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@mizuo in May 2022

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Can you guess that this is actually a food sample that is made of wax!! This is very common to display this kind of food sample at restaurants in Japan 😃 #japan #food #osaka #tempura

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This is one of my favorite Japanese foods called "tonkatsu" It is a pork filet, which deep fried with panko crumbles! Love it so much! I went to EXPO Osaka Park and had this wonderful tonkatsu 🤩👍 #osaka #tonkatsu #japanese #Japan #04052022

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Ferry cruise from Stockholm to Turku In Scandinavia, mainly in Sweden, all Covid19 related restrictions were lifted at the end of February, and daily life has returned to citizens. In Stockholm, where I currently live, the Prime Minister has declared the end of Covid19 in Sweden, and people are gradually returning to their pre-corona lifestyles. One of the things I most wanted to do when I returned to my life before Corona was to go sightseeing with friends. For the past two…

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It's my first time to take a ferry ⛴️ to Finland 🇫🇮 The ferry us a lot bigger than what I expected. I used to take a ferry from Osaka to Tokushima, but this ferry is maybe twice bigger than the one I used to take 😄🇫🇮🇦🇽🇸🇪 #finland #sweden #turku #stockholm #ferry #travel #nature #04220222

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Melodifesvalen show on the ferry ⛴️ - 04232022ABBA, Carola, Kikki Danielsson, Eric Saade, Måns 😄🇸🇪👏😄🇸🇪👏#sweden #melodifestivalen #finland Melodivestivalen night at the ferry!! It's time to have a party! It's been a while since I went to a club haha! Covid19 is over in Sweden and Finland celebrating Covid free time! #04222022

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Scottish FoldMy friend has adopted a Scottish Fold from friend. He named the cat, Tora (Tiger) chan.According to Wikipedia, Scottish Fold is "The Scottish Fold is a breed of domestic cat with a natural dominant gene mutation that affects cartilage throughout the body, causing the ears to "fold", bending forward and down towards the front of the head, which gives the cat what is often described as an "owl-like" appearance." - Wikipedia (…

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It is true that they look cute, but when I researched a lot about Scottish Folds, I found out that the number of Scottish Folds with skeletal diseases was increased systematically and that they can only sit in a sitting position called "Scottish Fold sitting" because they have diseases and fractures in their back leg skeleton, which is very pitiful. I felt very sorry for them.In Japan, regulations on pets are not yet in place, and I have heard that there are many businesses…

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When I first saw the Scottish Fold sitting, sure enough, "Cute!" but when I learned about the history of the Scottish Fold, I found it to be a "sad way to sit". Scottish Fold cats are forced to sit in this way because of their poor skeletal structure. It reminded me of an old Chinese custom called "Holding foot 纏足 ". It is an old custom that forced women to hold their foot and say "cute" when these women with folded feet walk very meekly (well, they cannot walk straight with…

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Udon in Tokushima, JapanAs I wrote in my last blog, we tried to visit my mother's family home in Tokushima for the first time in decades, but the road to the family home had already returned to nature and we could not get to the house.👇This is the previous blog👇@mizuosemla/tokushima-my-second-home-in-japan-04092022 There is a paved road to the main house, but it would take about 45 minutes by car to get there, and it would be impossible to walk there. We decided to try to go…

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"Helping others discover their potential happens through life-to-life interaction. If we wish to support people's growth, we need to give our all and engage them in heartfelt dialogue. Only if we are sincere and enthusiastic can we touch the lives of others." - Daisaku Ikeda Eureka! 😃 #buddhism #nmrk #05052022 #encouragement

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友達が大阪に帰った時にタコパしてくれた～ 久しぶりのタコパ！ めっちゃたのしかった～。 This is takoyaki party my friend held for me when I was back to #Osaka ! It was so fun to make takoyaki together with my friend! #osaka #japan #japanese #04062022

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Are you having a good #fika ? 🍪☕🎂🫖 I had this amazing fika when I was visiting Tokyo. My friend took me to a cake shop and bought this sweet. I loved it so much! #04132022 #sweets #fika #tokyo #japan

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🌸 #luvflowers 🌸 Cherry blossom at Kungsträdgården is full in bloom! 🌸🌸🌸This year, after seeing the cherry blossoms in full bloom in Japan, I was able to see them in full bloom in Stockholm a month later.This is the time of year when the Japanese Association of Stockholm holds its Cherry Blossom Festival, but again this year the event was cancelled due to Covid19. Since Covid19 has been declared over in Sweden, we thought that the festival would be held this year, but the…

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海洋堂ホビーランドにいってきた～！ エバ好きとしては、絶対に行きたかった場所なだけにめっちゃ満足～～！ https://kaiyodohobbyland.jp/lang-en/ I went to Kaiyodo Hobbyland, #Osaka when I went back to Japan! I love Evangelion so much! I always wanted to visit there! And, at last, I did it! Yay! #osaka #japan #japanese #03232022

