Let's go exploring!!
先週末、五島高校のALT(外国語指導助手)であるKittyさんとドライブに行ってきました
彼女とその思い出を共有したいので、今日はEnglish Versionでお届けします![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/img_emoji/kaeru_en1.gif)
I took a drive with Kitty last weekend. She is from Canada and she works for Goto high school as an ALT (Assitant Language Teacher) . We met at noon and had lunch together at Bike House in Sakiyama, and then I took her to Kanjigashiro in Tomie. We discovered some interesting living things in the tide pool.
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This is our Yadokari (= hermit crab) friend! We tried to put some of them together on a rock but they jumped into the tide pool. Kitty said "They are trying to commit suicide!!"
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There are some pink flowers around. Their name is Hama-Nadeshiko which means Japanese beauty.
They don't look that special, but they are modest and simple. That's why they represent the beauty of Japanese women in the old days.![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/img_emoji/face_zzz.gif)
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Hamayu (= crinum) is blooming now. The shape of the flower is very unique!![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/img_emoji/star.gif)
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We haven't seen so many flowers blooming on cactus before. A surprise while we were driving. I spotted the flowers and we backed up the car for taking their photos. They are quite rare.
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We had cake at tea time at Hatanaka in Tomie. I ordered rare cheese cake and Kitty had green tea mousse. She liked the cake container and took it home. She might use it as a plant pot in the future.
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On the way to Kashinoura, we discovered this Nemunoki (= silk tree) and some wild flowers.![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/img_emoji/cars_red.gif)
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Kitty and Ajisai (= hydrangea). She said since they are already in a ball shape, they are good for wedding bouquet.![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/img_emoji/kaeru_love.gif)
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I found a small insect on the petal. There are different colors of Ajisai in this area.
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This is the original Japanese Ajisai. They were exported to Europe and improved, then brought back to Japan as the ball-shaped Ajisai.
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After I explained this to Kitty, she made this pose for the picture. 「コッチガホンモノダョ~
」
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Akounoki (= banyan tree) at Kashinoura is designated as a natural monument of Nagasaki prefecture.
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Strange roots hanging down from the tree branches. People enshrined the snake to protect this area...I think.
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Blue hydrangea next to the banyan tree.
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Ooops!! I was concentrating on photo-taking so I didn' t notice that Kitty took a picture of me!![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/img_emoji/ase.gif)
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Tairyo-bata(大漁旗) is a flag put on fishing ships in hope of having a big catch of fish. How colorful these flags are!
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We found Tenmangu(天満宮) branch shrine near Akou tree while walking around.
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There is a cow and a phrase "Life is a journey of study(人生は手習い)" carved on the stone.
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Fudezuka(筆塚) is a place where people bring their used brush and enshrine them, because they think studying is very important in life.
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There are some interesting stone sculpture, Shachihoko(鯱) and Komainu(狛犬). ![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/img_emoji/hiyo_en2.gif)
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We made a lot of new discoveries in Goto last weekend. I'm very sorry but Kitty is leaving Goto at the end of July. I hope these are good memories for her. Please come back to visit Goto and make more discoveries! ![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/img_emoji/kirakira.gif)
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