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I 　AM 　A 　NATIONAL 　LICENSED　 GUIDE_INTERPRETER.　Gender : man
Name : Tadashi Nakamae <通訳案内士 & Domestic travel service supervisor & social welfare and care manager / ex-bank clerk & teacher>　
TELEPHONE: 08083132688 [from Japan (domestic call)] for urgent need during our trip
pandannn8@gmail.com

Consist of 4 large islands, Hokkaido in north part, Honshuu,main island from north and east to west part, Shikoku in west part,
Kyushuu in west part.
※　JAPAN has four clear-cut seasons with a rainy season, spring , summer, autumn, winter.
The Japanese climate is influenced by geographical location,summer and winter monsoon, ocean currents and topography.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　
RECOMMENDABLE SPOT : KINKI district<近畿> in Kansai (関西) Area- Osaka(Sakai,Izumisano,Osaka),Kyoto,Nara,
Hyougo pref.(Kobe,Himeji), Mie pref.(Ise,Shima), Shiga pref.(Hikone, Biwako Ohashi, which means a long bridge),
Wakayama pref. (Wakayama,Arida, Hashimoto,Katsuragi )　 　　　　　　　　　→KYUSHUU<九州>( Okinawa,etc.),
CHUUGOKU<中国>(Hiroshima,Okayama etc), SHIKOKU<四国>(Ehime,Kagawa,etc), CHUUBU<中部>「(Aichi,Gifu,etc.) ＋
HOKURIKU<北陸>(Ishikawa,Toyama,etc)」,KANTOU< 関東>(Tokyo,Kanagawa,etc), TOUHOKU<東北>(Miyagi,Aomori,etc),
HOKKAIDOU<北海道>(Hokkaido)
☆FARE<from city to city> LEVEL1 (ONE WAY) ; WITHIN 5000YEN , LEVEL2 ; OVER 5000YEN TO 10000YEN
LEVEL 3 ; OVER 10000YEN TO 15000YEN , LEVEL 4 ; OVER 15000YEN
　

　　
¶ Transportations (By train) LEVEL1 ; Osaka City-1or1.5HOURS-Kobe City/ Osaka City-1or1.5HOURS-Kyoto City
Osaka City-1or1.5HOURS-Nara City / Osaka City-1or1.5HOURS-Wakayama City/ others-Ask me,please.　
※From City or outside To City or outside in detail ; It depends on places(ex. Ward, Town or county)　
¶ Transportations (By train)LEVEL2or3(or4) ; Osaka City- about 3HOURS-Tokyo.>> Ask me in detail, please.
¶ Transportations (By train or others) ; Osaka City- Your destinations (other regions or areas) >> Ask me in detail, please.
　Contact/also available : pandannn8@gmail.com　

○ MY MESSAGE TO TOURIST GUESTS FROM ABROAD :
First, contact me by e-mail, please. So, I can research some information you want to
get by using my smart-phone,PC, or others and inquiring it of persons concerned on the telephone.
However, it might be not guaranteed according to other circumstances.
If research fee is for a travel plan you propose to me, it is free of charge.
※　If you request planning for your optional trip, planning fee is needed.
However, planning fee is not needed for regular plans I suggest on this English version page,
and also a simple plan which hardly needs detailed research.
※※　Consult Japan Q&A/Bell! WHITE office on your plan in detail, please.　Thank you !　

※Transportations (By taxi) 　especially rural area, bus inconvenient area,outskirts or late time, let's use taxi service positively.

☆☆Let's go to any tourist spot you have requested such as Tokyo, Okinawa and other attractive places.
☆Welcome your own optional tour for something ,such as watching sumo matches and puppet play and going to sports studium.

☆　The most recommendable spot / Wakayama(esp. Koyasan<高野山>famous for temples)　
　　　Plus ; Kumano Kodo <熊野古道>for the ancient pilgrimage track [ road ]

★GUIDE FEE/ HALF DAY<4HR>15000YEN , FULL DAY<8HR>30000YEN including meal time, plus other fees depending on time
zone etc. ※FEE(RATES) including tax

※　In particular or special cases, you might get some discount and special itenerary for travel situation by using certain
　member's cards I have.　I would put them on this web regarding the specific contents.

※One hour unit will be needed for hiring the guide.

If we can not have meal time during our trip, charge is 30000yen for 7hours : for 8 hour guided tour, the charge would be
30000yen for 7 hours plus additional fee (overtime fee 5000yen). Because 1hour for meal time exclusive is a kind of
free time. Total ; 35000 yen for guide fee in this case. Therefore, total all inclusive is 39000yen including meal charge for lunch
and dinner (in this case, you have to pay 4000yen for lunch and dinner )


Apart from GUIDE FEE :　　　　　　　　　　　　　
You need to pay your own entrance fee to each facility&transpotation expenses of a guide.
According to the places, you have to pay my entrance fee for tourist facilities, but some places might not be required
to pay the entrance fee of a guide. 　Besides if you have meal with me, you need to pay for my meals.
(if you don't have meal with me,you need to pay fixed amount for my meals)
☆　1500yen～2000yen for breakfast, which is needed when Guide stays overnight on our itinerary.
　　 1500yen～2000yen for lunch, which is needed when you keep Guide for full day.
　　1500yen～2000yen for dinner, which is needed when you keep Guide for overnight stay and over 8 hours.　

New ! ☆☆SPECIAL SETTING PRICE FOR MEALS (for instance, Koyasan area, etc.)
Japan is higher prices for foods as well than other countries.
It is set on a higher price paid to your guide for each meal, otherwise in some areas, it offers us a lower price for meal,
therefore, if it is an appropriate amount of food to have each meal, it is OK to pay 50 percent off the setting price above.
please tell me about that.


　<☆first sentence and third sentence items updates/ May 18, 2017>

　<ADDED ☆☆ items updates/ April 22, 2018>


※　Ideal trip mindset to keep our trip comfortable and healthy is-
　Let's have meals(1500～ 2000yen each) on a good timing within fixed tour hours as perfectly as possible.


　☆☆☆ If you make an itinerary with an overnight stay, you need to pay for my accommodations.　
　Accommodations(LODGINGS)charges have to be paid when my duty hours will be over 11pm. or set by our special contract.　
　Also,accommodations (LODGINGS) charges have to be paid when you and guide have to stay there or near there
　at night in a transport-inconvenient area. In this case, we utilize taxi services to get lodgings and spots you want.

☆☆☆☆　Time zone to hire translator or Guide-interpreter
If you would like to hire Guide earlier than 8a.m. , you need to pay overtime fee　5000yen per hour　
(basic fee 3750 yen per hour　and extra fee 1250yen) .
If you would like to hire Guide over 8 hours, or over 11p.m., you need to pay overtime fee 5000yen per hour.
(basic fee 3750 yen per hour　and extra fee 1250yen) .

WEB　;　 http://www.roy.hi-ho.ne.jp/tanuki/ 　　　
※　E-mail;panda_1278hij@yahoo.co.jp
* If it is inconvenient to you from the top page,
　you can directly use the mail-adress below.

E-mail ; pandannn8@gmail.com
When you mail me (JapanQ&A/Bell! WHITE office), please see and check the article below,
Submit the confirmation items for application(The bottom of this page).

And you can also make inquiries about other matters.

◎When accessing to this web next time , you just might put into" Japan Q&A　"OR "Hi-Ho Japan Q&A" OR" JapanQ&A
TadashiNakamae "OR "Japan Q&A　WHITE 企画　旅". 　　　　　　　　　　　　　

☆　Telephone is surely OK. But when you tell it in detail, probably e-mail is easier.

☆　You can pay guide fees and other fees at the meeting places
　　　except transpotation fees and indefinite fees before performing our plan for the tour or other duties.
☆　You can also pay guide fees and other definite fees before coming to Japan,
　　　utilizing money transfer-system of the universal postal bank institution.
　 If it is possible, I would tell you about my postal bank account on the internet
　　when we make a travel plan by way of the Email or others.
☆　On the other hand, I would like you to pay at each place directly each cost,
　　　such as buying tickets,lodging, and so on. I will politely tell how to pay them there.
　　Otherwise, If we can make a special contract according to the situation,
　　let's use some convenient way.
☆　However, how to pay depends on situations and the contract you have requested.
　　 Let's talk about it in detail on line.

☆ When an order is cancelled, a cancellation fee will be charged as follows.
　(1) No advance notice or notice on the day ⇒ 100% of the fee
　(2) 1-2days in advance ⇒ 80% of the fee
　(3) 3-7days in advance ⇒ 30% of the fee

※※　The same fee for up to three people/ up to 5 people over 3: additional fee 5000yen
per person for a full day　

○EX.　In case of five people for full day: basic fee 30000 yen(if half day,15000) ＋ additional fee 10000 yen
(if half day, 2500yen per person./two people added: 5000 yen)＝40000 yen(if half day 20000yen)　//
baby,infant,pre-school child,young child : no charge ///over age 5, less than 13 : half price for additional fee.　　　

