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The Second Day of Travel for Kyokutei Bakin and Hakkenden-related Places-2.

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Under very hot place, for 20 minutes by taxi, I went to former Takita Castle. In this place, fighting starvation, Satomi clans was fighting the enemy. Yatsufusa, Satomi's magical dog, bat and killed enemy's commander and helped Satomi clan. But as the reward, Satomi clan had to give Princess Fuse to Yatsufusa as marridge. However, now, in this place, I couldn't look this story at all. There is a natural observatory place, but I couldn't go to it. The taxi driver also hasn't recognized. From there, for 10 minutes by taxi, there is Yatsufusa's statue. It's heroically. There is also Satomi clan's graves nearby it. I'm impressed, because Satomi Yoshizane, the lord of Hakkenshi/The Eight Dog Warriors, has being slept. Returning Tateyama, to dodge to become heat stroke, I stayed and took a nap in the hotel for 30 minutes. After it, by a taxi, for 10 minutes, I went to Tateyama Castle. Tateyama Castle was diligent and beautiful. In it, it introduced Hakkend...

The Second Day of Travel for Kyokutei Bakin and Hakkenden-related Places.

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This day was sunny and too hot despite forecasting cloudy and a bit rainy. For 10 minutes by a taxi from JR Iwai Station, I went to Fusehime Rouketsu (日本語:伏姫籠穴) /Fusehime Caves. Tateyama is rural, so it's inconvenient for me because I have to use a taxi to go to Satomi-related places.     Fusehime Rouketsu is the place that Fusehime, the spiritual mother of Hakkenshi/The Eight Dog Warriors, was staying with Yatsufusa, the big and mystery dog. When she was staying there, she became pregnant with Yatsufusa's children. In this point, someone said Hakkenden may be similar to Macbeth. Eventually, these children was Jingi-Hachigyo's (日本語:仁義八行) orbs. These orbs reached Hakkenshi soon. This Hakkenshi, eight justice samurai, destroyed evils   and revitalized Satomi Clan, Fusehime's family.     Fusehime Rouketsu is surrounded by deep forests, and silent and cooler than in JR Iwai Station. The Green color of Forests' leaves was mysterious. Wh...

The First Day of Travel to Kyokutei Bakin and Hakkenden-related Place.

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In the first day of travel to Kyokutei Bakin and Hakkenden-related place, I walked around in Tokyo capital. Kyokutei Bakin lived in Fukagawa, the central of Edo. But his grave is in Zojo Temple, 5 minutes walking from Tokyo Metro Myougatani Sta. Bakin's son and wife passed away before Bakin died. Bakin's sorrow was incredible. In this point, some said Bakin is similar to Mark Twain. In Zojo Temple, it was too hot but silent. But Bakin's grave can't be sufficiently maintained. The flower was corrupted. Zojo Temple may be the symbol of Bakin, so it's NG. I was likely to hot stroke; I immediately returned and bought 500ml water. Should I have poured Bakin's grave the water? For 3 minutes walking from JR Shinanomachi Sta, there is Bakin's death place. But now, it has no trace left. Bakin passed away when he wrote "Kinseisetsu Bishounen Roku(近世説美少年録)" It's said that Kinseisetsu Bishounen Roku wasn't a moralistic novel, near to modern novels. Tsu...

Aboshi Samojiro: One Fascinating Villain in Hakkenden

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Some time ago, I said I don’t like “The Seven Secretary” , because the structure that “The top citizens are evil” and “The bottom citizens are good” is too obvious. In Hakkenden, there are good lords such as Satomi clans and also evil persons in low social position. Among them, Aboshi Samojiro has been very popular since Edo period despite a poverty ronin and a small villain.     ・ Aboshi Samojiro’s Character     He's a beautiful man specializing in singing and dancing. He's an urbanized playboy, rare in Hakkenden. But he's somehow clumsy. He was an entourage of Ougigayatsu clan, Kanto Kanrei, but was expelled from it and became a poverty ronin and lived nearby Inuzuka Shino, a first hero in Hakkenden. He was illicitly and one-directly loving to Hamaji, the fiancé of Shino. To marry with Hamaji, he flattered to the greedy shouya(the village leader), the enemy of Shino, and stole Murasame Sword, Shino's Treasure. However, he was immediatel...

