Have you ever seen “Food Models”? It is a model that looks like real food, and is a useful method to show what is in a dish in detail. In general, in Japan, almost all restaurants put them in a showcase at restaurants or malls. Food models attract customers and make people really want to eat food. Also, by using them, people can understand how different food characteristics are in each region. The history of food models is unclear, but thanks to the expansion of western food culture, they progressed dramatically. Surprisingly, food models have influenced many foreign countries! As you can see, food models are connected with people’s lives deeply. My presentation will introduce you to the cultural value of food models in Japan. Also, it will change your ideas about Japanese food culture dramatically and emotionally.
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...