NEW　(since 2018)
plus, this office will start a new business as land operator soon.
Land Operator means travel service arrangers.
This business takes on requests from travel agents.
　　　　　　　　↓
☆ Contents of service operation (1～4 etc.)
1 accommodations arrangement 　２ guide arrangement for tourists
3 transportations arrangement 　4 other arrangements

National Travel Law, The Article 25th.etc,
Authorized over Japan by Wakayama Governor.

※　Please propose by way of E-mail.

Do you know Japanese currency?　
Coin:one-yen, five-yen, ten-yen, one-hundred yen, five-hundred yen(very big size)
Bill: one thousand-yen, two thousand-yen, five thousand-yen, ten thousand-yen 　

※　ten-yen × 10 pieces = 100 yen

<Service A> Pick-up Service and Lower priced accomodations Info.Plan

　Notice ; From Kansai airport to Kobe, Wakayama, other areas in Kansai, you can also utilize buses or taxis.
　In particular, search the Internet for information, search words is Japan Accessible Tourism Center.
　Especially for Koyasan,Wakayama pref. ,we have a direct bus service to Koyasan, though just one service a day.

※The direct bus transport : Information at a certain point. Please check again by yourself.
From Kansai Airport To Koyasan : departure time(10:10am)/arrival(11:55am)/ the time required : about 2 hours
From Koyasan To Kansai Airport : departure time(1: 30pm)/arrival(3:15pm)/ the time required : about 2 hours
Suspended service : a period of consecutive national holidays<04/29～05/06> and from December 1st to March 31st
One Round-trip daily/// Ticket sold in advance (online) : 1800yen / Same-day ticket: 2000yen(KIX: in the building/Koyasan: on
the bus), 　In particulars : Ask Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise.

※REFERENCE / Taxi Fare : the starting fare : in general, 2km=730yen or 1km=410yen(might be supposed to alter into)
However, it depends on situation, company circumstances,or others.



EX.(1) ¶¶　Your hotel at Namba, Osaka city～Kansai Airport,Izumisano city: It takes about 1 hour by express train to Namba
Station.　( this train fare: 920 yen per one person /or, you can utilize limited express trains: higher fare)
And, from Namba Station to your hotel (accommodations),within Namba AREA: 10 minutes ～30 minutes　for
walking or by taxi. You can ask me about Japan or things needed through your trip while moving.

☆For about two hours / pick-up service accompanied by small talk　with me for your travel : 8000yen(guide fee)＋ 　
transportation expenses including me＋my expenses　to Kansai Airport and other expenses : 1500yen　　
○ Your total costs will mostly be 9500 ＋if two people , you and me, about 2000yen ,in total 11500yen depending on
your choice of transportations, such as trains or etc.　

EX.(2) ¶　Other airports and etc.but Kansai Airport: please ask me about it by E-MAIL(FROM MY TOP-PAGE).
I will tell you whether it is possible or not, immediately.　　　　　

EX(3) SPECIAL PLAN (NEW) : EX(1)PLAN + How about low-priced accomodations(lodgings）such as Internet Cafe or
capsule hotel with sauna baths ?


☆　The rates for Internet Cafe : 2000yen ～3500yen for about 10 hours depending on time zone or the day.
It might be higher price on Friday or Saturday depending on situations.
※　Mostly no reservation, in case, need reservation / It's sanitary,convenient and cozy.
You can utilize shower bath(additional charge ; 200～ 400yen),food service, Internet and free viewing of Magazines,
depending on shops or service owners. <food service for pay/free drinks at that segment>
You can choose an individual room( a flat-cushion room or room with a reclining chair)　or larger room available
for special option,which is higher rates.
I guess it would be enough space to sleep at the standard individual room if you are within 175㎝ tall.
There might be the day closed. Shall we check in advance !!

　　
☆　The rates for capsule hotel : (just for men)　3500yen～ 4500yen for about 10hours depending on situations.
You can utilize food service at the restaurant room.　
※　Usually no reservation, but we can make a resevation.
I guess it would be enough space to sleep at the individual capsule box, though it is small, if you are within 180㎝ tall.
　　　　　
※　You can also check out for both types of lodgings before deciding where to stay as the both I know well are located
at the same building in NAMBA .

☆ Let's enjoy Osaka until 9pm and then I will take you to one of these lodgings and help you take your procedure to stay here.
This plan would be charged for my guest with guide fee (30000yen for 8 hours) , some transportation fees including me
and lodgings rates for you and me. 　　　Of course, if it is over 8 hours, you can have a free time without me.
Let's decide a meeting place. After checking in the lodgings, my duty would be finished, however, ask me what you would
like to know without guide fees, though we keep silent inside the building and must keep the voice down.
　　　
I guess your trip expenses would be about 40000 or 50000 yen.

As tourist spots in the NAMBA vicinity,there are Osaka Castle, Bunraku puppet play Theater,Dotonbori district for food
people spend much money on ; what is called Kuidaore in Japanese　, large shopping malls and large-scale electric　　
appliances stores. Besides, we can get UMEDA, northern Osaka City for 15 minutes on the train.
　
※ complete city transportation systems : subway (to the destination nearby : 10～20 minute ride/about 230 ～300 yen )
depending on the distance or route // taxi or bus also available

＃What is the place of Namba ? That is Southern Osaka city, located in South Ward, South Area in comparison with Umeda,
North Area. There are a lot of food, cuisines, culinary delights made by superb skills, and OSAKA local specialty and others.
Some tourist spots are located in or close to Namba, such as Dotonbori, Shinsaibashi, Bunraku theater, Yoshimoto comedy hall
, Water bus station of Yodo river(Okawa),and Osaka Castle. Notably, there are the wide range of transportations such as,
municipal subways, JR, Nankai, Kintetsu and Hanshin railway, and highway express buses extended across almost Japan.
They are the best to get your destination. Please check out on the Internet. Namba is the KEY SPOT to many tourists.

Namba　～　(To Himeji, Kobe, other Sanyo areas) or (Kyoto or this direction) or (Nara or this direction) or (Wakayama)
or (Kansai Airport) or (others)　　　　　　　　　　　　

☆　Nickname in Columbia Court 111,CA,theUSA.: Nakashi.
If you are my friend, please mail directly as my best friend.　　　

　
☆Koyasan main street(10/29,2017)

Let's think. What is your preference? 　What do you want to see ?
　※　This list is just a tip or hint for our plans, not contract or data for making travel plans.
　Therefore, items can be changed freely without notice.
A group
1 building &structure　2 temple&shrine　3 road　4 housing 　5 nature　6 insect　7 literature 　8 politics 　9 history　10 culture
11 arcade 　12 anime 　13 panda 　14 bookstore 　15 science 　16 tavern 　17 restaurant & eatery 　18 fashion
19 souvenir 　20 art 　21 culture experience & scientific experience 　22 sports 　23 trekking 　24 trial for Japanese daily life
25 Chinese zodiac 　26 Buddhist wrestler statues　 27 Buddhist pagoda 　28 SAKE 　29 tea ceremony 　30 perfume
31ＴHE WAY of SAMURAI 　32 Zen Buddhism 　33 Sumo match 　34 snow-covered folk house with a steep roof　　35 bridge
36 TOKUGAWA 　37 Ninja(secret agent) 　38 Kamakura ９ shoguns　39 bakery　40 dry goods store 　41 start-of-the year meal
42 maple leaf & cherry blossoms 　43 The Tale of Genji 　44 Red-light district(Maiko&Geiko) 　45 Wakayama Castle
46 Tokyo Nihonbashi & Osaka Nipponbashi 　47 about 1100 Nara deer 　48 Hanging Gardens(Umeda,Osaka) 　49 Ryujin peak
(Gomazan,1372m, the highest peak of Wakayama in Kii mountain range) 　　CF ※Ryuujindake 1382m: stretch over Nara and
Wakayama　50 Nishijin-Ori (silk fabric and brocade)
51 Japanese old-fashioned measure of unit 　(go/shou/to/koku/pyou-hyou) /　In case it's water,
１go=180grams, １shou=10go=1.8kg, １０shou=１to=１８kg, １pyou=４to＝72kg, １koku=180 liters
NOW ! TO THINK ABOUT SPECIFIC GRAVITY, NOT WATER,THIS IS RICE. WEIGHT OF WATER ×about 88 %= THAT OF RICE
It is said that １Koku is the amount(volume) one samurai warrior eats of rice in a year; about 150kg ～160kg .<6/9, amended>
※　RICE⇒ 1GO=180ml=about 160g , so if it is cooked, it becomes 2.2times since it contains weight of water.Therefore,
1 go of rice makes 350g of boiled rice. As the rice itself in the rice bowl weighs 150 g , boiled rice made from 1 go of rice equals
two bowls of rice and extra.<6/9,clarified> In old days, local lords'powers were shown by the unit of koku-volume.
Wakayama, Kishu (old name) had 550thousand koku;This means he could support 550 thousand samurais as simple estimation.
52 industry 　53 medicine &Chinese medicine 　54 nuclear power plant 　55 Tokyo Olympics 　56 aging society & elderly care　
57 manga(comic) KONAN&KOCHIKAME & Japanese deregulation
58 AI　59 agriculture & farm　60 cruising　61 population & ４７ local governments　62 wedding ceremony　63 KIMONO　　　
64 KitKat　65 residence 　66 geology & topography　67 observatory & lighthouse　68 landscape garden & stroll garden
69 museum (Takehisa Yumeji)　70 Tamori-san　71 Universal Studio Japan or Tokyo Disney Resort　72 major electoronics
retailer(Joshin or YAMADA,etc) 73 pilgrimage　74 major island, Shikoku eighty-eight places sacred place　75 Imperial Palace
76 Asakusa　77 Ryougoku Kokugikan　78 Taikokan Museum　79 Tokyo City View　80 Hamarikyu-teien　81 Roppongi Hills
82 Kabuki-cho　83 Kagurazaka&Kouraku-en　84 Shinjuku-Gyoen　85 Harajuku　86 monorail Yurikamome　87 Shimo-Kitazawa
88 Mt.Takao　89 Yokohama Archive History　90 Hayama Marina　91 Nikko　92 Sado Kinzan　93 Machiya(traditional townhouse)
94 Nishijin Textile Center　95 Shisen-do　96 Shugaku-in Imperial Villa　97 Eikan-do　98 Sanzen-in　99 Enryaku-ji　100 Uji 　　

