tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47886588832703314772024-03-08T17:09:33.937+09:00Minami Uonuma City Daily PhotoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-23038280374007125792009-02-08T00:18:00.000+09:002009-02-08T00:18:00.435+09:00Playing Fireworks<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SYpMfL-uA4I/AAAAAAAADIs/xtR60nXJceM/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299132010230317954" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SYpMfL-uA4I/AAAAAAAADIs/xtR60nXJceM/s400/8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-56920467469928803942009-02-07T00:14:00.004+09:002009-02-07T00:14:01.065+09:00Dumplings<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SYpLnZ-pStI/AAAAAAAADIk/0HZzF7CrOAM/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299131051915430610" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SYpLnZ-pStI/AAAAAAAADIk/0HZzF7CrOAM/s400/7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Dumplings, as defined in a standard English dictionary, fall in two main categories: these are either "piece[s] of dough, sometimes filled, that are cooked in liquid such as water or soup" or alternatively "sweetened dough wrapped around fruit, such as an apple, baked and served as a dessert."[1] More generally, dumplings may be any of a wide variety of dishes, both sweet and savoury, that are not necessarily dough-based. There are varieties of dumplings made from bread, potatoes, or matzoh meal, with or without filling. Dumplings are made from balls of dough, crumbled bread, or mashed potatoes. Alternatively, they may be fashioned as small parcels of food encased in dough, batter, pastry, or even edible leaves. Once the filling is put inside the ball or is encased in a pocket, dumplings usually undergo further treatment by boiling, steaming, simmering, frying, or baking. Before the discovery of the New World dumplings did not contain potatoes, but instead were typically made with meat, fish, or sweets.<br /><br />(source: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumpling">Wikipedia</a>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-51648111894488706492009-02-06T00:14:00.000+09:002009-02-06T00:14:00.430+09:00Chinese New Year Decor - 2<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SYpLfRSkd6I/AAAAAAAADIc/RJ3t0okv2WU/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299130912144127906" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SYpLfRSkd6I/AAAAAAAADIc/RJ3t0okv2WU/s400/6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-69537105523433831772009-02-05T11:11:00.001+09:002009-02-05T11:12:23.395+09:00Chinese New Year Decor - 1<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SYpK6Zkny2I/AAAAAAAADIU/AHDaCFTM0XI/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299130278712167266" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SYpK6Zkny2I/AAAAAAAADIU/AHDaCFTM0XI/s400/5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-69652081067323755102009-02-04T11:10:00.000+09:002009-02-05T11:11:00.048+09:00Fireworks - 4<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SYpKoE-8U1I/AAAAAAAADIM/QGAlCdEXkFg/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299129963947774802" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SYpKoE-8U1I/AAAAAAAADIM/QGAlCdEXkFg/s400/4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-81437436709771889142009-02-03T11:10:00.000+09:002009-02-05T11:10:30.408+09:00Fireworks - 3<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SYpKiv6-k5I/AAAAAAAADIE/cb4SDi5YafU/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299129872394654610" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SYpKiv6-k5I/AAAAAAAADIE/cb4SDi5YafU/s400/3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-55668570263407162532009-02-02T11:09:00.000+09:002009-02-05T11:09:57.577+09:00Fireworks - 2<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SYpKY7_qFUI/AAAAAAAADH8/PccUBxinWMk/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299129703836816706" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SYpKY7_qFUI/AAAAAAAADH8/PccUBxinWMk/s400/2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-440756383865779462009-02-01T11:08:00.000+09:002009-02-05T11:10:08.587+09:00Fireworks - 1<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SYpKOd4RZ_I/AAAAAAAADH0/mpB6NXjC8xI/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299129523954083826" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SYpKOd4RZ_I/AAAAAAAADH0/mpB6NXjC8xI/s400/1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-53951318928412279582009-01-31T08:09:00.000+09:002009-01-31T08:09:01.028+09:00Ski Ropeway/ Gondola<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SX-UTmECezI/AAAAAAAADFM/PqTm3JMUWnI/s1600-h/31.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296114751166905138" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SX-UTmECezI/AAAAAAAADFM/PqTm3JMUWnI/s400/31.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-8409948917234146442009-01-30T00:09:00.000+09:002009-01-30T00:09:00.294+09:00Frosty Trees<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SX-UMh0EtZI/AAAAAAAADFE/pZN6PRTo9UE/s1600-h/30.