This is where people take rest. Cool sttucture diba? 

This big ox can take and dure your deseases, pain or wrong parts on your body.
you pat the part of your body with which you have problem and then you also pat the same part of the ox.
The boy in front patting his and ox's head to be more smart. :-) 

This is where I bought the soup bowls. 1000yen for the 3 plus one free gift!!!!! very reasonable! 

This is what I bought on the day, 3 soup bowls and two very cool antique rice bowls. And also hand spinned and hand knit cap that is very light and soft and warm. :-) 

Looks like rabish??? yaaa but very interesting to see 

See so cute. these are for needles to take a rest 

And these small things 

also you can find old (antique) furnitures and etc... 

This is "Obi" (belt) for Kimono 

This is second hand Kimonos. Price is very good. you can find beautiful Kimono with low price. 

There are many stnads and shops in and around the shrine,
this is fruits vendor. 

We bought Sabazushi (mackerel shushi my favorite) here. It was tasty. 

Shimai Tenjin (The last Tenjin of the year)

Usually the last Tenjin of the year (Dec, 25) crowded with so many people.
See? sooo many!! 

I went to Japanese traditional flea market

This flea marlet is monthly held at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto. we call this "Tenjin-san". 

And the next morning.

This is the coldest winter I have ever had.
Miss warm Philippines.
I am about to be frozen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

One hour after the snow has tarted, everything got to be white

 

Now, ready to take a bath!!!!!

It took looong time to take a bath at home.

Rubbing the oil into the wall... 

Finish is my part

The last work to finish this hand built bath room is to rub this Egoma Oil into the cedar tree boards to protect the wooden wall from getting to be moldy. If you buy fresh Egoma Oil for this one bottle, it costs more than 1000 pesos per bottle. The oil is super expensive but unbelievably good for health. But this oil that I am gona put on the wall is already very old and oxidized one. but still veru good for the purpose that I am gona use it for.

Hand Made Bath

This was a storeroom in my house that was supposed to be a bathroom.
The person who built this house used up his budget before he starts to constract a bathroom.
So the place was left without becoming anything.
But now, since the house has me as habitant, my boss here decided to build a bathroom in this empty place.
But ofcourse, it will be hand made..... using reused materials picked up from garbage place as much as possible. hehehe, Eco life.

It's really cold day today. A big black car was upside down on the way to come back to here. The road was completely frozen and the surface became Eisbahn. (like skating rink) I for got to open a water tap in my office. I am worring the water pipe would be frozen and burst... But I don't feel like to go to the office, it's very cold outside now. Should I go and open the fauset???? :-(

Which one is Mine?

The left side is mine, the legs are still firm so that it can stand well. The older one is already too soft to keep standing. :-) Fmmmm Cute!

I got a christmas present from my friends!

It was a frog shaped tissue case!!!! that I fell in love with when I saw it in my friends' house and screamed "where did you get it!!! I also wana have one!". They (my friends, they are married couple) were remembering what I said and bought a new one for me as a bit early christmas present. Thank you very much Sayapyon and Tadao san. :-)

It's very chilly day today. We had powder snow this morning, and now, at night, having very strong cold wind. It's howling and groaning outside. May be I should just sleep in my warm bed. Good night.

Lighting a big stove

I lighted this big stove today. It can warm up entire room very well. and also can boil water very first. I am cooking my dinner on the stove. I can survive the cold winter here with this warm big stove. :)