LUNCH

One day, I and my friends ate lunch in my bakery in university. And my friend had prepared a lunch box which had some strawberry and pineapple. But she was full therefore she gave that fruites to other friends. And then that friends bought a pie cream puff. So I recommended that fruits put in the cream puff. And then she put in them to cream puff. So it looked like very delicious as like it was being sold by cake shop. And we said it will be best products of bakery in university. I put its picture. Please look that!!!! Would you like this cream puff of strawbrry??

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TV

Japanese TV

TV is very important for our life because we can get much information by it. And maybe we watched TV everyday. So let me write about TV essay.

First, I researched about TV history in Japan. In 1957, Japan the color television of the first domestic production was announced in TOSHIBA. I have not watched a monochrome television. But about 50years later, people could watch only a monochrome television. And only rich people could have TV. But now, it became a natural age there was one television in the family.

Second, TV has many programs for example, CM, drama, variety, sports, education and animation and so on. Japanese TV program is very fun and interesting and popular for other country. Especially I always watch news programs because I am interested in local information and incident of Japan or all the country. And I have to submit the News Quiz about my interesting news in English Grammar class therefore I am bearing in mind like watching news programs. And I like serial drama programs. Now, my recommending drama is “Galireo” which is mystery drama. Every time, a different famous actor performs. So I am looking forward to seeing to many actors.

Japanese TV programs are very good and funny but not all. There is a program of not wanting showing to the child according to some certain questionnaire, too. But TV can broadcast much information to many people in one time. So its thing is advantage and disadvantage. And that problem has all the country.

Finally, TV is necessary for our life now. Recently, Japanese TV products company products Ground-based digital broadcasting. Hereafter, it will keep improving the television. And I will watch TV every day.

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A memorable experience

When I was a high school student, I went to IOWA as exchange students. It was a first trip to abroad therefore I was so happy. And I had home stay in student’s home. And I could talk to the family and learn to custom of America. My best of memory was party which was took a welcome party. My host family and my friends of other exchange students and school teacher and neighbors came and enjoyed very much. I had many experiences and learning about English. And I want to visit and see them again.

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Learning with computers

I like to use computer. When I was elementary school student I used computer at first time. My father lectured hoe to use computer but I can use easy programs at this. I think I have been using computer for about 10years maybe. It is surprising thing. So let me write essay about this subject is learning with computer I used it before and during writing III and IV and now.

Before

First using computer was about 10years ago I used “yahoo Japan” and research many kinds of information with my father. And I sometimes used computer in my house. And then I watched picture of my favorite animation’s characters and so on. And I used paint programs and I drew some picture in computers.
In my junior high school, I could get some music by internet and copy or download in my computer. And I used on-line game about typing game on Japanese. And I could type fast. And I use chat and mail on websites.
In my high school, we had a class of computer. And I used Power Point at first time and made my home page and handbill of school festival. And I could decoration of word art and tool some picture and music.

During III

In writing class III had to type in English every time. I usually typed in Japanese therefore I could type in English faster than previous days. And I read many English books and I wrote about that comments and put the pictures. So I can get reading skills and writing skills than first grade of university.

During IV

In this class, I came to be able to put link on my dashboard. And I could improved my dashboard for example, display the diary collectively every month and made some labels and so on.

Finally, I learned many skills in computers and could type in English very faster than before. So I try to be able to type fast more and more. And I want to know many computers skills and make a good my blog!!!!

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Larning with computer

I learn about connecting to many people in the world by computer because I am able to send mail to people all the world. Computer is very useful and necessary for me. I can keep touching with friends of another country.
And I can get many information soon about anything I want to know about. There are many sites on computer and I enable to go to there and listen to the music or watching the movie or get some news and so on.

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Book Review 2-10: The Secret Garden

Mary is ugly and cross and she is often ill. When she is 9 years old, her parents die. Mary goes to live with her uncle. He lives in a big, old house in the country. There are gardens round the house. One day, Mary finds a secret garden. It has wall round it, and she cannot find a door.
What is the secret of the secret garden?

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Book Review 2-9: Men in Black

Kay and Jay are Men in Black. They have a very important job. They and the other Men in Black have to find and watch all the aliens in the world. It is very funny and interesting. I watched the movie. I was satisfied with this. I recommend to read or watch Men in Black.