The Common Points, of Villains in Hakkenden and Disney Villains

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Hakkenden is the story, that Hakkenshi, eight justice samurai, destroy evils and revitalize Satomi Clan. But some people says that villains in Hakkenden are more fascinated than heroes in Hakkenden. In this point, it's similar to Disney Villains. Many people prefer Disney Villains to Disney Hero and Princess. In common points, of villains in Hakkenden and Disney Villains, ・Commonly, they're loyal to their own greed. ・Some has "fascination of darkness" because they're thoroughly evil.(Funamushi in Hakkenden, Scar in Lion King and so on) ・The other has "cute fascination" because they're somehow stupid and can't be hated thoroughly.(Aboshi Samoziro in Hakkenden, Captain Hook in Peter Pan and so on) By the way, Aboshi Samoziro in anime "The Hakkenden" rather has fascination of darkness. I think Mother Gothel in Tangled has "cute fascination" rather than "fascination of darkness". People can't live thinking only good ...

What Is the Meaning of Hate Speech?

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In Japan too, hate speech is the problem. In the case of Japan, the object is Korean in Japan, Korean and Chinese, foreigners and so on. Japan has a long history of conflict with Korean and Chinese. It may be similar to a conflict history of Greece and Turkey. Whether participants of hate speech have been terrible from foreigners or not? Or whether they went abroad and became the victims of crime or not? In my case, I have 840 TOEIC score, and in my favorite church, there are some foreign Christians. I'm a bit troubled to communicate them with English, but they're not bad persons. Of course, I'm a development disorder, with Asperger and ADHD. It's common that foreigners in Japan and developmental disorders are minority. Can't Japan also incorporate the view of foreigners in Japan and developmental disorders? Having both good point and bad point, Japanese education is positioning side by side and want us as "normal" and "neutral". But now, it'...

Nanaya: Lunch Buffet in Ohnoda of Sendai.

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Walking from Nagamachi-Minami Station in Sendai Namboku Line for 20 minutes, there is one lunch buffet restaurant, named Nanaya. On Apr.29, I went to Nanaya with my father's introducing. But it was inconvenient because we have to pay with only cash.     We could eat macaroni salad, sweet potatoes, curry spaghetti and so on. Macaroni salad and curry spaghetti were exquisite with adding spice, and sweet potato was very sweet and delicious. But macaroni was a bit stiff.     And my main dish was nanban chicken (the fried chicken with vinegar and tartar sauce). The vinegar was a little sour, but biting feeling of nanban chicken was moderately soft. I enjoyed both sourness of vinegar and biting feelings of nanban chicken.     Unfortunately, this place is inaccessible because we have to walk from Nagamachi-Minami Station for about 20 minutes. Are there any bus stops nearby?

The meaning of justice scarf

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In Japan of Showa Era, Heroes often wore scarves, such as Cyborg 009, Masked Riders and so on. Actually, in this era, Full-Faced Helmets are none, so the scarves were for wiping their own runny nose. One of comics by Watsuki Nobuhiro is "Embalming -The Another Tale of Frankenstein-". Characters in hero sides, such as Fury Flatliner, Elm L. Renegade, Ashuhito Richter, all wear scarves. But, John Doe, another main character, doesn't wear the scarf. I think, that Mr. Watsuki Nobuhiro intends to make John Doe become a character not able to judge a peer or an enemy in first concept. But finally, he's become a hero, different to Shishio Makoto, his model. Justice scarves of heroes often show their own fighting passionate, dynamism and sorrow. Fury's sorrow is moderate. By the way, about "Harem Protagonist as Hakkenshi" and "Garupan Captain Group as Hakkenshi", Only "Momonari Junta as Inukai Genpachi" and "Anchovy as Inukai Genpachi...

My Father Recommended Me to Introduce Zuihoden Shrine (The Grave of Date Masamune) more than Hakkenden.

