Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

Since i decide to get Japan i decide to get one of the 2 places where the atom bombs was dropped

I picked Hiroshima just becouse it was more close to Kyoto  where i was staying so i thought to get Nagasaki for my Next Visiti in japan .Since I got .....Pace Memorial Park  a weird feeling of sadness keeps coming over me ........till i Saw those: .......a warm touch of Love, Hope & Pace .

Those Origami Cranes are Made by school children all over japan and from all over the world .

Meaning  About Thousand origami cranes 千羽鶴, Senbadsuru is a group of one thousand origami paper cranes held together by strings. An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane, such as long life or recovery from illness or injury. The crane in Japan is one of the mystical or holy creatures (others include the dragon and the tortoise), and is said to live for a thousand years. In Japan, it is commonly said that folding 1000 paper origami cranes makes a person's wish come true. This makes them popular gifts for special friends and family.

But There s something more About this Place and  千羽鶴, Senbadsuru ,and to be honest I didn t know about it till now but my deep love for  this Country and its culture made me always read and search about it so i discovered  it : It s  The Story About All This Thousand Origami & Sadako Sasaki.

 Sasaki Sadako  佐々木 禎子 January 7, 1943 – October 25, 1955) was a Japanese girl who was two years old when the atomic bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945, near her home by Misasa Bridge in Hiroshima, Japan. Sadako is remembered through the story of attempting to fold a thousand origami cranes before her death, a wish which was memorialized in popular culture.


Sadako was at home when the explosion occurred, about one mile from Ground Zero. In November 1954, Sadako developed swellings on her neck and behind her ears. In January 1955, purple spots had formed on her legs. Subsequently, she was diagnosed with leukemia (her mother referred to it as "an atom bomb disease").She was hospitalized on February 21, 1955, and given, at the most, a year to live.



On August 3, 1955, Sadako's best friend Chizuko Hamamoto came to the hospital to visit and cut a golden piece of paper into a square to fold it into a paper crane, in reference to the ancient Japanese story that promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane. A popular version of the story is that Sadako fell short of her goal of folding 1,000 cranes, having folded only 644 before her death, and that her friends completed the 1,000 and buried them all with her. This comes from the book Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. An exhibit which appeared in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum stated that by the end of August, 1955, Sadako had achieved her goal and continued to fold more cranes.


Though she had plenty of free time during her days in the hospital to fold the cranes, she lacked paper. She would use medicine wrappings and whatever else she could scrounge up. This included going to other patients' rooms to ask to use the paper from their get-well presents. Chizuko would bring paper from school for Sadako to use.


During her time in the hospital her condition progressively worsened. Around mid-October her left leg became swollen and turned purple. After her family urged her to eat something, Sadako requested tea on rice and remarked "It's good." Those were her last words. With her family around her, Sadako died on the morning of October 25, 1955 at the age of 12.

link In italiano http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadako_Sasaki

akachōchin 。。。 Izakaya 居酒屋

Some traditional lighting u can find in japan are called akachōchin  赤ちょうちん it marks an Izakaya .

Izakaya 居酒屋  is a type of Japanese drinking establishment which also serves food to accompany the drinks. They are popular, casual places for after-work drinking.

The name "izakaya" is a compound word consisting of "i" (to sit) and "sakaya" (sake shop), showing that izakaya originate from sake shops that allowed customers to sit at the premises to drink.

Izakaya are sometimes called akachōchin  赤ちょうちん(red lantern) in daily conversation, because these paper lanterns are traditionally found in front of an izakaya.

Here 's Some Pictures i took in japan .......and of course i bought one ^_^ in kappabashi Street .

