Misa's Odekake Blog

The reason why I bought I bought an Everlast notebook made by Rocketbook! I had been searching for paperless life. This is the video which made me decide to get the notebook when I saw at first sight. The points I thought nice I can erase many times and use endlessly. I can erase using wet tissue: the item is in office. It is easy to convert to a digital format. How to buy I bought one on the US Amazon because they are not sold in normal Japanese e-commerce sites. You can buy in the same way as Japanese Amazon if you don’t mind waiting shipping lag and reading English.

I went to a photo shoot at a factory in Amagasaki tonight. If you search on the internet, you will be able to see more photos with cool, stunning views. However, they just make a good shot! In fact the scenery was not as glittering as the typical photos. I also did my best to take the sparkling photos.

Toro Nagashi Festival at Hirosawa Pond At night on August 16th, I went to Hirosawa Pond to see the Toro Nagashi Festival. This Japanese traditional festival takes place every year for sending off ancestors’ spirit. Many colorful lanterns were floating over the water. It was considerably beautiful!! Similar festival is held near Togetsukyo Bridge over Katsura River. However, I was told the festival at the pond is more fantastic than the one at the river. At the river, lanterns seem be collected soon, but at the pond, lanterns are added one after another. Therefore, I went to the one at the pond. However I still want to try the one at the river next time.

Azuchi Castle Ruins. This was the castle of famous feudal warlord Nobunaga Oda. There are only stone walls and stairs were left, but I guess it is what is called decadentism, the place has a nice atmosphere. From the tower ruin, you can overlook the townscape and the lakescape.

I entered Kawachi Wind Cave. The inside of the cave is very cool regardless of summer! I thought there is likely Blue Grotto, Italy, but underground lake was keep out area. Well, it was nice to feel the power of nature even just in the public open area.

I had known that aging meat is a trend, but this night I went to eat the aging fish. I thought…it might be stale!? According to a shop flyer, temperature control is very difficult, so aging management is done by chefs. I do not want to try this at home. I didn’t understand what the difference between fresh fish and aging fish, was but both were delicious!

I was with guests from Tokyo, so we ate Takoyaki which is a local food in Osaka. As far as I know, in the Umeda area (around Osaka station), only the “Takonotetsu” (Takoyaki restaurant) enables us to roast Takoyaki by ourselves. There are two Takonotetsu in the Umeda area. The Takonotetsu I went to is the Marubiru Shop. When I checked in the dictionary, the English name of Takoyaki is “Octopus Dumpling”. But It was written as “Pizza Ball” in this restaurant. Which one is correct?

I went to the Yuge Farm in the northern Kobe. We can see cows closely in the farm. When I visited, there was a baby cow which was born a week before. I was surprised that he was great in size in spite of being only one week old. Then, the milk there was very very delicious! It was quite different from the one in grocery stores. Besides, different from what I drunk in UK, though It was delicious too. If I visit next time, I will not forget to bring a freezer bag, and I want to buy some of milk for house.

I went for a trip to enjoy seeing a “Hygandrea” field at the top of Mt. Ohno in Inagawa town. We arrived there by car, however the road was narrow and the fog was terrible that day, so we drove carefully. Hyndrangeas during fog are nice too look at and the atmosphere seems to be so calm. The best season for flowers is on June and July, but I heard that it is a bit later in flatlands.

I went to Aramaki Rose Park by bicycle. A lot of different roses were blooming in the large and splendid park. Admission is free. Isn’t it something!? Sprinkler’s water splashed when watering time. Children were excited getting wet. I almost got wet too. I recommend families with children to bring spare clothes.