Festival-goers

They are waiting for their group of the festival and wearing YUKATA(浴衣) that is traditional Japanese clothes in Summer. I don't think we wear YUKATA usually. It is already just for festival, even people wear it as daily clothes in the past. Anyway this place is inside Osaka Tenmangu(大阪天満宮) that is shrine, and the shrine is final place of the festival. The festival reaches its climax here. If you have a chance to visit around these days, it must be good experience.

I found better site for Tenjin Matsuri. It is from Osaka Convention & Tourism Breau. This site has Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean.
http://www.osaka-info.jp/tenjin_matsuri/

Tenjin Matsuri (天神祭)

It is one of the biggest night festival with big fire works that is Japanese traditional style in Osaka, Japan. From official web site, the festival have had since 951, so it means more than thousand years. Anyway not only people who attend it but also visitor are kind of crazy about the festival. In addition, many people visit the festival and atmosphere in the city become strange. The day of the festival is on 24th and 25th July.

Official site (unfortunately no English site)
http://www.tenjinsan.com/tjm.html

Zhong Lou in Xian

Zhong Lou(鐘楼 / Bell Tower) is kind of middle of Xian. Many Chinese cities have this kind of place. This kind of place just has roundabout intersection usually, so people can't access this place easily. Anyway I thought this place looks like Namdae Mun(南大門 / 崇礼門) and Tongdae Mun(東大門 / 興仁之門) in Seoul. Yep, I think China and Korea had strong connection in the past. Unfortunately Japanese cities don't have this kind of place, but we can distinguish many similarity among China, Korea, and Japan. Soooo I am just curious why we against each other...

Late Night in Shanghai

How To EValuate Someone

Do you know what it is? I have never seen this kind of things in the other countries. I found this one in China Bank, Xian. This is kind of name plate, but the function is more serious. This plate has name, employee number, SERVICE LEVEL and three button for valuation that is bottom of the plate. Anyway her level of service are fourth grade of fifth. Customer can push the button after they finish her service. Even most countries that i know have market economics, i have never seen this kind of valuation system. If China keep this kind of system, they will become one of the best countries spontaneously, eh?

West Beijing Station

Hmmm, Actually I just run down this stair after I passed a gate for Xian. I didn't expect this kind of huge platform. Train station is pretty familiar for me in daily life; on the other hand, train stations in China are kind of extraordinary experience. Most people were preparing many things for long travel. Especially their faces have expression of tension. Anyway long travels are kind of fun mostly even people know getting tired.

Daytime of Pudong

Wai Tang（外灘）

Outside

Old people are exercise well. They were doing Tai Chi Chuan, and some one do just exercise.

Where Does He go?

Stone Pavement In Yuyuan

Inside

This is internet cafe in Shanghai and it is just part of the cafe. I think this cafe has a floor six times than the picture or more. Actually most of the cafe is pretty huge and many young people are there. They are enjoying chatting, net surfing, and gaming. Actually Using internet is pretty strict. Chinese people need their Identification card. In addition, people from other countries also have to show passport, then staff of the cafe scanning passport and checking something every time. Even though taking seat is hard, a lot of people are there.

A Pathway In Shanghai

Shanghai has a lot of beautiful back streets like this, and people are living with the streets. Many people have been chatting on the street and children are playing. Sometimes old people play card game or majiang in front of their house. I felt people who live there get along well with their neighbors, even though Shanghai have become metropolitanization extremely. If they keep this kind of community in the future, Shanghai will become better travel place more. Yep, it must be one of the treasures.

In The Morning in Shanghai

Air pollution effect is one of serious problems in Shanghai. One of the problem sources is gas emission of cars, and the other one is yellow sand from north part of china. Even though it was pretty hard air for me, Shanghai people were fine. When I used mask, many people had casted an eye. It means I was pretty strange person.

What Is This?

I saw this picture on a board for new train system in Shanghai downtown. It is really familiar with me. The most Japanese will feel the same as mine. I don't wanna talk about this any more.

Pudong Night View

Being

I met this flower in the restaurant, Shanghai. The name of the restaurant is "LAN NA THAI". The restaurant must be one of the beautiful, so you will enjoy not only foods but also the atmosphere . Especially this restaurant has nice garden. I couldn't imagine the garden in Shanghai downtown. Actually the cost of the food is the same as developed country's one. If you tired about Chinese food, the restaurant makes you comfortable.

LAN NA THAI (French Concession)
6466-4328
Bldg 4, Ruijin Guest House, 118 Ruijin #2 Rd, Shanghai
www.facebars.com/sh/lannathai.htm

Yellow & Red

Pudong(浦東) from Wai Tan(外灘)

東方明珠電視塔

Starbucks in Shanghai

Inside of this starbucks is not different from the other's.

Apartment in Shanghai

Market in Shanghai

Old And New in Shanghai

What Is The Intellectual Property Right?

This booth is selling DVD illegally by stabdard if developed country. The price of the dvd is around 3 or 4 yuan. Actually it is depend on your negotiation. People who doesn't know average price of DVD, they may pay more money,

Barber Under Sunshine

Have you ever seen this kind of barber?

Shanghai's Pathway

Pathway in Shanghai

Japan In China #3

Parents in China

They are waiting for their children in front of elementary school. It wasn't really rare scenery, so I am just curious about one thing that is why they can wait like that. Usually pupils come back together without parents in Japan. If their parents keep doing like that, they don't have a time to work... Yep, the parents do love their children, eh?

Boys in Shanghai

Lu Xun Park(魯迅公園) in Shanghai