January 2009 Archives

Hello lovely people!!

I'm SaoRi as a Backpackers Miyajima staff.

I'm going to have pictures exhibition at Shack which is the famouse bar in Hiroshima.

It's collaboration with Shack!! Wow yeah!!

I had been going around all of the world, and I tool photographs alot.

I want you to come see my pics there, and stay at Backpackers Miyajima!!

I'm looking forward to seeing you there!!

When : 4th Feb

Time : start 6PM

Where: Shack http://katy.jp/kembys/

Hello!!   This is Sachi. Today,I will write this Blog☆

Today, I fell down from stair when I put new curtains on!!

It was really hurt!!

And I recognized that people will be laugh when they got hurt very much.

I did so!! Hahaha

Anyway, it is Oyster festival on Sunday.

Please come get OYSTERS and have a goot time there!!

Hello everybody.

I'm Ayami.

Now we have a very unique project.is Finger Food Art.

Finger Food Art concept is that one of the part of traveling other countries is experiencing cuisinnes. But Buckpackers Miyajima, how about introoducing your country's finger food to other? Hiroshima-born hand-portrait artist/graphic designer cooltiger, will make an artwork from your input.

http://www.cooltiger.net/

Please tell us your country's finger food which people will like it !!

Also come check them out!!

Hello,

How you doin'?

Ohno Oyster Festival is comming this Sunday.

I bet you that you better go there!!

I'm going to give you information about it again!!

When: Feb 1st

Where: Miyahama Hot Springs area.

Time: 10:30AM to 3:30PM

You can get FREE BUS from JR Ohnoura station to the festival!!

Why don't you stay at Backpackers Miyajima and go to Ohno Oysters Fes!!

We will give you information about it more.

We are going to have Setsubun party which is Japanese annual event on 3rd Feb!!

We are going to give you detail information about it later.

Must check it out!!

Hi!  This is Sachi from Backpackers Miyajima.

We have been doing our project that "Vote your name and country" since 1st Jan. ( it is on 4th Jan Weblog)

I'm going to report about it so far.

1st place is....................Japan!!!

2nd place is Australia!!

3rd place is Italy!

Please put your name and your country on that chart to show people you were here!!

And it is "Yokoso Japan Weeks", so you can put a special seal on it.

We are looking forward to seeing you soon!!

hi!! this is SaoRi from Backpackers Miyajima.

It's really cold today to!!  I have a could... 

 but yesterday i was happy♪♪becaouse it was snow.

i love snow. but i dont like could.

it was nice. it was diffrent usual hirishima  city.

i hope to it's snow  tommorow.

see you soon♪

Hello,

How you doin'?!

I'm Hisa as backpackers Miyajima MG.

It snows in Hiroshima today.

Yeah, it is very cold here.

But, Miyajima is very beautifull with snow!!

It is supporsed to be snowing tomorrow too.

Just come check it out!!

Hello! How are you??

I'm Sachi as Backpackers Miyajima hostel staff☆

Now,Everyone do you know THIS??

So,this is a kind of ornament of New Year and like talisman.

Right one is the Crane,left one is the Turtle!     Did you understand??

Japan has suchlike this a saying, 「Turu wa sen-nenn,Kame wa Man-nenn」

"Turu"means crane,and "Kame"　means turtle.  "sen-nenn" is thousand years,and "man-nenn" is ten thousand years.

So,This saying means that crane and turtle is symbol of long life.

Both this ornament and saying is very interesting for me!!

How about you☆? ?

hello everyone! how are you doin??

this is ayami!! its really cold recently all over the japan eccept Okinawa.

This guy he stayed our hostel cuple days, he reached in okinawa and he told me the temputeure is around 25℃ and its warm and feels nice down there.

one of  my friends have stayed in malaysia since before it get cold in japan.

she escaped from the cold winds. i wish i were w/ her right now.

hope it will get better and warm!

