let's get ready for christmasI've made some flower arrangements for display and gift.

"preserved flower","dried flower" or "artificial flower"  are used for design material.I'll show you some design with fresh flowers later on

last week I've made 15 of these...haha^^

closer look.I like this butterfly.it has Swarovski beads on it^^petit gorgeous^^

from top view~

mini boots arrangement for gift^^I've made many~many~^^

purple is a trend color~

put with dark color,makes a bit noble~^^

this is a wreath for indoor occasion.35cm in diameter.

Ok....enjoyed?I hope everyone does good preparation for X'mas 2008 with fun

lulu loves THIS很喜欢滴かなり好きです

this is called"doburoku/どぶろく".doburoku is kind of sake日本酒.this sake is very special. in japan making sake needs permission license.and with sake license they can make only one kind which is made from rice.but this doburoku is special kind basically this one too made from rice but the way of making is a bit different.so to make doburoku,they need a special license.

anyway....I have to taste itof course in japanese law,under 20years old and person who's gonna be driving must not drink alcohol!I've cleared all the conditionmy friend taking this pic was not permitted,otherwise we could not drive back home.sorry but it taste GOODthis one contains +17persent alcohol~^^makes me warm inside^^

因为开车人不许可喝酒，只我喝了～。酒精17度多。很好喝滴！嘻嘻。

この酒屋さんはどぶろくの醸造が許可されているので、本物に近いどぶろくが飲めます。以前「どぶろく祭り」で飲んだものｋはもっとワイルドな味がしましたが。。。でもコレもなかなかおいしい！アルコール度数１７度以上。いい感じです。運転手は飲めないので、この写真を撮っている人は見ているだけ。ゴメン、でもお土産用があるからよかった（笑）

we have got one for home.my family loved this too我家人都喜欢这个！

お土産用のどぶろくは冷凍です。飲みきれなかったら又冷凍して下さいと書いてあった。なんでも－２０度で凍結して菌の発酵を止めてあるらしい。なるほど・・・。

today I will show you shirakawagou's autumn nature view.autumn here is almost over.everyone is now ready for winter.all trees are turned in red or yellow.waiting for snow fall.usually maybe in next week it will have first snow here.this shirakawagou is famous for snow view.in winter time they have light-up view of gasshou-zukuri.it must be so beautiful,I haven't seen this yet.someday I wanna go see the snow view too.

今天把白川郷的晚秋自然风景我要分享了。在这里秋天快要完了。大家在准备冬天呢。树木都变红和黄了。等着冬天到了。可能下周就要有第一次雪日了。白川郷的雪风景很有名的。在冬天我们能观赏合掌造light-up风景。很漂亮的嘛。我还没有机会观赏。有一天我很想去看呀！

今日は白川郷・晩秋の自然美をご紹介します。秋がすっかり深まり、村ではもう冬の準備が万端に整っていました。木々は赤や黄色に色づいて、冬の到来を待ちます。恐らく、来週あたりには初雪なんじゃないかしら。白川郷と言えば冬のライトアップが有名です。まだ見たことはないのですが、きっときれいなんでしょうね。いつか見に行きたいな!

mountian around this village turned all red and yellow.

typical late autumn sky...gonna have snow soon...

big maidenhair tree~

under the tree...is like yellow carpet^^

I found very colorful tree!

ops...taking pic me being taken haha~^^

pretty leaves!!

look! how this place looks orange all over~^^

its like being painted.they all got nice design^^

very quiet autumn....

moss always keep green.so fresh feeling~

I found very red one!!

isn't it cute?

typical autumn view...maidenhair tree and persimmon tree.

orange tree and green tree...

this maidenhair tree is just so gorgeous!!

and under this tree^^hai~^^

I found all kinds of small nut.

its all ready for winter comes....

they have this snow scoop machine everywhere^^

its very very deep autumn in japan now.spring the cherryblossom season and autumn the colored leaves season...I recommend everyone to come see japan in those season.
I went to "Shirakawa gou白川郷" this time.its listed as sites of the World Heritage in 1995.
in this small village we can see how old japanese "Gassho-zukuri合掌造り" house are like.we can feel something like traveled with time machine to the past...
about Gassho-zukuri,see below...I've found some explanation for it.just have copy and paste it haha^^
ok...
I will show you how small this village,its see down view from up on the small mountian.
I put the number on...those pics are comming under next..its nice way of showing,isn't it?

