浜北剣道大会 Kendo competition in Hamakita city

昨日上海から帰って来たばかりですが、元気に出ました浜北剣道大会！
3人制の団体戦でワシはやっぱり何処に行っても大将よ～。
結果は3-0で1回戦完敗～。
ワシも1本負けでした～。

良く考えてみると、対外試合なんて高校卒業して以来かもしれん。
久し振りの良い緊張感を味わえて、負けはしたけど楽しかったわ！
また試合出さしてもらおうかな。

Yesterday, I backed from Shanghai and felt tired but today, I joined actively Kendo competition in Hamakita city!

This competition is done with 3 members team match and I was general position.

The result was lost at fist match with 3-0.

I also lost with 1 point behind.

I think I haven’t entered Kendo competition since graduating high school so this is interval of over 20 years.

I was defeated but I could feel good tension and really enjoy it.

I would like to entry it again!

エアバスA380 Airbus A380

本日、上海浦東空港で名古屋への帰り便を待っていたら
馬鹿デカイ飛行機が有るではないか!?

何じゃこのデカさわ！って良く見てみると。
これはっ!!　スカイマークがキャンセルして話題となったエアバスA380だぁぁぁ～～っ!!!
初めて見たわ～。
総二階建飛行機よ。定員は約500名。
ANA、JALは米国のボーイングしか買って無いので、多分日本では中々見る機会は
無いんじゃないかな。

こんなデカイのよく空飛ぶよなぁ。
ホント不思議。
ちなみに、この飛行機は皆さんご存知ルフトハンザドイツ航空ですね～。

Today, when I was waiting airplane for going back to Nagoya at Shanghai Pudong airport, I found huge airplane!

What a huge airplane this is!

I stared it and I know this must be Airbus A380 which Skymark Airline canceled!!!

This is first time for me to see it.

This is full tow story airplane and strength is 500 seats.

ANA and JAL are using Boeing airplane only so we may have small chance to see this in Japan.

I really wonder how this huge body can fly in the sky.

It is really amazing.

Anyway, you may know this is Lufthansa German airline, right?

中国出張2015年4月 Business trip to China in 2015 Apr

今日から今週土曜日まで中国出張です。
日曜日には剣道大会、来週はインドネシア出張と今月後半は大忙し。

今回の目玉は中国高鉄（新幹線）！
私は外国に来たら極力自力で公共の交通機関を使う様に心がけています。
まぁ、その方が気楽で楽しいしね。

さて、今回は人生初で乗りました。中国新幹線。
上海浦東空港から地下鉄で虹橋駅まで移動。
虹橋駅から新幹線よ～！

で、虹橋駅着いてビックリっ!!!!
チケット売り場メチャ混み。さすが中国！人が多ぃ～。
切符買うのに30分強並びましたわ。
外国人は券売機で切符買えないらしい。

これが売り場前の状態です。

From today, I’m business trip in China till Saturday this week.

On Sunday Kendo tournament and next week business trip to Indonesia, so my schedule at late Apr is quite busy.

This time’s most big event is Chinese bullet train.

I always try to use public transportation myself when I visit foreign country.
It is fun and very comfortable for me.

Anyway, this time is first experience in my life getting on Chinese bullet train.

I’ve moved from Shanghai Pudong airport to Shanghai Hongqiao station by subway and from Hangqiao station, I can get bullet train!

BUT!! I was surprised when reaching at the Hongqiao station.

The ticket counter is so crowded!
Yes, here is China! Lots of people are living!
I was on the line over 30minutes for buying train ticket.
Chinese can but foreigner cannot buy it at ticket bending machine.

This picture is appearance of ticket counter.

で、これが乗った新幹線と車内ですわ。
パッと見は日本のとほぼ同じに見えますが、シートとかはかなり擦り切れてました。
やっぱ中国だわ。

And this is bullet train I got on and inside of it.
You may think looks almost same as Japanese Shinkansen but the seat was shabby.
Yes, I understand this is China.

ななつぼし Nanatsuboshi

去年の暮れにあっちゃんが米を送ってくれたんよ。
「ゆめぴりか」と「ななつぼし」を5ｋｇづつで食べ比べ。

ゆめぴりかは有名銘柄になった北海道米だよね～。
美味しいとは聞いていたけど、高くて手が出ない。
そんなタイミングで届いたゆめぴりか!!!
どれほど美味いのかと頂いてみたが・・・・・。うん、まぁ、そうか。
そんなに言う程か？？まぁ、秋田小町、コシヒカリとの差をそれ程
感じないが・・・。そう普通に美味い。

そして期待して無かった”ななつぼし”。
まぁ、聞いた事は有るね。って程度。しかぁ～しっ！これ美味いわっ！
全然違う！
米の香り、弾力、甘み。
ゆめぴりかよりも断然美味しい。
好き嫌いは個人差が有るので、それぞれでご判断頂きたいが
我が家は嫁も一致で”ななつぼし”の方が全然好き！

で、近所のスーパーをハシゴしたが売って無いんよ。
ゆめぴりかは行ったスーパー全部で売ってたけど、”ななつぼし”は無し。
そこで登場、頼りになりますAmazonさん！
本日5ｋｇｘ2袋で10ｋｇ購入！￥2,780だったかな？
ななつぼし！マジで美味いよ！

End of late year, my friend Acchan gifted me Hokkaido rice.
They were “Yumepirica” and “Nanatsuboshi” 5kg each for comparing the taste.

