The Shikoku Pilgrimage is the most famous pilgrimage in Japan. There are 88 temples which are related to this pilgrimage in Shikoku area. It has continued for a long time. The reason for its long life is related to Japanese history and culture. Also, there are some interesting differences between the pilgrimage in the past and now. Through this presentation, you can learn about its essential origin, historic development, and increasing popularity in modern times. After you listen to the presentation, you would understand the curious history of the Shikoku Pilgrimage.
Last week, we took a trip to the Southwest for 7 days. This trip was an absolutely wonderful memory. I had never been to these areas so I was stimulated by every things, for example, cactus, adobe style buildings, Native American culture and amazing dessert views. It is one of the most interesting trips I ever took, because I experienced some rare things like visiting Grand Canyon, visiting high school and so on. On this trip I could understand about Indian culture from a folk art museum. I would like to introduce some my best memories on this Southwest trip. My first best memory is Georgia O’Keef museum. Actually, before this trip, I was not familiar with her and didn’t know about any of her artworks, but I was looking forward to visiting here because I like art museums. Her artworks were very unique, abstract and absolutely fabulous, and these were very fresh to me. I especially liked bone’s paintings which one of the most famous her artwork, because the color contrast is very c...