Changing Impression of Japan

Actually I am a japanese, so bigining of the semester, I had no ideas what should I write about this topic. But I wrote many blogs, I could find many goot things of Japan.

I went to many places during this semester. However I had never thought about what I am doing or what I am feeling before. But when I started post the blog for Visual Anthropology, my mind was changed, I think.

I thought, that I wanted show Japanese real life and introduce many japanese place to foreign people. And I always thought that I should take pictures for blog whenever and whereever I went out.

Taking pictures of mu life became my important task because of this blog.

But I was really eanjoyed. I actually still wanted show more things for people.
My japanese life was changed because I always found something good topics for the blog.

Actually my impression of Japan was not changed, but my way to live in Japan was changed.

Actually I hated taking pictures before. However, now I really like to take pictires.

I realized that saving memories by photos is really nice, sharing my experiences with exchange students are really wonderful.

I hope that many students know more about japanese normal llife with this blog.
I want to continue to post this blog.

Today's two pictures are my trip to Tokyo. As you can see, you can hardly to realize that I took these pictures in Tokyo. Actually when I went to Tokyo, I don't always go to land mark in Tokyo. I am always enjoyed normal things there as I can do in Osaka. And I meet my friends who live in Tokyo.

Finally, sorry I was late to post this blog because I misunderstood the date of posting final blog.

But I was really enjoyed this class and this assighment.

Thank you.

KOBE

I went to Kobe last week. Kobe is one of the my favorite city in Japan. There are many shopping stores. And Kobe also has many western-style buildings. Because about 100 years ago, Kobe port was the outlet of the trade with foreign countries.

Many imigration who are from not only western countries but also Asian countries lived there. And Kobe still has foreingn country areas like chinese town. Kobe is the city which is mixed meny cultures.The upper picture, I went to the Kobe University which is the public university in Japan. My friend goes this university and I went to eat school lunch there.

After Kobe University, I went to area of western-style built for westerners in Japan in the Meiji period, Ijin kan. There is my favorite Star Bucks coffee. This Star Bucks coffee is different from other one, because they use old western-style building. In the store is like western-style house because they use old western-style funiture and rooms. Maybe you can enjoy, if you go there!

We also entered the most famous house in this area, Kazamidori no yakata (house of the weathercoock). It was so nice. Every faniture were so beautiful, but they sometime used Japanese style funiture but it was also nice.

After we went to the Ijinkan area, we went to the Chinese town. There are many chiese stores, we can eat many cheap chinese foods and buy many chinese things. Almost all worker are chinese there so we can feel that we are in China. I ate Niku man and Tapioka drink. These were so delicious. I want to go there again.

Finaly we went to the Kobe Bay. And we took on the plesure boat. We can enjoy the cruise. We can see the view of the Kobe town and also Akashi kaikyou bridge. We can stay in the boat about 1 hour and cost is only 800yen, so it was really cheap and we can see many things from see, so if you went to the Kobe, please take it!

Kobe is really interesting city.

If you have never been there, please visit there.

I love to walk around Kobe city so much!