後北条氏 The late Hojo clan

This is the tomb of Hojo Ujimasa and Hojo Ujiteru in Odawara.
They were ordered HARAKIRI for the responsibility of the siege of Odawara 1590.
The late hojo clan governed almost all konto region. 
Finally the clan surrendered to Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
at the time they had meeting endlessly. but it didn't reach the decision.
we call endless meeting to no decision Odawara byoujou.
It's the same expression at Congress of Vienna: Der Kongress tanzt, aber er geht nicht weiter

坂の上の雲 The clouds on a slope

Akiyama Saneyuki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akiyama_Saneyuki

Akiyama Yoshifuru http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akiyama_Yoshifuru

Now I can watch TV drama Saka no ue no kumo on NHK channel.

It's a story from the early Meiji period to Russo-Japanese war.

It's a famous novel wretten by Shiba Ryotaro.

I visited the place they were born in Matsuyama.

ALIT Iruma city museum ALIT 入間市博物館

This is Iruma city museum. it's a museum for tea.
Today I visited there for a lecture of tea.

河越館 KAWAGOEKAN

this is jyorakuji(常楽寺).
long times ago there is a samurai residence here.
a princess from here became a wife of minamoto no yoshitune（源義経）

Imo yokan 芋ようかん

This is japanese sweet IMOYOUKAN made by sweet potato and sugar.

it's very delicious.



THE BIG TEA CEREMONY IN SAYAMA 狭山大茶会

Today i visited the big tea ceremony in Sayama, Saitama prefecture.
we enjoyed matcha抹茶(powder tea),and sencha煎茶(leaf tea).

Tsukiji 築地

Last Friday I visited Tsukiji in Tokyo.
I went to the sushi restaurant.  I came from western japan. Sometimes I can't accept foods in Tokyo.
But sushi is not......... It's my favorite food.

Kaiko no Yashiro 蚕ノ社 in Kyoto

This is the three leg's torii.  the shrine is one of the oldest in kyoto. now noone knows why it has three legs. usually it's only two. some scholars say it's the Trinity of Nestorianism.  I had lived near the shrine.