Samurai !

Hi, ladies !! I hope you are all doing well.

In Japan, we have consercutive holidays at the beginning of May. It is called Golden Week holidays. We are looking forward to it already.

Last Saturday, I found SAMURAI at Kawasaki station!!!We took pictures with them.

It was a promotion of the Odawara Hojo festival which feature 1800 people, is the largest tourist event in Odawara city on May 2 to May 3.

We can see a handmade armor parade ,a worrior departure ceremony and band performance.

I've never seen these parede. If we will be able to go to Odawara city on May 2 or 3 , I wanna see parade with my husband.

Hi. Ladies!

Hello, How are you doing?

Recently, I'm busy. Because I am doing leader of company condominium. After move in condo ,everyone have to do leader by lotation. We serve for a month term . Leader have to do orientation for new resident. And clean up around Condominium twice or thrice a week. And we have meeting of neighborhood association. Etc. That's why, leader is so busy. I will do my best.
At same time, I'm looking for my part time job. I hope that I will be able to find good job.

By the way, I went to Ginza a few weeks ago. I had worked before in Ginza. There are some depertment store, cafe , restraunt. I went to lunch with my ex-cowerkers. We enjoyed girls talk!! I was so excited to meet them.

Japanese sweets!

Hi! Ladies.

Have you ever eaten Japanese sweets? I really love green tea sweets. A few weeks ago, I went to Kyo-hayashiya cafe in Yokohama. The original kyo-hayashiya started in 1753.
This Green tea sundae taste a little bit bitter. It includes warabi-mochi(sticky rice), Green tea ice cream, fruits, whipcream, and so on. It's so good!
When I was child, I didn't like Green tea sweets. Because it has own characteristic taste.

Japanese people love green tea sweets. If you have chance to travel to Japan, please try it!

It's been a long time!

Hello, everyone.
How are you doing? Long time no see you. I really miss you. I'm fine. In Japan, it's cold for end of March. How about your place? (I moved to Japan 4 month ago.)
I'd like to keep in touch with you. So I continue writing blog! But I have to sleep, today. I will write soon. Good night (^^)!

Funny story

Hello, everyone. How are you?
I write about recently that made me laugh. This is my husband talked to me 2weeks ago.
It was so hot outside then. Surprisingly, it reached 100 degrees fahrenheit. Record-high temperature.

Mr.A who is my husband's coworker. He always wears cowboy hat because he is from Arizona.( I don't know his name, so I call him Mr.A.) He is nice friendly person. That' why, sometimes he talks with him.

My husband parked his car and walked to his office in the morning. He met Mr. A then.
My husband : " It is soooooooo hot ,today!!!!! It seems to reach 100 degrees F."
Mr.A : "Yea, But Arizona is more hotter than this temperature. The temperature climbs to around 122 degrees fahrenheit!"
My husband : "Oh! That's amazing! How do you keep body cool?"
Mr.A : " I tell you Arizona method!!!
The best method is.....
to lie face-up and to put a wet towel on the chest and abdomen!!! Keep it and sleep!!"

He spoke with gestures. It was so funny.They laughed so hard. My husband talked to me. Of course I laughed too!

Favorite places

Hello. It's too hot, today! I hate this weather. I hope that temperatures to fall.
By the way, I write new topic "Where are my top 5 favorite places to go in Washington and why they are my favorite places?".

My top5 favorite places are:

1. First, I really like to go to discount shops. "Ross dress for Less", "Marshalls", "Nordstrom lack", "T.J. Maxx", "Tuesday morning" and "Chalsea premium outlets". There are some discount shops in Washington. Especially, I like "Marshalls". Because it have many products of superior in quality.

2.Second, I enjoy going to "Michael's" at the Crossroad Mall. (I enjoy going to "Joann "also) I like craft arts and oil painting, so I often go there. We can see fake flowers, some beads, clays, oil colors and so on.

3.Third, I like walking to the lake boren park. I often go there with Mingming. The park has lake which We can walk along. Many people take their dogs. Children play and shriek with laughter .This park is comfortable, so I like it.

4.Fourth, I really like looking furnitures. I often go to the stores. Particularly, I like "Crate & Barrel" and "Kasala". Those have stylish objects and modern furnitures. If you have not been the shops and you like looking furnitures, you will try to go them.
( In case of antique furniture, "EATHAN ALLEN" is also good! But it isn't inexpensive.)

5.Fifth, we often enjoy eating sushi at the "I love sushi on Lake Bellevue". The sushi is fresh and taste good! I recommend this restaurant. Table seat is good , But I like a counter even more! Because we can see a cook who is skilled in Japanese cuisine. We love sushi. When I eat them, I feel happy!

Creative cookies

Hello!

This time, I made creative cookies. I bought cookies book before.
The cookie something that I've always wanted to do. Because icing cookies look beautiful in the book.


Imagine what kind of ingredient do icing include?
Answer is...powder suger and the white of an egg and food coloring.

When I mixed icing ingredient, I added powder suger too much. (Because, I bought Japanese book. The egg size is different from Japan and USA. Japanese eggs is bigger than USA eggs) It become hard when dried. That's why, I had to paint cookies as rapidly as possible.
But I enjoyed making cookies! I hope I will try again.