Hiroshima Carp Baseball Game

Baseball season started this month and Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium, Hiroshima Carp's home stadium, is just 5 min walk from Hiroshima Hana Hostel. I went to watch a game.

But end of month, before my pay day, so I have no afford to watch that... so I went to watch game @ Free standing space. GOOOD!

Maeda who is ace pitcher of Hiroshima Carp was a starter. He was doing well until 5th inning,　but the time I visit the stadium he began to get hammered by Tokyo Yakult Swallows. He threw a no-hitter at this month, but today was not his game. He gave up four runs in 6th inning. Carp lost at 1-7. His ERA dropped into 1.67 but he is ranked as 8th lowest ERA in NPB.

Tickets are available from 1600 yen at the stadium and its walkable from Hiroshima Hana Hostel, so please let us know for detail at reception about baseball games!! GO! CARP!!

A Letter to Momo ももへの手紙

How do you send your golden-week? today,Let me introduce this movie 『A Letter to Momo　ももへの手紙　』which is set Osakishimojima in Hiroshima. A Letter to Momo made its international debut at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival,and it became the first Japanese anime film to be featured in the Warsaw International Film Festival.It opened in Japanese cinemas on 21 April 2012. This film is directed by Hiroyuki Okiura, and is produced by the animation studio Production I.G. This film follows the 13-year-old Momo, who has a hard time coping with the sudden changes after her father's death. It is not much known that Hiroshima is often used as locations for films.many people may enjoy visiting those places as well. the most famous of these places are Onomichi,takehara,and osakishimojima would be... Enjoy Hiroshima 's anime films and come to Hiroshima to see the view!!

Spring Spring Spring

Hello, how are you enjoying the beautful spring!?
One day of my day offs,
I went for a walk to my neighbourhood to find something FUN!!
walking on the narrow path, sometime hopping and jumping:)

something intresting...something fun...something that makes may ordinary days to specal...

um...nothing.

I just found the little farm of leeks and vegitable.

ah---I'm expecting more "FUN" !!

It is beautiful view of my hometown, thanks, b
ut i..i...want to find something else, can you hear me?

プップーーーー（ the horn of a vehicle  ）　　

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The old couple was doing their work.

WOW ! there you go! This is what i was expexting to see!
Bamboo forest!!

And..... its shoot!! Takenoko in Japanese.

 　　

It is fantastic momment to be in forest when the sun light of spring comes through the bomboo forest.

This is how i enjoy the spring time in Japan:)  Thank you for reading, Bye

We LOVE you TAMTAM

Hello everyone! This month is passing soooo fast!! I cannot believe it's already end of April!! Besides that, there were a lot of things happened at KYOTO HANA HOSTEL this past few months. We welcomed a new staff(MIO, lovely charming girl) and our favorite staff left...ERIKA!! Mio(right) Erika (middle) Shizuka (Left)

Before she started working at Kyoto Hana Hostel, she used to work at J-Hoppers Kyoto as well. She was one of the expert of J-Hoppers hostels in Kyoto!! With her knowledge and hospitality, she has been so helpful and friendly to everybody including guests and co-workers. She has been welcomed so many travelers from all over the world. Now it's her turn to be a traveler! She is off to INDIA!! We definitely had to threw a farewell party for her!! Since she is very The ethnic costume was required for the party! But.... they are not waring it!!

All of us are sure that she will be fit herself into Indian culture pretty soon. We hope you are doing great in India and Happy Birthday, Erika!!

☆OKKON☆

Whats Hiroshima Specialty dish??
Oyster, Tsukemen (with noodles and broth served in different bowls), Sake (Made in Saijo). We still have some more unknown famous foods here in Hiroshima.

Most Hiroshima people LOVE OKONOMIYAKI. Some Local people call it as "OKKON".
Hiroshima-style Okonomiyaki is a filling dish made by frying two layers of thin pancake-like crepes containing chopped cabbage, soba or udon noodles, thinly sliced pork, and eggs, then pouring a thick, salty-sweet sauce on top.　Personally I prefer Soba noodle.

I have some particular Okkon restaurant where I go regularly.

But I like exploring  new Okkon restaurant. I went to one of Okkon restaurant which well known as only for delivery. It's  called "大ちゃん DAICHAN". They have many brunches just for deliver Okkon. But the Daichan I went was EAT-IN style.
 

 The best part of having it at restaurant is we can see  how they cook. Making Okkon is very hard and need special technique.

They cook many of them at once with high speed.

I like having it directly from Teppan sheet with Special spurtle(Only for Okkon). But they serve it on the plate with chop sticks. I really enjoyed it was really good.

It's only 15minutes walk from Hiroshima HANA Hostel, so if you wish to try some nice Okkon restaurant, please let me know! I am very happy to tell you some special place for OKKON!

ARIGATO GRACIAS THANK YOU

I'll leave my job on April 22nd to discover India.
It has been one of my dreams for over ten years! I'm so Happy and Excited :D

I definitely LOVE working with the funny co-workers and of course, communicating with travelers from all over the world. I appreciate all!
Arigato everybody! Muchisimas gracias a todos!
Enjoy Kyoto and the lovely Hana Hostel!!!



********One Point Japanese********
When I clean the hostel, I pick up some reusable trash like paper bags.
Please point the stuff(straw, chopsticks, bags...etc ) and say
"KORE IRIMASEN." = I don't need this.
to cashier.
So you don't have to buy "trash".
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AMOR y PAZ


ERIKA