Almost all countries have their own holidays with unique characteristics and personality. Also Japan has its own original holidays. “Coming of Age Day” (Seijin-no Hi) is a Japanese traditional holiday. On this holiday, Japanese people celebrate those who are becoming an adult and they wear Japanese traditional clothes. “Respect for The Aged Day” is a very important day for Japanese people. Especially on this day, Japanese people think about social welfare issues, such as the matter of a falling birth rate and an aging population. “Marin Day” and “Mountain Day” symbolize the start to an amazing summer. In addition, Japanese people connect with nature more on these holidays. Again, each country has its holidays with unique characteristics. Everyone should celebrate each national holiday happily.
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...