命の源

何を守るよりも、自分の心を守れ。そこに命の源がある。

箴言 / 4章 23節

你 要 保 守 你 心 、 勝 過 保 守 一 切 、因 為 一 生 的 果 效 、 是 由 心 發 出 。

箴言4:23

Keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.

Proverbs 4:23

火消

Japan Culture 日本の文化：

東京出初式 - 火消 New Year firefighters' event

In Jan 6, 2012 in Tokyo has the New Year firefighters' event （出初め式） which started by the firemen (火消）of Edo...all the house of Edo was built by wood...so firemen were very respected by Edo people...they protected the treasure of the people...this year the firefighters's event has drainage and rescue demonstration, sang the Edo famous Labour song (木遣り歌) and perform ladder-top stunts (梯子乗り) which only can does by strong and single man cos it is dangerous and takes a long time to practice...oh yeah...there is not ひ (hi) team in firemen cos Japanese always pronounce ひ like し...to avoid mistake so no ひ firemen team ^_~

每 年初東京消防團都有 新年出初式(如中國人的開工大吉) , 今年在一月六日。出初式是為記念江戶消防員 (日：火消) 也為消防員祈福。江戶人全住木屋，所以 火消 是很受尊重的工作。出初式 會有放水，滅火及救援示範，又會一齊唱 勞工歌(木遣り歌) 及表演 乘梯子(梯子乗り) ﹣ 多由強壯及獨身的男士擔任，因有一定的危險及需要很多體力及練習。原來消防隊中沒有ひ (hi)隊, 因日本人發 ひ音同し音很接近，為免出錯就不用ひ ^_~


江戸の華！東京出初式の起源は江戸時代の火消から
http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~fireschool2/d-E1-01-3.html

大江戸ミステリー　日本橋誕生の秘密
http://www.tbs.co.jp/f-hakken/mystery1216_2.html

木遣り歌
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpCqwb3Zixg

圖是在表演 梯子乗り ﹣膝八艘
江戶火消 - 日本語

『熈代勝覧』

Japan Culture 日本の文化：

『熈代勝覧』（きだいしょうらん）KiDaiSyouRan (Edo's Manga ^_~)

The Japanese Drawing Scroll of the stories around Nihonbashi in Edo, painted in 1805...43.7cm (wide) x 1232.2 cm (long)...now you can have a look at the copy version in Mitsukoshi-mae Station, Tokyo.

熙代勝覧 （1805年）是一幅很長很長的卷畫 (江戶漫畫 ^_~)，畫中描出江戶時代日本橋附近的人生百態, 寬43厘米 長1232厘米，複製品現在 東京三越前站 的地下通路展出。

由 日本橋畫到神田的今川橋，看到富士山及皇宮，當中的呉服店越後屋就是位於現在三越百貨, 畫中有88間店，1671人，其中200人是女性, 還有20狗 13馬 4牛 1鷹 1猴子等。人物畫得很生動，如小朋友不愛上學堂，抬著學堂用的長椅的父親緊緊拖著。或是美人小姐身邊的男性全都看著她，忘了看路。很有趣！

Started from Nihonbashi to Imagawa Bridge, Kanda....you can see the Mt. Fuji and the Imperial Palace in it...Edo Echigoya dry-goods store was located at Mitsukoshi Department Store...inside the painting...there have 88 stores, 1671 people (200 - female), dogs x 20, cows x 4, horse x 13, eagle x 2 and monkey x1...those people were so lively...like a kid rejected to go to school, his dad who carried a bench force him to go...men forgot to walk and stared at a beautiful maiden...so interesting! ^0^

熈代勝覧 - 日本語

東京の雪丘

Japan Travel 日本の旅：

Snow Hills in the Tokyo City　東京市中的雪丘

The nets are used to protect the plants from Snow, Heavy Rain and Wind.
雪丘其實是網，是用來保護未開花的植物。

防雪網は花を育ちのために建っています

Photo 写真: Hamarikyu Gardens of Tokyo　東京都立浜離宮恩賜庭園

東京都立浜離宮恩賜庭園

Japan Travel 日本の旅:

Beautiful Hamarikyu Gardens of Tokyo in Snowing Winter Time
Hamarikyu opened at 1946 April 1, it was remodeled as a public garden park on the site of a villa of the Shogun Tokugawa Family (built in yr 1654)...the landscaped garden surrounding Shioiri Pond (a seawater moat filled by Tokyo Bay)...there are a tea house in center Island of the pond, 2 wild ducks hunting spots, walking path...and so many different seasonal flowers!