B group
1 Myoshin-ji　2 Hikone Castle　3 Amano Hashidate　4 Naramachi　5 Kashihara-Jingu　6 Shirahama Onsen　7 Kuman Sanzan
8 Museum of Oriental Ceramics　9 Osaka Museum Of History　10 Hozen-ji Yokocho　11 Kamigata Ukiyo-e Museum
12 Shinsaibashi　13 Tenpouzan Ferris Wheel　14 Hiraizumi & Chuuson-ji　15 Kinosaki Onsen　16 Kobe City Museum
17 Weathercock House　18 Hakutsuru SAKE Brewery Museum　19 Arima Onsen　20 Kouraku-en　21 Okayama Castle
22 Kurashiki　24 Minou　25 Japan World Exposition, Osaka,1970 (venue)　26 Suita　27 Kansai University　28 Osaka University　　
29 Ryougoku, Asakusa,Odaiba⇒Water-bus　30 Takayama　31 Miyajima-Misen hiking　32 Murasaki-Shikibu　33 Matsuo-Bashou
34 Suzumushi=Hikaru-Genji=Reizen-In　35 Nobel Road　36 hot spring　37 mixed bathing　38 Katsushika-Hokusai　39 Sanshou
40 Shichimi-Togarashi spice　41 KENDAMA　42 anime,comics: Kyojin-no-Hoshi　43 Sengiri-Daikon(finely sliced white radish)
41 billboard　42 Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum　43 manhole lid　44 Bonsai (dwarf potted tree)　 45 Gyotaku(fish print)
46 Takoyaki (octopus dumplings) /Taiyaki (sea bream fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam)　47 Yakushima-Mononokehime
48 Atomic Bomb Dome　49 Mushagaeshi (warrior-back stone wall)　50 chopstick　51 Izanagi&Izanami,NARUTO　52 Japanese
myth　53 thermos bottle(SUITOU)　54 bamboo work　55 GTO　56 RICE BALL(ONIGIRI)　57 traditional cityscape　58 JAL&ANA
59 SAMURAI　60 PUTTIN PURIN(pudding)　61 ICHIGO DAIFUKU(strawbelly ricecake)　62 yakult　63 Bitchuu Matsuyama Castle
64 Hokkairo　65 Nail Clipper　66 Razor　67 Kitchen Knife　68 Shirakawago　69 Furoshiki(wrapping cloth)　70 NMB&AKB　71 EG
72 Fugaku-Sanjurokkei　73 tattoo　74 Kureyonshinchan　75 Obakenokyutaro　76 Sazaesan　77 Godzilla　78 DORAEMON
79 ULTRAMAN　80 Tiger-Mask　81 Kamen(mask)rider　82 NHK annual contest on TV program devided into male and female
popular singers on New Year's Eve　83 rice cooker　84 pachinko　85 Kobayashi Issa　86 Mah-jongg　87 computer game
88 Washoku(Japanese cuisines)&umami　89 geta　90 Colonel Sanders doll's tragedy & Doutonbori River & HANSHIN
91 Japanese wedding ceremony　92 sushi & wasabi　93 unagi-no-kabayaki (grilled eel) & Sanshou(Japanese pepper)
94 KINDAI-MAGURO　95 organic farm　96 volcano & earthquake　97 Ikuta-Jinja shrine　 98 Kobe>Taira-no-Kiyomori
99 Wakayama Misato astronomical observatory　100 SHIMIZU Aragishima (for best 100 terraced rice-fields selected)

