owls

ＫＯＮＮＩＣＨＩＷＡこんにちわ！：D

We went to the Kacho-en花鳥園 in Kobe(神戸） on 17th.
It usually costs one 1,500 yen here. But, we decided to go because it's about half price by service only this month.


It is the garden of flowers花（HANA） and birds鳥（TORI） here.
Many owls are bred here.

Most owls slept. I could watch the owl of various kinds and was happy.


very　small. It's round and pretty:)


(--)ｚｚｚｚ・・・

ｈａｈａｈａ！：Ｄ　ｆａｎｎｙ！

They trained the few flight .

It was difficult to take a photo of their flight because they flew quickly.

Deep-fried Marinated Chicken,Yellowtail in Teriyaki Sauce,

Deep-fried Marinated Chickien and Yellowtail in Teriyaki Sauce.
鶏のから揚げ　と　ブリの照り焼き（Tori-no-karaage　&　Buri-no-teriyaki）

Konnichawa!（こんにちわ（＾▽＾）
These are meals of recent my home.







Either ingredient is soaking in sake and the soy sauce. The yellowtail adds sugar together too,and the chicken adds the grated ginger or garlic too.
They are keeped soaked for a while. And the chicken deep-fries, and the yellowtail burns in the grill.
Either dish is also very delicious:)

Yasaka Shrine and Chion-in Temple in Kyoto 京都の八坂神社と知恩院

I went to the house of my friend who lived in Kyoto ,in the middle of January. I stopped by Yasaka Shrine 八坂神社and Chion-in知恩院 Temple before friend's house was visited, because I was able to have the chance to go to Kyoto.
Many Japanese has the custom of going to visit a shrine on New Year's Day. But because I had not gone yet, I decided to visit in Yasaka Shrine.

I went to Ponto-cho先斗町 to eat lunch first of all.
四条Shijo's Main Street has the department store and many shops and is convenient.
But because it always crowds there, I do'nt like there. There is thin streer called Pontocho where I turned to at the main street. There is nice, I like there.

I was walking and saw a pretty ornament.

I went to Yasaka Shrine for 初詣　hatumoude after having lunch.
Hatsumode is the first visit to a Buddhist temple or Shinto shrine in a new year. It usually goes originally on three day of the New Year.I often delay it because it was crowded.

This is a 絵馬Ema,votive picture. People buy the board, and they write wishes.
Examination passing.
I wish I get a girlfriend.
I wish my family is healthy. etc....
The board written various wish is hung like this.

It stopped by 知恩院　Chion-in Temple near Yasaka Shrine.
御影堂The Miei-do in Chion-in Temple is large. The passage that expands straight is a masterpiece.

The gate that is called sanmon三門 is very large. When I visited, it was specially open to the public though the tourist was not able usually to see in this gate.

The New Year's dishes of my home

A Happy New Year.
It is the New Year！In Japan,it's very cold today.

In general, the Japanese often spends Christmas time with the lover or friends . And, we spends with our family at the New Year.
We have the おせちosechi with the family at the New Year.
Osechi is the special New Year's foods .

The housewife packs various dishes into the box of three steps called 重箱juubako, at the end of the year.
Ffishes and the food boiled of vegetables etc, are packed in the boxes beautifully by them.
Therefore, housewives are very busy.
And, we spend the New Year while having the special New Year's food together on January 1.
But,recently,people who buy the Osechi and have the relaxed time at the end of the year.

This is a special New Year's food of my home.
In my home, there is no重箱 boxes for new year.,but I set some dishes.
Do these dishes look delicious?:)
It was hard, but I can spend the happy New Year because I can display dishes beautifully.

By the way, we eat soba attached tempura to well at the end of the year. This is called 年越しそば（tosikosisoba）New Year's Eve's buckwheat noodle.

Sagio-jinja,shinto shrine and Enko-ji,temple in Kyoto 京都の鷺尾神社と円光寺

I dropped in at the the Sagio Shinto shrine 鷺尾神社 before going to Enkoji,temple円光寺.

The colored leaves of the mountain were beautiful on the way, too.

This Shinto shrine is not particularly famous. But I went to there because I seemed to be able to watch colored leaves.

It was right choice to go to there! Ｉｔ was red, and the tunnel leaf of colored leaves was dyed and was very beautiful!

The maidenhair tree has scattered. Children were playing happily by the fallen leaf of the maidenhair tree.

I went to Enko-ji Temple円光寺 .

The picture of the sliding door襖絵 was wonderful.

Colored leaves has scattered a little in the garden. But, the leaf covered on ground dyed surroundings to red.

Akayama-zenin in Kyoto 京都の赤山禅院

I stopped by Akayama-zenin赤山禅院 from Renge-ji,temple蓮華寺 on the way.

It co-stars about the chicken foot and cherry blossoms. Because most cherry blossoms bloom in spring, such a spectacle is unusual. It blooms in cherry blossoms that are called Kansakura in winter. A lot of flowers do not bloom like cherry blossoms of spring. And, it is small. But, it is very lovely.

Something stands in line. It tries to approach.

funny!!　面白い～（ｏｍｏｓｉｒｏｉ！）

These are Omikuji. Because it is paper folded generally, this is rare. We sometimes watch the sacred lot of such a doll.
Omikuji is ....ummm. It is difficult to explain it.
~~ Omikuji is a traditional form of Japanese fortune telling in which a person's fortune is written on piece of folded paper and is typically sold at Shinto Shrines and Buddhist Temples for about 100 yen. Omikuji can range from excellent to poor and tell about various aspects of life including love, business, academics, special wishes, travel etc. Many Japanese visit shrines and temples at the New Year and enjoy this.Omikuji are usually not taken seriously and are read with a sense of fun. Once the omikuji is read, many people tie them on trees and pillars at temples and shrines for good luck.~~ It was explained like this.

Kyoto Renge-ji,temple 京都の蓮華寺

I went to Kyoto to watch colored leaves in the beginning of December.
Kyoto is very beautiful in spring and autum. I often go to there in autumn, too.
The famous place of colored leaves is crowded very much from morning.
I went to the slightly remote north area from the center to avoid it this time. I went to the Renge-ji,temple蓮華寺first which I wanted to go most .

The colored leaves was beautiful from the gate of the temple. When the garden might surely be also beautiful, I was expected.



I have shouted that I pass through the gate. Wow!How beautiful !

I was able to look at the garden quietly slowly because there was not so much person.
I was able to settle down me though it was not a big garden. I liked here very much.

Everyone looks at garden in free posture.I settled down very much.

Chinese cabbage 白菜：Hakusai

It is the season when a Chinese cabbage is delicious.
Because a half Chinese cabbage is 100 yen, I buy it easily.
I sandwich a Chinese cabbage and the sliced pork in turn, and I add water ,steam it in a frying pan. (I have not sprinkled a source yet in the photo)
We have after sprinkle a Pon-zuポン酢 on it. It is very easy and is delicious.

We love ポン酢.

ポン酢＝a sauce containing soy sauce and vinegar or citrus juice.

Other dishes are miso soups of the root vegetable,

and Avocado and tuna(soak tuna in soy sauce,and mix them)

rice mixed soybeans and seaweed

Hiyoshi-taisha 日吉大社 2 Colored leaves

The maple in front of the torii was very red.

The red of the maple was reflected in the body of the car.

Maples shined brilliantly.