さくら。

GEISHA

GEISHA IS NOT COURTESY , GEISHA IS NOT WIFE ;   

SHE SELLS SKILLS .........NOT THE BODY

SHE CREATES ANOTHER SECRET WORLD....
 ''A PLACE ONLY OF BEAUTY ''


THE VERY WORD GEISHA MEANS 'A.R.T.I.S.T ''

Japanese Stores & Curiosity - Negozi in Giappone e Curiosià

Vivendo per un pò a Tokyo  ho scattao e ripreso un bel po di foto Dal cibo ai Kimono,Supermercati ,Ristoranti ,oggetti '' old & modern style'' diciamo ke mostrerò un po del mondo degli Stores  Jappo .
Iniziamo cn i Ristoranti ; molti dei quali in japan espongono una vetrina la stessa ke in giro per il mondo come in italia a londra o negli states sono utilizzate per i negozi di abbilgiamento o altro genere sicuramente non per esporre qllo che per loro è il MENU ossia il nostro classico Libretto ,foglio o chi che sia dove poter leggere i piatti  e le specialità che il ristorante offre
La vetrina  utlizzata soprattuto per  il ''modern style'' ossi lo stile moderno dei ristoranti è caratterizzata da un elemento particolare diffuso in tutto il Jappone che permette ai clienti di vedere il piatto '' realmente'' ossia
 delle vere e porprie '' Riproduzioni del piatto'' stesso  il tutto creato con un materiale acrilico molto resistente simile al silicone cio permettera al cliente di visionare il piatto nei suoi particolari e di scegliere il piu appetitoso ''strategia '' che a parer mio incoraggia l appetito anche non avendone .
Ecco qui qlke foto

qste prime riproduzioni sono di Shinjuku le successive foto sn state fatte a yokohama all internodi un Mall

Alcuni  dei miei negozi preferiti  trttanoòa vendita di prodotti tipici Jappo come i  ''Kimono Store ''dove si trovano oltre alle grandi varietà di kimono (SPETTACOLARI) per ogni occasione e ricorrenza tutti gli accessori, Choopstick Store ,I negozi di Maschere Fatte e dipinte a mano ,Katana ecc

Ecco alcune foto molte dell quali sono state fatte  ad asakusa & Nakano la zona in cui vivevo

Altra curiosità sta nel modo do in cui contiNnuano a mantenere le tradizioni soprattutto nella produzione di cibi come Dorayaky, fresh soba,

Espongono qste produzioni tra bancarelle come ad asakusa o nei ristoranti stessi come per la produzone dei Soba ( noodls di granosaraceno)

lo stesso a Nara per la produzione di .......

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Stores

In Giro Fotografando Diversi RIstoranti e negozi

Cookmania in japan ??? C'è Dayso & 100Y And Kappabashi & Tokyuhand

Ecco dei  posti super fantastici a Tokyo per la ''Cook mania''in qualunque stile il tutto con analogo titolo in rima (^;^)
Tutti hanno in comune una sola parola ''articoli per cucinare '' qlli ke a me cm a molte altre persone mandano in tilt tutti qsti articoli ke vorrest comprare (e io ne ho comprati nel corso degli anni) come stampi , cutters per biscotti ecc..e in aggiunta molti articoli come dico io esclusivamente  jappo come bento, choopstick e tanto tanto altro altro!!

Uno di qsti è Tokyu Hands  una catena  famosa ke si trova in tutto il japan & anche a Taipei!
All' interno si trova di tutto per l ' home made'' or Art & Craft di ogni genere ( in 7 8 piani se non ricordo male) dalle bici al modellismo  di ogni genere , orologi ,valigie,  costumi ,articoli per la casa e tanto altro ma soprattuto tanti articoli da cucina  Ecco qlke foto di shibuya ( il primo aperto)  Ikebukuro al Sunshine city

 Tokyu Hands (東急ハンズ, Tōkyū Hanzu?), is a Japanese department store. Tokyu Hands is part of the Tokyu Group, its first store opened in Shibuya, Tokyo in 1976.[1] Tokyu Hands got its start as a DIY (Do-It-Yourself) store, hence the logo with 2 hands, and the emphasis on crafts and materials for projects.

In 2003, an overseas branch of Tokyu Hands, named Hands Tailung (台隆手創館) opened in Taipei,
Tokyu Hands focuses on hobby, home improvement and lifestyle products. At the Shibuya flagship store, products include toys, games, novelty items, gift cards, gift wrap, costumes, bicycles, travel products (such as luggage and camping gear), hobby materials, hardware, tools, do-it-yourself kits, pet supplies, office supplies and stationery; Japanese calligraphy, painting, drawing supplies, furniture, lighting, home appliances, and storage solutions. Tokyu Hands' appeal lies in its wide variety of goods on offer, combined with the uniqueness of goods available. You can find many goods here that are only available in Japan.
Also of note is the Ikebukuro location, which contains Nekobukuro, or "Cat's House".

