"GANBARO"

In various places in Japan, sirens wailed and people bowed their heads and wept along the devastated northeastern coast at 2:46 p.m. today as they marked a month since the historic earthquake and tsunami that killed up to 25,000 people and triggered a nuclear crisis.


Contrary to our daily efforts for recovering from 3.11, the ensuing earthquakes are trying to break not only the buildings but also our hope.


There're a few foods and drinks on the shelves of supermarkets still now.


Also, self-restriction society seems to prevent us from any joy in our lives.






How could we get over this dismal days...?






I'm not sure the way, but at least, we should never feel depressed about our situation.


We never forget the victims forced to live in emergent shelters with less foods and drinks.


Have a look up at the sky. The answer is there.

"GANBARO NIPPON"

SUNTORY also gives the similar massage to us by using Kyu Sakamoto's "Uewo Muite Arukou" and "Miagetegoran Yoruno Hoshiwo" sang by various celebrities.

→http://www.suntory.co.jp/enjoy/movie/l_s/corp.html?fromid=movt_corp

It's so hard to express my feeling, but I know we never throw away our hope.

Now look up at the sky and swear together "Ganbaro"!!

Horrible One Month

A sturong earthquake estimated magniude 7.1 hit the northeastern Japan, also swaying buildings in  Saitama and leading to a tsunami alert.


I don't hear any damages on Fukushima nuclear plant and workers so far.






Today marks one month since a magnitude 9.1 quake and tsunami devastated Japan...


What's happening under our feet...?

Urawa Reds Training Match

Today is the vote day for electing a member of Saitama City Council.

Of course I went voting to Saitama City Hall this evening.





But before that, I was in Saitama Stadium to watch the football training match.

That match was just a practice game under the climate of saving electricity; I mean, there were no lights, no music, no announcement, and no TV screen.


Without any electricity, however, our faces and minds were bright.

Three Urawa Reds' foreign players struke 3 goals over Montedio Yamagata on that match.


The following photo was taken just after the first goal by Marcio Richardes.



Anyway, I really like this Urawa Reds training uniform.

It's just like AC Milan's uniform.

After the match, many players stood at the front gate and collected donation for the victims of 3.11 earthquake and tsunami.

Almost one month have passed since the worst earthquake.

I think it important to keep on doing activities for collecting donation.

Dog & Cows

Around Besshonuma park, I found some houses with an interesting ornament in front of the entrance.


Have a look at this.

A big wooden dog guards this house just in front of its door!!






And I took one more unique photo.

A cow and its calf were there!!



Actually I've known this cows.

When I was a child, there was Muraoka Milk Factory in that place.

And those two cows were the simbol of the factory.


Following these pictures were took several years ago.

This factory was pulled down, and some new apartments were built on the site instead of that.

I've thought that those cows had also been removed and away from there.



So my heart bounded with joy when I found the cows.




We can't stop the ongoing civilization, but I wish some good old things will be left as they are.

Around Besshonuma Park

I strolled in Besshonuma park last Thursday.


And I took some great view of sakura there.




First, I noiced that there were some beautiful sakura there and that many people enjoyed hanami under the trees in Besshonuma park like this.

In front of Besshonuma-Kaikan there was a big sakura tree, which I like the best in the park.

Going to the south end of the park, we can find the pedestrian bridge.

And we can enjoy the great sakura view from there.

It's also good to look down sakura blossoms.

Then, I moved to one of the best sakura spots in Urawa.

From Besshonuma to Musashi-Urawa station, there is a lot of sakura trees alnog the pavement.

Annually the sakura festival is held along this street in this season, but there was a few stalls in the aftermath of the recent jishuku(self-restriction).

I like these two shots because these scenes made my mind so calm and mild; about 60-year-old couple was taking a walk hand in hand and kids were playing under the trees.





Between the Besshonuma park to Nakacho post office, I found two beautiful hidden sakura.

Perhaps the first sakura is differnt from the latter one.

When I was an elementary school student, one of my friend lived around there.

So I used to play with him under the sakura tree after school.





Anyway it was a so nice weather that I took more and more pictures in various places.

I'll show some of them on another article of my blog later.

Huge earthquake again

The biggest earthquake since March 11th occured!!


Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit Japan tonight, and authorities issued a tsunami warning for the northeastern coast.


There was already ravaged by the 3.11 monster tsunami.


And Fukushima, where workers are still trying to contain the damage at a stricken nuclear plant, is also in danger of this quake and tsunami.




When could we regain our lives in peace...?

2 Sakura Songs by Ikimonogakari

Ikimonogakari, whose song "Arigatou" recorded a mega-hit as a theme of NHK drama, released two sakura songs in the past; their 1st single "Sakura" and 8th single "Hanawa Sakura Kimiwa Utsukushi".

"Sakura" (2006)

"Hanawa Sakura Kimiwa Utsukushi" (2008)



I think the vocalist Kiyoe Yoshioka's voice is so beautiful and it matches the beauty of sakura.