月別アーカイブ: 2019年8月

サメにあったよ!!

先週から石垣にいます。

とまこ伊野田

夏の石垣はまたお見事な毎日で

朝晩せっせと海に出かけてはうっとり飛ばし、

ヌカカにさされまくって安定のブツブツやろうです。

手塚治虫の「どろろ」にこういう妖怪でてきたな笑

とまこ伊原間2

それにしても石垣に通い始めて2年以上経ちましたが

初めてが絶えません(´°Δ°`)

いっつも空最優先で、海にじっくり潜るのは年に数回ですが

さっき去年ぶりに潜ってうれしいことが! 

とまこ川平タバガーFile111

魚と正面から目がバチッとあいまして。きゅん!!!!

人生で初めて、魚と分かり合ったと思いました。

こんな感覚味わうと急激にお魚好きになりますね。

海の中の社会に夢中で夢中で、いつもの20倍わくわく泳ぎまわりましたねぇ。

そしたら迫力の出会いが。

P8310403ネムリブカ

ネムリブカ(さめ)!! ムッチャ近い!!!

ぎくっとするほど美しく、カッコよく、凶悪そうな、

ステレオタイプなサメ型でしょ!!

ぐるぐるとこちらの周りを泳ぎじりじり近寄ってくる……!

さっと血の気引く迫力でしたが、不思議なもので

しばらく見とれていると親近感が湧いてきましたねぇ。

ていうかお腹の下に本当にコバンザメついてるし笑

ねぶかちゃん、今頃寝てるかなぁ。

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A dinner party at Tachikawa Garden Town

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One of the things that I like living in Oakhouse is that it’s so easy to make friends and the friendship actually lasts even after they leave the house. Earlier this month, my ex housemate, Sangey, from Oakhouse Kichijoji 2 told me he is coming back to Tokyo for about a month. It’s been two years since he left the house and he is studying and working in Denmark now. We saw each other quite often during his stay in Tokyo. His aunt lives in Tachikawa and that’s where he was staying during his stay which made it easy for us to hang out.
He also came to our weekly badminton practice on Friday nights almost every week.
It reminded me of days when we played badminton back in Kichijoji at the community center close to Oakhouse Kichijoji 2.
I found out later that Hugo and Flora, my neighbors at Tachikawa Garden Town, are leaving Japan on the same date as Sangey so I invited them for dinner at my place one day before the the flight.

Lamb Yakiniku

I happened to have a big chunk of lamb I got from Costco. I like lamb but it’s somehow not easy to find a good one in Tokyo. I rarely see it in any local supermarket. Even if I find one, it’s usually not fresh and not as good as ones they serve in a restaurant.
My friend told me that the lamb in Costco is actually really good. I did get one but it was taking so much space in my freezer.

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I guess Costco food comes in handy when you party because everything they sell is extremely huge. This lamb was no exception. It took nearly half and hour just to cut it into slices and preserve in my freezer. I used this outdoor stove to grill the meat and veggies. Look how thick the lamb is.

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I guess we were pretty noisy while the dinner but I don’t think it’s a problem in Tachikawa Garden Town. I think the walls are pretty thick and I almost never hear our neighbors. Tachikawa Garden Town is one of the biggest apartments in Oakhouse and it’s rare to see any vacancies. It is probably because the building is reinforced concrete construction which means it’s not only sound proof compared to other types of construction but also it’s a reliable building in an event of an emergency such as major earthquakes. In Japan, most school buildings are the designated evacuation spot and it’s because they are built with reinforced concrete. I would say it’s pretty safe to live in Tachikawa Garden Town even if you’re thinking of staying for a long term in Tokyo.

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After the dinner, my friends all left before midnight. It was great to spend some time over dinner. There are countless restaurants to go to in Tachikawa but Yakiniku dinner is nice in its own way. I should do this more often. I need more chairs to bring more people though.

4か月半で2000フォロワー

4か月半前、ツイッターを開始。
よーやく2000フォロワーさんまで
キタ━━ヽ( ^ω^)人(´∀`)人(^Д^ )ノ━━!!