C group
1Snoopy>Mirokunotaki falls　2 postage stamp　3 protected animal>Kishuu-ken　4 pollen　5 rice>Nanatsuboshi>Yumepirika　
6 seven samurais>Kurosawa Akira　7 Sakabayashi >cedar>sacred tree　8 Shin-uchi = the highest ranked Rakugo story-teller
9 Senno Rikyuu>ground green tea　10 Nagano Oomachi >sacred place of lovers　11 Ooi-gawa river>farmed eel
12 sea squirt(HOYA)=what is called,the sea-pineapple>vinegared food in Tohoku area　13 giant skunk cabbage>Oze
14 Hakuhou(37) Taihou(32)　15 Kawana hotel　16 Musashi (Nanki)　17 Yunomine hot spring>Sasayuri　18 members of UN(193)
19 IMAI(DOTONBORI) white noodle in hot soup　20 global warming　21 environmental destruction > plastic rubbish pollution
>Tomogashima tour > bad influence on sea- ecology>decreasing of fishes　22 one of the greatest smiles>Buddhist statue
of Chuuguuji temple　23 Sake (Nada,Fushimi, Saijyo)　23 Kyoto> Tsutaya,Chourakukan　 24 Uji>Takuminoyakata=tea ceremony
25 Doutonbori>Takoume=the oldest Oden shop over 170 years　26 Osaka souvenirs>Doutonbori>Ichibirian　27 Ogurakombu
28 Ootora(kamaboko)　29 Mitaka-no-mori Ghibuli Museum　30 experiencing type of tour>sushi pressing, ninja～samurai,bonsai,
roofed pleasure boat(ex. in Wakayama,Tokyo Sumidagawa, or Kyoto Arashiyama,etc.) 　31 Kyoto Miyakoodori　32 ekiben(boxed
lunch)　 33 Kyoto's three greatest festivals　34 plural Buddhist pagoda(3,5,7,9,13,etc) & Tahoutou pagoda　35 Kokugikan & Osaka
Ｆuritsu Taiikukan>SUMO　36 No & Kabuki & Bunraku> THE CLASSIC THEATER　 37 Sake Beverage of Nada made in Nada,
Hyogo prefecture (Sake like man), Sake Beverage of Fushimi made in Fushimi, Kyoto prefecture (Sake like woman),
Sake Beverage of Saijyo made in Saijyo, Hiroshima prefecture ⇒　the most well-known three of Sake of Japan 　
38 <one-yen coin>made in 1959 with the design selected from among applicants/the design depicts young trees
39 one of literary prizes / Akutagawa prize ・・・the oldest winner (the age of 75), 156times conducted, 163 winners awarded
40 Takarazuka Revue since the year 1914 / 104th year for 2017, this year / five troupes : flower, moon, snow, star,cosmos
41 (1,3,7,13,17,23,27,33,37,43,47,50,100,=Buddhist memorial service) 　42 Abeno-H 288m, SKY-T 634m, Yokohama-L 273m
Osaka-F 252m, Tsutenkaku 87.2m　43 (1koku=1ryo<currency in Edo period=?about 70thousand yen <nowadays>)　
44 shogi Professionals: 300people/lovers: 20 million people　45 Todai-ji (Japan/Korea/China/India) 46 Kongorikishi (69days)
47 Horyuuji 31.5m/Touji 55m/Konpon Daito 50m　48 ? NAOKI/AKUTAGAWA literature prize- 5000 applicants<200, preliminary
screening passing < winner (1～4)　 　49 Aso >active volcano >hotspring >caldera = Kumamoto　50 Kawabata Yasunari /
Yukiguni = The snow country
51 Sumo>Meiji-jingu>ceremony>Kisenosato> first time in nineteen years=the 72th grandchampion of Japanese　52七夕
Tanabata>blue(green), red, yellow, white, black　53 Tokugawa Ienari (concubine/40 females) = 55 children 　54 shogun tenure
(Ienari 50 years / Yoshimune 29 yeras)　56 La Nina (2004～8/2010), El Nino(2009/2014～6) > greenhouse effect gas >
emission of methane gas >permafrost thaw - 25 times more effective than carbon dioxide →global warming 　57　Todai-ji
(らはつ　snail-shaped hair knots : not 966 but 492 / 白毫 whorl of white hair on the forehead of the Buddha: right turn
58 Okamoto Taro > Taiyo-no-to (Sun Tower) > Osaka Universal Exhibition (Expo.),Suita　59 Sumo ring (setting lines' distance)
=70 cm　60 Natsume Soseki/ Shoutoku Taishi / Ito Hirobumi/ Noguchi Hideyo/ Yamato Takerunomiko←1000 yen bill　　
61 Edo Five Routes (the five main highway)<Tokai-do road, Koshu-kaido, Nikko-kaido, Nakasen-do, Oshu-kaido>
62 Kagoshima=the 34th national park (Amami Islands National park)　　63 the Ogura Anthology of One Hundred Tanka-poem
by One Hundred Poets　64 Ryoma's SWORD (Mutsunokamiyoshiyuki)　65 Syncretism of Buddhism and Shintoism
66 古事記 The Records of Ancient Matters / 日本書紀 The Chronicles of Japan　67 Returning holiday traffic of Japan
68 銭湯 public-bathhouse / in 1968=17999 places, in 2016=2625 places , now reducing　69 female like politicians/
Kasuga-no-Tsubone, Keishou-in, Kita-no-mandokoro, Ohatsu, Yododono, Ogo, Atsuhime　70 Asakusa Omikuji 7 kinds=100
sheets　72 GOD/Hiruko-line → headquater of Ebisu shrines = Nishinomiya shrine, Kotoshironushi line →　headquater of Ebisu
shrines = Imamiya shrine　73 funeral　74 Obi(sash belt)/kimono　75 Midsummer Day of the Ox/grilled eel in Kansai or Kanto
76 Cherry Blossom Viewing　77 SALT　78 The First Food of the Season　79 The Buddhist Altar　80 wrapping cloth/folding
paper　81The Seven Lucky Gods　82 The Equinoctial Week　83 Shinto style Weddings (Osaka Tenmangu / Meiji Jingu)　
84 Gunkanshima(Hashima)/S 34 (in 1959)-population= 5249people　85 Chion-in (hidden nail called 六葉/ mercury, gold) 　
86 Todai-ji (pillar 6×6 )　87 tamamushinozushi (hinged double doors)　88 Kabuki (box lunch / Makunouchi / Inarizushi-sushi rice
wrapped in deep-fried bean curd) Kyoto Minamiza 　89 theatrical art (words derived from traditional art →Kuromaku/Makuhiki
/oozume/sashigane)　90 Okinoshima(Yamato dynasty/ the general public prohibited from entering)　 91 Ogasawara islands
(original evolution of life)　92 sacred straw rope　93 picture tablet of a shrine/ good luck charm　94 Kiyomizu (gate & pigment)
three storied pagoda/ vermillion　95 music instrument with string (koto/shamisen)　 96 bamboo flute (shakuhachi)　
97 tea caddy/ silk wrapping cloth > the head family of a school　98 Ukiyoe / Suibokuga (India ink painting)
99 Ikebana (arranging flower)　100 taiko (traditional drum made of paper[but,usually animal skin] on a round frame/Awa festival)
　
Ｄ group 　structure and the like group (Kyoto)
1Yasaka Jinja shrine(kirizuma-roof)　2 Entsuu Ji temple (scenic backdrop garden)　3 Horinouchike/Choseian(teahouse/4.5mat)
4 Daiseiin<(houjou-garden) dry landscape garden like India Ink Painting >　5 Kohouan-no-bousen<by Kobori Enshu>
6 Nishihonganji-no-Hiunkaku<Toyotomi Hideyoshi's residence>　 7 Nishihonganji-noｒth-No stage　 8 Sumiya（tatami room with
deties）　9 Yabunouchi-ke (En-An/tearoom)　10 Yabunouchi-ke (En-An/alley of the tearoom) 　11 Myouki-an(Taian-an/WABI
-TEA, by Sen-no-Rikyuu)　
E group (Mie)
１Ise-jinguu (God of Japan/agriculture, torii: calendar of farm)　
Ｆ group (Nara)
１Todai-ji (Niou-statue by Unkei and Kaikei: sending ki-spirit)　2 Todai-ji (Rushana Buddhist statue/magnificent cosmos on lotus
seat)　3 Kasuga-Taisha shrine (deer,wisteria)　4 Yakushi-ji Five storied pagoda(mokoshi=pent roof below the true roof)
5 Toushoudai-ji (Senjukan-non statue)　6 Nara juvenile prison (Romanesque architecture)
G group (Wakayama)
1 Kumano Sanzan/natural power (San=three,zan=mountain), god ←mountain, cave, stone, sea. 2 Negoro-ji daitou/ Big pagoda
H group (Osaka)
1 Daimaru department store - Shinsaibashi(Art Deco style)　 2 Daisen Burial Mound (Key shaped)　
I group (Shiga)
1 Hikone Castle (flat type of mountain castle)　
J group (Hyogo)
1 Joudo-ji (Joudo-dou/Shakyamuni triad←giant and shining ) 2 Himeji Castle (Tamon Tower, inner citadel, outer citadel)
3 [place: Kobe→Kita(North)-ward, Chuuou(Center)-ward, Nada-ward, Higashi(east)Nada-ward, Hyogo-ward, Rokko, Sannomiya,
Motomachi] 　4 Port Island, Ikutagawa shrine, Maya, Arima <onsen=spa>, Ijinkan (foreign residence)　 5 Transportation　　　
(JR,Hankyu,Hanshin,etc)　6 Seto Inland Sea National Park / Osaka Bay / Kobe Port / Harbor Land / Meriken Park 　
7 Kikumasamune/Hakutsuru/Sawanotsuru/Ohara School Art Reference Building/Port Tower/Kobe Maritime Museum
/Fuchigami-ke Residence/ Suma Seaside Aquarium　 8 cities near Kobe/Nishinomiya,Takarazuka,Ashiya,etc　
9 Koshien baseball studium (Mecca of high-school baseball & Home ground of Hanshin Tigers professional baseball team)

>>>>D～J group <Kansai Area>

K group　Japanese history　(The famous people of my choice)
(1) from the Yoyoi Period to the Heian Period
1Himiko　2 Shotokutaishi　3 Empress Suiko　4 Soga-no-Iruka　5 Emperor Tenji　6 Emperor Shoumu　7 Emperor Kanmu
8 Sakanoue-no-Tamuramaro　9 Fujiwara-no-Michinaga　10 Kukai　11 Saichou　12 Murasaki Shikibu　13 Sei shounagon
14 Taira-no-Kiyomori
(2) from the Kamakura Period to the Azuchi-Momoyama Period
1Minamoto-no-Yoritomo　 2 Hojo Masako　3 Honen,Shinran,Nichiren 　4 Hojo Yasutoki / Hojo Tokimune
5 Emperor Godaigo　6 Kusunoki Masashige　7 Ashikaga Takauji / Ashikaga Yoshimitsu　8 Takeda Shingen
9 Uesugi Kenshin　10 Date Masamune　11 Mori Motonari　12 Akechi Mitsuhide　13 Toyotomi Hideyoshi
14 Sen-no-Rikyu　15 Maeda Toshiie　16 Ishida Mitsunari　17 Sanada Yukimura　18 Takenaka Hanbe, Kuroda Kanbe　
(3) from the Edo Period to the Showa Period
1 Tokugawa Ieyasu　2 Tokugawa Tunayoshi　3 Tokugawa Yoshimune　4 Matsuo Basho　5 Ihara Saikaku　6 Chikamatsu
Monzaemon　7 Katsushika Hokusai　8 Tokugawa Yoshinobu　9 Saigo Takamori　9 Itagaki Taisuke　10 Natsume Soseki
11 Higuchi Ichiyo　12 Noguchi Hideyo　13 Togo Heihachiro　14 Yosano Akiko　15 Yoshida shigeru　16 Emperor Showa

Chronology　①　～　⑬ ＋　(A)　　　　NOW EDITING. SORRY FOR THAT.