Backpackers Miyajima: Ayami

Hello Mr.Presiident.

Congratulations,

We hope you will stay at Backpackers Miyajima someday.

We try to invite you here!!

Hello everybody.

How's it going?

I'm Hisa as Backpackers Miyajima.

It's cold outside in Japan.

I'm tired with it.

But Onsen makes me refleshed!!

Onsen is Hot Spring in Japnese.

We will give some information about Hot Springs around our hostel.

Just come stay at Backpackers Miyajima and go to Onsen!!

Hello.

This is Hisa as backpackers Miyajima MG.

It will start "Yokoso! Japan Weeks" from 20th Jan to 28th Feb.

We will give information about Japanese events to you!!

Those are Japanese unnual events.

It's ok to stop by our hostel, we will give it to you!!

You're going to love Japan!!

Hello

I'm Hisa as Backpackers Miyajima hostel MG.

We are going to be in TV show tomorrw night.

We will be famouse in Hiroshima!! Hahaha

If you in Chugoku region then you must check it out!!

It's on Hiroshima home TV start 6PM.

Hey guys.

How are you?

I'm Saori as Backpackers Miyajima hostel staff.

I went to Food festival in Miyajimaguchi.

There are many many food booths there, and you can see many many famouse foods there.

I go like wow I have to spend money lot here.

And it happened to me. I ate many many famouse foods. they are yummy yummy.

Finally, i found long line which people made a long line for free oysters.

Then was in the line and I got FREE oysters. Yum Yum.

Now I need exercise alot!!

Anyway, this food fes is going on tomorrow too.

So, why don't you come eat them up!!

Hello everybody.

This is Sachi aka Happy.

How are you doing?

In this weekend(17th and 18th January), there is a food festival in Miyajimaguchi.

It's very very close to our hostel.

Just 2 min by walk. Wow

You can eat flash oysters, eels, Momijimanjyu and alot of foods there.

Why don't you come have fun in this Festival!!

We are looking forward to seeing you!!

Hey everybody?!

How are you doing?

I'm Hisa as Backpackers Miyajima MG.

Comming this Sunday 18th Jan, there is an Ekiden (駅伝, Ekiden), usually referred to as a marathon relay in English, is a long-distance relay, road race.

http://www.hiroshima-ekiden.com/

They are going to run where it's very close to our hostel.

Why don't you see them and cheer them up.

We are waiting for you to stay at Backpackers Miyajima!!

Hello everybody!!

I'm Hisa as Backpackers Miyajima MG.

In February 1st,

you will have fun a lot here.

Eat oysters, drink beer, get drunk and stay at Backpackers Miyajima!! 

This guy is the Chanpion as Oyster Eating Championship by eating 35 dozen oysters in eight minutes.  Wow

I'm going to do same as him!!

Hello, everybody.

How you doing?

I'm Hisa as Backpackers Miyajima hostel.

You know about Charilers? Chari means bicycles in Hiroshima. And Charilers are bicycle people.

Nowday, we got some Charilers here and they are traveling in Japan.

One guy came from Hokkaido and ahead to Okinawa.

Wow man, that's crazy for me.

But we are going to support them and make them be refleshed here.

If you see them, why don't you cheer them up!!

Hello everybody.

It was a holiday today.

Because of Seijin no Hi.

People who is 20 years old, they celebrated Age Day today.

How do they celebrate it?

Check below out!!

Seijin Shiki (成人式, lit. Adult Ceremony^?) is the Japanese coming-of-age ceremony. It is held annually on Seijin no Hi (成人の日, lit. Coming of age day^?), the second Monday in January. Festivities include ceremonies held at local and prefectural offices and parties amongst family and friends to celebrate passage into adulthood.

Hey guys. 

This is Hisa as Backpackers Miyajima MG.

There are two annual Japanese events today.

We did it, and I want you know about them.