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特に彼女さんと「きっちりツイッターしよー」って動き出してから、
本格的に運用してみた。

僕はなにごとも動く前は、慎重に情報収集しまくる。
そこからGOサインを出したら、とめどなく動く。
これは、ポーカーの勝ち方『タイトアグレッシブ』同様だ。

⇒ツイッターする前、39サイトから学んだ
⇒まとめたのが6枚の紙

写真の説明はありません。

孫子『経験と理論をバランスよく成長させよ』

さらに僕の改善なプロの勝ち方
【なんでもスタートするときは、理論な学びから入る。
そのほうが経験を上げてくとき、どう動けば正しいか見えるから】

彼女さんとガンバろーって言い合えるおかげさまで、継続もできてる。
ひとりだと、ラッキーにも多忙になると、止まってしまうwww
一度、止まると、動き出すのがおっくうになってしまうもの。
実際、5月は8ツイートしかできてないwww

なんでもそーだけど、ツイッターはツイッターで大変。
だけど、fbと違って自分からの申請に5000人と限界もないので、やりがいもありそー。

ツイッターしている方、フォローおなしゃっす
https://mobile.twitter.com/nobukiarai

The new Okinawan restaurant in Tachikawa

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Okinawan food is something that I miss every once in a while. It’s much more simple and less salty compared to the food in Tokyo. I would say Okinawan food is accepted by many people in Tokyo but it’s hard to find a good restaurant. I bet there are more Thai restaurants than Okinawa restaurants in Tokyo.

Okinawan food is somehow the kind of food that it’s hard to cook once you’re out of Okinawa. I’ve been to Okinawa many times but still the best Okinawan food is in Okinawa which is a good thing because I have a reason to go back there. People say the simplest food is the hardest one to cook. Because of its simplicity, the quality can suffer from the slightest mistakes. Okinawan food is probably the case.
Just last week, I happened to find a new Okinawan restaurant in Tachikawa. It’s in the best location. When we say it’s the best location in Tokyo, people automatically assume that it’s in front of a train station. This is not the case here.

The newest Okinawan food restaurant in Tachikawa

琉球ぼうず(Ryukyu Bouzu)is the name of the Okinawan restaurant I found. The location is right in front of Green Springs, which is going to be the newest area to visit in Tachikawa by next April. Even locals have limited information on the new site but it’s said it’s going to be the area for shops, restaurants, office and music halls. The entire area is supposed to be open in April, 2020.
So this new Okinawan restaurant is located in the hottest area in Tachikawa.

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I found this restaurant on my way to Lala port and I thought I should check it out for lunch. I looked at the menu displayed outside the building and it looked like their main business hour is at night. This is usually the case for a place like Izakaya where they run for lunch time as well to make the most of their restaurant.
The restaurant inside is brand new and clean. There is Tatami space for bigger groups as well. I was with my wife and baby daughter so they let me take the tatami space.

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What I had was one of their lunch menu. There are about 4 menu available during the lunch hours. Okinawan Soba with pork rice. Good Okinawan soba is actually hard to find. I’m happy with the quality of their soba. I used to go to the one in Kichijoji for Okinawan soba but now I don’t need to go out of Tachikawa for good Okinawan food.
The pork piece on the rice is actually a pork cooked with Awamori, the most well-known Okinawan distilled liquor, and I liked the unique flavor.

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Overall, I’m happy with the restaurant and I’ll definitely be coming back for more food. The restaurant is fairly accessible from Tachikawa station as well. It’s about 10 mins walk from the north of the station. From Tachikawa Garden Town, it would be the closest to take a monorail to Tachikawa Kita station and walk from there.