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It was so goooooood! I took a ferry from Stockholm to Turku! And, I drank this beer on the ferry! It was my first time to take the ferry to Finland, and I did not know that the ferry was like a "cruising facility" on the Baltic Sea! It was so fun! On the ferry, it was a casino, restaurant, theater, bar, sauna, etc! I want to go there again! #04232022 #sweden #finland

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日本で何度もフェリー🚢に乗ったのですが、船内にある施設は風呂ぐらいで娯楽施設はあまりないフェリーでした。今回フィンランド🇫🇮行きのフェリーは、カジノ、ショー👯‍♂️、サウナ🧖‍♀️、レストラン🍴🍝、バー🍸✨🍸と至れり尽くせりの時間が過ごせました。また皆で遊びに来たいものです。

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"Creating harmony amidst diversity is a fundamental issue of the twenty-first century. While celebrating the unique characteristics of different peoples and cultures, we have to create solidarity on the level of our common humanity, our common life. Without such solidarity, there will be no future for the human race. Diversity should not beget conflict in the world, but richness." - Daisaku Ikeda "Créer l'harmonie au milieu de la diversité est une question fondamentale du…

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I hope you are having a good #fika ~~~!! Maison de miimo - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maisondemiimo/ In many ways, I sometimes feel that Tokyo is a place where you can get anything you want for your money.I went to a very stylish cake shop. If I lived in Tokyo, I would have bought one cake from the display every week and eaten them all.To be honest, the price was a bit high compared to cakes sold at convenience stores, but it looked and tasted authentic. It was…

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Snus Museum in Stockholm, SwedenSnus Museum in Stockholmhttps://www.snusochtandsticksmuseum.se/A unique culture in Sweden and other Scandinavian countries is snus, which is a sniffing tobacco. It is similar to the American chewing tobacco, but unlike chewing tobacco, saliva can be swallowed without spitting when a piece of snus is placed in the mouth.When I come to Sweden, I certainly feel that there are not many people smoking cigarettes, but there are quite a few people…

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Snus is an important part of Swedish culture, and the Snus Museum is located in the city of Stockholm. Although snus are banned for sale in Europe, they are so popular in Sweden that there is even a museum dedicated to them.The museum had quite an impressive display of the history of snus, how tobacco is grown and manufactured, and a display of snus containers. What was particularly interesting was that tobacco was grown in the museum, and dried tobacco leaves were on…

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"The cherry, the plum, the peach, the damson—in its own entity, without undergoing any change, possesses the eternally endowed three bodies." - Nichiren Interpretation (liberal translation) It's possible to be seeming to be itself and be opening the sympathetic nature kept in the life without changing each form. ==================================== The Immeasurable Meanings Sutra Six important points, Point Two, concerning the character ryō. " The Record of The Orally…

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磁石の鉄を吸うがごとく月の水に遷るがごとく - Like iron drawn to a magnet or the reflection of the moon appearing in the water "If a votary of the Lotus Sutra should appear, then, like iron drawn to a magnet or the reflection of the moon appearing in the water, they will instantly come forth to take on his sufferings for him and thereby fulfill the vow that they made in the presence of the Buddha." - Nichiren " The Opening of the Eyes " Part Two "The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin", Vol.1, p. 261…

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Meat! Potatoes! Corn!When I returned to Japan, my sister gave me Konishiki sauce, a Hawaiian-style BBQ sauce, and I BBQ'd, well, used the sauce to marinate meat for BBQ after returning to Stockholm.As a Japanese, I think it is very European to have a public BBQ grill under the apartment. In Japan, it is rare to find BBQ grills in public spaces under apartments, and even in parks, BBQs are now prohibited in many places. If you have a BBQ under your apartment, you might get…

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やっぱり東京っていいまちだよなぁー！ 楽しかった！ また遊びに行きたいな。 I LOVE Tokyo! 🤩🤩🤩🤩 #tokyo #japan #04142022

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"Though one might point at the earth and miss it, though one might bind up the sky, though the tides might cease to ebb and flow and the sun rise in the west, it could never come about that the prayers of the practitioner of the Lotus Sutra would go unanswered." - Nichiren " On Player " "The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin", Vol.1, p. 345 in 1272. The photo is by Sabeer Darr https://unsplash.com/@sabeerdarr #nichiren #buddhism #nmrk #lotussutra #05162022

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I love #udon noodles! Udon vs. RamenI think many people in Kansai are relatively fond of udon, and I am also a big fan of udon, and if anything, I prefer udon to ramen.Returning to Japan this time, I forgot to eat ramen, but I did eat udon. After all, when it comes to udon, I love the udon from "Marugame Seimen".I have a few memories of udon, and I remember making it several times with my grandmother when I was a kid.My grandmother lived in Tokushima, but sometimes she came…

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🌸 #lubflowers 🌸 Aren't they beautiful! I found them when I was visiting a local flower shop in #Osaka ! I love these chocolate color flowers 🍫🍫🍫🍫 Have a good night! #05192022