Kagami Biraki (鏡開き) is a Japanese phrase which literally translates to "Opening the Mirror" (from an abstinence) or, also, "Breaking of the Mochi." It traditionally falls on the January 11 (odd numbers are associated with being good luck in Japan) but, in practice outside of Japan, generally occurs around that date. It is generally the first important event of the year after New Years Day. It refers to the opening of a Kagami mochi

Tondo Matsuri

The Tondo Festival occurs in early January around Koshogatsu, the lunar new year. For the New Year most homes and businesses in Japan hang a Shimekazari above the door. Shimekazari are sacred ropes braided from rice straw, and to them are attached various good luck charms, most commonly an orange. The shimekazari wards off evil spirits and invites the Kami to enter.

At Tondo, a huge bonfire is made and into it are placed the shimekazari and other new year ornaments. The fire is lit by someone born in the same animal year, at this Tondo it was a 12 year old boy, and as the flames and smoke rise in the sky the people pray for health and blessing for the coming year. As the fire dies down a little, children who have been practising their calligraphy for the new year place examples onto the fire. If they rise into the air with the heat, it indicates success for that child for the new year.

While all this is going on, the people are served a variety of foods including Tonjiru, a really tasty stew made from pork, taro, and daikon, as well as Mochi, a glutenous rice cake that is a traditional new year food. Lengths of green bamboo are filled with sake and placed in the coals to warm, and then served to everyone.

Hey there.

How are you doing?

I'm Backpackers Miyajima staff Sachi aka Happy

I visited our customer who steyed our hostel before.

That's Backpackers Miyajima community, isn't it? I like it

And we want to create our community more!!

If it is possible, we could go travel all of the world.

Yes, we can do it!!

Hey guys!!

How you doin?

This  is Hisa as Backpackers Miyajima MG.

Today We got TV crew here and they took shoots for their TV show.

I was a littel nurvous, but I think I did well. I was like an actor.

Anyway it was great exeriences for Backpackers Miyajima.

We are going to be famouse in Hiroshima. Yeah yo!!

Thanks for Hiroshima Home TV crew as Mr.Tachikawa, Mr.Shimizu and Mr Sasaki!!

You guys were doing well!!

TV show will start on 19th January at 6:15 PM.

If you are possible to see it, just get it!!

Hey guys

How you doing?

This is Hisa as Backpackers Miyajima.

Hiroshima TV crew comes to our hostel and they take shoot for their tv show on 9th January!!

People who want to be famouse, hang out, just stay here and have fun together!!

Hey guys!! this is Ayami from Backpackers Miayajima!

How are you guys doin? It was nice, today, cuase it was bright sun shine, i felt soooo great and sleepy hehe-

anyway we are goin to have 3 days off this weekend in japan. i hoped those days are gonna be good as today but i checked weather news, and it says its gonna be "SUPER" cold!!;(

the temputure will be -1℃ to only 6℃.....I dont like cold....:(

so if you come to BPM the days you better get down jackets!! even you are not coming here, plz dont get cold!! take care of your health;)

okay i gotta go so talk to you soon!!!

Backpackers Miyajima  Ah-Yummy:)

Hey

How you guys doing?

This is Hisa as Backpackers Miyajima hostel MG.

We had Nanakusagayu party today.

Nanakusas are herbs and we eat them for stomuch which make better.

And Yuzuru who is friend of mine, he own Kajiya farm and sent me 7 herbs which he did home grown!!

It's the best herbs ever!!

Because, people eat food a lot in New Years Season.

It's like take rest for stomach.

Anyway, I surved it and made it. People say GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!

I am very sure I'm good at cooking!! Hahaha

hey wass up guys??

this is ayami from backpackers miyajima!!

There is not so many customers tonight....;(

But we had great customers from Australia ''Iann & Callum". they came here for snowboding in Shiga prefecture. and travel around in japan!!

and they started learn japanese!

Hello everybody.

