Today's Dinner

I try to eat more vegetables during summer time.

Today's dinner,  I cooked Yellow Squash Salad with tomato, Green Squash soup, and Curry of Pork, cucumber and egg plant.

 

The squash salad is very tasty with Sesame and Soy-source based salad dressing.

 

 

Brown rice with vegetable curry

 

 I used chicken broth for the soup.

 

今日の夕食は、かぼちゃのスープ、かぼちゃのサラダ

茄子と胡瓜と豚肉のカレー炒めを作ってみました。

毎日最低５種類の野菜を食べましょう！

Food Shopping at Mitsuwa

I went to the Okinawa and Kyushu Foods Fair at New Jersey Mitsuwa today and purchased
some Okinawan foods.

 

Okinawan-style black sugar crepe is my favorite snack.

Zenzai, Yuzu tea and orange dressing are very good.  

 

 

Koppa Mochi

Purple sweet potato tick rice cake

Produced in Amakusa, Kumamoto

 

 

I also bought a book titled

"Honba no Edo Go"

Language spoken by commoners in Edo period.

Edo Go is now spoken in Kabuki theater.

 

 

今日九州沖縄物産展に初めて出かけてみた。

なんと博多ラーメンブース最高に込み合っているではないか。

ラーメンもいいけど

私の今日の目当ては沖縄食材、

好物の沖縄麦ぽーぽーミックス買ってきました。

 

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I will travel to California next weekend to join intensive dance training and

will report my trip later.

 

 

Photo Shooting Day

Yesterday, I took snap shots for a program of Nosho sensei's 60-year anniversary show.
The show will be held at the Japanese-American Theatre in LA on October 20.
Currently, our dance members are working on the project.

 

宮城能松先生芸暦60周年公演（10月20日）を控え、現在能松会では公演プロジェクトチームを立ち上げプログラム作成などに忙しくしております。昨日は公演のプログラムに載せる顔写真の撮影を行いました。来月早々、能松会では、カリフォルニアにて合同リハが行われます。勿論私も参加予定です。先生の道場にて集中稽古の後、北米沖縄県人会（OAA)の講堂にて地謡の先生方（琉球琴、三線、太鼓、胡弓などの伴奏）との音合わせリハも行われるようです。
生演奏で踊れるなんてカリフォルニアならではのことです。楽しみです！

Time to use fan

It is time to use fans.

I use fans for traditional dance lessons as well as cooling purpose.

I usually carry a small fan in my bag in case I get hot.  

 

Fans for dance performance

 

Fan for dance lesson

 

Fan for Okinawan court dance performance

 

Fan for casual use

 

Fan for tea ceremony

 

Fan used by bride at wedding ceremony.

 

Chinese fan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time to wear Yukata!

It is sooo hot these days.

Today, I am hanging my Yukata kimono for upcoming dance rehearsals, when I need to

dress in cotton kimono.

 

 

Sunday Excercise

I had a summer cold last week and couldn't do exercise.

Today, I enjoyed my Sunday exercise at a gym of the club house of my condominium. I usually use the gym room Sunday afternoon which many people who live here do not use the gym after 5 pm of Sunday.

 

 

 

Summer Scene

I just got some nice pictures from my friend Mamiko lives in Colorado.

Thank you Mamiko for sharing your nice pictures.

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猛暑の連日、昼間プールで泳ぐ人もさすがに少ないです。

This is a scene of my home. Too hot to be outside lately.

 

 

 

My Latest Video

Hi, I hope you will have a wonderful July 4th weekend!

Today, I listed a new video on YouTube, from my performance at the American Museum of Natural History’s Kaufman Theatre in March 2012, in honor of the 100-year anniversary of Tokyo’s donation of cherry trees to New York City, a celebration event called “Japan Fest.”