Book

Shin, Sekai no rekishi, 3, kodai India no bunmei to shakai.

Movie

The Gauntlet (USA, 1977)
The old type of action movie.

Salt lake

Kappadokia

Grandson

Today, my first grandson was born.
He was born one month earlier than due date.
Congratulations.

Kappadokia

Kappadokia

Kappadokia

A house.

Book

Shin, sekai no rekishi 2, chuka bunmei no tanjo.

Movies

1. Gambit (1966, USA & France)
Japanese title is "Dorobou kizoku"
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2. In the cut (2004, USA)

Kappadokia

A restaurant in the cave.

Kappadokia

Kappadokia

Pamukkale

Pamukkale

Pamukkale

This is a limestone area.

Books

1. London kara no tegami.
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2. Kusa no umi, Mongol okuchi e no tabi.
By Shiina Makoto.

Movies

1. Always zoku 3chome no yuhi. (Japan, 2007)
.
2. Training day. (USA, 2001)

Ephesus

Ephesus was a old Greek town about 2300 years ago.

Ephesus

Ephesus

Ephesus

Ephesus

Book

France kazoku jijou, otoko to onnna to kodomo no huukei.

Movies

1. OCTANE (2003, England & Luxemburg)
Japanese title is "Missing Highway".
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2. Aoi papaya no kaori (1993, Vietnam & France)
A quiet movie.

Turkey

Ephesus.

This was a Greek city in Turtey.

The great prosperous city.

Turkey

Ephesus.

This was the hideaway of Virgin Mary when Jesus was executed.

Troy

Troy

Trojan horse.

Turkey

The ruin of Troy.

books

1. Istanbul.
The author is Chin Shunshin.
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2. Troy senso to Schliemann.
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Movie

Tsuribaka Nisshi 11.

Adzuchijo

Tenshukaku.

Azuchijo

There was a Expo in Sevilla Spain in 1992.

Japan presented the replica of Azuchijo.

After the Expo they rebuilt it in Azuchicho.

Kannonjijo

The castle was near the top of this mountain.

Kannonjijo

There is Kannonshoji Temple near the ruin of the castle.

This is the view from the temple.

Kannonjijo

This is near the Adzuchijo.

Here was Sasaki Rokkaku.

This was defeated in 1568.

Book

"Byzantine no kokka to shakai."
.
I am going to Turkey.
So I prepared for the journey.

Movie

Eye of the Beholder.
(1999, England & Canada)
Japanese title is ' Kori no seppun'.

Jidaimatsuri

Kyoto Jidai Matsuri

Takayasu jo

This castle was built by Tenji-Tennou in 667.

Shigisan jo

This is on the top of Mt. Shigisan.

Matsunaga Hisahide was here.

This castle was destroyed in 1577 by Oda Nobunaga team.

Kyoto Gosho

Kenshun Mon.

Book

Detective Columbo, The Helter Skelter Murders.
Japanese title 'Chi moji no wana'.
.

Movie

Hula girl (Japan, 2006)
.

Kyoto Gosho

kenrei Mon.

Ohtsujo

There is only a memorial stone.

Abeyamajo

This is in Sakurai city Nara prefecture.

Katagirijo

This is in Yamatokoriyama City.

Yamatotakadajo

This castle was destroyed by Tsutsui Junkei in 1583.

Book

'Chikyu dokodemo fushigi tabi'.
By Shiina Makoto.
.

Movies

1. Shurayukihime (Japan, 2001)
.
2. Modigliani (France, England, Italy, 2004)
Japanese title "Modigliani, Shinjitu no ai".
.

Okazaki jo

Okazaki jo

Tenshukaku.

Okazakijo

Oote mon.

Tokugawa Ieyasu was born in this castle.

Gujo hachiman jo

The castle is on the top of the hill.

Gujo hachiman jo

This is a replica of Mino Ogaki jo.

books

1. Hawaii
Iwanami shinsho.
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2. Default (In Japanese "Saimu Furiko")
By Aiba Hideo.
Economical novel.
.
3. Nihonjin ha naze eigo ga dekinai ka
Iwanami shinsho.
.

Movies

1. The Savage (USA, 2003)
Japanese title is 'Hell'.
.
2. Belly of the Beast (USA, 2003)
Japanese title is 'Chinmoku no seisen'.
.

Gujo hachiman jo

Gujo hachiman jo

Tenshukaku.

Nijojo

Honmaru goten.

Nijojo

Ninomaru Goten.

Here Tokugawa Yoshinobu returned political power to Emperor.

Nijojo

Kara mon.

Book

"Shoushinmono no kaigai hitori tabi , boku no Europe horo nikki ".
By Ochi Yukio.
.

Movie

Con air (USA, 1997)
.

Nijojo

Higashi oote mon.

Nijojo

Tonan sumi yagura.

Gionmatsuri

Minami kannon yama.

People can ride on some Yama or Hoko.

There are 32 Yama and Hokos.

This is the last one.

The end.

Gionmatsuri

Jomyo yama.

The people who are bearing "yama" are all voluteer foreigners.

Only old men are Japanese.

There are not volunteer Japanese.

Is it a time to change ?