We are going to have Japanese annual event Nanakusagayu party on 7th January @ Backpackers miyajima hostel.

The Festival of Seven Herbs ( nanakusa no sekku^?) is the long-standing Japanese custom of eating seven-herb rice porridge (七草粥, nanakusa-gayu^?) on Jinjitsu (January 7).

The nanakusa are seven edible wild herbs of spring. Traditionally, they are :

• Water dropwort (seri, Oenanthe javanica)
• Shepherd's purse (nazuna)
• Cudweed (gogyō, Gnaphalium affine)
• Chickweed (hakobera, Stellaria media)
• Nipplewort (hotokenoza, Lapsana apogonoides)
• Turnip (suzuna)
• Daikon (suzushiro)

There is considerable variation in the precise ingredients, with common local herbs often being substituted.

On the morning of January 7, or the night before, people place the nanakusa, rice scoop, and/or wooden pestle on the cutting board and, facing the good-luck direction, chant "Before the birds of the continent (China) fly to Japan, let's get nanakusa" while cutting the herbs into pieces. This chant varies as well.

The seventh of the first month has been an important Japanese festival since ancient times. The custom of eating nanakusa-gayu on this day, to bring longevity and health, developed in Japan from a similar ancient Chinese custom, intended to ward off evil. Since there is little green at that time of the year, the young green herbs bring color to the table and eating them suits the spirit of the New Year.

The spring-time nanakusa are mirrored by the "seven flowers of autumn", which are bush clover (hagi), miscanthus (obana, Miscanthus sinensis), kudzu, large pink (nadeshiko, Dianthus superbus), yellow flowered valerian (ominaeshi, Patrinia scabiosaefolia), boneset (fujibakama, Eupatorium fortunei), and Chinese bellflower (kikyō). These seven autumn flowers provide visual enjoyment. Their simplicity was very much admired: they are small and dainty yet beautifully colored. They are named as typical autumn flowers in a verse from the Man'yōshū anthology.

Hello Hello!! How have you been??

This is Ayami from Backpackers Miyajima!! Did you guys miss  me??

I hope you did, well even you dont you will miss me anyway haha-

Today, It is freakin cold in Miyajima, I hate cold;( Hopefuly spring will come soon...

There are still a lot of visitors in Miyajima, because of New Year Days.

Most of them are Japanese though. you know I think it is the best time to know japanese tradtionl customs of New Years days, Normaly Japanese are not so strict about religions as you know, but the days are different most of us spend the times like "shinto" style which is the japanese traditional religion.

we pry for good luck to Gods eat traditional food and so on...

Actually New Years days kill me all the time because of too many good foods!! you know...!!

all i wanna say is come and enjoy the japanese style!!!

see you soon!!

ayami

Hello everybody.

How you doin?

This is Hisa as Backpackers Miyajima MG.

We just have been starting a new event in Backpackers Miyajima.

You stay at Backpackers Miyajima and you can vote your name and your country to BPM chart witch made our staff Happy!!

People can see what you were here.

Come stay at Backpackers Miyajima.

And we we are having Takoyaki party every Saturday night.

You should have some bite them, so come stay here.

Hey, how you doing guys?

Would you like breakfast at Backpackers Miyajima?

We surve many many kind of bread, and flesh coffee!!

Breads are also very flesh!!

You can pick 2 breads with coffee for 300Yen!!

It's cheap, isn't it?

You really need to eat breakfast for your trip!!

I know you will love it!!

A Happy New Year, Everybody!!

The time passed sooooo fast this year. We started to run Backpackers Miyajima since Nov. 1st 2008. We hope everyone stay in here get comfortable and enjoy to stay here!!

The pics are our first customers of 2009.

 Rastaman from Spain

Hope this year is gonna be great yr for all of you guys!!!!!!!!!!

By Ayami ;)

A Happy New Year to everybody.

And we wish we can see at Backpackers Miyajima Hostel in this year.

We will make you happy!!