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Book Review 2-8: JUMANJI

It is adventure and fantasy story. I like this story. Let me introduce this story’s outline simply. First, there were a boy and a girl, Alan and Sarah who found a bow in their house. It was a game board, which tokens and dice. But that is very dangerous game. Strange things came out one after another due to that game. Can you finish the game?

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TV PROGRAMS

I like TV programs and everyday watch on TV in my house. Especially, I like music programs or drama and comedy programs. I find new music and know many things. Otherwise, I can learn to situation of Japan or world news by it. And I have to study news because in English grammar class we have to ask to friends to friends every class and sometimes must to submit news quizzes. So I watch TV programs everyday. TV program is necessary for my life.
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MEETING

I saw my friends after a long separation yesterday. We went to “Buu” which is a café restaurant in Kumamoto city. We ate many good taste foods and drinks and enjoyed talking with them. And we took some pictures under the tree illuminated.
We made a promise to meet again. And then we were good-bye.

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Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

I know this story. I read the book and watch the movie and study at class. This is very famous and popular among all people. This story is sadness because last ending is Romeo and Juliet died. But they were devoted affectionate to each other. I was surprised very much when I knew this story at first.

What do you think this story’s last ending?

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BOOK REVIEW'S REVIEW

book review 8

I know "Martin Luther KING". When I was a high school student, I know him first time. I like his words "I have a dream." He didn't have rights because he is a black. It is not good thing I think. I hope to lose many racial prejudices in a world.
And your book review is good. So I want to read this book.

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Community Life

Community Life
I think community life is very important because we can’t live alone.
We have to help each other. And I will be able to fell happy more and more by having many relationships to many people.

College
I have many good friends in my college. I am a student of Department of English and American Studies. Therefore most of my friends are classmate. And we are very good friends. We often plant driving or party or go to Karaoke or shopping. Also I study with them and teach and help each other. We study English and to become good job which have relate to English maybe. So we can enjoy talking to dream and love story and family and so on.
And I belonged to a tea club. So I have friends of that member. For example, I have some seniors to me who took me to the drive. And now yet they are kind to me. I like and respect them.

Dormitory
I live in Dormitory of this college. So I have many friends in there. But we have to clean the dormitory in a month with senior and same age and junior. When we clean the cafeteria or washing room, we help each other. But I think it is very good experience for my life.

Friends
I have friends who go to other school. Meeting them are same native or former same part-time job and friend’s friends and so on. That is very varieties. But we are keeping touch with them and sometimes we go to drink and Karaoke and driving. I fell they are precious friends.

Conclusion
I think community life is necessary for me with my life. I can grow myself by talking or playing with them. For example, I can find new idea or learn to cooperative. More important thing is I can make happy and smile through their helping. So I think community life is very important.
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HUNBERGER

I ate a Humberger of Sasebo in Nagasai. Recently it becomes very popular because famouse talent introduced it in TV programs. And Sasebo has a base of America. Therefore its' size is big as American Burger. It has volume and good taste. So it is very famous and popular.

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GOOD SONG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt6o8NlrbHg

I found a good song which is "Beautiful Girls" . This song's singer is Sean Kingston. Do you know his name? He is a Reggae singer. I have listened his song first time. But I was taken with it. And this song's PV is good and funny,too. So Listen to the music,please!!!!

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NAGASAKI

I went to Nagasaki to meet a friend by bus. And I stayed the night at her house. She cohabit with boyfriend. But she said "It's O.K." So I stayed. And we talked and talked all the night. I was enjoyed very much.

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CHOCOLATE CAKE

I got a chocolate cake from my friend. In a last week, we took a birthday party for him and then there were many cakes and snacks. Therefore a lot of cakes were left over. And he gave me a cake. I like a chocolate cake. So I was so happy.

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PARFAIT

I ate a parfait of caramel and apple pie in SWISS. It was very delicious. I went to eat it one more time.

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SHOPPING

I went shopping with my friend. And I bought a cap of knit. It is a blown and cute pattern. Recently, it became cold. So I can't bear the cold of the winter here when I ride on my bicycle. But I got it!!!! So I am very happy.

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MOVIE is KOIZORA

I watched "KOIZORA". It is a love story. And it was famous as a mobile phone’s novel. Therefore it has a high popularity among young people.

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One-piece

I bought a new one-piece. I like that one very much. My friends said it’s a very cute, so I was very happy.

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Shopping

I went shopping to PARCO with my friend yesterday. And I found a prety clothes at RNA which is my favorite store. I want to get one. So I will do a part time job more harder and harder.

