Basil & Italian Italian Parsley

I read Magoroku Ide ‘Yanagida Kunio wo aruku ’ ( Iwanami shoten.) It is the biography of Kunio Yanagida. There is a monumental inscription in Shibaison, Miyazaki. It is written that this is the birth place of Japanese ethnic study. By this book, we can lean the process that this monument was built and the personal history of Kunio Yanagida.
It is a good book to understand a folklorist, Kunio Yanagida.

Daidai

I read Shohei Iikura ‘Minakata Kumaguzu –Fukuro no gotoku mokuzashioru-.’
It’s the biography of a natural historian, Kumaguzu Minakata.
Minakata strongly opposed the forced shine integration associated with municipal merger in Meigi Era.
According to the book, the main reason for it is that he wanted to avoid the destruction of the grove of the village shrine.
Daidai fruits are growing.

Hassaku

I read Ryoichi Ichikawa ‘Imanishi Kingi Goroku –Shizen no Fukken.’ There are many Kinji Imanihi’s sayings. One of them is that ‘lose a war, hills and river mains, now the states remains , lose hills and river.’ I think the power of nuclear has the highest possibility of the irreparable destruction of nature. We must a strong will to abolish nuclear weapons and at the same time we should know it is no way to use steadily nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
Hassku fruits are growing.

Cherry tomato

I read Osamu Miyata ‘Chuto josei hayawakari.’ He says ‘if the Prime Minster of weak leadership visited Arab states in the Middle East, He would not compete with the Chinese chief of state or the Korean president.’ And he continues, ‘they have a great deal of respect of Japanese Imperial court , So he examines the possibility of Imperial diplomacy in the future.’
We say 'プチトマト(Petit tomato).'

Ingen pea

I read Insei wai ‘Hitotuski Ichiwa Dokusho Koborebanashi.’ In this book there is a topic of ‘Entrance the Actress.’ The content is as followers.’There was no female actor in Elizabethan era and the first actress appeared in 1956 in England. On the contrary, Kabuki in Japan began with female and produced along the way actors of female role in 1629 by Tokugawa’s prohibition order.’ ‘Now Jamie on the go’ in Asahi Weekly, Jamie made an attempt on the sushi chef. She thought it was traditionally dominated by the man. she wanted to show on the paper that women could make sushi by working as an apprentice for Nadeshiko Shushi in Tokyo. I expect her to play kabuki or sumo and report it nest time.　
The ingen pea is at its best.

Roses

Vox Populi of Asahi shinbun, June 21 told that the Marilyn Monroe’s dress was sold $4.6million. It referred to the wood engraving of the dressed woman carved by Sumio Kawakami and his poem. So I read his book ‘Hanga’ (Tohoshoin.) In this book I found the picture of the hanga and the poem. It was copied from his book ‘青髯 published in 1927. It differs a little bit from the engraving in1926 in Kanuma Municipal Art Museum of Kawakami. Now I want to show the poem in his collection ‘青髯.’“われはかぜとなりたや　あのひとのうしろよりふき　あのひとのまへにはだかる　はつなつのかぜとなりたや”
The roses bloomed.

Natsutsubaki

The book report of Ogai Mori ‘Maihime’ is now wanted by Asahi Shinbun’s ‘Yomitaikoten.’ So I read it. And I wrote the repot and sent it to the newspaper.
Toyotaro decided to return home leaving his beloved pregnant girlfriend and she became mad with knowing his decision. Toyotaro must have known that he was going to do appallingly inhuman way. But I think he recognized very well that he could not live any more without pursuing an elite route in Japan. That is to say, going back alone to Japan or not is the matter of his life or death at least emotionally. (The rest is omitted.)
The natsutsubaki is neat and clean.

Shishito

I read Chomei Kamo ‘Hojyoki’ and Yoshie Hotta ‘Hojyoki Shiki.’ Hiroyuki Itsuki made brief comments on ‘Hojyoki’ in Asahi Shinbun. Itsuki says ‘hojyoki’ describes entirely visible disasters, but we are exposed to invisible catastrophe and this time’s great earthquake surpasses the dismal states of affairs depicted by ‘hojyoki.’ And he continues that the word ‘setsuna’, ‘to live for the moment ‘is used the same meaning ’to live without long-term ideas’, but the important thing for us now is ‘setsuna wo ikikiru kakugo’, the determination to survive for the moment.　I was impressed his comment. The shishito has its flowers.

