2010年1月11日月曜日

Freshman Camp

We went to "Tsumagoi" for freshman camp. I'm going to tell you about what we did there.
1st day, the day we got to there, it was mainly supper and activity. We mostly eat with same room's classmates. The activity is to game in English with native speakers. It was first time we touched English and native speakers after we enter NUFS. Games are very interesting and easy, such as message game, so you will enjoy speaking in English. And also, you can enjoy talking with native speakers face to face.
Next day, the day we left there, after breakfast, we enjoyed doing a sport tournament with classes. Each class is given each color, and they compete with their score. We did rock-paper-scissors game, centipede game, and so on. Through this sport activity, we will become getting along with classmates. And also it will make us unite in class.
After we came back from freshman camp, we got closer than before. That is not only making us have fun but also be used to speaking in English. That is why we can be good start for campus life.
If you get more infromation about this camp, you will check Nagoya University of Foreign Studies official homepage.

2009年11月26日木曜日

Interesting places in Nagoya - about Atsuta Shrine

I will introduce Atsuta Shrine. This shrine is a very historical place. It is a shrine of "Atsuta-no-Okami", and the famous sword of "Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi" is also on display in the shrine. It is one thing of Imperial Regalia for Japan ("Sansyu-no-Jingi" in Japanese), so that is important and historical for Japan. And this shrine has over 4,400 national treasures, representing its 2000 years of history.
Atsuta Shrine holds about 70 festivals annually, and the biggest festival is held on May 5th. It is called “Shobusai” or “Atsutamatsuri”. So many people visit Atsuta
Shrine throughout the whole year.
There are a lot of ways to go there, but I recommend going by the Meitetsu Railway. You should get off at Jingumae station, and walk three minutes from there.
If you go there, you might even see a Japanese wedding in action!
:9**

2009年10月23日金曜日

La Tomatina

I am going to talk about the most important things for this festival, "La Tomatina". It is the rules! If you join this festival, you must obey them.
There are mainly 5 rules. The 1st is "Do not bring bottles or hard objects". Because in order not to cause accidents. The 2nd is "Do not tear T-shirts or throw them around". The 3rd is "Please crush tomatoes before you throw them". Tomatoes are harder than we expect. The 4th is "Be careful of the trucks which carry tomatoes". the 5th is "Stop throwing tomatoes when you hear the call of stop". It is very important to make a clear distinction between the beginning and ending. And more, I recommend you to wear goggles. Goggles are the essential item for this festival.
Do you want to join "La Tomatina"? As you know, this is the festival of throwing tomatoes, so you will think "It is s a waste of tomatoes!". But this is very cheerful festival, so it will help reduce your stress.
Thank you for reading. :-)

2009年7月16日木曜日

Taj Mahal

Have you ever heard of the World Heritage of India? We researched two World Heritage of India. The one is about "Taj Mahal", the other is about "Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus".
At first, I will tell you about the location and the structure of Taj Mahal . Taj Mahal is located in a state of Utter Pradesh, Agra district. There are two World Heritages except Taj Mahal in Agra and New Delhi, Jaipur and Lucknow near Agre.
The site whole of about 174,000㎥ is surrounded by the wall, and consists of five elements mainly. which are “Darwaza” of the great gate, “the Chahar Bach gardens”, a Western mosque “Masjid”, "Mifmann Kahner" of the guesthouse, and mausoleum with four spires “Minarets”.
An annual 4,000,000 tourists come here. However, these days, it becomes a serious problem that the damage of Taj Mahal by air pollution and acid rain.

2009年6月26日金曜日

Tokyo Disney Sea


Our group is going to talk about Tokyo Disney Sea. Have you ever been to Tokyo Disney sea? Our group is going talk about The Attractions of Disney Sea, Food, an Official Hotel, and Parades.


At first, I will tell you about the attractions. In Tokyo Disney Sea, there are many kinds of attractions. But there are too many to tell about all of them. So I'll introduce only one attraction which I picked up.


The attraction's name is "Tower of Terror". This is the latest attraction in Tokyo Disney Sea and it was opened on 4th September 2006. It is in American Waterfront area and a free-falling type attraction. Its story takes place at the Hotel Hightower in New York, 1912. Every mysterious phenomenon which happens in this tower is caused by "Shiriki Utundu". It was brought into this tower by the owner of this hotel, Harrison Hightower III(third). In this attraction, we can join the tour of this hotel and look around inside of it. Finally in the elevator we are guided, we will experience the most horrible event!


I think it is worth riding once.

2009年5月7日木曜日

My Three Favorite Movies


1. High School Musical series

Made in 2005~
Actors: Zac Efron ,Vanessa Hudgens , Ashley Tisdale , Lucas Grabeel , and more…
Setting: in a high school
Awards: Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 8 wins & 17 nominations
Director: Kenny Ortega
Film Company: Walt Disney
Genre: Comedy, musical, romance drama
Best Musical track: “What I’ve been looking for” by Sharpay(Ashley) & Ryan(Lucas) in 1, “Gotta go my own way” by Gabriella(Vanessa) in 2, “Right here” by Troy(Zac) & Gabriella(Vanessa) in 3
Recommendation: I think this movie is perfect! Actor, actress, songs, dance, story and this movie is Disney’s movie (I love Disney!). Though it may not be interesting who dislikes musical. This movie series makes me happy and like English every time. I am addicted to this movie and casts of this movie series. This movie is worth watching once.
Source: Check out the Internet Movie Database ( to 1, to 2, to 3 )


2. Pocahontas

Made in 1995
Main Character: Pocahontas, John Smith
Film Company: Walt Disney
Director: Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg
Writer: Carl Binder(screenplay), Chris Buck(story)
Composer: Alan Menken,
My favorite music: Colors of the Wind
My favorite character: Meeko
Award: Won 2 Oscars, another 13 wins & 5 nominaions
Recommendation: To see this movie, you will understand American history a little. Because Pocahontas was exsisted and this story is fiction which is based on nonfiction. The description of nature is so great. The representation of the wind and waving Pocahontas’s black hair in the wind are very beautiful and wonderful. So you’ll be able to feel the wind. The last scene doesn’t see without tears.
Source: Wikipedia is good for plot and the Internet Movie Database is good for general information.


3. New York Minute

Director: Dennie Gordon
Writers:Emily Fox, Adam Cooper, Bill Collage
Cast: Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, Eugene Levy, Simple Plan
Date of Release: 7 May 2004 (USA)
Genre: Comedy
Awards: Nominated Teen Choice Award (plus 3 nominations)
Film Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
Runtime: 91 minutes
My Favorite scene: yThe scene which Roxy(Mary-Kate) and Jane(Ashley) go to LIVE of Simple Plan
Recommendation: I watched this movie because I like Olsen twins. They’ are so cute and funny acted in this movie. It’s also attractive their fashion. So I think you should watch this movie who likes Olsen twins. And Simple Plan acted as themselves, I recommend watching who likes Simple Plan. This movie make enjoyed not only fashion and hairstyle but also a row of houses and streets in N.Y.
Source: Go to The Internet Movie Datebase . Official site is excellent because you will be able to watch some their photes.