① Jomon period →　② Yayoi period →　(A) Yamato period →　③ Nara period　→　④ Heian period　→　⑤ Kamakura period
　→　⑥ Period of the Northern and Southern Court　→　⑦ Muromachi period (including the Period of the Warring States)　
→　⑧ Azuchi-Momoyama period　→　⑨ Edo period　→　⑩ Meiji period　→　⑪ Taisho period　→　⑫ Showa period　→　
⑬ Heisei period

① c/12000 B.C.～300B.C.　 ② c/ 300B.C.～300A.D. (A)c/ 300A.D.～710　③ 710 ～794　 ④ 794～1185　 ⑤ 1185～ 1333
⑥ 1336～1392　 ⑦ 1336～1573(1467～1568or1573or1590)　
⑧ 1568 or 1573～1603　⑨ 1603～1867 　 ⑩ 1868～1912　⑪ 1912～1926　 ⑫ 1926～1989　
⑬ 1989～　　

※ Ancient times → Medieval period →　Modern times → Modern era →　The present age　

　∽THE YEAR<ex. popular event>
① c/12000 B.C.～300B.C.<Cro-Magnon man　～　 >　 ② c/ 300B.C.～300A.D.<First Punic War～the start of Migration period>
(A)c/ 300A.D.～710　<Southern and Northern Dynasties in China～ Sui -　>　③ 710 ～794 <fall of the Visigothic Kingdom>　
④ 794～1185　<Treaty of Mersen >　 ⑤ 1185～ 1333 <Third - Seventh Crusade ～　Divine Comedy written by Dante>
⑥ 1336～1392　<Hanseatic League> ⑦ 1336～1573(1467～1568or1573or1590) <Battle of Nicopolis ～ Copernicus proposes
Heliocentrism>　 ⑧ 1568 or 1573～1603 <French Wars of Religion ～ Edict of Nantes >　⑨ 1603～1867 <Dutch East Company
founded ～ Alaska purchase> 　⑩ 1868～1912 <Suez Canal opened ～ Republic of China >　
⑪ 1912～1926 <World War 1>　 ⑫ 1926～1989 <Great Depression begins ～ fall of Berlin Wall>　
⑬ 1989～　<Gulf War ～>　

L group　sick or medical sufferings
Please check before coming to Japan.
1 heat rash あせも　2 sensitive skin　3 bruises うちみ　sprains 捻挫　4 stiff shoulders　5 neuralgia
6 eczema しっしん　7 frostbite しもやけ　8 hemorrhoids　9 poor circulation 冷え性　10 backpains 腰痛
11 rhematism　12 convalescence from fatigue　13 cracked skin ひび 14 chapped skin あかぎれ　
15 before and after childbirth　16 acne にきび 17 others

M group
1 kagura(sacred music and dance)　2 goju-no-to/gorinto　3 Wayo(the ancient architecture style in Japan combined with in
China)/ Karayo (Zen style)　4 Buddha status (Nyorai/Bosatsu/ Myouou)　5 hands and legs positions used by religeous services
(seppoin/chiken-in/tenpourinin/midajoin/hokkaitein/kekkafuza/hankafuza)　6 tea garden (tsukubai,tobiishi,kakei/toro)
7 zazen /komuso(bonze)←mendicant Zen priest of the Fuke sect wearing sedge hood and playing shakuhachi　8 shoujin-dish
(Buddhist meal)　9 Ikebana(arranging flower)=Nageire(slanting style), Moribana(upright style) 10 kabuki(revolving platform,
platform for actor raising and lowering)/(kumadori=actor's makeup)/(kuroko=kabuki assistant)　11storytelling show (manzai,
rakugo,kodan)　12 sumo [wrestler: topknot(mage), belt(mawashi)], [ring (dohyo)/roof (ooyane): shibusa(four coloured tassels)
represents four seasons. →west=white=fall, south=red=summer, east=green=spring, north=black=winter], ceremonies [dohyoiri
yumitorishiki] 13 ceramics & porcelain　14 potter’s wheel / step-like kiln /Arita-yaki/Shigaraki/Kutani 　15 Lacquered box
/Aizu,Tsugaru　16 kimono (furisode/tomesode//haori/hakama), broad sash(obi), crest(mon)　17 footwear(zori,geta)　
18 traditional craft (ukiyoe, dolls, bonsai, soroban, Nambu tekki ) Katsushika Hokusai, Toshuusai Sharaku　19 folding fan (sensu)
20 Annual Event [the sun rise, shishimai, takoage(kite-flying), karutatori, special new year's soup, toso(special sake), osechi dish
nanakusagayu(seven-herb rice porridge), kagami biraki(mochi offered to God split open→zoni, shiruko made of it ), mamemaki,
yaikagashi/=oninometsuki (head of a sardine and leaves of holly skewered to display), hinamatsuri, hanami, hanamatsuri, higan
tangonosekku(=children's day/musha ningyou, koinobori, chimaki <traditional pastry>kashiwamochi<pastry, sweet adzuki bean
inside>), tanabata(sasakazari, okuri), mukaebi(welcoming fire), tanagyo(monk coming home), moon viewing, shichigosan(child's)
oseibo (year-end gift), toshikoshi soba, joya-no-kane(temple bell at midnight sounded in a New Year's Eve), wedding(yuino,
kelp, abalone, cash, fan, linen thread, dried bonito,etc/nakoudo<go-between>/Buddhist wedding,etc/oironaoshi at the reception)
funeral(tsuya, Nokan, dokyo, shoko, juzu<prayer beads>, koden<money enveloped>, kotsuage<bones picked up>, salt, Nokotsu),
coming of age-day= the age of 20 <smoking, alcoholic,etc.>, long life celebration (the age: 60, 70, 77, 80, 88, 99 etc)
good luck talisman<maneki neko(good business), daruma(wish), kumade(good fortune), hama ya(exorcise), takara bune(treasure
boat), <inu hariko,etc>, animals in fables <kappa, ryu, tengu, etc>, folk beliefs<jizo, dousojin(travel safety)in the town, kasa jizou>,
old folktales<the peach boy, the return of the crane, etc>, 21Architectural style (Shinmei-zukuri, Kasuga-zukuri, Taisha- , Hachi
man- , Nagare- , Gongen- )　 22 Ikebana (cutting/ trimming/ bending/ fixing)　 23 Japanese Housing [Pit-style dwelling(Tateana)
<BC～around 6th century>, Shinden-zukuri (8th C. ～), Shoin-zukuri (15th C.～)　24 traditional games (Menko, Biidama,
Komamawashi, Tako-age/ Otedama, Ayatori, Origami/ Janken)　25 board games (Igo, shogi, Mah-jong)　26 Card Games (iroha
karuta, Hyakunin isshu, Hanafuda)　27 outdoor games [ Onigokko (tag), Kakurenbo (hide-and-seek), Kankeri, Ishikeri, Nawatobi,
Kagefumi ]　27 Kimono (Kantoui, Karaginu, Hitoe, Mo, Uchikake, Kamishimo←historical / yukata, etc)　28 domestic travel [
Ryokan<futon(bedding)/ tanzen (gown)/Japanese cuisine>, hot springs, another type→ones for drop-in visitors, bounty of the
sea, bounty of the mountains, craftwork, Hato-bus　29 professional baseball ⇔ high school baseball　30 martial arts
31 Wedding [yuinou (engagement) /gift →　surume, suehiro, kombu, kinpou, naganoshi, tomogashira/ Shinto,Christian or Buddhist
style/ wedding reception/ oironaoshi (bride's changing of clothes)-uchikake, furisode, western style dress/hikidemono (present
to guests from the couple]　 32 Karaoke　33 Fukubukuro(lucky bags)　34 manga kissa　35 Yakubarai (prayer at shrines against
the unlucky) 36 National character [ uchi or soto/ modesty and shame/ patience and diligence/ giri and ninjyo ]
37 Tokugawa shogunate 4 giants: feudal lord Ii, Sakai, Honda, Sakakibara 58 secret agent Ninjya: Kouga and Iga / Hattori etc.
38 OOKAWA-YODO RIVER in Osaka> 30-koku boat/ Abeno harukasu 288m, Tsutenkaku 87.2m　 31 Koyasan World heritage site
(Kongosanmaiin temple, Okunoin mausoleum, Tokugawa Reidai mausleum, Danjyo garan <training place for monks>, Daimon gate,
Kongobuji head temple　32 Wakayama Castle ( Hidenaga Toyotomi)/ Sasutahiko shrine (Yoshimune Tokugawa- guardian deity
of birthplace)　33 amusement arcade　34 Ienari Tokugawa (concubine 40 females, 55 children/ shogun tenure 50 years)/
Yoshimune's tenure: 29 years　56 Sumo (Nobunaga's rule/gyoji referee's sword・・・seppuku=hara-kiri, Kakugo)
57 Chinese zodiac →十二(12)支=junishi (ne, ushi...)十(10)干=jikkan(kinoe,kinoto...), a combination of 12 and 10→one round in 60
years/ 12支(twelve sign)=mouse, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, serpent, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and wild boar
10干(ten characters)=甲、乙、丙、丁、戊、巳、壬、癸、庚、辛　58 四度加行　59 Ibaragi pref. Hitachi seaside/ Nagano pref.
Karuizawa, Shiraito-falls/ Toyama pref. Kurobe dam, Tateyama/ Kyoto pref. Kitano Tenmangu, Koubai (red plum/H.5m)　
60 sumo ring's directions/ four (blue, red, white, black) gods [ east: blue(azure) dragon, south: vermillion bird of the southern
heaven, west: tiger, north: black tortoise ] 61　30 koku boat→ length 17m, wide 25m/loaded rice bag, 75hyou(5400kg×0.88)　
1斗(to)=10升=18 liters/ 1pyo(hyou)=4斗=72kg(if water)　62 demon's gate direction: ushi (ox) tora (tiger)=northeast quarter &
counter direction: saru (monkey)tori (rooster)=southwest quarter 　63　Todaiji temple (Japan-Korea-China-India)/ Kongo
wrestler statues (69days)　64 the Sphynx / Mona Lisa/ Chuuguu-ji of Nara pref. Buddhist statue　→　archaic smile
65 tea ceremony / sulfate paper for jelly dessert 　66 IHATSUSODEN/ISSISODEN(衣鉢相伝/一子相伝) 　67 Takenaka
carpenter's tools store (Shinkobe station to know architectural history　68 Daitoku-ji temple [Imperial envoy Gate/Tea master
Senno Rikyuu]　69 Kitanotenmangu (Kyoto), The sword: Minamoto no Mitsunaka, founder of Genji of Settsu province　 70
Buddhism from Kudara, Korea in 538 with fragrant wood(Koboku) such as Byakudan, etc.　71 sumo wrestler ・・・Unryu or
Shiranui form　72 Sekigahara(of winter) War, Toyotomi: one hundred thousand soldiers VS Tokugawa: two hundred thousand
73 new year's rice cake (kagamimochi)/decoration (kadomatsu)/ sake (otoso) 　74 changing clothes (Koromogae)
75 the doll festival [ Emperor Doll, Empress Doll, Five Male Musicians, etc] 　76 Rooster Fair [ good luck charm] 　77 Ox Day
78 Year-end Cleaning　79 The Last Bath after Death　79 The Twenty-four Solar Term (24節気)　80 Furisode/ Tomesode
81 Obi (sash)[drum knot/ book-shaped knot/ shell's mouth knot/ fat sparrow knot] 　82 Hatsumono (seasonal food favorites)
83 seasonal gifts　84 Furoshiki　85 Dharma Doll　 86　welcoming cat 　87 lucky direction (Ehou) for the year → eat maki sushi
88 six-day calendar system (六曜)=　先勝(senshou)、大安(taian)、etc. 89 old capital・・・Heijokyo (Nara pref.) / Heiankyo(Kyoto)
90 Sakanoue tamuramaro　91the Picture Scroll of the Tale of Gen-ji　92 hair style in Edo period: Chonmage
93 Christianity/Amakusa Shiro　94 Dog Shogun/ Tokugawa Tsunayoshi　95 revenge incident in the peaceful Edo period/
Oishi Kuranosuke　96 classic literature from Osaka (old region name: Kamigata) culture called Genroku (era name) culture
→　Ihara Saikaku and Chikamatsu Monzaemon　97 wood- block painting (Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige)
98 medicine in Edo-/Nagasaki pref. & Holland→Sugita Genpaku etc. 　99 Sakamoto Ryoma (Kaientai: trading company)
100 Edo-jo (shogun) →< Tokugawa gave up. / The End of Edo > →　the Imperial Palace (from Meiji Period)
　
N group
1 Mountainous Japan　2 panoramic view of Kyoto/from Kiyomizudera temple　3 many tame deer/ Nara Park, Kasuga Shrine
4 Toshogu in Nikko<decorated shrine, pure water>　5 Ise-Shima in Mie <cultured pearls, jagged coastline>　6 Japanese garden
→not geometrical form but natural scene　7 dry landscape garden (Karesansui type of gardens)→Ryoanji Temple
8 Yakimono・・glazed pottery⇔glazed porcelain　 9 lacquered craft <design: with gold and shell> 10 Nishijin<silk fabric>/ Yuzen
<dyed fabric>　11 sumo<origin: back over two thousand years/ as a fortune-telling>　12 Buddhism<removing worldly sins or
desire>　13 shrine<gateway: torii/ mainhall: statue>　14 three great festival of Kyoto (Aoi: 5/Gion: 7/Jidai: 10)　15 wedding rites
16 Japanese house<tatami room/zabuton (floor cushion)> 17 three famous gardens (Kairakuen in Ibaragi/ Kenrokuen in Ishikawa
Korakuen in Okayama)　18 three scenic beauty (Matsushima in Miyagi/ Amanohashidate in Kyoto/ Miyajima in Hiroshima)
19 Seven Queens in Japan <35th, Kogyoku/ 41th, Jito/ 43th, Genmei/ 44th, Gensho/ 46, Koken (Shotoku)/ 109, Meisho/ 117
Gosakuramachi >　20 Mt.Fuji (3776m)/ Fuji on the back side, Yamanashi pref./ Mt.Fuji on the front side, Shizuoka　
21 cicum-Pacific volcanic belt　22 about 80 active valcanoes　23 many fast-flowing rivers <Japan>　24 humid summer
25 The sunrise on New Year's holiday (Year-first sunrise: Hatsuhinde named in Japanese) 　26 New Year's food (Osechi)
26 Meharizushi (kind of sushi, local specialty) in Kumano region in Wakayama <pickled Takana, leaf mustard used to wrap >
27 Shojin ryori: a type of vegetarian cuisine (vegetables, wild edible plants, and soy food used)　28 fish used to make Japanese
cuisine (sardine/ horse mackerel/ mackerel/ salmon/ bonito/ tuna/ yellowtail/ young yellowtail/ flounder/ fatty tuna/ scallop
fatty tuna/ seabream/ conger eel/ sea urchin/ shrimp,prawn,lobster/ sea cucumber/ salmon roe/ herring roe)
vegetables ( Japanese white radish/ Chinese cabbage/ burdock/ lotus root/ red beans/ green onion/ edible wild plants/bamboo
shoot ) 　fruit ( mandarine orange/ persimmon/ yuzu citrus/ Japanese UME plum ) 　SAKE, which is brewed from rice called
saka mai <koji and yeast added with water>/ Shochu, which is distilled liquor/ Ume liqueur// 　Japanese Tea (Hoji-cha<by
toasting coarse tea leaves >, Genmai-cha <blend of coarse tea leaves and toasted rice>, Sen-cha<sweetness and fragrance>,
Gyokuro<top quality of green tea>, Matcha<tea of traditional tea ceremony: finely ground>) 　28 Shintoism followers (102million)
Buddhist followers(84 million)　29 Kojiki/Nihonshoki literature & Japanese indigenous religion: Shintoism
30 Buddhism: by Siddhartha Gautama(566-486BC or 463-383BC)/-, which has absorbed other religion and folk beliefs/
the same form→SHINTO (Amaterasu-Omikami, the goddess of Sun) = BUDDHISM (Dainichi Nyorai , the Buddha of Greatest
Sun), 　30 Komainu/ Torii (sacred world)　31 Shinto & nature　32 dragon/ deties of fire or water　→ wash basin 　33 make a
donation → throw the yen coin gently and politely　34 purification of the soul　35 the status into Buddha// Bosatsu; incomplete
(Bodhisattva)・・・[long hair with a crown/ gorgeous] →　Nyorai; complete (Buddha)・・・[enlightenment/ simple robe; priesthood]
<Myo-oh deties (kind of police god) ・・・guide obstinate people to believe in Buddhism → scary faces/ ropes, etc in their hands>
<Ten; Indian deities incorporated into Buddhism/ guard gods of Buddha or Buddhism→ Some of them bear woman figures >