楽天トラベルのフォトコンテストで優秀賞いただきました

楽天トラベルのフォトコンテストで優秀賞いただきました。

今後snsで作品ご紹介いただけるそうで、うれしいなぁ。

 

tomakoamami

 

7-8月は奄美大島、徳之島だったたのでそちらのを応募してます。

ほんとにね! 奄美の海はなんかこう切ない雰囲気があって

よく行く八重山とはまた違う、あそこにしかない空気感なんですよね。

 

 

大和でもない、琉球とも違う、あそこは奄美。

ってそりゃそーだ笑

何か感じていただけたらうれしいです。

 

tomakotokunoshima2

 

応募はInstagramからでした。

「#楽天飛び込みたい海」というタグをつけて投稿で応募完了。

 

tomakoamami4

 

わたしのInstagramはいつも離島の海で満ちてはいますが、

でも気合が違えば撮影と投稿にも勢いがつきます。

 

tomakoamami5

 

「宿泊券(商品)欲しいよー!」とよりいい写真を目指して

朝昼晩汗だらだら日焼け上等でドローンを飛ばし

念を込めて投稿したというわけです。甲斐あった♪

 

tomakoamami2

 

また、わたしは奄美観光大使を任せていただいておりますので、

こうして思いのこもった奄美の絶景を、大きな媒体を通して

多くの方にご覧いただけるのもとてもとても光栄です!!

 

tomakotokunoshima

 

ここに貼ったもの以外にもたくさん応募しました。

ぜひこちらからご覧いただけましたらうれしいです★

 

とまこInstagram

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HPに飛んでお問い合わせくださいませ★  するとまぁ!(´°Δ°`)

あなたとわたしに いいことあるそうなので、よろしかったらお願いいたします。

オークサマーキャンプ

やってきました、サマーキャンプ
行ってきました、サマーキャンプ
楽しすぎました、サマーキャンプ

朝一にソーシャルレジデンスから車で出発し、
にくまさで肉を購入し、現地つくと、かなり遅刻。
そもそも、朝寝坊して電車で向かったシェアメイトが1時間前に着いてたw
車って混んでると、遅いんすね。
3時間かかったwww

我らがソーシャルレジデンス蒲田!
3台の車で到着♪

 

↓撮影班のソーシャルレジデンス蒲田マネジャーのマシューさん↓

そーそー♪ 僕のファンの方が友達をわんさか連れてきてくださった。
そのうちのおひとりがアジアでトップ20人なBBQステーキだったかな人。
お肉を食べさせてもらったんすけど、激ウマ♪

我らがオークハウスの会長さんも来てくださり、記念にぱしゃり♪
(BBQの達人が左/オークハウス会長が右の方です)
会長さんがわざわざ遠方のキャンプまで顔を出すのが、オークハウス社の強み!
そこまでフレンドリーな会長さんって、なかなか居ない。

今回の参加者さん200名以上!
全体撮影も撮るまでに時間かかる人数。
楽しすぎた。
来年の夏も楽しみ♪
場所確保のため、前泊までして、用意してくださったマネージャーさん&スタッフさん!
マジでありがとーございます♪

No.1餃子が塗り替えられた!! 餃子づけの日々

徳之島、奄美大島より戻ってから

驚異の餃子率でございます。

すでに7回行った、おいつけおいこせ。

弓月ひろみとまこ

ふふふ。島で1番食べたかったのは餃子。

島でも食べられたでしょうに

でもわたしは餃子に飢えていました。

無数にある餃子店の中からうはうは選ぶ

喜びを味わいたかったんです‼︎

胡楼亭

そして出会いました、No. 1を塗り替えた最強餃子!

ここです、あざみ野の「胡楼亭」。

深い旨味、むちゃむちゃ肉汁、

適度なもっちカリッ、バランスやば。

こ気味よくJAZZの流れるカウンターがまたねぇ♡

和合餃子

そしてこっちは秋葉原「和合餃子」。

真っ黒やで。羊パクチーとか、超青唐辛子入りとか

色々あって楽しい〜ていうかまじ辛いよ汗出るよ!

