2/27/2017

沖縄からは日本(ヤマト)が見える(永六輔)

"Yamato (Japan) that you can only see from Okinawa" by Rokusuke Ei.

 

高等学校 琉球・沖縄史(新城俊昭)

"Senior high school textbook: The History of Ryukyu and Okinawa" by Toshiaki Arashiro.

 

沖縄の歴史(宮城栄昌)

"The History of Okinawa" by Eisho Miyagi.

 

Review: The Little Prince

The Little Prince The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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2/26/2017

My occupation....


I'm a musician, but since I don't have too many gigs in LA, I've been working out a lot instead 🏋 and I'm buffed up now. I've got to find more gigs soon otherwise I'll have different job title on my business card!

12 hours of movie watching!!


Ever since I moved to LA, I have been trying to do whatever I have never done in my life. Today I'm going to the event to watch five Oscar-nominated movies back to back, that are Moonlight, Lion, Hacksaw Ridge, Arrival, and Hidden Figures.

I really want to get a piece of movie industry in Hollywood so I thought it's important for me to check out these famous movies. Well, it goes for 12 hours. I must say I am regretting a little bit before I'm going in....

Surprisingly the theater is packed up. Hey, everyone in the theater, it's a 12-hour event. What were you guys thinking! People are crazy as me!😆

(Post Script) Twelve & half hours. I concurred. Oh boy, all five were life-changing wonderful films! Since I have been reading lots of great books lately, I should start watching great movies!

2/18/2017

生きていてよかった(相田みつを)

"Glad to be Alive" by Mitsuo Aida

 

Review: The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Kojiki monogatari

Kojiki monogatari Kojiki monogatari by Miekichi Suzuki
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: やまなし [Yamanashi]

やまなし [Yamanashi] やまなし [Yamanashi] by Kenji Miyazawa
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Poems of Days Past

Poems of Days Past Poems of Days Past by Chūya Nakahara
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: 風の又三郎 : 他十八篇 : 童話集 [Kaze No Matasaburō: Hoka Jūhappen: Dōwashū]

風の又三郎 : 他十八篇 : 童話集 [Kaze No Matasaburō: Hoka Jūhappen: Dōwashū] 風の又三郎 : 他十八篇 : 童話集 [Kaze No Matasaburō: Hoka Jūhappen: Dōwashū] by Kenji Miyazawa
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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"Bushido: The Soul of Japan" by Inazo Nitobe


Just finished reading "Bushido: The Soul of Japan" by Inazo Nitobe, which is written in 1900. This book explains the way of samurai to non-Japanese people. The author was a scholar in education and lived in the US for decades. Have you ever wondered why Japanese people's way of thinking is different or crooked from any other cultures? I understand the culture better after I read the history of it on this book. If you like Japanese literature or manga or anime, you'll enjoy this book.

2/17/2017

"Kowai È (scary pictures)" by Kyoko Nakano


I so wanted to read these books!📚 Thanx to LA Library! They're Japanese books called "Kowai È (scary pictures)" by Kyoko Nakano. She is an European arts historian and she explains the scary stories on the controversial pictures which we totally missed to see.

La La Land!


It's stormy weather in LA today!😆 Ha-ha.☂️

I had to come to the town right next to where I live before the storm hits, and since I'm really close to a cheap movie theater in the town, what the heck, I decided to watch a movie to cheer myself up in this gloomy weather! 🎥 I'm finally watching La La Land!

Review: Bushido: The Soul of Japan. A Classic Essay on Samurai Ethics

Bushido: The Soul of Japan. A Classic Essay on Samurai Ethics Bushido: The Soul of Japan. A Classic Essay on Samurai Ethics by Inazo Nitobe
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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ポー詩集(エドガー・アラン・ポー)

"Poems by Poe" by Edgar Allan Poe.

 

ヘッセ詩集(ヘルマン・ヘッセ)

"Poems of Hermann Hesse"

 

2/16/2017

現代語 古事記(竹田恒泰)

"Kojiki in present form of Japanese" by Tsuneyasu Takeda.

 

Review: Nihonjinnoshizenkan

Nihonjinnoshizenkan Nihonjinnoshizenkan by Torahiko Terada
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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