Koizumi-san spent last year in Edinburgh,studying English,and living at the university there. Today she made a presentation about her experience to the incoming first year students at Showa. Here are some notes with audio. Wait for the audio to download,then click on the part of the talk that is most interesting for you.
Today,there are many kinds of eco goods around our life. Many of us have eco-bags when we go shopping and we have own chopsticks for our lunch without using throwaway chopsticks. They are known by many people. Then,do you know ice-cool towel? It is a very useful when we go out and it is very hot day.
As you know,this year,we have to save electricity. We need to reduce to use electricity about 15%. We are not able to use so much air conditioner. The cool towel is good way to ice our body. How to use it is just to put a refrigerant into pocket in this towel. It is very easy,isn’t it? Using this towel,we can feel cool and save electricity. This bright good kill two birds with one stone. Please use it for ourselves in this summer.
One young man,Yuya Hasegawa,started the shop in Aoyama. That shop is shoeshine shop. In Japan,shoeshine is not so popular. When I went to abroad,I was surprised that there were some shoeshine shops in the street. I have never seen them in Japan. The reason is the business in the public road is illegal in Japan. Also I was surprised that there were some shoeshine shops in airport when I went to the airport first time. First,Yuya did not want to be shoeshine specialist. He started his job because of poverty. He did not have any money when he was 20 years old. He wanted to be professional while he kept working. His work has expanded. Let’s check this new business. Interview (J). Profile (J). -Akiyo
A big earthquake occurred this March,and we need to save electric power in this year. Probably you will try not to use air conditioner so much. However,Tokyo is hot city,so it’s hard to continue. Many people think about how to be cool in hot day. I introduce one interesting way. Do you know “Cool Vegetable”? It means vegetables that have power of dropping people’s temperature. For example,Cool Vegetable means eggplant,tomatoes,cucumber and so on. These vegetable include water and potassium. These two ingredients reduce people’s temperature. It’s also good prevention of summer lethargy. There are some restaurants which name is “Nouka no daidokoro”. If you are interested in it,please try it.
Pico is a Japanese singer who can sing with both woman voice and man voice. He contributed his song to Nico-nico animation at first. The song came up as rare singer. He became major by his first single “Story”. When I listened to his song at first,I was surprised that his voice was like a natural woman’s voice. And he also looks like a woman. He made original picture writing “(ヒ゜ω゜コ). It stands for his name. He uses it when he expresses his own. He has unique world view and he fascinates many people. I want to notice his activity in future.
What do you image when you hear “unicycle”? A circus? A street performance? Actually unicycling is a magnificent sport,and All Japan Unicycle Competition and World Unicycle Competition are held every year. There are various competition such as marathon and race,but today I’ll introduce “unicycle dancing (performance)”! The main competitions are held by Japan Unicycle Assosiation,and the association defines the performance “an indoor sport expressing originality and artistry with music”. In short,it’s like “a figure skating on the floor”! The events are divided for three:1)group,2)pair,and 3)solo. In the competition,both of artistry and techniques are evaluated. All unicycle performances make impression,and definitely you will be impressed the fascination of unicycle dancing deeply. This year,All Japan Unicycle Competition will be hold in July 17th. I really recommend you to see live unicycle dancing!
When you take a bus,airplane,train long time,sometimes you can’t brush your teeth. If you don’t have much time to brush your teeth,what should you do? Don’t worry about those situations. You can use toothbrush which you roll in your mouth.
It is called Rolly Brush. You put and roll it in your mouth. The taste is mint and it is like a candy but this shape is like urchin. After you use it about 3~5 minutes,your teeth become clean. You can use it wherever you want to use,so it is convenient and useful. It is good for traveler and busy people. I want to try it. If you are interested in it,let’s try!
「キャプテンEO」は私のお気に入りのアトラクションの１つで、とにかくマイケル・ジャクソンがかっこいい！是非みなさんも観に行ってみてください！ Article in Japanese
Captain EO Poster
“Captain EO” is the one of attractions of Disney theme parks. It is a 3D movie starring Michael Jackson. The amazing things about “Captain EO” are that it is directed by Francis Coppola who is famous as “Apocalypse Now” and George Lucas who is famous as “Star Wars” series is the executive producer.
It was started at Disney theme parks from 1986 to 1990s. But “Captain EO” came back again in 2010 followed the death of Michael Jackson. Moreover it was announced to be screened as a regular attraction from May,6,2011.
“Captain EO” is my favorite attraction of Tokyo Disney Land. Anyway,Michael Jackson is really cool! You should to go and see it!
A new convenience store,“Family Mart in Sangenjaya” has opened in May 31st! This store is located in the middle of the way from Sangenjaya Station to Showa Women’s University. I went to the store last Thursday,it was so crowded. At that time the store was holding an open sale,and I bought a sweet bun and dango. There are some tables and chairs outside of the store,so it’s very convenient when you buy oden or “fami-chiki (Family Mart chicken)”. I’m sure Showa students will buy a lot of stuff there.
Mickey’s Philharmagic opened at January 24,2011. This attraction is a magical orchestra concert conducted by Mickey Mouse. “Philharmagic” is a word coined from the combination of the words “philharmonic” and “magic.” A lot of music which are typical of Disney animations are played,and many characters appear at the orchestra. There are various effects such as 3-D animation and smell. Moreover you can see the screen and enjoy these effects even if you sit a back seat or an aisle seat. You can enjoy the wonderful world of Disney with exciting 3-D animation and fantastic music! If you go to see the concert,you must be captivated by this attraction! -Yurika
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