Diary (I update it occasionally)

2015/11/17 Desk theory I tried to read an instruction book of a game. I found 29 words that I don’t know in one page. If my calculation is correct, the introduction...

Shortcomings (Comic)

I thought I had a class today but it was a holiday, so I went a library and read a comic, "Shortcomings". A Japanese-American's daily life,  a romance is the...

Life with Mr Dangerous (Comic)

I borrowed a comic "Life with Mr Dangerous" from the North York Library. The comic is about the daily life of a single girl, who has unclear discontent and...

Coin Laundry

I thought, and I was taught, that "Coin Laundry" is a Japanese-English word. "Wasei-eigo" (literally "Japanese English") refers to an English word invented in...

Google Translate is Useful / Useless

Google Translate is no use (limited to Japanese) When we talked about Google Translate in my class, to my surprise, they said it was almost perfect in translating sentences....

I saw "Beginners" directed by Mike Mills

This article may contain a spoiler of 'Beginners'(movie,2010) I borrowed the movie from a library. Toronto's libraries are so great; they have lots of DVDs....

BIOMEGA in a library at Toronto

I found manga translated into English in the library. It was BIOMEGA, written by Tsutomu Nihei. I re-read it for the first time in a while. I realized that the...

Squirrels in Canada

I'm looking out the window from a room on the second floor. A chubby squirrel is clinging onto a thin branch, and tearing leaves off and then biting them. The...

Ethiopian food in Toronto

I tried to have Ethiopian food last night. I was a little confused during the meal. They served me food that was a variety of paste-like foods on something...

Toronto, Amazing Hindu temple BAPS

It was Sunday, and my first day off since I came Canada. I visited BAPS, Hindu temple that day. I was surprised ever before entering. The temple had vast grounds...

Show Window around Rosedale

When I was hanging around on a street, I glanced at a store's show window. I happened to think that it was beautiful. Then again, I found most show...

Why was it written in Kanji?

(Maybe this article is incomprehensible for person who doesn't know Kanji and Hiragana.) Why was the Japanese Buddhist sutra written in Kanji, without using...

About a Buddhist sutra

I'll talk about a sutra of Japanese Buddhism. Specifically, the sutra that is mainly used in Joudo-Shinshu, one of the biggest Buddhism sects in Japan. The...

Flying Gardens of Babylon?

I searched a renowned garden of Babylon today, and I was shocked. As you know, the garden I searched was "the Hanging Gardens of Babylon", one of the seven...

Nobody knows My Bloody Valentine?

Nobody knows My Bloody Valentine? In my class, the topic was music. Every student introduced their song, what they knew of it, and what they found on the internet...

I went to a one dollar store in Toronto

I went to a one dollar shop in Toronto. I was surprised to know there was 100 yen shop in Canada,where everything is sold for 100yen. I don't know which was...

Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario

Recently I've been staying in Toronto, Canada as an English school student. I went to the Art Gallery of Ontario today. Today is Wednesday when they offer...

An Architectural Remain in a Mountain

What do you think of this artifact that is covered with trees? Is it a shrine from prehistory ages? Actually it was built a bit later, in 1907, and it closed...

Yukiokoshi Thunder is forerunner of snowing

Overcast spread over the sky. It's dark, even though it is morning. The heavy clouds are a stark reminder of the coming winter. Thunder will roll in...

You Can Read It in Spite of the Misspelling

Have you ever heard of a discovery that is called Typoglycemia? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typoglycemia I was astonished to see it on the internet. This...

ALIAS, The Wine Made by an Anonymous Group

I bought an interesting California wine today. The owner of the liquor shop recommended the wine entitled ALIAS. According to the owner, as the name “ALIAS”...

Shinto and Buddhism affect each other

There are 2 main religions in Japan. One is Buddhism, the onother one is Shinto. Yesterday, I was asked the question: Are Shinto gods based on Buddhism? This...

How Can I Explain Installation Art

I have a little problem. I like contemporary art, especially installation art. But I don’t know how to explain installation art well. I’m trying to explain...

What Buddhism statues indicate

If you visit a Buddhism temple, you will see some statues of Buddha like those in the above images. The image on the top indicates Nyorai or Tathagata,...

KIRISUTE GOMEN : Authorization to slash and leave

This article is about the rights of the ruling class, the Samurai, in feudal times in Japan. “切り捨て御免Kirisute Gomen” is called “authorization to cut and leave”...

Exhibition : imagine formless thing through seeing concrete thing

I visited the exhibition of Sophie Calle, a French contemporary artist, at the city museum. The exhibition began with following words. “J’ai rencontré des...

What? The name I knew on the Exhibition brochure

While I was organizing brochures I got at museums several years ago, I found a brochure that contained a name I knew. His name was Yusuke Kamata, we were in...