富城屋

ここは西新宿五丁目「富城屋」。

お肉むっちり台湾風。ほっとするのはなんでだろう、

他の台湾料理もやばく美味しそう、ぜんぶください。

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HPに飛んでお問い合わせくださいませ★  するとまぁ!(´°Δ°`)

あなたとわたしに いいことあるそうなので、よろしかったらお願いいたします。

Staying in Tokyo for a long term? Look for a local sport community

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It has been a year since I started playing badminton every week on Fridays. This was not possible without Hugo and Flora, my neighbors at Oakhouse: Tachikawa Garden Town. They moved to Garden Town exactly a year ago and I knew people who used to live in their apartment and I met Hugo and Flora right after they moved in. Back then, I was already looking for someone I can play badminton with and this is how we started the weekly club.

Last week was the last badminton match for Hugo and Flora. They stayed for a year in Japan and it’s time for them to go back to France. My colleague Hiroki and his wife Ayako joined us and we did the last match before Hugo and Flora leave the country. Even though we started this badminton club as a group of 5, our community grew quite a lot. There are now 20 people in our Line group. I was not into sports or anything before we started this weekly exercise but now I feel weird if there’s a week I don’t play badminton at all. This is how much I’m changed and I’m guessing other people in the community are feeling the same.

We literally live next to a public gym

Tachikawa Garden Town is such an ideal place for exercise. Shibasaki public gym is literally right behind the building and it only costs 200 yen for workout or playing various types of sport such as badminton, pingpong, basket ball and mini tennis. There are some sports clubs that you can sign up as well.

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This gym is open for public and it’s not as crowded as other gyms in other cities. Out of all sports available there, I was interested in playing badminton the most. Even though I had almost zero experience in playing badminton, I thought it would be fun to play. The badminton courts in Shibasaki gym is pretty easy to book if you live in Tachikawa Garden Town. First, there are certain days available for badminton courts. Every Fridays, 2nd, 4th Saturdays, and 3rd Sunday. Then choose the hours you want to play. There are four slots available during the day; Morning (9am to 9:00 to 12:30) , Afternoon I (12:30 to 16:00), Afternoon II (16:00 to 19:30), and Night (19:00 to 23:00). The gym accepts reservation from 8:50 A.M. in the morning and you can only book the court on the same day you play. You do need to go to the gym to make a reservation. I recommend going there as early as 8:50 A.M. Sometimes some people show up early and even queue up to book. Living in Tachikawa Garden Town is a big advantage to secure the court because it only takes 3 mins by walk to get to the gym.

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The gym is pretty big and there are 5 courts available in total. It’s not a problem even if you don’t have your own rackets and shuttles. You can rent one at the gym for 50 yen per racket.

No healthier way to spend time in Tokyo

Even though there are about 20 people in our group, not everyone comes every week. I would say the regulars are about 5 people. We welcome new players as long as you’re willing to make a trip to Tachikawa on Friday nights. I’m willing to play on Saturdays as well if there are enough people who wants to play.

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Our community is pretty diverse too. This is probably because many of our friends are through Oakhouse community.
Living in a city like Tokyo makes it harder to find a chance to exercise regularly. Most people sign up for a gym but it costs a lot and you lose motivation after two months. The team sport like badminton makes more sense because it’s easier to continue. It’s so much fun that you probably feel it’s addictive. It’s probably the same reason why online games are so much more addictive than offline games. It’s hard to get bored when you play against real people.

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A Thai restaurant we often go after badminton

There’s a reason we play badminton on Friday nights. Going out for food and drinks at night is something locals love. There are great food out there but it’s more fun to go out with friends. Fridays nights are the best time for this and this is what we usually do.
If you’re staying in Tokyo for a long term, it makes sense to look for a local sport community. Most Japanese people are familiar with the idea to play sport regularly because most people used to belong to a sport club back in schools. It’s sad that most working people do not have time for sports nowadays.
In Japan, getting better in sports (martial arts) is as valued as getting good grades in schools. To be honest, I did not really like sports back in school because I was not so good but now I agree with this idea and understand the value.
Let me know if you’re looking for people to play badminton with. Beginners are welcome too. Contact me here: guafly2002@gmail.com if you have any questions and I’ll make sure to reply you.