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Nabe Party

I like to gather and talk to many people because I can meet a new person. So I like party. Especially, I like Nabe party!! The other day I and my friends took a Nabe party in my friend’s house. And we made a Kimuchi Nabe. It was very delicious. And we sat around a table at a Kotatsu.
In this season, I want to eat hot food and then my body can be warm. So we sometimes take a Nabe party. And we will enjoy talking and talking and talking to friends anytime.

I recommend a Nabe Party.

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Text for writing

When I write new blog post and show the other’s blog, I use wiki. And then I learn about how to make good blog more and more. And I want to put a picture or link on my blog, I often use website. And I pick up a picture or something relation of blog. Website is very useful because it can find everything I want. And it is able to get information. Therefore if I don’t know information about write about essay, I always use website. (86words)

TOY STORYⅰ

Toy story

Do you know that Disney’s famous story names “TOY STORY”? This story is that the child mind was fully blocked and funny and interesting. So let me introduce this story.

This is a story of the toy world as shown in the name. There is a boy loves toy very much. He has many toys in his house. And there is a captain of his toys named Woody which is a Cowboy doll. It is the best favorite toy of Andy’s tots. But on Andy’s birthday, Andy gave a new toy from his parents. He is absorbed in playing that new one. Therefore Woody gets back number 1's seat and he is desperate. That new toy named Buzz Lightyear which is Space ranger. Buzz believes that I am the real Space ranger. Woody and Buzz are always fighting to become a No.1 of Andy’s toys.

But one day, they go out to the outside power. And they are caught by evil boy who is Sid Phillips living is house next door. Sid has many toys, too. But he treats toys very roughly. Therefore Woody and Buzz decided to run away by his house. And they make it up and cooperate to do the work. At last, they can come back to Andy’s house!!!

I was very happy to read this story because I thought that it was very interesting to have marked down the point that toy has feeling or minds. If you read that story, you can come back to childhood. And this story’s characters are all cute and pretty. So you can enjoy externals. And this story has book and DVD. Please watch movie or read the book whether you like. (283wards)

Drive

I went driving to Amakusa with friends. I was so funny and could make good memories. We were talking on a car and sung a song and so on. We went to see good night view point and port.
I want to go again with friends.

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Culture

I like American Culture because it is independence each person. But I like Japanese culture, too.

I like food manner of Japanese the best of Japanese culture. Reason is that in Japan, we eat breakfast or dinner with all family. But recently we changed to American culture therefore we often not eat dinner with all family.

Next, I like Japanese building for example, temple of Kinkaku and Castle of Kumamoto. There are many histories and process. I am interested in it so I like Japanese Culture.

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MY FAVORITE PLACE

I like “Mountain of Dokkossan”. I went driving with 10 friends to mountain of Dookosan where is famous for its beautiful night view. It was so wonderful and I felt the beauty of the night view.

And we took some picture with them. We used digital camera and that came out psychic photograph!!!! But we found that it was digital camera’s string. So it was not psychic photographs.

And we shout at the top of one’s lungs “Do your best!!!” We laughed after came back to the home.

I made good memories with friends. And I had never forgotten that beautiful night view. I like Mountain of Dokkosan. Please go to the place. You will love it, too!!


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Book Review 2-7: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

Only the next king can pull the sward out of the stone. Many people try, but they cannot move the sword. Then young Arthur tries, and it comes out easily. Now he will be king. But he is young and if he will be king, will he happy?
I could learn about old history by this story. Please to read it.

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Book Review 2-6: FIVE CHILDREN AND IT

When the children dug a hole in the gravel-pit, they were very surprised at what they found. “It was a Psammead, a sand-fairy, thousands of years old.

It was a strange little thing fat and furry, and with eyes on the long stalks. It was often very cross and unfriendly, but it could give wishes one wish a day. “How wonderful!!!” the children said.

But wishes are difficult things. They can get you into trouble……

This story is little scary but interesting.

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Book Review 2-5: The PIANO

One day, a farmer tells a farm boy to take everything out of an old building and throw it away. “It’s all rubbish.” He says.

In the middle of all the rubbish, the boy finds a beautiful old piano. He has never played before, but now, when his fingers touch the piano. He beings to play. He close his eyes and the music comes to him and the magic moves his fingers.

When he opens his eyes again, he knows that his life is changed for ever!!!!!

Are you interested in it?? Please read to this story.