Yumepirica has been becoming very famous Hokkaido rice nowadays and I have heard the taste very nice but I’ve never bought it because of little expensive.

She sent me the kind of timing, Yumepirica!!!
I was very curious about the taste how great but…..
Yes, not bad but it is not more than I expected. It is normal good taste.

And I moved to “Nanatsuboshi”.

Actually I’ve heard the name but this is not so famous so I didn’t have big expecting.
BUT!!!! This is good!
Absolutely better than Yumepirica!
The odor, sweetness and mouthfeel, everything good and I like.
I think Nanatsuboshi is completely better than Yumepirica.
All people have deferent taste basis so you should check yourself but in my family, my wife also has same opinion with me.

I walked around some super markets for buying it but they don’t sell it.

Yumepirica is famous so I could find it at all of them but Nanatsuboshi was none.
So I bought 10kg in Amazon, 2 packages of 5kg and the price might be JPY2,780??
I recommend you to try Nanatsuboshi which I really think good taste!

防具新調1 I’ll buy new Knedo protector 1

2月に4段審査を見事失敗し、それからというもの稽古、稽古、稽古～っ！
2度と落ちない為にやってますぜ～。

で、剣道もやっぱり格好が大事。
3年前の剣道再開時に7万円の防具を買ったんだが、防具の新調をしたいと
思います。
まぁ～、4段合格の前祝ですよ。

今回は四国高松市の百秀武道具店の百年防具（弟のお勧め）。
手刺し1分2厘手刺し。
ポイントは胴。これは渋く行きたいね～。って事で、紺乾漆塗りよ。
まぁ、写真見てみて、このマット感渋いで～。

当然、高松まで行く事は出来ないので、面のサイズとかは
先に自分で計って、その前後1ｃｍサイズを送ってもらいフィット感を確認します。
これからハンドメイドで作るので出来て来るのは夏以降だとうね～。
大体の価格は38万円弱（税込）かな～。
でも、1.2分刺しの手刺防具がこの値段は安いんですよ～。

Since I failed 4^th Kendo Dan grade, I’m training so hard for never failing it again.

I think...

You know I think looks is important for Kendo too.

3 years ago when I restarted Kendo, I bought Kendo protector with JPY70,000 and I could continue Kendo 3 years so I would like to buy new one this time.
It is kind of pre-prize for 4^th Dan.

Now I’m talking with Kendo item shop, Hyakusyu Budogu shop in Takamatsu city Shikoku Island, and want to buy hundred years protector 3.6mm stitch, my brother recommended me.

I’m particular about body armor.
I want to choose cool one so I decided this “navy blue dry Japanese lacquer.
Check this picture.
Don’t you think this is cool?

I cannot visit far Takamatsu city for buying this so I measuring my body size myself and the shop send me the size and ±1cm 3 sizes head armor and check fitting.

This new protector is handmade so I may be able to receive it around late summer or after.
The price will be little less than JPY380,000 including consumption tax.
You may think it is expensive but it is 3.6mm stitch handmade armor so in fact, this is cheap.

眼鏡デビュー Eye glass debut

さてさて、ワシも既に41歳。

目と顔には自信が有ったんだが、最近夜になると、どうも見えずらい。
近所の眼鏡市場へ行き視力検査してみると0.7。
0.7って眼鏡が必要？？微妙じゃね？？
しかし、店員さんに言われるがままに眼鏡レンズをあれこれ調整。
で、これでどうですか？
って言われて、う～ん確かに多少違うかな？って感じ。
しかし、店員さんパソコンの画面はどうですか？って裸眼と眼鏡で
見比べると全然世界が違う！
即決で眼鏡購入！

乱視だそうですわ。
そんな訳で人生で初めて眼鏡買いましたのでご披露します。

この眼鏡を選んだ理由はズバリっ！
賢そうに見える事!!!!!
どう？頭良さそうに見えますかね～？

You may know I’m 41 years old.

I had confidence about eyesight and face but nowadays, I feel difficult to see something at night.

So I visited eye glass shop “Megane Ichiba” and checked my eyesight.

The result was 0.7.

I don’t think need eye glass, if I have eye sight 0.7.

But the shop staff said please compare computer screen with eye glass and no glass.

The view is completely different!

I decided buying it immediately!

My eye is astigmatism.

So I’ll show you my first eye glass in my life.

You know why I chose this eye glass?

The reason is I may be looked smart!!!

How is it? Am I looked smart?

王子動物園2015 Oji Zoo 2015

昨日は母ちゃんの遺骨を神戸に納めに行って来ました。
弟夫婦が所要で出掛けた為、4時間ほど弟の子を預かる事になり、
じゃ～、パンダでも見に行くか？と王子動物園へGO！

実はワシ、生でパンダ見るの初めてよ。
思ってたより小さくて、まぁ～可愛いの何のって。
これ見て～。癒されるわ～。

We went to Kobe for placing ashes my mother’s bone Yesterday.

My brother couple had other schedule so we hold nephew for 4 hours so we went to Oji zoo for watching Panda bear.

This is first time to see real Panda.

He is smaller than I expected and cute so much.

See this! You may also be at peace, right?

で、コアラも居てさ、これも生で見るの初めてだと思うんだよなぁ。
可愛いわ～。

And we can find also Koala bear too.

This is also fist time to meet for me.

He is also cute, right?

で最後に、この太った男の子が甥。
王子動物園の2大アイドルには遠く及ばん・・・・な。

At last, this fat boy is my nephew.

He never can reach the big 2 idols.