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Hamamatsu Wind mill

We can look wind mills from Hamamatsu SA on Nagoya-Tokyo high way line. These wind mills are Hamamatsu wind power station’s one. Height is about 78m and wing diameter is 82m. It is magnificent. In Japan, they say wind direction is changing quickly and it is no good for wind mill. Actually, there are accidents wing is broken and dropped. And 25 percent of Japanese land is national land. Almost of that is national park. Almost of land is no good condition for wind mill power station and few good place is in national park, but, because it is not (more…)
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Kodama super express Evangelion coloring

Sinkansen express between Shin-Osaka and Hakata has special coloring Kodama express. Sinkansen car type is type 500. Traffic schedule type name is Kodama (echo in English): stop at every station. In Tokyo – Shin Osaka – Hakata, Nozomi > Hikari, > Kodama train name means faster order. That is Evangelion coloring, this train arrival at 11:14 from Hakata and 11:32 back to Hakata from Shin-Osaka station. My desk in Osaka Headquarter Office is same height with Sinkansen rail way and it distance is about 150m. If you visit Osaka office, dash to 4th floor at 11:14. This train is anniversary (more…)
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ASHIGARA=TOKYO-3

TOKYO-3 is fictitious city name in Neo Genesis Evangelion of TV animation. This TV animation was broadcasting in TV Tokyo station. Tokyo is the actual capital city in Japan (Means of the “actual” is Japan has no laws about Tokyo as capital city. People in Kyoto city say Kyoto is capital also now), but TV Tokyo is calling as Tokyo “LOCAL” TV station. Other TV stations in Tokyo have networks for all over Japan, TV Tokyo does not have enough network. So, it Tokyo LOCAL. TV Tokyo’s budget is fewer than other Tokyo-key TV station companies and Evangalion on air (more…)
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Aibou cafe

AIBOU is Japanese popular TV drama series and it continues for 15 years. “AIBOU” is Japanese word and it means “Buddy system” in English. The experienced and young police detectives solve the cases. <Left side man is Katayama Ukyo (actor is Yutaka Mizutani), right is Touru Kai (Hirotaka Narumiya).> The “AIBO Café” is an advertisement event cafeteria and shop in Fujigawa highway service area. We can look Mt. Fuji from this service area in fine weather day and its 1.5 hours distance by car from Tokyo. <Mamoru Yonezawa (Seiji Rokkaku) is a staff in the crime laboratory investigation section.> Therefore, (more…)
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Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage

Tomioka silk mill is a heritage in Gumma prefecture. China invented silk fabrics in ancient times and that industrial production started in Europe in 19th century. Tomioka silk mill is the first succeeded factory of silk thread mass production in worldwide. That silk exported to worldwide and silk fabrics popularize. By this reason, Tomioka silk mill became one of UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014.The Tomioka Silk Mill became a World Heritage Site because it was the first in the world (19th century) to have a group of women who received a salary of more than 200 people. They were (more…)