Hello!!
We are staying at a hotel in Matsuyama which is in Shikoku region. (It is far from our town.)Before I started to a trip, I was very busy. So I booked a room by Internet.
But I misunderstood about rooms which had only one bed. LOL
Probably the staff of a hotel doesn’t know that four people stay at this small room now.
I hope they will not know abut it tomorrow. I don't want to pay money more for this room.

Anyway we got the room.
This room has an Internet cable. That is nice for me. So I am trying to post my blog on my husband computer.

We are going to a hot spring tommorow. After I come back to my house, I can show you our pictures.

Hello!!
We are staying at a hotel in Matsuyama. Before I started to a trip, I was very busy. So I booked a rooml by Internet.
But I misunderstood about rooms which had only one bed. LOL
Probably the staff of a hotel doesn’t know that four people stay at this small room
I hope they will not know abut it tomorrow. I don't want to pay money more.
Anyway I got a room. That is ok.

My older son's teacher visited my house
Today my older son's teacer visited our house. Every April the elementary school's teacers visit their stuednts' house. That is Japanese educational way.
When the teacher visits their students house, he asks about their stuednts to parents and he cheaks routes to school.

I think you might feel starange. Anyway I am busy to clean my house everytime before a teacher visit my house. LOL...

By the way, we go to trip. I take a break for a while to post.

Five-story pagoda at Kōfuku-ji in Nara

This picture is Jay's.

Jay said it was brought back from Japan in the 1970's by one of my mother's friends. It's a Woodblock Print bought at the Uchide Art Co. at the Kyoto Handicraft Center. It is titled "Sarusowa Pond in Nara" and it was done by Nisaburo Ito. The five storied pogoda is Kofukuji and it still stands and is one of Japan's tallest, and is the symbol of Nara. I wonder if those places in Kyoto are still around.

In 1970's Expo '70 was opened in Osaka. I thought they might visited Osaka ,Kyoto and Nara.

　

This picture was sent by my uncle who lives in Nara. So you watch it carefully. You can find a traffic sighn. LOL

Kakinoha sushi
I love Kakinoha sushi. Kakinoha is persimmon's leaves. If we say it in English, it is Leaf sushi of a persimmon??

My uncle sent me this pic.

Shiitake
Do you know Shiitake? Shitake is kind of mushroom in Japan. We eat grilled Shiitake with butter and lemon, boiled chikin and potates wiht shiitake...
Shiitake is very healthy.
When I was young, my mother said "You eat shiitake. After that you get sunshine outside."
But I didn't like dinners using shiitake. Usually kids don't like mushrooms.

my brother's brings up shitake

Nany911

Kids are looking their parents. It is important parents’ behavior.
Don’t cross a red light.
Do jobs that a person hates.
Don’t speak evil of someone.
Be kind to everyone.
Don't say "I am busy. I can't it."

But I can’t do anything. Parents’ jobs are hard.
I want escape parents’ jobs, especially kids school jobs(PTA).
I try to enjoy that job(PTA). But now I am blue feeling.

When I watched TV show yesterday, I found Nanny 911. It was very funny.
I wish they would visit my house.

Japanese schools
Japanese schools start in April. SzélsőFa is interested in this way. When I read cazzy’blog, schools start in January in But now Japanese governments try to chan

ge like The USA's.
Australia .
Schools start in September in Meiji period in Japan. But the fiscal year of the country changed in April. Therefore Japanese schools might start in April.
I think entrance ceremonies need cherry blossoms in Japan. It is important of cherry blossoms. Cherry blossoms and entrance ceremonies are Japanese culture. If Japanese school system will change like The USA's. I think I feel strange.

By the way, students have spring, summer, and winter vacations. (They have autumn vacationin in some schools. It depends on each schools situation.)
But recently a lot of kids have to study for examinations in vacations. I think it is terrible!!.
If Japanese schools hadn't started in April, entrance ceremonies would have not meant much for the Japanese.

April, 2003
The picture was not sharply focused.

Hanami flower viewing
My uncle said he went to a Hanami last week in Nara.
Unfortunately this week it is raining day in my town. It is difficult to keep cherry blossoms.
Now there are a lot of falling cherry blossoms near my apartment.

In Japan schools begin from April. This year is the end of year for my younger son in his preschool, and my older son is the fifth grade in his elementary school.