Looking for the most accessible beach from Tokyo? Try Zushi

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Even though there are some spots where you can officially swim around Tokyo bay (like Odaiba for instance), most people actually choose not to because it is not clean at all. Beaches in Kamakura would be a much better option. It’s very accessible from the city center (about an hour trip) and there are nice places to go around. However, I must say Zushi is better because it’s not as crowded as Kamakura even though it’s basically located in the same area.
Zushi and Kamakura also are located on the other side of Miura peninsula (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miura_Peninsula) which is the reason that the water is so much better compared to the water in Tokyo bay.

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It takes about an hour to get to Kamakura/Zushi area by train from the city center of Tokyo. This is exactly how I went to Zushi with friends last week. I first went to Shinjuku on Chuo Line and headed to Zushi on Shonan Shinjuku Line. Even though it was a trip with a fair distance (about an hour and half from Tachikawa), the entire trip was smooth because I only transferred a train once at Shinjuku station. Shonan Shinjuku Line connects directly from Shinjuku to these beach areas. This means there are actually many people who commute from Kamakura/Zushi area. An hour commuting by train is something fairly common especially if you have a family and have a house. Not to mention, the housing cost is so much lower compared to the city center.
I’ve been to this Kamakura/Zushi area before this occasion and I do admit it’s a nice area. Things are going so much slower and it’s warmer in winter. I understand city people are attracted to here.
The specific place I went in Zushi this day was Morito Beach (森戸海岸).

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Morito Beach is located about 20 mins by bus from Zushi Station. Most people get off at 2-3 stops ahead called Isshiki Beach(一色海岸)but Morito Kaigan is usually not as crowded at Isshiki according to my friend who knows the area.
The beach is located next to a Japanese style Shrine and its Torii in the sea which almost reminded me of the world heritage site, Miyajima in Hiroshima. The rental beach parasols are available for 2000 yen. We did get one because the sun light was quite strong on that day.
There are some beach houses and restaurants near the beach and it’s walkable to the neighboring Isshiki Beach. We arrived at the Morito Beach around 10am and we spent time drinking and talking until 4pm.
Then we started walking to Isshiki Beach where you can find better bigger beach houses.

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Unfortunately, the waves were pretty strong because a massive typhoon was approaching. It was not a problem but the seawater didn’t seem so clear.
The beach house at Isshiki Beach was pretty nice. We saw sunset drinking beers.

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The beach house got even more lively after sunset. Almost the entire structure is made of bamboo. This is just one of the beach houses in Isshiki Beach and there are several more throughout the beach area which is huge. Most beach houses serve drinks and even food. I can imagine coming here and just spend the whole day without doing much. That would be a nice way to spend the weekend.

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It is a bit of a distance to come here from Tachikawa Garden Town (about an hour and half) but it’s definitely worth the trip. I would definitely come back this area before the end of the summer maybe for other beach houses.

奄美の風景が心にじんわりくる理由

先日まで奄美大島でした。

いやー!朝に夕に、よく飛ばしました!!

大満足です。

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もくもくの巨大雲のことも多くて、朝日夕日が雲によく反射すること。

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劇的に染められる様子にはただただうっとり、

言葉吸い取られるような感動を何度となく味わいました。

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神がかった雰囲気のある島ですねえほんと。

「天気の子」は帰ってきてから観たけど、

奄美大島にならいる気がしてしまいます。

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八重山のハツラツとした異国ちっくな超南国とは

違うタイプの南国奄美。

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あの山の連なり、木々の深い色タイプ、

土の感じ空の感じ人々の感じにはとても日本ぽさがあるのに、

海の色や一部植生や光の強さはめっぽう南国。

それらが合わさる、内地でも沖縄でもない独特な風景。

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でも個人的には奄美の1番の特徴は漂う神っぽさだと思ってしまいます。

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風土の影響も大きいでしょうけど、

支配や支配から信仰を守り変様させてきた

人々の歴史が空気ににじみ出ているのかなぁ。

いつもなんかこう、渋めにじんわりくるんですよね。

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