Scotland 2-02

Scotland has many beautiful nature. Scotland is north of England. the traditional cloth is very famous. It is like a skirt. It calls Kilt. The food is very good.

Then, many people will visit to see this nature.

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TITANIC 2-01

This story is very famous for us. the TITANIC was the biggest and fastest ship in the world. It made in 1912 in Belfast , Northern Ireland. It was very biautiful.

However, on the night og 14 th April. the Titanic hits the iceberg. Then, it sank in cold water.

a lot of people died . Now, Titanic is sleeping under the cold water.

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食べるの大好き: MEGA ESSAY

食べるの大好き: MEGA ESSAY

Group essay

I like Kumamoto. Kumamoto has very beautiful water. I don't biy water now. It is very good I think

chakeen: ☆Kumamoto☆

chakeen: ☆Kumamoto☆
I dont't know "suzannu" is from Kumamoto!!!
Kumamoto is not big city, but, I want to know more famous city in Japan.

mega essay

KUMAMOTO

Introduction

We will write about 5 topics. Fist is history, second is festival and third is food, then fourth is water and final is animal. Kumamoto has many interesting things. We will introduce about them.

History

Kumamoto Castel

The Kumamoto castle is built 400 years ago by Kiyomasa Koto. It is very beautiful castle and very historical building. Many visitor come to see this castle every day. There are many sweets for Kumamoto castle, for example, “mushagaeshi” and “higonotsuki” and so on. We can buy them in Kumamoto.

Soseki Natsume

　It is Soseki Natsume to have called Kumamoto "the Forest City" for the first time.

He starts for his new post at the age of 29 years old (1896) in the fifth Senior High School (existing Kumamoto University) from Matsuyama Junior High School of Shikoku in April in 1896.

I got down on the Kamikumamoto station, and the first impression of the row of houses along a city street of Kumamoto that I looked at from the Kyoumachi plateau seems to have been "the Forest City".

Shiro Amakusa

He was born in 1621 in Amakusa. He is very famous a man in history who lived in Edo era. In the past, there were a lot of Christians in Amakusa. But, in those days, Christian was not so popular religion in Japan and the government wanted to crack down on this religion. The “Amakusa Shimabara no ran” was one of them and this revolt was Christian versus government. Shiro Amakusa is leader of Christian group. It is said that he is very young man, maybe 16 or 17 years old.

Festivals

Yamaga garden lantern

The Yamaga Garden lantern festival is famous festival in Kumamoto. This is very beautiful. Many people wear like a crown made from a paper and wear “Yukata” which is Japanese traditional summer cloth. They are dancing with music. This is traditional summer festival in Yamaga. My friend, Makiko is from Yamaga.

Fujisaki Shrine Fall Festival

Fujisaki Shrine Fall Festival is annual festival of Fujisaki shrineenshrined in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto.

The God good luck line that the many events of the big festival are performed for five days to sentence (the Respect for the Aged Day) to the last day on the third Monday of September, and is performed on the last day of the festival become climactic.

It is a dedication line of "an escort" (ずいびょう) and "the lucky toy horse" (a decoration horse) following a miniature shrine to attract the spectator's attention in that.

The lucky toy horse parades around the Kumamoto city while in late years more than 60 groups dedicate it, and marching by a shout of good Seiko of the energy called "dough chi, the dough chi" and the musical accompaniment with instruments such as trumpets noisily.

Night Stand

Nigh stand is very interesting. There are a lot of stores in the place and many children enjoy their time with their family or friends. The popular nigh stand’s store is “kingyosukui’. It is very popular and typical in Japan

Food

Horse meat

The traditional food in Kumamoto is Basashi. It is meat of horse.

We eat raw horse meat. It is expensive but it is very delicious. Other country’s people say “ Japanese is crazy”. But, I think other country’s people should eat it. They will surely like it.

Ikinari Dango

Ikinari Dango (Suddenly dumpling) is native district cake of Kumamoto and I knead wheat flour and I am flat and wrap it in cloth (a dumpling) which it grew to cover it and steam the raw sweet potato which it cut into round slices with steamers, and it is a cake to just eat.

It is said local dialect IkinariDago

It is said that "vigor accomplishment" (suddenly) and the meaning of words to say to cook a meaning called the cake to be able to start suddenly even if a meaning to say that I can make the origin of the name "suddenly" in a short time and a visitor come suddenly and a raw potato are piled up.

Lotus root

There are many traditional dishes in Kumamoto, for example, horse meal and “ikinaridanngo” and so on. They are very popular and famous food in Kumamoto.

The lotus root is on of very popular dish in Kumamoto. This color is yellow. It looks is very interesting. It taste is very spicy, but it is very dericious. It is very good for souvenir.

Water

Hot Spring

.There is a lot of hot springs in Kumamoto. Hot spring is very popular among people and everyone relax in hot spring. The famous hot springs are “Kurokawa hot spring” and “ Shimoda hot spring”. It is very good for our health and , many people go to there to care their body.