O group (Koyasan and Memo regarding Kukai )
(1) Besides Koyasan, he established Toji temple in Kyoto, which was given him by the Imperial Court.
(2) He used advanced construction technology to repair reservoir called Manno-ike and he completed the work in only 3 months
(3) He was a master of writing Kanji calligraphy, and was admired as one of the best three masters of calligraphy in Japan.
(4) He has the posthumous title ''Kobo-Daishi '' and is revered by many people. Now also, they call him ''Odaishi-San'' with
　　respect and so many thanks.
(5) He died at the age of 62. However, he is believed to be still alive in Koyasan continuing to save people. Legend says his hair
　　has been growing longer inside the grave.
(6) Daimon: the entrance into Koyasan. It was built in 11th century, and reconstructed in 1705. Two statues were made and
　　placed in Edo period.
(7) Danjo Garan: important precincts, where he founded the Buddhist training center and it consists of some halls,pagodas,etc.
(8) Sanko no Matsu: It has a legend. Buddhist tool thrown from China was caught onto the tree here, suitable place for his
　　temple, after flying away upon clouds.
(9) Kondo: main hall of the precinct/rebuilt six times/principal Image = Yakushi Nyorai 　(10) Fudo-do: constructed in 1197/
12th century residence style/ Fudo-Myo-oh & attendant<Hachidaidoji> 　(11) Konpon-Daito (pagoda): symbol of the Shingon
/Dainichi-Nyorai　(12) Nyonin-do: no women were allowed to enter Koyasan until 1872,Therefore they had to stay here for
prayers. 　(13) Kongo Sanmai-in: <National treasure→Tahotou Pagoda>/ built by Hojo Masako, the wife of Minamoto Yoritomo,
who is shogun, the first head of Samurai warriors class of Japan's history　(15) Kongobu-ji: the main temple of Koyasan/
headquarters of the Shingon Buddhism/ It has more than 3000 subordinate temples all over Japan/ Its name comes from sutra
/reconstructed in 1863　(16) Kumano: ancient forests of Japanese cedars and cypress, clear streams, and waterfalls/
Kumano Sanzan Shrine with Pilgrimage road <Buddhist paradise・・・ Hongu Taisha, Hayatama Taisha, Nachi Taisha>
/World Heritage　(17) Kumano Kodo: small shrines; Oji (the place of a god)


