The impression in Otaru after 19years interval
Mood:  cool
Topic: Fox Kingdom and others
I went on short trip to Hokkaido on June30-1 July.This trip was after 6 years interval since last visit to Sapporo and afer 19years interval since last stay in Otaru.On the way to Otaru along Hi-way,I found the sceanery around Otaru has made big change.The previous coal yard at bay area has changed into the shopping mall for visitors which has once bankrupted.and there were a few people walking.The street on the way to my parent house has rusted.The 1/3 of shops along the street have vanished and remains vacant lots. The additional 1/3 of shops have closed.I impressed that street become empty.A few people can see on the street.There is a town of the old.This is due to the recent economic administration of the government.The goverment has cut rural ecoomy and cummunities to recover the economic growth of the centre.
the landscapes in Capital area and Northern rural are pretty constractive in their deep gap today

Sofra my favorite restaurant
Mood:  suave
Topic: Fox Kingdom and others
I will show you an information of my favorite restaurant in Tokyo,although this is an out of theme of this site.
Sofra :The Turkish restaurant at Kagurazaka Shinjukuku Tokyo

Sofra means table-cloth. They are mostly in square shapes. Nomads put their food on a Sofra and eat over it. After the meal is finished, they take the Sofra outside the tent and give the waste part of the food to the animals.
The same named restaurant is likely to be in London and Istanbur.Afriend of mine who lives in Turkey told that Sofra in Istanbur is the upper-class restaurant.
It was about 10years ago,when I found Sofra for the first time.When I finished work on mid summer's Saturday afternoon. I went walking along Kagurazaka on the way back home.At first I tried to find a Persian restaurant near Tokyo Scientific Univ in vain.Consequenly
I climb up the hill then found small Turkish flag's mark on the wall.This was the moment I found Sofra for the first time.On that day I did not dropped into that restaurant then I visited on next weekday for lunch.My 1st impression was so nice that Sofra serves very delicious original bread and soup. On next month's evening I reserved two seats and visited with my working partner.I was first to see belly dance there.Then almost for 10 years I have enjoyed Sofra many times.
I do not always visit there with my business partner but bring my family. Sofra is familiar restaurant for my daughter,too.
I usually reserve typical Turkish dinner course,I found there were something different in the contents in the past 30times.The cheaf sheff Mr Mustafa Shamal's skillnes is so excellent that each dishes are elegant and tastes good. In addition the Turkish dinner cousre serves enough volume.
I knew there are good wines in Turkey at Sofra.Wine made by Muscat is sofisticated and fruity.Around 8 o'clock,room turns to dark and a beautiful Belly dancer enter the center floor.She invites customer,customer have to join in belly dance.Each Belly dancer has her own finisheing hold with very high skillness.I found their finishing hold is defferent each.It's looks so hard that Belly dancer become dripping with sweat within 10-20minutes.
Turkish Belly dance looks like traditional arts of Turkey.When Turkish familly sat in another table at the same evening.A little girl danced well with professional Belly dancerand looks like enjoying naturally.
I will tell you almost the harf of visitor seems to be woman in Sofra.
Sofra is the reataurant that I will invite my guests at ease.

The traditional public bathhouse
Mood:  on fire
Topic: Fox Kingdom and others
I dropped into the public bathhouses in these days since last Tuesday.It is after 24years interval since I had visited a public bath last when on the way back home from climbing.Daikoku yu at Kitasenju Tokyo was the 1st drop on Tuesday where is called The King of public bath.When I found it,that looks like old temple with Japanese traditional architecture,tall cealing,painting art on the wall and three hot tabs ( one of which is located at open air).When I dropped into Daikoku yu,there were not so crouded;1 boy and 2 oldmen were there.I could relaxed in the hot tab.I am first to visit such a traditional style public bath house. this is a sort of culture of Traditional Japan.I visited Umeno yu on the 2nd day where is lacated close to JR KitaSenju station.There Umeno yu is much smaller than Daikoku yu.There were also a few customers at Umeno yu.This hot tab are 2 deep pools with high temperarure about 44degrees celsius.Quality of hot water looks better than Daikoku yu.
As some mentions,there remains Tokyo traditional mode
bathhouse at Kitasenju where time looks as if stopped .The drop into public bath on the way back home become my another fun in this summer.

Memory lane
Mood:  cool
Topic: Fox Kingdom and others
I joined the meeting of ex-financial reorganization administrators of Nigata Central Bank(NCB) where is held in Tsukioka hot springs on 15th September.I had been a member of the the financial reorganization administrators of Niigata Central bank during late 1999-2000.Niigata Central bank bankrupted on October 2nd 1999 under financial reconstruction Act.On the same day we occupied at the head quarter of NCB,and stared initial implementation to reconstruct.Although I was first to manage this difficult mission and spent hard days without any holidays,that gave me the brilliant experience beyond pearl and price.All the clue stayed at slazy hotes for a first several weeks away from their home and then borrowd amartment.Consequently I stayed in Niigata for 1 years and left.I have not met any mamber since then.And I met them after along interval.the most of them has not changed in looks,but they has changed each jobs and identity of organization including me.We enjoyed hot springs,dinner and shared our memory on challenging crisis.