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296114629767116178" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SX-UMh0EtZI/AAAAAAAADFE/pZN6PRTo9UE/s400/30.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-10083283622196418342009-01-29T00:08:00.000+09:002009-01-29T00:08:01.063+09:00Urasa Ski Resort<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SX-UBcrDiMI/AAAAAAAADE8/Hyw118nEdtM/s1600-h/29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296114439408552130" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SX-UBcrDiMI/AAAAAAAADE8/Hyw118nEdtM/s400/29.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-73419284175551129802009-01-28T08:08:00.001+09:002009-01-28T08:08:43.741+09:00Urasa Ski Resort<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SX-T75ujhdI/AAAAAAAADE0/j19WfHY09pc/s1600-h/28.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296114344128644562" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SX-T75ujhdI/AAAAAAAADE0/j19WfHY09pc/s400/28.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-69247909438821082772009-01-27T08:07:00.000+09:002009-01-28T08:08:20.922+09:00View from the top of Urasa Ski Resort<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SX-T0n6juNI/AAAAAAAADEs/nlO-909a5PQ/s1600-h/27.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296114219088066770" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SX-T0n6juNI/AAAAAAAADEs/nlO-909a5PQ/s400/27.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-27581942989538416452009-01-26T01:00:00.000+09:002009-01-26T01:00:01.169+09:00IUJ Research Institute<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SXV2gaurKyI/AAAAAAAADBs/8DWTx71xaUA/s1600-h/26.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293267236346866466" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SXV2gaurKyI/AAAAAAAADBs/8DWTx71xaUA/s400/26.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-35892817160093539002009-01-25T03:59:00.000+09:002009-01-25T03:59:00.102+09:00Sunny Day in Winter<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SXV2XLCuhWI/AAAAAAAADBk/PbWCzPqLIgQ/s1600-h/25.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293267077517182306" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SXV2XLCuhWI/AAAAAAAADBk/PbWCzPqLIgQ/s400/25.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-50488547997966595492009-01-24T01:56:00.000+09:002009-01-24T01:56:00.949+09:00Full Moon<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SXV1veyBR2I/AAAAAAAADBc/Sa3bpZHFvbE/s1600-h/24.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293266395621050210" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SXV1veyBR2I/AAAAAAAADBc/Sa3bpZHFvbE/s400/24.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-11284085410486626042009-01-23T00:54:00.000+09:002009-01-23T00:54:00.324+09:00Grilled Orange<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SXV1OBi4bmI/AAAAAAAADBU/1tCh_KoxqS0/s1600-h/23.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293265820837244514" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SXV1OBi4bmI/AAAAAAAADBU/1tCh_KoxqS0/s400/23.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ever eaten grilled orange? This guy is grilling orange.... I wonder how it tastes!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-16865112019512332192009-01-22T00:53:00.000+09:002009-01-22T00:53:00.693+09:00Guardian Angel<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SXV1AyCBJsI/AAAAAAAADBM/INi5M8PtWak/s1600-h/22.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293265593334572738" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SXV1AyCBJsI/AAAAAAAADBM/INi5M8PtWak/s400/22.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-2932107127756010832009-01-21T00:49:00.000+09:002009-01-21T00:49:01.485+09:00Grill Cuttlefish<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SXV03BI_2MI/AAAAAAAADBE/olJA9aUAZLE/s1600-h/21.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293265425591687362" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SXV03BI_2MI/AAAAAAAADBE/olJA9aUAZLE/s400/21.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-68864370439068321712009-01-20T15:48:00.001+09:002009-01-20T15:48:46.786+09:00Japanese Zither - Koto<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SXVzr9OT_bI/AAAAAAAADA8/rHv7dI2ffYk/s1600-h/20.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293264136050048434" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SXVzr9OT_bI/AAAAAAAADA8/rHv7dI2ffYk/s400/20.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The koto is a Japanese zither, that descended from the Chinese zheng, but over the years took on its own distinct characteristics. Made from Palownia wood, the koto is approximately two metres 6 feet in length, with thirteen strings originally made of silk but now made of plastic. Traditionally, the koto was played seated on the floor with the end of the koto either resting in the players lap or on a small stand in front of them. It is played with three ivory picks placed on the right thumb and the first two fingers.