现在我们会感觉非常晚秋呢。樱花在春天和红叶在秋天。。。如果你来玩日本的话，把两个季节我最推荐。
我去看「白川郷」了。那个地方在1995年被登记了为世界遺産。
在这个很小的村子里，我们会看很旧的日本「合掌造」家。也会感觉「跨越时空」一点。关于「合掌造」请你看下面的用英语的说明一下。
好啦。我分享这个很小村子的样子。先让你看从小山看下的风景。在这张我添写号码了。这样你会想象好点。对嘛？

秋も深まって参りました。やっぱし日本は桜と紅葉の季節が一番オススメですよね。
今回は白川郷に行ってきました。８年ぶりに行ったら若干観光地になりすぎた感が否めませんが、素敵な風景が見られました！日本の原風景っていう感じですね。一緒に行った友達のお母さんがここ出身なので、駐車場とか考えずに村の中に停められたので楽チンでした。エヘヘ(^-^)v
それでは写真中心で紹介します。１枚目に番号がふってあるのが下に続く写真を撮った位置です。うーん、親切（笑）

What is Gassho-zukuri合掌造り?
Gassho-zukuri is a house built of wooden beams combined to form a steep thatched roof that resembles two hands together.
You can see houses such as these in other parts of the country. In Shirakawa, they are called "Kiritsuma-Gassho-zukuri," and the roof can be looked triangular just like a standing book open.
It is the characteristic of these houses in this country.
The structure is built to suit the environment in Shirakawa. It is made to with stand heavy snowfall.
The house face north and south, to minimize wind resistance.
They are also built for be comfort in both summer and winter. The houses stand in a certain direction to adjust the amount of sun in order to keep the room cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

①shrine in this village.very quiet.in oct famous festival(doburoku fesどぶろく祭り） is being held here.I've been there once 8years ago.it was so special.if I have a chance visiting that festival,I will show you^^

①there is a beautuful entrance here.

①with maidenhair tree,it looks prettier~!

②this bridge is old one,not being used anymore.my friend(his mom is from this village)said in his childhood,he did go up there and play.

③typical view of this village.looks I am in long long time ago in japan^^

③gasshou-zukuri house with autumn plants.

③go with flowers~you can see all the trees are turned in red or yellow back there.makes me feel so autumn adn comming winter.

④this traiangle shape roof is really cute looking~^^

④in front of the house,there is a small rice field.

⑤there are a lot of shops on street.they sell something from the village or around town.

⑤all so pretty displayed^^its so much fun with just looking them.

⑥you can see the back side of the roof.its kind of special,isnt it?and behind the house, mountain is very colorful~

⑦chili pepper.selling them with hanging~very nice~^^

⑧there are some red leaves under the water,so beautiful!!this fish is red too^^

⑧this is a water place for fire department.you can see it everywhere in this village.you know why?coz all those gasshou-zukuri houses are made of wood and plants.so that once it fired it so easy to burn down.they need water place everywhere to preventing from being burnt all village, for just in case.

ok...this is about it for today.I will post new topic tomorrow.its gonna be about the nature view of this village.

好啦。我写完了今天的话。下次我要分享在村子里自然风景了。

今日のネタはここまでで。明日は白川の自然風景を中心に書いてみようと思います。

winter is comming.my dog starts wearing clothes.

冬天快要到了。我的狗狗已开始。。。穿衣服呢

寒くなってきました。うちの犬はもう服を着始めちゃいました

I like wearing clothes~^^我很喜欢穿衣服！お洋服が大好きなのだ～（＾－＾）

this is "gaspard et lisa"'s parka^^不知道ｐａｒｋａ用中文怎么说？リサ＆ガスパールのパーカーだよ！

looks good on me?hehe^^好看嘛？似合うでしょ？

lets go for a walk!お散歩行こうよ!去散步吧！

hurry hurry~~!はやく～はやく～！快快吧！

wait~look what I've found..its mandarin orange!!待って。。みかん発見！等一下。。。看到橘子！

can I have some?ねえひとつとってもいい？可以摘下一个嘛？

hey,there is persimmon too^^ねえ、柿もあるよ！嘿，也有柿子！

I like this very much^^超大好物なんですけど^^很喜欢滴～^^

now...I can be a good girl~^^いい子にできるよ。我会很好的狗狗^^