No More Gun Violence
I can’t accept what happened in Florida. How many innocent people were killed even since I migrated here 8 years ago. I express deepest condolences to the family of the victims.
Love traveling abroad
I love traveling abroad. Traveling is like a school for us to learn life. We can learn new things, which is exciting, fun, and interesting but sometimes it is difficult to understand with our own sense of value or experience. Also sometimes so different surroundings and hardship which we have never experience before we travel …
My friend Ellen’s artistic life with plants
I visited my friend Ellen and she has a green thumb. She takes good care of plants. She is very creative. I was inspired by her art work. One is a boxed garden of air plants. The greenery healed us. In Japan there’s remedy/counseling with making a small garden in a box, which is called …
Watch Japanese Speech Contest and you will see real Japan １
Watch Japanese Speech Contest and you will see real Japan, though sometimes the speakers said things negative in positive way. I was so amazed to see them. I was inspired and motivated to learn more about English language and cultures both Japanese and foreign. I was listening, saying to myself “Yes. you are right! She …
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Being a volunteer used to be my job without getting paid any money but I enjoyed very much
Being a volunteer used to be my job without getting paid any money but I enjoyed very much. It’s already 6 years since I volunteered for Japan America Society Dallas Forth Worth. It was a new year’s event called Mochitsuki（もちつき、餅つき）. Mochitsuki means to make mochi (made by sticky rice steamed and pounded. However mochi is …
Happy New Year 2018！Starting new You
Happy New Year ! あけましておめでとうございます This is a greeting for a new year! Always feel so clean and fresh on New Year’s Day! I am living in Dallas, TX but I always feel sharing Japanese tradition when I prepared for a new year. After Christmas, Japanese are very busy to cleaning up Christmas stuffs and clean …
This is the most watched, friendly video among mine
Though this is the most watched video among my unprofessional videos, you will be able to feel how much passion I have to share in the joy of Ikebana.Ikebana is not just about technique to arrange flowers beautifully. There must be appreciation for the life and beauty of plants and …
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Let’s enjoy arranging flowers for Christmas
Let’s enjoy arranging flowers for Christmas! It’s easy and you don’t need anything special tools. It’s a low table arrangement. 1 Place branches like bridges. These stems are one of roses, eucalyptus, willow or branches. I don’t recommend to use carnation or chrysanthemums because their stems are not water resistant like roses. They are easily melted …
How to make a Halloween small flower arrangement
I made a small Halloween flower arrangement for my friend. You can make one from a bouquet sold in grocery store and ghost pick and a plastic cup (orange). You can use the color and picks of Halloween with flowers. Easy and Fun! Let’s make one! You prepare A plastic cup (orange) Bouquet …
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