahead through the garden.

This is beautiful and historical garden,but When you step outside of the garden.....

it is urban right in the middle.

I took panoramic photo of this garden by iPhone(3G) with App(Pano).

( see also http://clearstreamjapan.blogspot.com/2011/03/my-neighborhood-and-pano.html)

By the way, many beautiful flowers bloom as you saw it,

However, there are the flower which begins to die ..

and the flower which have fallen into the ground.

I remember 'Onono komachi' when I see such scene.

小野小町 Onono=小野 komachi=小町

There is a form of the short poetry called the 'tanka(短歌たんか)' in Japan.

The tanka expresses various things in 31 characters.

She was an author of a famous tanka in 9th century.

Because she was a beautiful woman, she seemed to tease many men in her youth…….

(from http://yamatouta.asablo.jp/blog/2010/03/?offset=10)

but she made such a famous song in her later years.

花の色は　うつりにけりな　いたづらに

わが身世にふる　ながめせしまに

hana no iro wa utsurini kerina itazurani

wagami yonifuru nagame seshimani

(in English)

And now that the flowers have all faded, in the lingering rain,

In vain I make my way through this world of ours.

(from 風塵社『プラス英訳百人一首』)

Regardless of male or female, we should be nice to a person...^^)

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【one more thing】

Thank you for having a contribution campaign of Zazzle cooperate.

This campaign was finished on April 12.

Some my works were sold,too.(^^)

The profit is contributed all to the Red Cross.

Thank you very much!!

I thought that I wanted to make something using a kanji and a design about Japan at the beginning of this year.

And I found service of Zazzle.

http://www.zazzle.com/

Zazzle is the service that we can make T-shirt or life miscellaneous goods with our own design and can sell it.

They are U.S company and are
open in the country below.

US/UK/Canada/Australia/

Germany/Japan/Spain/Brazil/Sweden/France

From now on, I intend I make a new work, and to sell it .

Last week,I made a T-shirt with the strawberry which was spring seasonal fruit as material.

苺=いちご=ichigo=strawberry

kanji & photo ver.
http://www.zazzle.com/strawberry_spaghetti_top_with_kanji_tshirt-235189199963682453

only photo ver.
http://www.zazzle.com/strawberry_spaghetti_top_tshirt-235428572775368423

You can move this design to other products in Zazlle.
T-shirt,Bags,Hats,etc etc.... Like this(^^)

Thank you for reading till the last.

I sleep tonight while having dream that I became very rich.(^_^;)/

Flowers in Tokyo(Part1)

2011-04-09T02:14:00.036+09:00

The Cherry blossoms finally bloomed in my town.
(8.April 2011)

My town is Kunitachi City in Tokyo.(Kunitachi=国立=くにたち City=市=shi=し）
There are many cherry trees in my town.

This flower is called Sakura in Japanese.　　cherry trees=Sakura=桜=さくら

This street is called Sakuradoori.

sakura=桜=さくら doori=通り=どおり=street

"Sakura" means cherry trees."doori" means street or avenue.
Because cherry trees form a line a lot, this street is called so it.

Look→http://clearstreamjapan.blogspot.com/2011/02/spring-has-come-in-japan.html

Everywhere of Kunitachi city,cherry trees blooms.
And a mom is happy and excited than a child.

At the baseball field near my house, cherry trees bloomed.

Under the cherry tree, there are people seeing cherry blossoms calmly.

For an old man, it is the time when the flower viewing with the grandchild is happy.

Other flowers bloom, too, but do not attract attention very much. She will feel a cherry tree disagreeable.

Moms gather and see cherry blossoms.

This scenery is called 'Hanami'. Hanami=花見=はなみ　Hana=花=flower mi=見=seeing

In the middle of Hanami, we drink liquor and tea and eat.

Because they are with child, these moms do not drink the liquor.

It is slightly lonely to perform 'Hanami' only in men…

The quiet hanami of the old couple and their dog.

Various types of cherry trees bloomed.

Young and old, everybody take the photograph of the cherry tree with a cell-phone and a digital camera.

She is like a professional!(and cute)

Everybody enjoys it to see a cherry tree while walking.
(It is a person of hay fever to wear a mask.)

The Starbucks is in the front row,too.

The cake of the cherry tree is sold, too.