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My father recommended me to introduce Zuihoden Shrine (The Grave of Date Masamune) in Sendai more than Hakkenden. I'm a bit troubled. I've thought, that Zuihoden has been already famous in the world and many foreigners have come to it. But my father said that a few foreigners was coming to Zuihoden when he visited the place nearby. When I confirmed the homepage of Zuihoden, there is English sites. But why didn't many foreigners come to it? Because we can use the bus to come it, Zuihoden is accessible. Zuihoden is decorated with gorgeous golds, but doesn't it fascinate many foreigners? Anyway, I have to also study about Zuihoden again.

The introducing of Hakkenshi/The Eight Dog Warriors in Nanso Satomi Hakkenden -Inuta Kobungo’s Edition-

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I found an interesting video in Youtube, about Nansou Satomi Hakkenden/Eight Dogs Chlonicle. It introduces Hakkenden and Hakkenshi successfully, compared to Sailor Moon, Morning Musume and so on. Fifth, I decided to introduce Inuta Kobungo. ・Inuta Kobungo's character He has an orb engraved with the character "悌(Tei/Brotherfood)." He has a peony-shaped birthmark on his buttocks near his crotch (his right thigh in the TBS drama version). He is the uncle of Inue Shinbei, Hakkenshi of "仁(Jin/Sympathy)." He was born into the family of Konaya, an inn in Gyotoku. He originally had no last name, but after killing Inuta, the evil people, so, he had been called "Kobungo the Inuta Killer" and after "Inuta Kobungo." He was a foster brother of Inukai Genpachi. After the Battle of Horyukaku, he took care of the injured Genpachi and Inuzuka Shino. And after, he learned that he was Hakkenshi, but later lost his little sister and her husband who tried to prot...

I've Begun to Use Chat GPT 4 Again.

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Recently, shamingly, I hadn't used Chat GPT 4. But, my work, I need the information of medications, and I want to make Japan an oriented-tourism country by using Hakkenden. So, I began to use Chat GPT 4 again.     As always, Chat GPT has various information and method to do it. It's thankful for me to get various information of disease and medication.     But, it's straying for me to do it about how I'll make Japan an oriented-tourism country by using Hakkenden. Anyhow, I don't know about the famous Youtuber and bloggers, so I can't make relationship with them. For some time, I have to promote Hakkenden by own, with using English.     At first, I have to make this blog for foreigners, before I have to make Sendai and Miyagi the oriented-tourism city, and before I have to make Japan the oriented-tourism country. For it, of course, it's important for me to use English more. And, I have to promote Hakkenshi, eight heroes of Ha...

I went to Spa Metsa Sendai/Ryuusenji No Yu.

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In Izumi, the north of Sendai city, there is Spa Metsa Sendai/Ryuusenji No Yu, one big spa resort. This venue is acclaimed from Sendai citizen, so I went to it after long time.     This venue has reconstructed very much. The sauna increased to 3 sauna. One is set outside and with herb. The smell was very beautiful, like blossom. Another is dry souna with 90℃ temperture. It was too hot. The other is called as Date Sauna, whose motif is Date Masamune. The room sounds like shshi-odoshi occationally, so it was very unique and made me relaxed.     I love the sauna. It's not bad of sauna in Sunpia no Yu in Rokuchounome, but it's very good to go to saunas in Spa Metza Sendai sometimes. But, it's a bit inaccessible. I have to go to it with the bus from Subway Izumi-Chuo Station for 40 minutes. I can't go to it easily.

What should we do for inviting more foreigners to Japan?

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I can't decide about EXPO and olympic, but, greatly, I approve Japanese present policy that Japan will invite more foreigners and become an oriented-tourism country. It's win-win if I get unique information from foreingers and improve English ability by speaking English. But Japanese street is almost written with only Japanese, so many foreigners may be inconvienient. I understand it greatly because I pretend a foreigners not able to read Japanese and walked in Sendai's street.     As foreign language, 1.5 billion people in the world studies English but only 3 million people studies Japanese. Inversely, it will become a lion's share if we can attract foreigners not used to Japanese.     I also want to make our pharmacy be taken from more Inbound tourists and more foreign laborers. But, for it, the view from starting from the small things, I have to make my blog attracted from more foreigners. Anyway, we have to write more English phrase adjace...