Summer festival is part of Japanese culture and history. Summer festival is “Omaturi” in Japanese and means a ritual for worshipping gods or Buddha, or an event held in gratitude towards nature. Among them, the Summer festival is a generic name for festivals that are held in the summer in Japan. Today, the summer festival in Japan is beginning to get interest from all over the world. Japanese summer festivals have many unique characteristics, such as Bon Odori, a festival folk dance that entertains people who come to the festival. And also, people wear many kinds of traditional clothes at the Summer festival, such as yukata and happi. What all people enjoy at the Summer festival is tasty summer festival food. In fact, this presentation will show you how to eat tasty “Neriame,” a sweet candy stickier than honey that comes in various colors. By understanding the Summer festival, you will be able to enjoy the Japanese summer festival more than anyone else.
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...