The branch of the cherry tree which he has is an artifact.
We must not break the branch of the cherry tree.

From a pedestrian bridge, the people can overlook university street.

This is university street that called 'Daigakudoori'.

Daigakudoori=大学通り Daigaku=大学=だいがく=university Doori=通り=どおり=Street

The street of Sakura and Ginkgo。

These cherry trees were planted in commemoration of the birth of His Majesty the Emperor in 1934〜1935.

When a university street is dyed pink, we realize that spring come.

And We do Hanami,drink liquor and are sorry the next day…….

Next bolg is 'Flower in Tokyo(Part2)'
A photograph below is a hint.

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By the way,I made two T-shirts.(by Zazzle)
1,Setsuden (Save Energy)
2,Teaching of Buddha

1,Setsuden means 'saving energy'.
節電　　節(setsu) = saving 電(den) = electricity

We japanese,wasted electricity until March 11.
The earthquake and the nuclear plant accident might be The Revelation from God.
It was The Revelation forced to much sacrifice.....
So I intended to save electricity as much as possible and made this T-shirt.

Composite picture(Zazzle model + Japan's scenery.) scenery:Ginza

http://www.zazzle.com/save_energy_save_the_earth_vol2_tshirt-235855788860297571

2,Teaching of Buddha
諸悪莫作衆善奉行 (syo aku maku sa) (syuu zen bu gyou)

Teaching of Buddha

諸悪莫作衆善奉行 (syo aku maku sa) (syuu zen bu gyou)

This is teaching of Buddha.
諸悪莫作 (syo aku maku sa) 諸=Various 悪=evil or bad thing 莫=not 作=do →Do not what is evil.
衆善奉行 (syuu zen bu gyou) 衆=Many 善=good 奉=heartily 行=do→Do what is good.

These are the basis of the Buddhism. Is it too natural?but the most difficult.(^_^)

Composite picture(Zazzle model + Japan's scenery) scnery: Kamakura daibutsu

http://www.zazzle.com/teaching_of_buddha_with_kanji_t_shirts_vol2-235445269222796200

Wind became cold in my town.
Cold Winter will come soon....

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I wrote the following blog triggered by an earthquake disaster of March 11.....(wrote on 4/9/2011)

I made the product of the contribution object with a kanji.

Please buy it if you like it.

All of the proceeds are contributed to the Red Cross.

ーーー→This campaign was finished on April 12.Thank You very much.

ーーー→It sells it continuously.

Please click it.(window‐shopper OK^^)

http://www.zazzle.com/clearstreamjapan/gifts?cg=196638944137589407

I made T-shirts(sticker etc) with this kanji.(2 version)

This kanji means Tsunami. 　津波

津＝つ Tsu　波＝なみ Nami

I made this from the impression of a cruel tsunami.

Tomodachi means friend. tomo=友　dachi=達　operation=作戦

This is the name of the support operation of the United States Armed Forces in Japan.

http://clearstreamjapan.blogspot.com/2011/03/two-weeks-passed-from-earthquake-in.html

and more people sell contribution puroducts in Zazzle.

http://www.zazzle.com/japanrelief

ーーー→This campaign was finished on April 12.Thank You very much.

ーーー→It sells it continuously.

Two weeks passed from an earthquake in Japan.

2011-03-28T10:01:00.025+09:00

Two weeks passed from an earthquake in Japan.

The ghastly situation has been gradually reported in Tokyo by TV,NewsPaper,etc.

First,We were surprised at the strength of the earthquake, next we were surprised at the present conditions of the stricken area.

The aftershock called the information takes us.

(Photos from NewYorkTimes.)

Because these are unbearable photograph、if you want all photos click this link.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/12/world/asia/20110312_japan.html?ref=asia#242

There is Japan in sorrow and hardship and confusion.

However, we still advance step by step.

The world supports Japan mentally economically. This is splendid!

We Japanese thanks world people and must thank God. When Japan revived, we should repay their kindness if they are troubled.

Taiwan is too unbelievable!!

Taiwan contributed 4,700,000,000 yen.(58,750,000US$ 1$=80yen)

How should I repay Taiwan's kindness?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sPMCMv7lTg&feature=player_embedded#at=11

In Mongolia, the government does an appeal for the donation of the salary for 1st to all public employees.