P group (Ninja/ secret agent)
(1) IN (fingers sign)　(2) assassin or good servant　(3) Tokugawa Ieyasu & Hattori Hanzou　(4) suddenly disappear
(5) receive self　(6) not lose his head/ keep his head 　(7) 臨　兵　闘　者　皆　陣(陳)　烈　在/ 九字法
(8) tool (weapon)→ shuriken/ shukou/ makibishi/ kokeshi/ kunai/ Hyakurai juu　(9) breathing method 息長(Okinaga)　
(10) Koga or Iga　(11) Ninja food (兵糧丸→　もち米, うるち米, 蓮の実, やまいも, シナモン, はと麦, 高麗人参, 氷砂糖)


§ the Roman alphabet (Hepburn system)
※　-　(hiragana　　katakana) / ( )
50 syllable order
文字 47＋重複 3=50syllables

☆現在の日常文字(daily character)として 45(except ゐ、ゑ)＋ん=46characters

¶　traditional Japanese character song using the above chart
いろはにほへと i ro ha ni ho he to /ちりぬるを chi ri nu ru wo(o) /よたれそつねな yo ta re so tsu ne na
らむうゑのおくやま　けふ　こえて　あさきゆめみし　ゑにもせすん　ra mu u e no o ku ya ma 　kefu ko e te
e ni mo se su n /
　　　　　　　　　　　　
What food do you want to try?
Japanese naming of food
A group
1 sushi　2 tempura　3 okonomiyaki　4 tonkatsu　5 karaage　6 yakitori　7 kushikatsu　8 ramen　9 gyoza　10 curry rice
11yakiniku　12 teppanyaki　13 wagyuu　14 kani　15 mugimeshi　16 sukiyaki　17 shabushabu　18 kaiseki　19 natto　20 umeboshi
21 tendon　 22 misokatsudon　23 unadon (unagi-donburi)　 24 sukiyaki　25 nabemono　26 oden　27 okonomiyaki　28 shojin dish

B group
1 tororo　2 mozuku　3 namako　4 kujira　5 baniku　6 naizou　7 namaniku　8 namatamago　9 warabimochi　10 kanten
11 ebi-no-odori　12 awabi　13 sazae　　　

C group
1 manju　2 dango　3 yokan　4 konpeito　5 taiyaki　



What country is Japan ? 　　　
A (1) population: 126million 930thousand people　(2) birth rate: 1.45　(3) the elderly aged 65 and over: 34million 610thousand
people ⇒　the rate for the general people: 27.3% <recordbreaking 2016>　(4) workforce: 64million330 thousand people
(5) unemployment: 1million880thousand people　(6) unemployment rate: 2.8%　(7) the general accounting budget: 96trillion721
billion yen　(8) exports: 77trillion yen / imports: 65trillion yen 　(9) trading partner<export ranking in order>: 1 USA 　2 CHINA
3 SOUTH KOREA　4 TAIWAN　5 HONGKONG / <import>1 CHINA　 2 USA　3 AUSTRALIA　4 SOUTH KOREA　5 TAIWAN
(10) job-to-applicant rate: 1.45 times 　(11) individual financial assets: 1800 trillion yen　(12) food self-sufficiency rate: 39%
(13) consumption tax ８%

B There are 47 local governments in Japan. The data for ranking top of the 47. 　　( )←per year/ yen
1 coffee consumption amount per month ; №1Tottori prefecture= 67cups(8126yen)　2 pasta per year ; Kyoto 27.2 dishes (1629)
3 bread per month ; Kyoto 27.8 bean- jam buns(converted )<40000yen annually> 4 icecream per month; Ishikawa 7.6 items
(10976yen) 　5 sushi per month ; Ishikawa 17.9 dishes(23248yen)　6 cost for coffee shop ; Gifu 5.7cups(17202yen)
7 cost for wedding ceremony per person; Chiba 4660000yen 　8 rate or cost for eating out ; Tokyo 22.9%(250000yen)
9 shotgun wedding ; Okinawa 38.2%　10 household of only the married couple ; Miyazaki 24.1%(108200)←over 60000 aged 65,over.
11 the number of divorce per 1000people ; Okinawa 2.53(3571) 12 active doctor per 100000 ; Kyoto 308 doctors
13 spending for bus fare ; Nagasaki(9161yen)　14 spending for railway fare ; Tokyo(42771yen)　15 shop selling box-lunch
per100000people ; Kochi(23 shops)　16 100yen-shop per 100000people ; Kagoshima (5.82shops)　16 tavern per ten thousand
; Okinawa(11.7 places)　17 allowance of householder ; Kagawa 12316yen per month /how about a child ? high school 5300 yen
junior 2500 yen　18 average savings ; Nara about 18million　19 child care participation rate of men ; Tokushima 37.25%
20 public library per 100000people ; Yamanashi 6.4places　21 parental leave availability ; Tokyo 14.7%<men>,82.8%<women>
22 museum per 100000 ; Nagano 5places (total 105places*also rank in top)//1087places in Japan　23 diffusion rate of piano
; Yamanashi 34.8%　24 diffusion of dishwasher ; Fukui 39.7%　25 warm water washing toilet seat ; Shiga 77.8%　26 sports engager
rate ; Tokyo 68.6%　27 gate-ball population per 1000 ; Shimane 28.6people　28 table tennis per 1000 ; Hyogo 39people
29 bowling population per　1000 ; Okinawa 146people　30 population in Edo period・・・entire country (30million people), Edo town
<150 thousand people in around 1600><one million 500 thousand people in around 1800>　　　

C Japan's 16 National Holidays (except substitute holiday)
* January 1st : New Year's Day　 * January (second Monday) : Coming-of-Age Day　* February 11th : National Foundation Day　
* March 20th or 21st : Vernal Equinox Day　* April 29th : Showa Day　 * May 3rd : Constitution Memorial Day　 * May 4th : Greenery Day
* May 5th : Children's Day 　* July (third Monday) : Marine Day 　* August 11th : Mountain Day　
* September (third Monday) : Respect-for-theAged Day　 * September 23rd, 24th: Autumnal Equinox Day
* October (second Monday) : Health-Sports Day　 * November 3rd : Culture Day　 * November 23rd : Labor Thanksgiving Day　
* December 23rd : the Emperor's Birthday

☆Japan's climate; 7 points/ from north to south
rough estimate
Spring (March:3)/ Summer (June:6, August:8)
Autumn (September:9)/ Winter (December:12)

temperature / average; yearly　　

rainfall / mm / average; yearly　　

D 1 slippers / hangers/stocking/ cups →　interesting boiled egg (using stocking)　2 a kind of mushroom(high price)→mattake
3 Japanese bazaar　4 eco-bag →　furoshiki 　5 thin paper (see tissue paper) 　6 useful rice-cooker　7 Japanese spice
(SHICHIMITOGARASI/七味唐辛子)　Use this when eating Udon noodle 　8 hot spring lodging (go to recover the health)　Horses
and monkeys bathe in some spots 　9 Japanese syllables (te/wo/ni/ha) made mistakes even by Japanese 　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
¶　My best selections of sightseeing spots, <April 8, 2016 MY NEWS> ○△UPDATES: according to requests of my guest's.

　　　page ahead with pictures of sightseeing spots
　　(also, the page linked with top-page album)

☆　I recommend that you should study Japan's information site for tourists,such as by Government,prefectures,townhalls,　
accommodations, or facilities　and so on before or after seeing my web. You would broaden some perspective how to
travel　along with my web. Especially you can get maps and take a look at various photos.　
　　　　　　　　
<Service B> Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Himeji (Via Kobe) Model course
　Model course ①～⑬ 　
this list/ update; July 9th, 2017

jya→ja, jyu→ju, jyo→jo ※changed/ though how to use the Roman alphabet has three ways, and my top page says,
in this case, easier to read in the {→ ja} right side. therefore corrected.
※the list above : Of two alphabets used in Japanese / On this list: ( except katakana, hiragana and Chinese characters called Kanji )
Hiragana and katakana are phonetic alphabets. There are 46 characters each. (ex.　あ, い,,は,,る　→　ア, イ,,ハ,,ル)
Kanji were imported from China. These are ideograms, which represent meanings. (ex. 白書院)

Attractive tourist spots of my choices / contents below to add on later.
　　※ Now,let's go for amusement.
<OSAKA> AQUARIUM KAIYUKAN海遊館,DOTONBORI道頓堀, OSAKA-KURASI-NO-KONJYAKUKAN PAVILLION
　大阪くらしの今昔館-That means livinghood in old town Osaka dating back to around Edo,Meiji andTaisho period.
　TSUTENKAKU 通天閣 & SHINSEKAI新世界, ABENO-HARUKASUあべのハルカス　　　　　　　　　　
<KYOTO>Tenryuji 天龍寺, Shimogamo Shrine 下鴨神社,Toji東寺,Nishiki Market 錦市場

Extra version 1
1 National Museum of Nature andScience/Tokyo 国立科学博物館　2 Meguro Parasitological Museum/Tokyo 目黒寄生虫館
3 Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum 広島平和記念資料館　4 Tokyo National Museum 東京国立博物館　
5 Fukui Prefectual Dinosaur Museum 恐竜博物館　6 Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Museum /Tottori pref. 水木しげる記念館
7 The Railway Museum/Saitama pref. 鉄道博物館　
8 National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation/Tokyo 日本科学未来館　
9 Abashiri Prison Museum/Hokkaido 博物館網走監獄　10 Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum 江戸東京博物館
11Exhibition and collection of Hobetsu Museum/ Mukawa Town, Hokkaido むかわ町立穂別博物館
12 Others 　　
　


○　Why don't you enjoy your trip with me?　You can make the choice out of the white list Model course①to⑬ above.　　　

