Do you know Japanese people? Is it true? This time, I chose Taketori Monogatari, the first Japanese story. Through this story, I want to tell you the author’s purpose and the reverse message. I introduce the brief story, origins of Japanese family names, evaluating the situation in those days, and how to name Mt. Fuji. It tells us the essential thought of Japanese people. Not only enjoying the story but also receiving the message is purpose of this presentation. Please enjoy the journey of the new world.
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...