Mar 16, 2016

OHSHO Chinese dumpling restaurant.

Hello!!  How have you been???

Chinese dumpling, GYOZA in Japanese is one of popular food in Japan.
I am going to introduce GYOZA restaurant in Tokyo today.


You will see OHSHO sign somewhere when you walking street....




This is biggest chain restaurant and very popular here.
Also Osaka OHSHO is kind of their brother or sister.

When you want to try GYOZA easily, OHSHO is kind of the best choice for first time!
You can see menu from website and of course menu in the restaurant is with picture!!
http://www.ohsho.co.jp/menu/index.html

Why do I recommend OHSHO??


1. OHSHO is all over Japan!!
As you will find out their restaurant is everywhere in Japan, so once you become like them you can try wherever!!

2. Good Value!!
You can have them like first food, McDonald price!

3. Flexible!!
GYOZA become main dish with rice or noodle, also you can drink beer with GYOZA.
So GYOZA is sometimes for lunch, sometimes for dinner, or drinking!!

OSAKA OHSHO restaurant location
http://www.osaka-ohsho.com/store/

OHSHO restaurant location
http://www.ohsho.co.jp/shop/index.php

Jan 23, 2016

Foreign visitors to Japan in 2015 reach record 19.734 million!!

Hello!! How are you doing???
I just saw internet news about foreign visitors to Japan in 2015 reach record 19.734 million!!!
The article is below.
http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/foreign-visitors-to-japan-in-2015-reached-record-19-734-million

Foreign visitors to Japan in 2015 reach record 19.734 million

NATIONAL JAN. 19, 2016 - 04:00PM JST ( 30 )TOKYO —
A record 19,374,000 foreigners visited Japan in 2015, a 47.1% increase over the 13.41 million who visited Japan in 2014, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Tuesday.

The JNTO said spending by foreign tourists amounted to around 3.48 trillion yen, compared with 2.03 trillion yen in 2014, Fuji TV reported.

The highest number of visitors were mainland Chinese who accounted for 4.99 million, up by 50% over 2014, despite political tensions between the two countries. South Korea was next with about 4 million, followed by Taiwanese tourists at 3.68 million. The number of visitors from the U.S. was also up by 16.6%, surpassing 1 million.

Tourism officials attribute the hike in tourism numbers to the weak yen, more international flights in and out of Haneda Airport by low-cost carriers, as well as the easing of visa regulations for countries in Southeast Asia.

Japan’s target for 2016 is 20 million tourists, but government officials say this will depend on what happens with the Chinese economy. 

Japan Today
 Yes, we have seen lots non-Japanese people in Tokyo especially since last year... but wow lots people came to Japan!!

I just started to introduce about Japan, but I hope this blog helps somebody!!

Cheers!!

Jan 22, 2016

SNOW in Tokyo!!!

Hello!! How are you doing??
It was snow in Tokyo area in the last Monday morning!!

Of course we have few snow in the winter, but it become less by less cause of global warming or some reason in central Tokyo.

Every time when we have snow here, one of biggest worry is transportation!!
Lots people in Tokyo use train or subway go to office or school, so trains not working means dead of social activity here!!

But as we worried, lots trains delay or stopped and lots people fulled at station or town...
Some people who left home much earlier than usual like getting the first train, they got office on time but if we left home usual time some people took hours more than usual.

I will show some of example.....

It started rain Sunday night.... then about midnight rain changed to snow.....


5 a.m.

news about Tokyo snow.



















6 a.m. at Shibuya by twitter


7:28 am in Keio line from twitter.

described this picture like zombies on this train lol


7:38 a.m. at Denen Toshi line

This person waiting to come inside of station...
described this situation as if people are waiting on queue in comic market!


8:24 a.m in Machida station??

This picture described waiting people behind rope like starting point of horse race.


















8:35 a.m. at Mizonoguchi station on Denen toshi line





















9:25 a.m a station on Denen toshi line



9:32 at Kokubunji station


10:10 at Chofu station
















others

The end of waiting line in the supermarket next to station!




Until next station..... 70mins on Chuo line!!

Next train is 17:46 after 9:40 !!!

























Weather forecast says this Saturday also snow.... if somebody want to see these, morning train!!
Of course weekday morning is recommended but lots people upset with this..... so be careful!! lol

Jan 21, 2016

PEANUTS CAFE!!


Hello! How are you doing??
The other day I introduced future open SNOOPY MUSEUM in Tokyo.
Today, I found SNOOPY CAFE in TOKYO because I couldn't wait until April!!! 

SNOOPY CAFE officially called "PEANUTS Cafe" that is California style restaurant  in Naka- Meguro.




The cafe, that is a house, filled with peanuts atmosphere, special menu of foods come with peanuts dishes, some good selling at there!!
Of course all foods looks very good!!





When you want to go there, reservation is required!
Visit their website, and click "resevation" from here.


PEANUTS CAFE

ADDRESS/  Aobadai 2-16-7, Meguro-ku, TOKYO
OPEN/10:00 - CLOSE/22:00
TEL/ 03-6452-5882
URL/ www.peanutscafe.jp
Reservation / reserve@peanutscafe.jp

Jan 19, 2016

SNOOPY MUSEUM TOKYO


Hello!! How have you been?
Sorry I couldnt write for a while since I had a cold these days.


Well, do you know this year is 65th anniversary year of SNOOPY?
Some event or special goods are also provided in Japan.

SNOOPY MUSEUM TOKYO is the biggest event and the most I want to go!!
According public information by media, that will open around Mar. 2016 to Sep. 2018 in Roppongi, Tokyo.

Here is image of museum. from (C) 2015 Peanuts Worldwide LLC 



If you like SNOOPY, can't wait to be there, can you??