Kikuchi gully

Kikuchi Gully is located from the Kikuchi city area in the east between about 17km, meters above the sea level 500m - 800m of the northwest of the Aso outer rim of a volcanic crater, and it is forest "of the" rest consisting of very large areas of 1,180ha.

It is called a natural air conditioner, and the average water temperature of the summer is most suitable for 13 degrees and the noble lineage piercing low as a summer resort.

Shirakawa water source

Shirakawa water sourse is very famous place in Kumamoto. Kumamoto has a lot of beautiful water. We can always drink pure water every day

Animals

Bear

There are some bears in Kumamoto. The area is “Hitoyoshi” and “ Aso” and so on. The “ Kadori Dominion” is very famous amusement park in Kumamoto. We can play with bears in this park. This park is very popular among little children. Some people eat meat of bear. I have never eaten it yet. Is it delicious?

Pan kun

The bread is the chimpanzee which there is in zoo "Aso Kadori Dominion" of Aso, Kumamoto City. It is the very famous chimpanzee which a regular appears in "the genius Shimura zoo" of the popular TV program.

Golden Monkey.

The golden monkey is very rare animal in Japan. These monkeys came from China.

We can see them in the Kumamoto zoo. The golden monkey is very famous animal in Kumamoto. There are a lot of children coming to see them every day.

Conclusion

Kumamoto has many good place to visit and interesting food.

We want to spread more to other people. Kumamoto is our home town and we want to know more about them.

School festival

When I was high school student, I enjoyed my school festival. Then I was a member of shodo club in my school. I and my friends, about 6 people had a “ shogin”. It was very interesting and I couldn’t forget. “Shogin” is very difficult. It have to write something with with music. Shodo is Japanese traditional thing. This is Japanese culture. However, I think many people think it is difficult and nit interesting. But, it is very interesting and not so difficult to understand. We wanted to look us many people. Actually, a lot of people saw us and they enjoyed with us. 105

Mega essays

Catchy Title

Introduction

History

Kumamoto castle

Soseki Natsume

Shiro Amakusa

Festivals

Yamaga garden lantern

fuzisaki shrine fall festival

Night stand

Food

Horse meat

Ikinari dumpling

Lotus root

water

hot spring

Kikuchi gully

Shirakawa water sourse

Animal

bear

Pan – kun ( chimpanzee)

Golden monkey

Conclusion

School fastivel

I like school festival. When I was high school student, my class opened a restaurant. It was very fan. I enjoyed with my friends. School festival is very interesting and everyone enjoy their self. When I was high school student, we made “yakisaba pan”. Actually, it was very hard work for us, because we had to go to school, maybe 6:30 am to make it and we had to make it all day! We couldn’t walk around the school to watch another class. However we ware very happy because every one said us “it is very good, thank you”

★☆brass☆★: What is the Kumamoto people?

★☆brass☆★: What is the Kumamoto people?
Kumamoto has very interesting dialect. I'm from Amakusa, there has also different dialect from KUmamoto. They are very interesting but it it difficult for people who from another place.
Anyway, I like Kumamoto too .

食べるの大好き: I live in Kumamoto.

食べるの大好き: I live in Kumamoto.
I like Kumamoto. I was born in Kumamoto so this is my home town. I heve visited Okinawa when i was junior high school student. There was very nice place and I like there. I want to go to there again. Kumamoto' s food is very good I think. I hope you will like Kumamoto more. let's enjoy our campus life together.

my summer vacation

I went to England in this summer. It was very interesting trip for me. This trip is my first trip to abroad. My host family was very kind. A Spanish girl, Christina was also stayed in my host family. My host mother was Sandra. Her name is Sandra but, all her friends call her Sandy, so I call her Sandy.
She made me meals every day for me and they are very nice. I was very happy. When I had to leave England, I was very sad. Every my friends are look like very sad. I want to go to England again and I want to meet Sandy and Christina.

My English life

Hello! I ate " FHISH AND CHIPS" yesterday. It was very big! I went to the shop with my host mother and my friend, Mami, and her host mother. The Fish and chips was very good, But it was too BIG for us... My sister, miho often ssend me a e-mail. She said me "Hello!" or "What are you doing now?" but, to send e-mail from Japan to England by cell phone is very expensive!
I usually send her e-mail by computer in my school(><) I like England very much, but I like japan, too. I want to meet my friends in Japan!
My English is very bad.....(*~*0) I want to talk more with my host family.

England

I am in England now. This is Kaigaikenshu. I am studying English now in there. I like England very much. The buildings are very biautiful. England is very cold than Japan. I did not know that. Today was very good day! But, we have school all day! tomorrow, I will go to festival with my college friends and teacher. I went to London last week. there were a lot of people, but I could enjoy my trip to London. My host family is Ms. sandy and Cristina. However, Cristina went to her home, Spain yesterday. I took some pictures with her. I had good time with her. Ms. Snady is vey kind. I like my host family very much. I want to enjoy my stay in England more.