Chiso

I attended the kabuki show for the first time at Kanamaruza in Konpira, Kagawa prefecture this April. I am a little more interested in kabuki than before. Partly for that reason ,I read Yuske Nakagawa ‘Higeki no memon Danjyuro 12 dai.’ Now Danjyuro XⅡ is actively playing. And his son Ebizo XⅠis expected to be Danjyuro XⅢ in years to come. Worse part is that EbizoXⅠ made headlines with his drinking problem last year. Nakagawa says EbizoXⅠshould be well qualified better than before. Because past Danjyuros had many behavior problems and they strived versatility overcoming their reputation of the ill-qualified.　The chiso is one of herbs.

Fern

I read Hikari Ota ‘Maboroshi no Tori’(Shinchosha.) It contains nine stories. I read thorough only two stories from the beginning. I was not really sure how I understood what he wanted to say. Now I borrowed the picture story of this book by Seiji Fujishiro from the library.　The fern was transplanted from the foot of mountain early this month.

Rose

I read Yuich Shinpo ‘Tenma yuku Sora.’ It the story of Masamoto Hosokawa, a warier　who fought to keep or expand ancestral privileges in the Sengoku priod. In this book, Masamoto serves his sister the manjyu, saying this manjyu is famous at Nara. Las month I went to Nara and I got the manjyu at the traditional majyushop. Nara is said the cradle land of the manjyu since Kamakura era.　The rose in the rain.

Okura

I read Kaho Nashiki ‘Iemorikitan’ (Shinchosha.) In this book he writes about sarusuberi tee. He enjoys spending a time with sarusberi in his garden while working as a writer　He shows his caring about sarusuberi tree. It is the collection of essays in which he depicts how he lives with nature.　The okura will soon bloom.

Taisanboku

I read Nagaru Tanikawa ‘Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu’ (Kadokawa.Sneaker bunko.)It’s the story of surprisingly ‘uncommon’ school life set in public high school. The characters of students in the story are so superhuman to the point of absurdity.　It’s good to read out-of-this-world story once in a while.　Taisanboku

Pumpkins

I read Go Egami ‘Saraba Ginko no Hikari.’ In that story there is the word MOF. At that time every major bank had its stuffs in charge of MOF. We could see “convoy system”, the protection of an armed convoy called the Ministry of Finance. Pumpkins are growing.

Ume

I read the Japanese version of ‘The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane.’ It is a picture book for children. I learned by the book that the sound of thunder is the same phenomena with popping sound of the cap pulled from a beer bottle. It comes from the expansion of air.　This is the harvested ume.

Ume

I read Masako Shirasu ‘Uteki Sho.’ It’s the collection of her essays. She says she does flower arrangement in her own style. And she says if there is something that trigger her sense are the vase and the furnished. The ume will be harvested today.

Cherry Tomato

Now we are in rainy season. We have continuous rain. On this occasion I read Takahashi Junko ‘Ame no Name’ (Shoggakan.). There are many rain figures in this season in the book. They are ”梅雨、青梅雨、暴れ梅雨、荒梅雨、蝦夷梅雨、送り梅雨、男梅雨、女梅雨、返り梅雨、空梅雨、走り梅雨、迎え梅雨.”　The cherry tomato is growing.

Tomato

Ｉ read Shoichi Ota ‘Idol Shinkaron’(Chikuma Shobo.) He depicts historical idols in Japan over past 40-year span　considers their historical background. Finally he asks himself wither Japan is going on the right way of evolution or failing one. And he says that import thing is not to make a binary decision but to look straight reality and take it as we find. Tomatoes are growing.

Pumpkin

The column ‘Yomitai Koten’ in the Asahi Newspaper wanted the report of Goetbe ‘Faust.’ I decided to answer it. And I started reading the book. But I left leading unfinished on the way of the middle of the part 1. I had the same experience a few decades ago. So I read Yoko Yamamoto ‘Ehon Faust’ (Shueisha.) And I wrote a book report on it adding that I quitted reading the perfect copy in the early stage. The pumpkin is gowing.

