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Sakura 2019. Bloomed 80% (Kanda River, Tokyo)

This is a Japanese traditional hand towel "TENUGUI". They are used mainly for hand towel, but you can also use them for many other purposes according to your wishes.

For example, you can use them as a place mat, scarf, even as a head cloth (for Kendo).

The translation is like below:

"Way"

You are the one who makes your way
You are the one who paves your way
The way others made is not yours

- Mitsuo

Now, it is the graduation season in Japanese schools. In a junior high school in Kobe City, the juniors in art club drew beautiful pictures with chalk on the blackboard to celebrate their seniors. It is called "blackboard art". Isn't that nice?

旅立ちの朝「黒板アート」で祝福　神戸・西区の長坂中（神戸新聞NEXT） - Yahoo!ニュース 神戸市立中学校・義務教育学校の８４校で８日、一斉に卒業式が開かれ、１万２千人近い - Yahoo!ニュース(神戸新聞NEXT)

8 years have passed since the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. In Rikuzentakata City Iwate Prefecture, the area had the big damage, a memorial event is being held with beautiful illumination on the 10th and 11th.

追悼の明かり（時事通信） - Yahoo!ニュース 東日本大震災から８年となるのを前に岩手県陸前高田市で１０日夜、ろうそく型のＬＥＤ - Yahoo!ニュース(時事通信)

Android Kannon called "Mindar" was unveiled at Kodai-ji temple in Kyoto the other day. It seems to be the world 's first robotic Buddha image, and it preaches a vision of Heart Sutra. Wow!

世界初アンドロイド観音が開眼法要　動き、語る仏像に進化、京都・高台寺（京都新聞） - Yahoo!ニュース 世界初のロボットの仏像、アンドロイド観音「マインダー」が完成し、京都市東山区の高 - Yahoo!ニュース(京都新聞)

An unique photo of "Radishes desperately running away" taken in Japan. I'm not sure if the shop owner intentionally exhibited, but it looks radishes are trying to escape from the baskets not to be eaten. Interesting, isn's it? ^_^ It looks like "Cactuar" appears on Final Fantasy Series, doesn't it?

大根が逃げたぞ捕まえろ！　道の駅で“2本足大根”を必死に逃げているかのように展示（ねとらぼ） - Yahoo!ニュース つかささん（）がTwitterに投稿した、「必死に逃げるような大根」がユニ - Yahoo!ニュース(ねとらぼ)

So beautiful snow rice paddy art in Aomori prefecture:)

雪面に幾何学模様のリンゴ畑　冬の田んぼアート　青森（朝日新聞デジタル） - Yahoo!ニュース 真っ白な雪面を踏み固めて巨大な模様を描いたスノーアートを楽しむ「冬の田んぼアート - Yahoo!ニュース(朝日新聞デジタル)

Sapporo Snow Festival will be held from Feb.4th.
Worth to see!
http://www.snowfes.com/english/

Have you ever tried to make sushi?

which one do you like?

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