Public employees, thank you. And I am sorry.

Of course the quantity of the amount of money does not matter. The children of many countries prayed for Japan.

【World rescue party gathers in Japan.】

Many countries are dispatched to Japan in a rescue party.

There are many episodes, but this blog wants to introduce a Swiss rescue party.

It was reported that an explosion occurred at a nuclear power plant by the government right before a Swiss rescue party started activity.

However, the Switzerland rescue party left for the stricken area while there was the other rescue party which couldn't rescue operation by the withdrawal order from the own country.

Because the relief while the snow falls is very dangerous, it is said that the captain was troubled till the last.

All of rescue parties of each country, we thank for your rescue operation in the uneasiness of radioactivity.

We really appreciate it.

(photos from reuter)

Swiss team

U.K team

U.S team

【 Self-Defense Force saves Japan】

A member of about 100,000 Self-Defense Force conducts a rescue operation now in the stricken area.

(photos from NewYorkTimes)

(photo from Reuter/Yomiuri Shimbun)

(photo from NewYorkTimes)

(photo from newscientist.com)

【operation tomodachi】

The United States Armed Forces cooperate overall, too.

They name relief operation 'operation tomodachi'.

(tomodachi means friend.) 友達　ともだち

(photos from flickr)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/3mefpao/

(photo from SankeiShinbun)

The marine in Japan does a rescue operation , too.
(photo from NewYorkTimes)

We thank all of you. Thank you very much.

【one more thing.......】

The member of Japanese Self-Defense Force is about 230,000. In other words the member of the half is arranged for the rescue operation of the stricken area.

The Japanese defense is reduced to half.

Such news entered yesterday.

3/26 16:45(JST) A helicopter of the Chinese national marine bureau near-missed around Marine Self Defense Force naval escort navigating high seas of the East China Sea (a place leaving the gas field) and threatened it.

http://sankei.jp.msn.com/politics/news/110327/plc11032700150000-n1.htm

http://www.nikkei.com/news/headline/article/g=96958A9C93819481E0E4E2E3998DE0E4E2E1E0E2E3E38297EAE2E2E2

Sankei Newspaper(産経新聞）　Japanese Newspaper

near-missed around Japanese Marine Self Defense Force naval escort

Nikkei Newspaper(日経新聞） Japanese Newspaper

In international custom, the approach to the warship by is admitted only to sky 150 meters of the warship. (165yard)

The Chinese helicopter came close to 60 meters.(66yard)

They performed the dangerous near miss on March 7 and did on March 26,again.

Though,I understand that it is often that adjacent countries have a problem.

and I know that China does great support in Japan.

China,Relax Please……

Even if you threaten present Japan, it is waste of the fuel………

And we thank the Chinese all of you who sent a contribution.Thank you very much!　谢谢！

I will write a bright topic on the next time! !

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In addition, Russia wasted the fuel in the Sea of Japan, too.
The Russian military plane (SU27 fighter & AN12) closed the Japanese air space on the Sea of Japan on both days of March 21, March 17, and the fighter of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force scrambled.
After all the world is not formed only by good will.......

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( I wrote it in the last blog )

I made the product of the contribution object with a kanji.

Please buy it if you like it.

All of the proceeds are contributed to the Red Cross.

ーーー→This campaign was finished on April 12.Thank You very much.
ーーー→It sells it continuously.

Please click it.(window‐shopper OK^^)

http://www.zazzle.com/clearstreamjapan/gifts?cg=196638944137589407

I made T-shirts(sticker etc) with this kanji.(2 version)

This kanji means Tsunami. 　津波

津＝つ Tsu　波＝なみ Nami

I made this from the impression of a cruel tsunami.

Tomodachi means friend. tomo=友　dachi=達　operation=作戦

and more people sell contribution puroducts in Zazzle.

http://www.zazzle.com/japanrelief

ーーー→This campaign was finished on April 12.Thank You very much.
ーーー→It sells it continuously.

The earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

2011-03-21T13:55:00.008+09:00

As you know,there were big earthquake and merciless tsunami in Japan ,March 11 ,2011.