SNOOPY Museum website here.
http://www.snoopymuseum.tokyo/





Jan 12, 2016

Detective Conan 001 - Study Japanese by ANIME

Hello!! How are you doing??

I uploaded trial version how to learn Japanese by watching Detective Conan last week.

Of course this is my first trying too... and a little bit tough work,
So I am going to upload about once a week.
But I hope you like it!!

OK, Let's start to leaning Japanese by watching real stories.

Maybe lots words keep repeating after watching episode but that will be helpful for keep remembering new words.

Episode 001 Roller coaster murder case

In the attached movie time 0:00-21:03

Today's point


Important, frequently-appearing NOUN in Detective Conan.

TANTEI : Consulting Detective, Operative.
                               *note MEI TANTEI : MEI means well-known.
KEIBU : Detective officer. *note; police man who is high class.

HAN NIN : Criminal, guilty
HIGAI SHA : Victim
YOUGI SHA : Crime suspect, subject



HAKASE : Doctor
OTO SAN : Father, man and woman, kids use.


KOUKOUSEI : High school student
YUU JIN :Friend
KOI BITO : Girlfriend or boyfriend in relationship
JO SEI : Woman in polite way
ONNA : Woman a bit impolite way

SATSUJIN : Murder
JIKEN : Case
SOUSA : Investigation
IRAI : Request, order
KEISATSU : Police

SHINJITSU : The true, trueness

Appearing order in the movie.

  0:03  KEIBU : Detective officer. *note; police man who is high class.
  0:09  SOUSA : Investigation
  0:23     HAN NIN : Criminal, guilty
  0:30     HAN NIN : Criminal, guilty
  1:06     HAN NIN : Criminal, guilty
  1:19     KEIBU : Detective officer.
  1:44     HAN NIN : Criminal, guilty
  2:18     SHINJITSU : The true, trueness
  2:30     KEIBU : Detective officer.
  3:01     TANTEI : Consulting Detective, Operative.  
                               *note MEI TANTEI : MEI means well-known.
  3:02     IRAI : Request, order
  3:08     SATSUJIN : Murder
  3:08  JIKEN : Case
  3:27     HAKASE : Doctor
  3:46     HAKASE : Doctor
  4:24     OTO SAN : Father, man and woman, kids use.
  4:25     KOUKOUSEI : High school student
  4:27     TANTEI : Consulting Detective, Operative. 
  4:42     MEI TANTEI : Famous Detective
  5:50     TANTEI : Consulting Detective, Operative.
  6:00     MEI TANTEI : Famous Detective
  6:23     MEI TANTEI : Famous Detective
  6:25     OTO SAN : Father, man and woman, kids use.
  6:29     TANTEI : Consulting Detective, Operative.
  6:38     HAN NIN : Criminal, guilty
  6:42     TANTEI : Consulting Detective, Operative.
  6:46     TANTEI : Consulting Detective, Operative.
10:51     TANTEI : Consulting Detective, Operative.
11:58     TANTEI : Consulting Detective, Operative.
12:16     SATSUJIN : Murder
12:17     HAN NIN  : Criminal, guilty
12:19     HIGAI SHA : Victim
12:32     KOUKOUSEI : High school student
              TANTEI : Consulting Detective, Operative.
12:34     KEISATSU : Police
12:45     YOUGI SHA : Crime suspect, subject
12:46  HIGAI SHA : Victim
              YUU JIN :Friend
12:50     HIGAI SHA : Victim
12:53     YUU JIN :Friend
12:54     KOI BITO : Girlfriend or boyfriend in relationship
12:57     HIGAI SHA : Victim
13:06     HIGAI SHA : Victim
13:10     JO SEI : Woman in polite way
13:13     TANTEI : Consulting Detective, Operative.
13:26     KEIBU : Detective officer.
13:27     JO SEI : Woman in polite way
13:40     HAN NIN  : Criminal, guilty
              ONNA : Woman a bit impolite way
13:44     JO SEI : Woman in polite way
              YOUGI SHA : Crime suspect, subject
13:47     KEIBU : Detective officer.
13:48     HAN NIN  : Criminal, guilty
13:57     SHINJITSU : The true, trueness
14:01     HAN NIN  : Criminal, guilty
14:24     JO SEI : Woman in polite way
14:46     HAN NIN  : Criminal, guilty
14:47     HIGAI SHA : Victim
15:10     HIGAI SHA : Victim
15:51     HIGAI SHA : Victim
19:04     TANTEI : Consulting Detective, Operative.
19:12     TANTEI : Consulting Detective, Operative.
19:35     MEI TANTEI : Famous Detective

Let's watch anime with try to listening words above!!

Jan 11, 2016

BUSHIDO

KONNICHIWA!! OGENKI DESUKA?

In Japan, especially in the school, people establish their goal for the year after new year come.
So I decided to read famous books as much as I can in 2016.

But I found out some books very difficult without background stories... then I found easy way to understand with very complicated story!!

I read BUSHIDO, in Japanese other day.
You know BUSHIDO is written in English first by Inazo Nitobe.

Bushido: The Soul of Japan

His theory is still very new and exciting way for today and I was kind of shocked Mr, Nitobe found out them in long long time ago.

This book helps us to understand ourselves also other countries people for sure.

I had read in Japanese already, but next step for me in English book!!

If somebody read in English one already, how about read MANGA one in Japanese???

武士道 (まんがで読破)

OF course I will read comic one in English before proper English book!!

Bushido: The Soul of the Samurai

MANGA (Comic) is sometimes very useful way to understand easily or cutting time shorter!!

If you are interested in reading BUSHIDO, or reading books in Japanese but not have a enough time, why don't you try comic one like me??