<br /><br />There are a number of schools of koto in Japan each with their own individual methods of playing, string types, shapes of picks, etc. Perhaps the most exciting is the Sawai style founded by Tadao Sawai and now led by his wife Kazue Sawai. The Sawai style takes the koto out of the quiet sedate world of Japanese traditional music and flings it well into the contemporary world.<br /><br />Kazue Sawai's teacher Michiyo Miyagi changed the world of koto by inventing a 17 string bass koto as part of his koto large ensembles to mimic the western orchestra. Now there are a wide variety of koto, including a 20 string, 21 string, 23 string and a 30 string. The latter is a very powerful instrument although very heavy and hard to travel with. The world of koto continues the change with solid body electric koto and even digital koto.<br /><br />(source: <a href="http://www.asza.com/ikoto.shtml">http://www.asza.com/ikoto.shtml</a>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-66816638200069508632009-01-19T15:47:00.000+09:002009-01-20T15:49:18.668+09:00Sainokami Festival<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SXVziPYRcGI/AAAAAAAADA0/esVQ4g_zYYU/s1600-h/19.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293263969124970594" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SXVziPYRcGI/AAAAAAAADA0/esVQ4g_zYYU/s400/19.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The "Sainokami" festival is held in Tookamachi city - about 20 mins drive from IUJ. This is a very interesting and traditional festival that is designated as a cultural asset."Sainokami" is said to be a god that is protecting the community against the devil and also protecting the babies from the disease.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-37776335002529837372009-01-18T15:46:00.001+09:002009-01-20T15:47:26.281+09:00Koto<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SXVzRT29lnI/AAAAAAAADAs/SSxKNfk6osQ/s1600-h/18.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293263678269658738" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SXVzRT29lnI/AAAAAAAADAs/SSxKNfk6osQ/s400/18.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The koto is a Japanese zither, that descended from the Chinese zheng, but over the years took on its own distinct characteristics. Made from Palownia wood, the koto is approximately two metres 6 feet in length, with thirteen strings originally made of silk but now made of plastic. Traditionally, the koto was played seated on the floor with the end of the koto either resting in the players lap or on a small stand in front of them. It is played with three ivory picks placed on the right thumb and the first two fingers.<br /><br />There are a number of schools of koto in Japan each with their own individual methods of playing, string types, shapes of picks, etc. Perhaps the most exciting is the Sawai style founded by Tadao Sawai and now led by his wife Kazue Sawai. The Sawai style takes the koto out of the quiet sedate world of Japanese traditional music and flings it well into the contemporary world.<br /><br />Kazue Sawai's teacher Michiyo Miyagi changed the world of koto by inventing a 17 string bass koto as part of his koto large ensembles to mimic the western orchestra. Now there are a wide variety of koto, including a 20 string, 21 string, 23 string and a 30 string. The latter is a very powerful instrument although very heavy and hard to travel with. The world of koto continues the change with solid body electric koto and even digital koto.<br /><br />(source: <a href="http://www.asza.com/ikoto.shtml">http://www.asza.com/ikoto.shtml</a>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-35278638415291875422009-01-17T00:32:00.000+09:002009-01-17T00:32:01.018+09:00Ski/ Snowboards Rental<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SWlMOAY37dI/AAAAAAAAC9k/6avD5RvaTFw/s1600-h/17.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289843040829566418" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SWlMOAY37dI/AAAAAAAAC9k/6avD5RvaTFw/s400/17.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-58613233017305249952009-01-16T00:31:00.000+09:002009-01-16T00:31:00.909+09:00Blue Tree<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SWlL3Diuz2I/AAAAAAAAC9c/yuFHHqL6s8o/s1600-h/16.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289842646539226978" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SWlL3Diuz2I/AAAAAAAAC9c/yuFHHqL6s8o/s400/16.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4788658883270331477.post-31544236040559683632009-01-15T10:26:00.000+09:002009-01-15T10:26:00.595+09:00Hotel Green Plaza Joetsu<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SWlKvOmfFCI/AAAAAAAAC9M/nd80mysUP6Y/s1600-h/15.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289841412557181986" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EAs4Kbtujfw/SWlKvOmfFCI/AAAAAAAAC9M/nd80mysUP6Y/s400/15.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1