Do you like reading books? Also when you were child, did you enjoy stories? In Japan there are a bunch of folktales for children. Almost all Japanese children know the stories, because they read books. Also, some famous folktales are made into an animation and they are aired on the TV programs. Japanese folktales show the important foundations of Japanese values and traditions in an interesting way. Also they teach us a lot of meaning lessons. In this presentation, the presenter will introduce some Japanese folktales and what they show and also what we can learn from them. By understanding Japanese folktales, people will know some Japanese values and traditions.
I had a good time visiting the Southwest USA with Extension students from 15 to 21, October. It was an education trip and I experienced new things and there was a lot of nature which is comfortable for me. I was looking forward to going on the Southwest trip for a long time. I have image that the Southwest is very hot but this place was cold than Spokane. It was interesting that the temperature was totally different in the same place. There were three emotions that I experienced on this trip. First, I was moved by the beautiful landscape of the Grand Canyon. It is absolutely enormous. When I look down the cliff, I remembered the teacher's caution for us that there are lots of people who die and I scared. I and my roommate wanted to see the sunrise so we tried to got up at 4:00 a.m. and then we could see the sunrise which was really fabulous. After that, we decided to rent a bicycle but we changed our mind and because we had lots of time. Surprisingly, we walked 10 miles aro...