Have you or your family ever used folk remedies to cure
illness? Every country has its own individual folk remedies, and sometimes
people believe they keep us healthy. Folk remedies also show us about the
culture of the people. Japan is no exception. Japanese has its own unique folk
remedies. Some of them are unusual, even for Japanese. The purpose of this
presentation is to help you find something interesting about Japanese
traditional folk remedies, such as comfort food, hot-springs cure and home
medicine.
The Southwest trip was absolutely amazing because I leaned the culture of the area a lot. I spent 7 days in the southwest and I impressed by people who live there and by their culture. These things were totally different from Japan and the people there preserved their traditions carefully. I talk to a lot of Americans and I saw wonderful nature during the trip. There are three absolutely wonderfu and amazing places that I enjoyed. First, I went to a lot of museums and all of them were very interesting. I especially liked The Museum of International Folk Art. The museum has more than 130,000 objects from more than 100 countries! My favorite object was a smiling skeleton doll. This object’s theme was Day of The Dead. When I saw it, I remembered COCO which is a Pixar movie. I also liked The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Georgia O’Keeffe was an American artist and she painted a lot of flowers and nature. I think her paintings are brimming with kindness ...