And many people were passed.....

dead persons： 8,450 people
dead persons and missing persons： 21,000 people
A refugee： 350,000 people

These numbers seem to still increase. There is not such a cruel count up.
I sometimes thought that earthquake to have been a dream.
I sometimes felt that happy day began as usual.
However, I am pulled back to reality immediately by news of the television.

People in the world prayed for Japan.
And a lot of countries do the support.

http://p.tl/Lsv4 (from macleans.ca)

Thank you very much. I thank world all of you.

【the earthquake drunkenness】
Do you know words of "the earthquake drunkenness"?
地震酔いじしんよい　地震(じしん)＝earthquake　酔い(よい)＝drunkenness
I suffer from light earthquake drunkenness now.
Though an earthquake does not occur, the earthquake drunkenness is a symptom to feel that the ground shakes.

When I write this blog,I feel that floor shaking.
I am the same even if I sleep.

I felt that earthquake occurred again! and I jumped out of a house hastily, but outside the house was very quiet.
There were such a thing in several times. and then I thought what did i do?

But,the true aftershock is generated as ever.
So, I am always confused.(T0T)

I think that there is the person that more symptoms are heavy in the victim.
Probably, they can't sleep.

【rolling blackouts】
Because nuclear power generation has failed, rolling blackouts are carried out in Tokyo.
It will take long time to return to normal life.

【Donation】
Many organizations raise contribution.
The victim lost family, friend, house, all the towns.
We cannot bring back the life of dead people, but can put back their living environment.

Please donate to them,if you can afford to do it.（a Small amount of money is enough.）

if you are smoker,I recommend that you endure to smoke a box of cigarette and contribute an amount of money same as it.You will live long for a box of cigarette.

If you drink a beer,I recommend that you endure to drink one bottle beer. and you will not have escapism for one bottle beer.

An aerial bombardment began in Libya. Somewhere of the earth, sorrow is always taking place repeatedly......

postscript.
Do you know Zazzle? 　
Zazzle is the net service that sells the T-shirt(iPad case,mug Cup etc. ), which oneself designed. It is an American company.

Zazzle begins contribution service.

http://www.zazzle.com/japanrelief

The profit of an article sold at a corner of the contribution is contributed to the Japanese Red Cross entirely.

ーーー→This campaign was finished on April 12.

So,I made the product of the contribution object with a kanji, too. Please buy it if you like it.

All of the proceeds are contributed to the Red Cross.

Please click it.(window‐shopper OK^^)

http://www.zazzle.com/clearstreamjapan/gifts?cg=196638944137589407

ーーー→This campaign was finished on April 12.Thank You very much.
ーーー→It sells it continuously.

I made T-shirts(sticker etc) with this kanji.(2 version)

This kanji means Tsunami. 津波

津＝つ（Tsu)　波＝なみ（Nami)

I made this from the impression of a cruel tsunami.

Is the newspaper art?

2011-03-10T17:22:00.003+09:00

The weather is very cold every day.

It's too troublesome to take outdoor photos.(^_^;)
So I upload my works.(^~^)/

This is the collage of the kanji(newsPaper).

It is easy to make.

So this is recommended for everyone.

I used PC to invert white color and black color.

I used 'GraphicConverter'(software's name) with Mac,but many graphic software is equipped with this function.

Even if you do collage of only economic article, the work does not become the high price. (^^)

Pano and My neighborhood

2011-03-09T00:48:00.001+09:00

Do you know PANO? This is iPhone APP.
I can take a panorama photograph when I use this APP.

This photo is my neighborhood.
The blue sky of the winter. An area is a rice field.
It is the country……….

This photo is Tachikawa Station. たちかわえき　立川駅
Tachikawa is about 40 km west of the center of Tokyo.

This is University avenue. だいがくどおり　大学通り
This avenue is in the Kunitachi City.　くにたちし　国立市

The Japanese devil-like than an octopus.(The Japanese Supermarket part1(maybe))

2011-03-02T21:58:00.005+09:00

This is Supermarket in Japan.

This is the fresh fish counter.

What? These are legs(hand?) of octopus.

yuk～(x_x)

In the old days, some European people regarded an octopus as an unlucky creature.(Anyone will think so. )

The octopus was called "the devilfish" in English once.

However, the Japanese cuts the leg (hand?) of this octopus and bites it directly.(grrr….)

Many people eat an octopus now because there are many sushi bars in the world.