Hassaku

I read Olaf Olafsson ‘Valentines’(translated by Msae Iwamoto, Hakusisha).　This is the story of perfect couple’s danger that their love will grow cold. It is the collection of twelve short stories. They will be applied to me as well. Young hassaku fruits in the rain.

Ｓhobu

Ｉ read Yoshimichi Nakajima ‘Kannenteki Seikatsu’ (Bungeishinjyu.) He says his cue to start to studying philosophy. He thought that life is not worth for him to live. But it was terrible to die just now. Consequently, he started to think how to live. Shobu is still at its best.

Cucumber

Ｉread Junichi ‘Ikeda ‘Web×Social×America’ (Kodansha). In his book, he says that Facebook is ‘virtual commonwealth” and Twitter is ‘social media.” His story is helpful to understand what they are.This is the first kyuri of the season in my garden. It will be served as morokyu.

Rose

I read Antonella Angoli ‘Chi no Hiroba- Toshokan to Jiyu’ (translated by Yumi Kayano, Misuzu Shobo.) The city library heightens the sense of crisis among a deｃrease in the rate of utilization of its books by citizens and makes may attempts at novelty. I think the city library should try to provide sufficient information and enjoyable instruction for citizen.He makes no direct mention about it. It is rainy this morning. Roses get wet.

Shobu (Final 10)

I read Toru Moriyama ‘Dangomushi ni Kokoro wa aruka’ (PHP.) It is the book that Shinichi Morioka recommended in the book column of Asahi Shinbun. Moriyama defines the mind is the hidden parts of activity. And he says the dangomushi has its mind after the elaborate experiment of it.　The Rainy shobu is also lovely.

Ｓhobu (9)

I used to play igo on Nihonkiin website. Sometimes I wage reckless attack to capture the land before cementing my own ground. At that time I am counterattacked and fully destroyed. I must plan a strategy. So I read two Igo manual books, Chikun Cho ‘Kabe Seme no Gokui” and Masaaki Fukui ‘Meikai! Jyoseki jiten.”　The shobu is almost at its best.

Shoubu (8)

I read Kazumasa Hayami ‘ Sajyo no Fanfare’ , It is the story that their mother’s illness bring the families back together. It’s easy to read. But I think it is not so much as I recommend it to others.
The shoubu is near its peak.

Keyaki , Shobu (7)

The other day A Twitter irish_green tea told the story of ｋeyaki tree. Searching website for the information, I found that there is keyaki-lined road which is called ‘Bijutsukan Dori” in Kure city. I was unaware of keyaki trees though I walked frequently along the street. Yesterday I came by to see how keyaki-lined road is. Oh! I could see the keyaki line and the matu line of the opposite side. Luckily I had a photo of keyaki with it’s nuts. The shobu is going to be at its height.

Shobu (6)

(continued from yesterday's comment )Social network services are interactive Web pages. We can obtain information and at the same time we can express our feeling. It is the free field of self-expression. You can see some one who takes interest to you or who is on the same boat. I am sure the social network service will help solve the problems of the elderly in solitary-confinement in the foreseeable future. I think the internet is useful especially for the old since they are able to have the filed of self-expression.　Hear is the new shobu bud.

Shoubu (5)

（continue from yesterday’s comment）It is said that the Internet played a crucial role in the Jasmine revolution in Tunis.Twitter provided useful on-the-spot reports at Tohoku earthquake.Nikonikodoga has broadcasted government view, status report of Toden and Hoannin in a talk with reporters about Tohoku earthquake live on the internet. As just described, the internet achieved breakthrough results beyond the role of usual stereotyped media. (to be continued) Purple shobu flowers opened.

Shoubu (4) Satuki (Final 10)

Yoshiaki Hashimoto says in his book ‘media to nihonjin’ (Iwanamishinsho) that in Japan those who shun the the newspaper or the magazine are not disgusted their contents, but instead use the internet taking simply another transmission channel of the same contents. So the book does not mention the contents or the qualities of media at all. I think that it might be part of it. But I think there is something world-changing potential of digital media available for interactive communication. (to be continued)
The satsuki at its best ends today. The best of the shobu is not yet to come.