Altro Posto è Kappabashi  Street

kappabashi Dori, è una strada di tokyo  ke si trova tra Ueno e Asakusa interamente popolata da negozi di attrezzatura per ristoranti e cucina dai mobili alle decorazioni ,pentole , coltelli,  lampade ecc

Io ho preso la mitica Lampada in carta jappo cn scritta noodles in kanjii ( foto da postare)

Kappabashi-dori, also known just as Kappabashi (Japanese: 合羽橋) or Kitchen Town, is a street in Tokyo between Ueno and Asakusa which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade.

Japanese Foods

Dango (団子?) is a Japanese dumpling made from mochiko (rice flour), related to mochi.usually served with sweet-salty sauce !! Miratashi Dango !!

Mushipan: steamed bread/cake

but is most  like a such great soft cake I LOVE IT

Breakfast time in Sakura House !!!

The best drink in the world '' GREEN TEA''

when i tryed it the first time i fund it too strong but after tried

more than one time i got crazy for it (i miss it)

 ''GREAN TEA'' LOVER

Also i got some Sweetener and they are soo Good

Japanese  use MACHA TEA (powder grean tea ) the same kind  used in

 the Tea Ceremony !!

                                                         Hope to bake something soon (^;^)
                                   This s a kind of sweet cake called Baumkuchen made with Green tea powder
                                                                    I got this in Nara (kansai area)

                                                          Tea Shop in Tsukiji market
OooooooomG!!!Those are my fav guys

Gyoza

 was  originally a Chinese dish, It's  kind of '' Italian Tortellino'' but The filling is usually pork based, with cabbage, green onion, garlic or garlic chives, and ginger, though there are variations.

RAMEN ( Those r Instant beef  Ramen)

Ramen is a noodle soup that was originally imported to Japan from China in the Meiji Period. In more recent decades, it has become a very popular dish in Japan, adapted to the Japanese taste. Ramen restaurants (ramen ya) number in the thousands, and instant ramen (invented in 1958) is popular both in and outside of Japan.

Ramen noodles are about as thin as spaghetti and are served in a soup that varies based on region, & city .

BETTOLA(^;^)

MATSUYA (FAST FOOD)

 ( mc'donald 's japanese style with japanese food here u can find  Domburi ,Steak,Curry Rice......)

This s my fav DOMBURI!!

                 Donburi is a general term for "bowl" refers to a bowl of cooked rice

                 GUYDON is a  Beef Donburi  a bowl of cooked rice with beef , onions cooked with  soya sauce  &sake.

            Usually is served with Misio Soup and it taste really good with pickle ginger and spicy !!

Kare Raisu or Curry Rice also served with Misio soup ( is made from soy beans and dissolving 

 in hot water and adding additional ingredients such as wakame seaweed and small pieces of tofu)

Kare Raisu (Curry Rice) is cooked rice with a curry sauce The basic vegetables are onions, carrots, and potatoes & meat.Dark .Also The curry is not the regular Curry powder but Curry Paste !!!
 

Home Made Curry Rice with Powder Curry .

                                                       (Apple, grape ) & Asian Pear)

 Chinese Bun got in China tow Yokohama 

Nikuman (肉まん; derived from 肉饅頭 niku (meat) manjū) is a Japanese food made from flour dough, and filled with cooked ground pork or other ingredients like mushroom ,Pizza stile,or sweet azuki beans . It is  similar to the Chinese baozi

Nikuman are steamed and often sold as Street Food.

Green Tea Frappuccino (just in Star Bucks japan) (^;^)

Best Milk Ice Cream ever had !!

Cheese  Ice cream

                                                                     'ShibuyaCrèpès '

 Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き?) is kind of Pancakes mix usually filled with octopus, shrimp, pork, and vegetables like cabage & sprinkled with bonito flakes and seewed and squized with mayonnaise.(like the one in my pict)

yakkitori tempura corokke