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Book Review 2-4: The Table, the Donkey and the Stick

I read "The Table, and the Donkey and the Stick". Character of this story is Tom, Bob, Jack, their mother and old jealous man. Tom and Bob and Jack looked for a work because they were poor and to help their mother. And they got a magic item on each way.

First, Tom got a magic table. When he said "I am hungry.", there appeared wonderful foods and drinks on the table.

Second, Bob got a donkey. Similarly when he said magic words "Bricklebat!", and gold suddenly fall from its mouth.

Third, Jack got a beautiful box and there was a stick inside it. When somebody is unkind to him, the stick helped him. If he said "Stick! Out of the box! ", the stick jumped out of the box and it hit them.

But old jealous man robbed their magic item. This story's ending is very funny. So I recommend you to read this story.

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Proto-Portfolio

Proto-Portfolio 2-01: Reviews, Posts and Words

Months	08	09	10	11	12	01	Totals	fn	Indices
Book reviews			3	4	3	8	18
Blog posts		2	12	19	9	31	73
Words		166	847	1864	1197	2226	6422
Sub-totals								---

1.0. Essays

1.1. Showcase	Short titles [+ links]	Dates (yy.mm.dd)	¶	W	C	L	P	M	Notes
Mega- essay 07.10.12	MEGA ESSAY	07.10.08	17	1086	3	0	0	0
Favorite place(-s) 07.10.26	MY FAVORITE PLACE	07.11.06	4	118	0	0	0	0
Movie review 07.11.11	TOY STORYⅰ	07.11.13	4	283	5	0	1	0
Community life 07.11.25	Community Life	07.11.27	5	325	2	0	0	0
TV in Japan 07.12.09	TV	07.12.21	5	287	0	0	0	0
Learning w/ computers 07.12.21	Learning with computers	07.12.12	5	345	0
Totals	---	---	40	2444	10	0	1	0	---

Key:

¶: number of paragraphs three or more sentences in length

W: number of words

C: number of comments

L: number of links

P: number of photos or other graphics
M: number of other media included

1.2. Best Essay

Selection and Assessment: Which of those essays do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Please remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.

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  Learning with computers

  I think my best essay is that because it have examples and conclusion. So it is good essay of my essays.]
  

2.0. Comments

Showcase	Titles of posts with links	Dates of comments (yy.mm.dd)	Numbers of words in comments	Qualities of comments**
2.1. Your first comment on your instructor's blog*
2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog*	Romeo and Juliet	07.11.28	65
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*	Community Life	07.12.05	35
2.4. Most comments on:	Titles of posts with link	Dates of posts (yy.mm.dd)	Total number of words in comments	Qualities of comments*
2.4.1. Any one of your essays*
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---		---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---
2.4.2. Any of your other posts*
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---		---	---
2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---

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* Current semester comments on essays and other posts
** Please list the most important qualities of comments on each type of blog post.

2.5. Recent comments display

Does your blog display recent comments from blog visitors in a prominent location, for example in a sidebar, header, or footer widget? Where or why not?

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2.6. Additional reflections on comments

• [Remove square brackets, including these remarks; write out your reflections on giving and receiving comments here.]
  

3.0. Typing Speed Trials

Showcase	Numbers of words	Dates (yy.mm.dd)
3.1. Worst typing speed trial*	72	07.10.17
3.2. Best typing speed trial*	150	07.09.26
3.3. Improvement (best minus worst)	78	---
3.4. Average speed for three (3) most recent speed trials**	90

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* Current semester typing speed trials (five minutes)
** Please list all three dates.

4.0. Book Reviews

4.1. Showcase	Short titles with links	Dates (yy.mm.dd)	Words	Comments
Example:	Vampire Killer	07.05.16	39	1
2-01	HAMLET	07.10.16	37	1
2-02	CHRISTMAS	07.10.16	46	0
2-03	Book Review 2-3: SKYJACK	07.10.16	23	0
2-04	The Table, the Donkey and the Stick	07.11.06	156	0
2-05	The PIANO	07.11.06	97	0
2-06	FIVE CHILDREN AND IT	07.11.06	82	0
2-07	King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table	07.11.06	61	0
2-08	JUMANJI	07.12.05	66	0
2-09	Men in Black	07.12.05	55	0
2-10	The Secret Garden	07.12.05	68	0
2-11	U.F.O.s	07.01.08	40	0
2-12	Nursing	07.01.08	67	0
2-13	Ireland	07.01.08	58	0
2-14	Nelson Mandela	07.01.08	67	0
2-15	Foot Ball	07.01.08	70	0
2-16	SOCCER	07.01.08	91	0
2-17	POLLUTION	07.01.08	72	0
2-18	TOURISM	07.01.08	83	0
---	---	TOTALS:	1239	1

Note: Please calculate book review words and comments totals without the example (above).