Therefore it may be said that a human being is the devil for an octopus.

These are fresh sardines in iced water.(about 1US$)

We buy this and cook it in a house.

what？　what's that? (Left side of the photo)

Yack! This is なみ貝。（なみがい／nami-gai　shellfish)

it's like an alien!!

!!!!!!!!

Oh NO! I do not want to look more！

However, the sashimi of this shellfish is very delicious. (^_^;)

In addition, the Japanese eats other shellfish.

clam and short-necked clam (はまぐり　と　あさり）

All the fish seem to be angry when I watch their eyes.

However, fishes turn into beautiful cooking when they are cooked as sashimi.(^_^)

What the hell are you looking at !?

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The Akihabara except "Moe"

2011-02-28T15:07:00.014+09:00

Cold rain falls today. very very cold....

Do you know the town called Akihabara?
(あきはばら/秋葉原)
If you are an anime fan, you may know it.
But originally, Akihabara was not the town of anime.

Akihabara Station.

What of the town was Akihabara in old days?

This is true Akihabara! What's this??

This is scenery of original Akihabara.

Are there Otaku in this photo?

Akihabara is the town which sells electric part.
These are not candy.These are condensers.(^^)

The persons who creates electronics(such as the radio) by themselves visits these shops.

the various kinds of electrical outlet.....

the various kinds of the blade of drill......

the various kinds of the Terminal......

the various kinds of the Jack......

How? uninteresting?(^o^)

These shops still open today.

However, Akihabara was swallowed by tsunami of Moe.(^^)

会いたかった〜会いたかった〜会いたかった〜イェイ！

aitakatta〜aitakatta〜aitakatta〜yay!

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Sumo and HeavyMetal

2011-02-27T00:24:00.001+09:00

This is Japanese television program of the Sumo.
It broadcasts this program from NHK.
NHK=Japan's national public broadcasting organization

An announcer interviews a sumo wrestler.
left=announcer center=sekitori

Right side strange man is Japanese famous heavy-metal rockstar.

His name is "Daemon Kogure".(Band=Seikimatsu) 聖飢魔Ⅱ（せいきまつ）

He is well-read about sumo.
So He sometimes appears in a sumo program on TV.

It's however a funny scene.(^^;)

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Spring has come in Japan?

2011-02-26T05:58:00.003+09:00

It is the Depths of Winter in Japan now. Last week it snowed in Tokyo.

This street is called Sakuradoori. (さくらどおり/桜通り）

"Sakura" means cherry trees."doori" means street or avenue.

Because cherry trees form a line a lot, this street is called so it.It was very very cold(T_T)

I want it to be spring early.

Today,the Haru-ichiban blew in tokyo.Do you know Haru-ichiban?

Haru-ichiban=春一番/はるいちばん
Haru-ichiban is called "the spring's first south wind" in English.

"the spring's first south wind" is the beginning of spring!!

When it is April, a cherry tree blooms in the Sakuradoori.

The Japanese drinks liquor and eat a delicious dish while watching cherry blossoms.

This is called ’Hana-mi’.(花見/はなみ). 'Hana' means a flower. 'mi' means viewing.

In April, Japanese loves cherry blossoms. But early in March,we looks forward to that the flower of the plum blooms.

On the next time, I am going to upload the photo of the flower of a beautiful plum!!

Postscript

And early summer comes when spring passes.
I think that early summer is the best season.

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A secondhand bookstore which seems to collapse....

2011-02-25T20:30:00.003+09:00

This is a secondhand bookstore in Tokyo Japan.

Wow! It seems to collapse! but the shop opens today.

The bookshelf is bent with the heaviness of the books.

Only a cat sleeps comfortably.

Technical progress is empty.
It is only one book to be necessary for us...
Please go to this shop if you come to Japan.
Search it by Google map 35.70416,139.791667

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2011-02-24T22:06:00.004+09:00

alley in Nakano Japan. left side shop sells うな丼(A bowl of broiled eel on cooked rice) right side shop sells ぎょうざ
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Welcome to my bolg.

2011-02-24T20:54:00.003+09:00

Hi!! Welcome to my bolg. My name is clearstreamJapan.

I live in Japan. I will upload photos of the Japanese scenery.

And I want to make a something by a kanji and the Japanese design in the near future..

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