Category: Music 音楽
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Visiting United States military bases in Japan
Visiting US military bases is fun for me. The US Army, US Navy, US Air Force and US Marine Corps use 75 facilities within Japan and Okinawa, 51 of which are dedicated and the rest 24 shared with Japan Self Defense Force. Though those facilities are usually closed to civilians, they are open to residents…
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Half A Sixpence Again / Half A Sixpence再演
日本文が後ろに続きます。 I visited Kokugakuin Tochigi High School where a friend of mine taught dancing and choreography to the student of the Musical Club as an instructor. There was a cultural festival of this school, and the Musical Club members performed Half A Sixpence. It was the second time to see this show since I saw…
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Brazilian town in Japan / 大泉ブラジリアンタウン
日本文はフォートラベルに転載しました。 https://4travel.jp/travelogue/11320823 I visited Oizumi, Gumma Prefecture. Large factories and plants were invited to set up in this town, and mainly Japanese Brazilians were attracted there as factory workers. According to statistics, almost 6,000 people out of this town’s population of about 41,000 are from abroad.
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Deep in England / イギリス漬け
日本文が後ろに続きます。 Last weekend was happy days for me because I deeply experienced a British taste last Saturday and Sunday. From the beginning, I preferred the USA to the UK or other English-speaking countries. Still, my affection has been shifting to England for years since I happened to read Kaoru Mori’s Emma, a romance manga about…
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Festivals / 祭りの秋
日本文が後ろに続きます。 October is a month of fruits, readings, sports, art, and — more than those — festivals. There were various kinds of festivals in Kiba Park, which was close to my house. The biggest one was the Koto Kumin Matsuri festival from the 16th through the 17th of October. １０月は食欲の秋、読書の秋、スポーツの秋、芸術の秋といろいろありますが、なんといっても祭りの時期だと思います。近所にある木場公園では毎週いろんなイベントがありましたが、なかでも一番大きいのが１０月１６日〜１７日の江東区民まつりでした。 It was the third time…
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Oklahoma! / オクラホマ！
日本文が後ろに続きます。 This year I saw Oklahoma! at Kokugakuin Tochigi University High School. Every year I go to the cultural festival of this high school to see a play performed by the Musical Club. This club consists of tenth and twelfth graders of this high school, playing musical on an after-school basis. They have regular performances…
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Tetsuya Komuro arrested / 小室哲哉タイーホ
日本文が後ろに続きます。 It’s fun to see successful people going to the dogs, all the more for people who have been haughty in wealth. This morning, one of the most charismatic musical producers in the 1990s music scene, Tetsuya Komuro, was arrested by Osaka local prosecution office, accused of being involved in fraud copyright business. The swindler…
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Events at Kiba Park / 木場公園のイベントたち
Kiba Park is within a few minutes’ walk from my house. Various events are performed almost every week.家の近所の木場公園では、毎週のように何かしらイベントが行われています。 Two weeks ago there was Oedo mikoshi matsuri (mikoshi festival) with tens of mikoshis.2週間前には、「大江戸神輿祭り」があって、おみこしたちがいーっぱいでした。 And, Koto Kumin Matsuri (Koto Ward citizens’ festival) was hold last weekend. There were many booths where staff members sold foods and items…
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SHOW BOAT
去年で最後にしようとか言っときながら、結局また今年も國學院栃木高校の文化祭に行ってしまいました。