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.
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 ...