Project 3~~

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The Shopping Paradise!!!!!!

HI, my dear classmates~I have never been to Japan and if I get a chance, I will go Tokyo first since it's the capital of Japan and it is amazing and flourishing. I can tell you that I really like......eating and shopping !!! So, Tokyo is definitely a good place to travel. Let me have a brief introduction of this place to you. 



{Tokyo ,officially Tokyo Metropolis (東京都, Tōkyō-to^?), is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. It is located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Tokyo Metropolis was formed in 1943 from the merger of the former Tokyo Prefecture (東京府, Tōkyō-fu^?) and the city of Tokyo (東京市, Tōkyō-shi^?). Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family.

The former city of Tokyo and the majority of mainland Tokyo lie in the humid subtropical climate zone (Koppen climate classification Cfa), with hot humid summers and generally mild winters with cool spells. The region, like much of Japan, experiences a one-month seasonal lag, with the warmest month being August, which averages 27.5 °C (81.5 °F), and the coolest month being January, averaging 6.0 °C (42.8 °F). Annual rainfall averages nearly 1,470 millimetres (57.9 in), with a wetter summer and a drier winter. Snowfall is sporadic, but does occur almost annually.Tokyo also often sees typhoons each year, though few are strong. The last one to hit was Fitow in 2007.}  (From Wikipedia)


Honestly, the following photos are found in the internet as I really never been to Japan. I'm sorry .(/_\ )
Now, let's START!


It is the restaurant located in Ningyōchō-eki (にんぎょうちょうえき). Many Japanese would like to go to this restaurant for having a great dinner or lunch. Its famous food is...Tokyo Chicken (玉ひで)!

 Can you see the picture on the wall?

It is a bowl of chicken soup.

 It is what I have just mentioned!! Is it  delicious?

In addition, I like eating sushi and it seems that the most delicious sushi are in Tsukiji because Tsukiji fish market is located at there and the fishes are extremely fresh. That' s why the taste of sushi in Tsukiji are remarkable.  

WOO!

                      I like this!!The'' Long Leg Crab''

 It's my favourite...

Also, enjoying the sight of Sakura (a kind of beautiful plants in Japan) is one of the reasons why I want to travel to Tokyo.



It is Kamakura (鐮倉) Buddha.

The the following photos are the sakura in Shinjuku Gyoen (新宿御苑).

 It is the way to Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū (鶴岡八幡宮), also for viewing sakura!

I really like shopping and i wanna buy some fashionable clothes, so i want to go Shibuya and i have heard that the girls are quite pretty! I want to have a look! (@v@'')  Furthermore, I would like to go Matsuzakaya(伊勢丹, one of the department stores in Japan). There are a lot of fresh food and dessert. It just like citysuper in Hong Kong.

Shibuya:

 

And here, I want to share two funny photos found in the internet. They are really funny!

Here is the restaurant in Ginza (銀座) and it called '' Kowloon'' ! 

                                 ...and this one, also a restaurant for eating sushi, but it is located at Roppongi (六本木)

Can you see its working hours?It's about 18:00-27:00! What's going on? Can anyone tell me?

I hope you can enjoy my sharing and it can help you to know more places in Tokyo. Thanks!

  

Katakana in my daily LIFE**

As the luner new year is coming, I have been going shopping these days. Actually, I like eating snacks! When i was walking around the supermarket, i found out that there were so many Japanese food actually. Also, most of the introduction or names are written by Katakana (カトカナ) which is a kind of Japanese character.

Here is an example, the katakana  ''クッキース''  means '' Cookies'' and is used to transcribe the foreign loanword  ''cookies'' from English.  Also, the katakana ''オリジナルタイプ'' is represented the brand name or the type of the product called ''ORIGINAL-TYPE''. It is also performed the function of loanwords.

The second one is a pack of chocolate. This package is really attractive! So, i brought this and i have taken a photo of it. Let's see which katakana have been used.

  

 The first line, it is used the katakana ''スペシャル'' as to express the loan words ''special'' from English.  Additionally, it performed the function to emphasize word as it can catch people's attention.

It is also found in the third line. The katakana ''ココアパウダー '' and  ''コーティング '' is represented the English words  '' cocoa powder'' and  ''coating'' respectively.

After that, I went to stationary shop as to buy some stationary for preparing my new semester. I  found that some of the Japanese stationary is also written by katakana!  


The katakana ''スチール'' may cover two functions, loan words and scientific meaning. It represented the English or scientific word ''STEEL''. Another one is '' ピタッ'', at the beginning, I couldn't found its meaning in the Japanese translation websites. Then, i asked my friend and she told me that it was the sound of magnet. So, I know that the katakana '' ピタッ'' is used for onomatopoeia!

     

This time, the katakana is used for transcribing the scientific meaning. The katakana ''アクリル''  means ''Acrylic'' in English and ''丙烯''in Chinese. Actually, i think it's so difficult for me to recite! q_q''