My home town♪ ~Hirakata~

　I have been lived in Hirakata city since 20 years ago, so I can say that my home town is Hirakata. Do you like Hirakata city? I love Hirakata. ^^ Today, I would like to write about the Hirakata city.

There are 400,000 people in Hirakata. Hirakata's topography is similar to turtle. There is a well known brand of cake in Hirakata. It is called Kurawanka-mochi. The taste is not too sweet. Chrysanthemum(菊)is famous in Hirakata, so chrysanthemum is enacted in 1967 to Hirakata's city flower. Also, chrysanthemum is famous for a chrysanthemum figure as well. The chrysanthemum figure's clothes is made of chrysanthemum. It is very beautiful. The chrysanthemum figure could see in Hirakata Park (It is theme park) untill a few years ago, but now it can't see. By the way, Have you ever been to Hirakata Park? In my case, I have been to there more than 10 times since my elementary school student's time. However, recently Universal Studio Japan was established in Osaka, so I sometime go to there with my friend. I haven't go to Hirakata Park for a long time. I want to go there after a long separation, so I have a plan that I am going to go to play skate in Hirakata Park with my friend in Februaly. In winter, we can play skate in Hirakata Park. In reverse, we can play swimming at there in summer time.

How about your home town?

Run with Hurisode

January 11th was a ceremony what to celebrate 20 years old . It is called Seijinsiki in Japan.

That day, I woke up 5 o'clock to join marathon competition. I went to beauty salon at 5:30. I made stylist to make up, hair set and dressing of Hurisode. After finished my set, I went the out side. In the out side, it was a little cold.

Then I went to the Yodo river by car to run with Hurisode. The marathon competition was held by the sports association of Hirakata. There were a lot of people in the place. The marathon competition has many category. For example, elementary school student category, general category, physically challenged person category, and so on. Among these category, there is a 20 years old category. Men have to run 1km with suits, and women have to run 300m with Hurisode. It's a kind of entertainment what to celebrate 20 years old people. First, 20 years old category was played. The mayor of Hirakata came in the competition, and he run with women. I was likely to fall down, because Hurisode was heavy. After all, I was forth in the game. I was four out of four. In the other words, I was the last place in the game.><; I thought that to run with Hurisode was difficult for me. After running, I got many memorial gift with testimonial. For example, T-shirts, hand towel, drink, free ticket of Macdonald, and wine. The wine was made the year when I was born. I was a last place, but I was very happy, because I got many gift such this.

After awarding ceremony, I was interviewed by reporter of Mainichi broadcasting. He asked me, "What do you want to be in the future?" or "Who is a your respect person except your parents?"and so on. I was a little nervous, because I had never been interviewed until now.

Then, I went to Seijinsiki where was held at Junior high school of Hirakata. Many kinder gartners sang for us. Furthermore, high school student performanced for us as well. I was very happy.

Anyway, the day was a special time for me. How about you?

In Kumamoto☆

Hi everyone! How was your the New Year holidays?

In my case, I spent at my grandmother's house in Kumamoto. I would like to write about trip of Kumamoto.

During winter vacation, I went to Kumamoto to meet my grandmother with my family for 5 days.

My grandmother's house was built about 100 years ago, so the house is very cold. Of course, the house doesn't have air-conditioners. The house is located in shopping arcade, so my grandmother's house is a clothing shop.

Kumamoto has beautiful nature and delicious foods. As beautiful nature, there are Aso Mt. and Onsen in Kumamoto.

Firstday,we went to we went to Sentou with my grandmother by cars. My grandmother's house doesn't have a bath, so we always go to Sentou every night. The Sentou is divided into many area. For example, a sauna bath, a electricity bath, a green tea bath, and a open-air bath. When I was taking a open-air bath, it began to snow. It was very cold. Any way, the Sentou make me very relax.

Next, I will write about Kumamo's delicious foods. Have you ever eaten raw of horese meat? It is called "Basashi" in Kumamoto. "Basashi" is one of the most famous foods in Kumamoto. It's pretty expensive, but it's very delicious. Kind of taste is soft. Except Basashi, there are many delicious foods in Kumamoto. For example, there is a "Karashi renkon" in Kumamoto. this food is mustard into lotus root. It's really very spicy. If you like spicy foods, you should eat "Karashi renkon" once in your life.

We ate rice cakes boiled with vegetables.(お雑煮Ozouni) Kumamoto's Ozouni is not Miso. Just soup. The Ozouni have rice cakes, carotto, Chikuwa, Kamaboko, taro(サトイモ), dried cuttlefish(するめ), and some people put Natto into the Ozouni. I don't like to put Natto into Ozouni very much. Natto with rice is Ok. How about your home town's Ozouni? Please tell me. Actually, I don't know about Osaka's Ozouni very much, because I spend in Kumamoto every New Year's Day.

Thank you for reading.