Model course plan A～J / (※ AS TO FEE&ALL INCLUSIVE in detail: see price setting above on this page)　　　　　　　
A ～J are combination plans, as are below.

<as part of guide transportation fee : Guide's cost to our meeting place is 1200yen at NambaOSAKA/Total
amount, round trip Guide only needs means　2400 yen.> <At Kyoto/2000～2300yen one way,Total is 4000～4600yen>
<Nara&Kobe/around the same amount as at Kyoto>
　　　
A- course plan/enjoy slow KYOTO-1=Choice①⑫plus the nearby area/need half day or one day.(※)
B- course plan/enjoy slow KYOTO-2=Choice②③⑦plus others/need half day(15.000yen within 3pl. plusα) or one day(※) 　
C- course plan/enjoy slow KYOTO-3=Choice⑧⑨plus others/need half day or one day(※) 　　
D- course plan/enjoy slow Nara-1=Choice④⑤plus others/need half day or one day(※)　　　
E- course plan/enjoy quick Nara-1=Choice④⑤⑩plus others/need one day(30.000yen within 3 people plus αyen)　(※)
F- course plan/enjoy quick KYOTO-1=Choice②③⑦⑬plus others/need one day(※)　　　
G- course plan/enjoy quick KYOTO-2=Choice①⑫⑬plus others/need one day(※)　　　　
H- course plan/enjoy slow Osaka-1=Choice⑥plus others/need half day or one day(※)　　　
I - course plan/enjoy slow Himeji-1=Choice ⑪plus others/need half day or one day(※)
J- course FREE PLAN=Choice OF YOUR OWN DOING
　　　　　　　　
※　We can also make plans freely as you like it. Request it, please.　　　
　　　　　　　
○ Depending on your starting point, we might have to change the schedule.
By request, I will arrange various combinations of travel plan. Please contact.

☆　Wakayama sightseeing plan
Wakayama Model course
(Model course plan A～P)　
※ GUIDE FEE except A～O- Guide fee
( see price setting above on this page)　　

W①Koyasan高野山 :　

○Model course 1,2,3,4
　Could you enjoy sightseeing in Koyasan dividing into two main parts(GARAN伽藍1 ＋OKUNOIN奥の院2)
and two sub-parts(NYONINDO女人堂3 ＋　ALONG MAIN STREET4) NAMED NUMBER 1,2,3or4.
　　　
＞　GARAN 1=EASTERN AREA, OKUNOIN 2=WESTERN AREA, NYONINDO 3=CENTRAL AREA

Why don't you enjoy your trip with me?　You can make the choice out of 1to4　　　



<as part of guide transportation fee in detail : Guide's cost to meeting place is 500yen at Koyasan, one way
　/Total amount, round trip 　means　1000 yen.>

A- course plan/enjoy slow Koya-1=Choice1 plus the nearby area/need three hours.(※guide fee 3750yen×3=11250yen)
B- course plan/enjoy slow Koya-2=Choice2 plus others/need four hours(※15000yen )　
C- course plan/enjoy slow Koya-3=Choice3 plus others/need two hours(※7500yen)
D- course plan/enjoy slow Koya-4=Choice4 plus others/need three hours(※11250yen)　
E- course plan/enjoy quick Koya-1,3=Choice1,3 plus the nearby area/need three hours(※11250yen).
F- course plan/enjoy quick Koya-2,4=Choice2,4 plus others/need four hours(※15000yen)　
G- course plan/enjoy quick Koya-1,2=Choice1,2 plus others/need five hours(※18750yen)
H- course plan/enjoy quick Koya-2,3 /Choice2,3 plus others/need four hours(※15000yen)　　
I - course plan/enjoy quick Koya-1,4 /Choice1,4 plus others/need four hours(※15000yen)　　
J- course plan/enjoy quick Koya-1,2,3 /Choice1,2,3 plus others/need five hours(※18750yen)　　
K- course plan/enjoy quick Koya-1,2,3,4=Choice 1,2,3,4 plus others/need eight hours(※30000yen)　
L- course plan/enjoy slow Koya-1,3,4=Choice 1,3,4 plus others/need one day,eight hours(※30000yen)
M-other course plans = We have one hour course(3750yen)　　

○ Depending on your starting point, we might have to change the schedule.
By request, I will arrange various combinations of travel plan. Please contact.

W②Kudoyama 九度山 :　

TRANSPORTATION/( Osaka) Namba～using Nankai railway,about one hour, Kudoyama station
Koyasan～using Nankai railway,about 40 minutes for only boarding hours , Kudoyama station

<as part of guide transportation fee in detail : Guide's cost(N or O course) to a meeting place is 500yen at Koyasan, one
way/small amount, round trip means1000 yen> /after starting our course(the other fare①②) : 　①Koyasan ～Kudoyama,
and② fare in case we go back to Koyasan //
※in case we go to Namba after enjoying Kudoyama,round trip cost Guide-only needs is small amount 1000yen and
around1500,back to Koyasan( from Namba)・・・total for Guide-only transportation cost(which means when Guide
moves single)　is around　2500 yen.
　　　
<In case a meeting place is at Namba, 1200 yen(to Namba)>/after starting our course (the other fare①②):
①Namba ～Kudoyama, 790yen per person (by train as of April 2016) and②fare in case we go back to Namba
/Guide-only round trip cost is 1200yen and 1200yen.>
※in case we go to Koyasan after enjoying Kudoyama,we need train fare from Kudoyama to Koyasan.
Total for Guide-only transportation cost is 1200yen and 1500yen
※※If you enjoy going on a trip from Kudoyama on foot, remove the train fare,from Kudoyama to Koyasan.

N-Kudoyama course plan = We need eight hours to walk from Kudoyama to Koyasan with related spots.(※40000yen )
N,this course is what extra-fee is recquired, so that is 30000yen and 10000yen.
O-Kudoyama course plan = We need five hours to walk in Kudoyama Town enjoying some historic spots such as shrine
and temples connected with Koyasan,andSanada-an,where Sanada,great warrior in around 16th
～17th century lived. (※30000yen including moving hours)

　　　SANADA FESTIVAL/ May 8th, 2016　
　　　　 　　
　
　
W③Taiji (太地) COURSE : EXTRA PLAN
P-Taiji (太地) course plan = WHALE AND DOLPHIN TOWN /How do you say to going to Taiji ?
※ Transpotation : From Kansai Airport To Taiji (It takes around 4 hours.)
Train route : Kansai Airport-Hineno-Wakayama-Taiji
Use express (rapid) train and limited express train. FARE : boarding ticket fee＋limited express fee (around6000yen)　
It depends on time zone and other situations.　　　　　

Just info. ※If you go with me, I might be able to get the ticket below. Please say earlier to get. Mail me, and I'll tell in detail.

1 Takarazuka Revue (July, August) in Kansai　2 Kabuki (July) in Osaka　3 Myoshin-ji temple <special viewing & cuisine> (July)
cost : 5000 yen per one person　
　

<Service C> 　Added ! I'm sorry to have kept you waiting so long.
Optional tourism　 　 　　　　　
What would you think we will enjoy green tourism（taking a relaxed life in a rural area）, eco-tourism, or just going fishing ?
Besides, how is infra-tourism ? We can see construction sites and the inside of structures or creations with their technology
If you like it, mail me,please. Let's make a tour of these fun places.
　
How about wondrous experience ?

PLEASE CHECK FOR ALL SERVICES.
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World heritage site/
sacred place

KOYASAN 　ESTABLISHED　
BY　KUKAI 　空海(弘法大師)

Welcome to Wakayama !　pictures below ; At Koyasan

　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

※Do you know about locations of a restroom in Koyasan?
In order from west to east along Koyasan main street,
①Backside of Daimon Deva Gate, ②Benten Park of the backside of a bus-stop, ③In front of Chuumon Gate
④Beside bus-stop in front of Kongoubuji head temple, ⑤Nakanohashi Parking LOT in the entrance of Okunoin,etc

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