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sustainability

“sustainability ” means to sustain using resources without destruction of environment. We have used various resources for our lives in comfort, however, it’s reality that as our lives hes been getting more comfortable , we have been destroying environment. For example, we heve deforested to built our houses, in addition, we use a lot of electricity. We need to think about more environment and what we need minimum.

My name is Jay Shafer and since 1997 I have been living in a house smaller than some people’s bathrooms. I call the first of my little hand built houses Tumbleweed (top left). My decision to inhabit just 100 square feet arose from some concerns I had about the impact a larger house would have on the environment, and because I do not want to maintain a lot of unused or unusable space. My houses have met all of my domestic needs without demanding much in return. The simple, slower lifestyle my homes have afforded is a luxury for which I am continually grateful.

Here is more information about tiny home.

There are some ways which we can reduce useless resources. One is “Tiny Home”. The information above is for “Tiny Home”. The reason why the tiny home is the way which we can reduce resources is that we don’t need a lot of trees and electricity by comparison with a big home. If we live in a small house, we need to use electricity only for small spaces. For example, we need to warm up and cool down only small spaces. In fact, we don’t use every rooms.

Here is more information about “Earthship”.

The other is “Earthship”. It is a house which is used natural sources, such as sunbeams. You can see big windows on the picture above. The reason why the big windows were put in the house is that we can use natural light from the sun. We can reduce some problems by using solar system, such as global warming.

Proponents of modern prefab are always lamenting 1) the strop that manufacturers throw when you ask for a house without old-school traditional charm, and 2) the problem of getting the house from factory to site. Converting standard 20- or 40-foot shipping containers into housing gets round both snags: the containers are already fabricated, and the infrastructure for transporting them (duh—stick ’em on the back of a truck or on a boat, or even a train) already exists. Pretty cheap, too, and pretty green considering the huge surplus of empty containers cluttering up US ports. And there’s way more to it than just cutting a door and a window into a box and calling it a house. In the extended post, we look at some of ways architects are using containers, and what the future might hold.

Here is more information about “Prefab”.

The other is “Prefab”. It is a sectional house. The house isn’t used trees uselessly because some parts are already made at a factory and built the field. It doesn’t waste resources.

A lot of sources are used in our lives more than we really need. Our lives have been more convenient, but we need to live with nature, therefore, We need to use these ideas more, and our environment will be much better.

Kyoto was Japan’s capital and the emperor’s residence from 794 until 1868. It is now the country’s seventh largest city with a population of 1.4 million people and a modern face.

Here is the most traditional place “Kyoto” in Japan. You can see a lot of Japanese traditional buildings.
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This picture was drawn by a Japanese artist. This picture is the most famous one from a lot of his works. The way to drawing has developed since the Edo period. It’s called “ukiyoe”. They are Japanese genre, but he also learned a lot of kinds of art including Western paintings. When I went to NYC, I saw his works of art at an art museum, and bought some post card of his works of art including this picture. That’s so cool!! The mountain which you can see on this picture is the most highest mountain called “hujiyama” in Japan.

About the Artwork

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) changed his name several times to coincide with his changes in artistic styles. Here, “The Great Wave at Kanagawa”, is part of a 36 piece series originally done as Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock printing. Mount Fuji is a centerpiece of great aesthetic and spiritual significance in this print, and a plethora of Hokusai’s other works. It expresses the mystical interconnection between nature’s primal beauty, and Mount Fuji, holding the secret of immortality.

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Tokyo Guidance

I showed my American friends to Tokyo in last break. This is my first time to show Tokyo. First, we went to a park which was on a TV drama. He likes the TV drama, so he wanted to go there. Sumo “Japanese sport” took place at the place. Then, we went to the food stadium where we could eat a lot of kinds of dumplings, ice cream, and cakes! we chose three kinds of dumplings. One was with shrimps, the other was with cheese, and the other was normal one. He had eaten dumplings before, and it is his favorite food, but she had never eaten dumplings. She said “It’s dericious!!”. After that, we ate ice cream. He chose a crepe with strawberry. We chose a green tea ice cream. Mine was from Turkey and like a taffy. It was good.

Then, we went to another park which is famous in Japan, and a lot of foreigner visit. We saw a lot of kinds of animals there and took the pictures with them. I wanted to see panda, but we didn’t see it because we were tired. Tokyo is so busy city, in addition, the weather was so hot! At the last, I took them to an Internet cafe to rest(*_*;) I hope they enjoyed Tokyo!

I love this music!! This music video is from a movie ”Rent”. I saw this movie in Japan. I had wanted to see this movie because I had loved this song since I listened this music on TV. This movie started with this song. I cryed at the bigining of this movie(;_;) I was moved so much because everyone on this movie were a good singer!! I have the CD. Another reason why I chose this music Video is that the place was NYC! I wrote about my visit in NYC.

With My Friend

I was invited to a party which my conversation partner holded. The party took place at her sister’s house. She is interested in Japan, so a lot of Japanese furniture were at her home. Her room was so cute!They cooked for us. The food was also cute. My friend borrowed a cooking book from her. I will try to cook it too.After dinner, we played a TV game(the Nintendo Wii). We played tennis and golf on the game. It was very interesting. I will absolutely buy the Nintendo Wii when I get back to Japan!!

The picture below is her bard. His name is “Dolson”. I don’t know the spelling and male or female also. I will ask her next time!!but I will type “he” now. He spoke! It’s amazing!! He said “Dolson” and “Hi”. So cute. And he raised his wings sometimes. It was beautiful. The back of his wings are yellow. He likes popcorn.