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21/05/202327/12/2023

MOTEGI drive-in

MOTEGI Drive-in is the ancient drive-in Gumma prefecture.Google map : 茂木ドライブイン – Google マップThis drive-in is located on a general road (loophole) from Gunma Prefecture to Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture. Even if a modern Japan looks at it, its appearance does not seem modern.　It has a style that seems to have existed since before World War II.If we use the expressway from Isesaki City to Lake Suwa, it is 212 km.But with this loophole you can go in 140 km. It is 70km shorter. (@_@;)Since it is a general road, it is not possible to move at high speed. (more…)

05/04/202301/01/2024

MANGA

“MANGA” is japanese cartoon. In the early 1990s, when I went on my first business trip to the United States, I entered a video shop in a shopping mall and saw a section with the word “MANGA” written on it.“What’s that? “ When I approached it, I saw a video tapes of Rumiko Takahashi’s ”Urusei Yatsura”.ラムのラブソング（うる星やつら） – YouTubeThis MANGA story is,From space, like in the movie Independence Day (in 1996), a huge spaceship came to Earth.Their goal is to invade Earth.　As a peaceful invasion method, if the representatives of Earth and their planet: 　If human can play tag with the (more…)

03/04/202304/04/2023

Mr. Ryuichi Sakamoto die

I was surprised when I saw the newspaper this morning.It was broadcast that he was battling cancer for a long time.Oscar-winning Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto dies aged 71 (msn.com)It is famous for the music of the movie The Last Emperor, but the music of the animated movie Wings of Honneamis in 1987 is impressive to me.Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise – WikipediaI think this animation is a tribute to the Right Stuff in American films.The Right Stuff (film) – WikipediaIt’s a story about a planet other than Earth, where the Republic and the Kingdom are competing for manned (more…)

26/02/202305/04/2023

NYAAZ

NYAAZ is a four-piece rock band that appears in the regular characters of the animation Gunma-chan.Nyaa is the sound of a cat.Their model is a rock band called BOOWY.　It is a rock band that represents the Japan born in Gunma Prefecture that everyone in Gunma Prefecture understands.Boøwy – Wikipedia(1987年)BOØWY Marionette – YouTubeI feel that the anime characters are based on their image at the time of their debut.They disbanded after achieving all their goals, including reaching No. 1 on the hit charts. That was it.After that, each of them engaged in musical activities, sometimes performing together. Basically, they don’t appear (more…)

25/02/202305/04/2023

YAYOIHIME

Yayoihime is a strawberry variety developed by Gunma Prefecture.Yayoi means March.　Hime is princess.Yayoi is popular as Japanese girls name.　There is a period called the Yayoi period in the ancient Japan, and it originated from the fact that pottery from this period was excavated from a place called Yayoi-cho (present-day Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo).　<-Many people don’t even know Japan. Yayoihime comes form girls name bacuse -hime:princess, I think.In Tochigi Prefecture, which is next to Gunma Prefecture, there is a strawberry variety called Tochiotome.　Tochiotome is the most famous strawberry variety in Japan.In west Japan, there is a brand variety comparable to “Tochiotome” called “Amaou” (more…)