東京都立浜離宮恩賜庭園 的 雪景
浜離宮恩賜庭園於1941年4月1日開於給東京市民...前身是德川將軍家族的 填海出來的渡假獵鴨場...庭園是圍著潮入之池而建，潮入之池是導入東京灣海水，所以每日潮汐時都著有不同風味景色，可在建於池中小島上的茶房，喫著綠茶 和菓子邊欣賞。庭園中還有海旁散步道，三百年老松，去台場淺草的海上巴士站等，最美的庭園四季都開花!

写真：潮入の池　東京都立浜離宮恩賜庭園　 Shioiri PongHamarikyu Gardens of Tokyo

日本語の紹介
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/浜離宮恩賜庭園
http://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/park/format/index028.html

氷点下の芸術品

Japan Art 日本の藝術：

氷点下のアート Ice-Art below freezing point

Ice-Art below freezing point in Tokyo...disappeared with in minutes...Thank You God for letting me caught them in this cold early morning ^0^...there are so many beautiful things in the world...we should looked closer...otherwise will miss so many of it...

瞬間就消失，冰點下的藝術品，謝謝天父讓我在下雪的早晨欣賞到這美麗的小東西，很多事與物都細心留心才看到，走得太快真可能錯過很多！

東京で雪が降りました！　昨日の午前、瞬時に消えてしまいましたが、そのまえに、氷点下の芸術品を見ることができました。楽しかったので、天の父なる神様に感謝しました。
急ぐと、往々にして物事を見逃すことがあります。ゆっくり見てください。^0^

Photo: Ice-heart, Ice-boot, Ice-dog and Ice-bird @ Hamarikyu Gardens 浜離宮恩賜庭園, Tokyo

新年快樂！Happy Chinese New Year!

Tomorrow is the first day of Chinese New Year…wish you all

Happy Chinese New Year! May God bless you always!

新年快樂！身體健康！蒙恩蒙福！

春節! 明けましておめでとうございます！

日本の和菓子 Wagashi of Japan

祝いの樹花　松竹梅と桃　~2012.3.13まで とらや東京ミッドタウン店で

写真: 仙寿。住の江。千尋の蔭。紅梅。

Every Japanese sweet Wagashi have a story at the back...here are four friends (propitious things) of New Year...Pine, Bamboo, Plum and Peach...in Toraya とらや of Tokyo Midtown B1 you can have a taste with your mouth and eyes of the fascination of Japanese traditional Wagashi! ^0^

新年四好友 和菓子：仙壽(桃）住之江 (松）千尋之蔭(竹) 紅梅
每一個傳統的日本和菓子，背後一定有個故事，在東京中城的虎店，常有各種和菓子的展示，一定要去了解下傳統甜食的魅力！

河津桜まつり Kawazu Sakura Festival 河津櫻花節

河津桜まつり Kawazu Sakura Festival 河津櫻花節 2012.2.5 - 3.10

The Early blooming Sakura in Kawazu, Izu Japan...Pink plus yellow really fit the image of Japanese Kawaii! ^0^
The Sakura and Rape flower are blooming around the riverside since 1966...just 5 mins walk from Kawazu Station...better be there as early as possible...after ten...will be filled up with tourists of bus tours...last year we were been there around 8am...then took a bus to Izu Dancer walking pathway to see the seven falls...must try the pig hotpot (use local Amagigoe pig，Amagigoe is one of top 3 Japanese wild boar producing area )...the strong taste miso basic soup really can warm your body! We took the free foot onsen and have a look at the original sakura tree before we went home...a nice and refresh trip to see the beautiful creation in the winter ^0^

伊豆河津的櫻花及油菜花在一月底就開花迎春...粉紅加黃很有日本式可愛的感覺! ^0^
河 津町的飯田家在1955年種了第一顆櫻原木...1966年河津櫻第一次開花! 一定要早早去...十點後遊客就大量湧入...賞完花拍夠照...就坐巴士去看伊豆無孃及七瀑布...吃了味濃濃的味噌猪鍋 (是用本地伊豆天城的野猪，天城是日本三大野猪產地之一)...猪字在日本有野獸的意思...家猪會用"豚"....走之前去浸了無料的足湯...所以記 得帶毛巾...腳暖暖心也暖暖...又大飽大自然創造的眼福...美麗的一天...疲累也消失了!

河津桜まつり
http://www.kawazu-onsen.com/sakura/event.htm
イノシシ 猪鍋
http://www.sataro.jp/inosisi.html

森美術館 Lee Bul - Korean Artist in Mori Museum, Roppongi Tokyo, 2012 2.4. - 5.27

森美術館 Lee Bul - Korean Artist in Mori Museum, Roppongi Tokyo, 2012 2.4. - 5.27

I got to know a lot artistes around the world here in Japan or from Japanese friends....compare to other Asian countries...Japanese is more crazy for art!

アジア人より、日本人はアートが大好きです！たくさんアーティストを日本で出会いました！

在日本認識了很多世界不同的藝術家，日本真是亞州中最熱愛藝術的國家!