4.2. Best Book Review

Selection and Assessment: Which of those book reviews do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Please remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.

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  The Table, the Donkey and the Stick

  I think taht is a best book review of my blogs because many words and good explanation of book.]

5.0. Blog Layout, Labeling, Linking, & Media

Showcase	Yes	No
5.1. Does your blog have an archive?	0
5.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts?	0
5.1.2. Is the archive organized by month?		0
5.1.3. Is the archive at or near the top of the sidebar?	0
5.2. Does your blog have labels displayed in sidebar?	0
5.2.1. Do your labels include these required labels (typed accurately):	---	---
"books" (plural) AND "reviews" (plural)	0
"essays" (plural) AND "portfolios" (plural, without "proto-")	0
"quickposts" (plural, with no space between quick and posts)	0
"links" (plural) AND "media" (plural)		0
"movies" (plural) AND "photos" (plural)	0
5.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels?	0
How many other labels have you attached to three (3) or more posts? ___ other labels attached to three or more posts	---	---
Which labels, and to how many posts each? Please list those labels instead of www, xxx, yyy..., and list numbers of posts instead of n, m, o... (in parentheses), below. www (n) xxx (m) yyy (o) zzz (p) ...	---	---
5.3. Links & media	---	---
5.3.1. Does your blog include pictures or other graphics?	0
Does your blog profile include a picture or graphic representation?	0
How many of your blog posts this semester include pictures or other graphics? ___ posts including pictures or other graphics	---	---
5.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links?		0
How many of your posts this semester include three (3) or more links?* ___ posts including three or more links (including this portfolio!)	---	---
5.3.3. Does your blog include other media?	0
How many of your blog posts this semester include other media? ___ posts including other media	---	---
What kind(-s) of media have you included in posts this semester? Please list them here: ... ... ...	---	---

5.4. Overall presentation

What have you done to enhance the overall presentation of your blog? List and explain the three most important content, formatting, layout, or other presentation changes or enhancements that you have made on your blog this semester.

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2. ...
3. ...

6.0. Additional reflections on your blog writing

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7.0. Suggestions for your peers and successors

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Food

It comes fall season which is generally speaking food and sports and art and so on. Today, I will write about food!! Everyday I like to eat food bud in fall I become very hungry more than other seasons. Fall has many good taste fruits. I like fruits therefore my feeling become high and high. My favorite fruit is Kuri. It is very sweet. And it often use cake. I love it. 72words

Book Review 2-3: SKYJACK

This story was written about hijacked but there is a name on the list that the Prime Minister!!!!!
It is very big problems.
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Book Review 2-2: HAPPY CHRISTMAS

This story is interesting. Do you know where Santa Claus's name came from? If you will read it, you will be able to know that secret. I like Santa Claus because he gives presents we want for us. I could remember my childhood by this book.(46)

Book Review 2-1: HAMLET

I've heard that too many times already. But I read it properly first time. This story could imagine beautiful places and the people's beautiful clothes and so on. I want to spend my life in Hamlet's age. (37)

chakeen: Fantastic Kumamoto

chakeen: Fantastic Kumamoto

It is very nice essay because I can find to many good things of Kumamoto by it.
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chiho's house: mega essay

chiho's house: mega essay

I have never seen Gold Monkey so I want to see it very much!!!!
Have you ever seen it? How was it?
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School Festival (Part2)

Name of School Festival is Takuma Festival. It is very biggest of school events. All club have to submit some things for example, food shop or game or photo show and sing a song. And that things will be collected No.1 by students.

Next, it has a live of music which is very interesting because we offer famous professional singer to sing a song in this school. Therefore we will be enjoyed very much every year. This year, “FLOW” comes to sing a song!!!! I am looking forward to listening their song.

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PANKUN

PANKUN(Animal of Kumamoto)
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.

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KIKUCHI GULLY (Water of Kumamoto)

KIKUCHI GULLY (Water of Kumamoto)

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.

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Ikinari Dango(Food of Kumamoto)

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.

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Festival of Kumamoto

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.

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Natsume Soseki

Natsume Soseki (History of Kumamoto)

　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".

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MEGA ESSAY

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.