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Something easy to stick is mind. Since we have been looking for a counterpart who got separated before we born, tend to have illusion that there is something brilliant outside not thinking it might be inner self. And even it is not what you are looking for, you might stay there for a while to rest wings. Guinevere and King Arthur Then one day,  you come up with insufficient, go crazy and start to break a thing. Red umbrella in the city Vegetarian Lunch box Fortune telling with tarot cards

It's a thanksgiving day, which is a holiday in Japan. Beaujolais nouveau of the year is released on third Thursday of November Cheese is a good friend of wine, first time to cook macaroni and cheese 100g of macaroni and variety kind of cheese including cheddar, sliced onion, nutmeg,  fresh herbs, milk and bread crumbs on top Taste of home cooking? We call it 'Ofukuro no aji' (Mums food taste) Walking in Kappa-bashi to find kitchenware And found a beautiful Miso-soup bowl While I was drinking  Beaujolais nouveau on the Thursday night, I remembered the voice recode that was from a Japanese  counselor  lady who was living in the UK. She does the business on the internet and I purchased it in 2012. She read my email and did remote reading and replied in the voice message. It was easy to find the file in my PC so I  listened to it after a long time. I found it that there are not much changed since then. Sh...

Japanese tea and bean jam cake at Ise shrine. Your thoughts, words and attitudes may cause of peace for the world.

It's a release day of Beaujolais Nouveau. Beaujolais red wine has became popular in Japan which is the first country to taste every year because of the dateline. The official opening date of the popular wine is fixed as the third Thursday of November. I had the wine as ritual of harvesting and good luck. Fritter of mushrooms & lotus

Sushi Sasaki @ Ginza People in Edo started to have Sushi and a restaurant started using fresh fish. 'Edo' means old Tokyo during from the 17th to 19th centuries where used to be a city of Samurai, and Osaka is for merchant at the time. Uni (Sea urchin) And NOW, Sushi chef in Osaka cut up a fish from stomach but chef in Tokyo do it from back. Because Harakiri (commit ritual suicide by disembowelment) is avoidable for Samurai, and Hara wo waru ('Breaking stomach' means heart to heart talk) is high end spirit for merchant. That's what the chef at Sasaki talked ^^. Sake Ebi (Prawn) Toro (Fatty Tuna) Anago (Conger) Uni (Sea urchin)

My coworkers eat rice crackers at their desk. I don't do that at the office, because it's crunchy. But I'm inspired by them so feel like eating at home sometimes, which is no good for dieting though. Today, after taking a golf lesson, I bought some of can beer and snacks at supermarket. The cashier saw my basket and asked 'drinking beer eating rice crackers?' I answered 'That's the best Saturday, isn't it.' Cherry blossom season is starting now. Creamed crab croquette, fish fries, clams and strawberries. I don't drink when I write, so I'm not drinking yet.

Pizza @ Seirinkan Interesting building in Nakameguro , which reminds me of some Jiburi works. Pizza with root beer is funny? It's rare to see them so I ordered it. Happy in Mejiro This shop plays Southern all stars music only as the owner is big fan of them. 'Happy' is name after one of their album titles. I ordered rice omelet without meat and tomato sherbet. Both tasted great. Odd eye cat. I love to see cats on the streets, but there are a little too much in this neighborhood. I wonder how they spend night especially when it's raining.

Vemeet cafe & dining LENTEZZA Organic @ Nakameguro They appear ordinary cafe in the trendy city Nakameguro. By chance, I saw the menu on the street when I was talking a walk. It said 'soy meat' Meat Loaf, Loco Moco,, Then I got to know that they were vegetarian restaurant. They don't describe that way though. I was only an individual customer, all other people were couples at the beginning. But later, more single ones came in. I ordered Veggie Meat Meat Loaf. 1,000 JPY for plate, soup and drink The music was uptempo ambient.

I can show you the food, Shining, Shimmering, Splendid.. That's fruit. Grapes and apples were delivered. I feel that even these aromas could be effective in health and beauty.

Simple Modern Macrobiotic @ Jiyugaoka Many Macrobiotic restaurants are usually stoic type, but this place is not. Very fashionable, delicious and reasonable!

Deva Deva Cafe @ Kichijoji I don't miss meat, but hamburger. Veggie meat burger and fig cake. It was a little bit too much, but foods are great. I like their colorful interior, too. It makes me cheerful.

Since I don't eat meat, I have limited choice when it comes to food. And Vegetarian is still unfamiliar in Japan. Thus, I tend to have lots of sweets, carbos and french fries especially when I eat out. I was considering it was a sacrifice to stand in belief and always thought vegetarian was a fattening diet. But I was wrong. I had been too neglected and ignored about nutrition and the fact that foods create my body! I just read a beauty and health book which written by Erica Angyal who is a nutritionist and consultant to the Japanese miss universe winners. She recommends having brown foods, nuts and dried fruits and avoid oxidizable products such as white soft sugar, ice cream, snacks and margarine etc. I can't avoid sugar which already contained in ice cream, cookies, baked cake, etc etc. But I can reduce them by having alternatives. So I made a beauty set to bring out with me, which includes high cocoa chocolate, nuts and dried fruit and supplements. Lovely, isn't i...

What is the difference between shrines and temples? Put simply, shrines represent the gods and temples represent Buddha. How to pray at Shrine First, bow deeply twice. Next, put your hands together and clap twice. With your hands together, thank the god of the shrine and make wish. Lastly, bow deeply again. It's more polite to bow at the gate. Also it's important to say your name and address in front of Gods so that they could recognize you. Please remind that the center of the approach is for the god, you'd better to walk besides. (However this is no a rule, and many Japanese people don't know this.) Noodle with a lot of seaweeds @ Sugita Nakameguro Tokyo

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed. Albert Einstein I don't think I can live with pragmatic.. Buddha statues exhibition in Ueno . It was very crowded . I waited for 60 minutes before the entrance. Home made Pizza and AcquaPazza @ friend's house. @ Spiritual Cafe. Sweets set including 10 minutes Spiritual Counseling @ Cafe in Azabu Jyuban . I asked why I had been so busy, he answered that it was because I was in the middle of the completion, however I was behind . He continued that I had to speed up more and more to accomplish tasks in this life. -Japanese- 神秘的な体験はこの世でもっとも素晴らしい。それは芸術や科学の源である。もし神秘的なものに疎く、不思議に思う気持ちを持たなかったり崇めたりしないなら、それは死んでいるも同然だ。　 アインシュタイン 強く同感。 上野の「阿修羅展」を観てきました。 一度金曜の午後に行き、あまりの人の多さに断念。 ...