About Yukannnogi

I attended My grandmother's rite of encoffinment.
I saw the rite of encoffinment in the movie, "Departures", but it was my first time to actually attend the ceremony.

The professional staffs skillfully put clothes on my grandmother just like in the movie. I was very impressed to see the ritual before the rite of encoffinment.
Her body was washed in the bathtub with hot water. This was "Yukan nogi".
This is one of the many rituals to send off the spirit to the after life.
The meaning is to cleanse the dirt of the temporal and to heal their heart.
Professional staffs of the funeral company advanced the ceremony.
Our family watched and sometimes assisted them.
My grandmother's body was washed with hot water and soap and her hair with shampoo and conditioner.
After washing her face, they put on lotion and makeup on her face.
The staff asked us. How to blow dry her hair, and how to part her hair?

They kept her appearance just as the way she was in her lifetime.
For a long time she stayed at the hospital. Certainly she must have wanted to take a bath.
After the ceremony. I saw my grandmother looked comfortable.

Wedding Party

I attended my friend's wedding party. When I arrived at the entrance of the restaurant. I was surprised to see a big wrestling ring placed in the center of the restaurant.

The groom is into professional wrestling. The groom and bride often go to see the matches. The couple have invited wrestlers to their party. The groom and some of his friends climbed up a ladder and entered the wrestling ring. They took off their shirts and were half-naked. They started to wrestle. The biggest man won the match.

After the match, a music started. And then professional wrestlers appeared an climbed up the ladder and entered the wrestling ring .It was my first time to see a real pro wrestle. The match was very powerful, but I couldn't match the entire match, because I don't like watching painful-looking things.

AKB 48

I went to Karaoke with my friends. I was in trouble because I couldn't sing any recent songs. Songs which I was able to sing were only old songs.


I didn't like to sing old songs. Most of my friends who were there were younger than me. One of them asked me to sing a song of AKB48. I have never sung their song until now. If I don't know the melody in the middle of the song, I can pass the microphone to my friend. After all I was able to sing the song and I also knew the dance for the song. It was easy to sing the song.


We were excited because everyone could sing to it. I have never listened to the entire song for all of the AKB48 songs, but their song are often played on the radio and TV.

I remember the songs in spite of oneself. I can understand that AKB48 are most popular idol group in Japan.

Bento

I often bring my bento to my office for lunch.

When I decide on what to put in my lunch box. I try to fill it with yellow, green and red food. Because these colors make food look more delicious. When I am able to fill those 3 colors in my lunch box, I look forward for lunch.

Sometimes all food in the bento box is brown.
It doesn't look good. And I don't look forward for lunch.

Someone said "Lunch box is a canvas."
It is necessary to cook delicious food to spend a good lunch time.

Moreover I must have a better sense of designing my lunch box.

Newly arrived Visual Kei, X Japan, the GazettE, DIR EN GREY

Hi, this is Rie from Wasabi Sheet Music.

I'm really into cooking for happy breakfast.
I posted cooking photos on Instagram.
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What are you into these days?

Today, we will inform you about Newly arrived books.
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X JAPAN Ballad Songs For Piano Solo Sheet Music Book
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X JAPAN BEST~ FAN'S SELECTION~ Band Score Sheet Music Book
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X JAPAN Piano Solo Instruments Sheet Music Book with CD
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DIR EN GREY~ UROBOROS~ Band Score Sheet Music Book with TAB
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DIR EN GREY~ MACABRE~ Band Score Sheet Music Book
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DIR EN GREY~ Withering to death.~ Band Score Sheet Music Book with TAB
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Newly arrived Ryuichi Sakamoto, Joe Hisaishi

Hi, this is Rie from Wasabi Sheet Music.

It has been very cold around here these days in Japan.
I'm looking forward to warm spring.
How about in your country?

Today, we will inform you about Newly arrived books.
Please check them!

Ryuichi Sakamoto Piano Collection Advanced Piano Solo Sheet Music Book
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Joe Hisaishi Ryuichi Sakamoto Piano Collection Instrumental Sound Sheet Music
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Joe Hisaishi~ Vermeer & Escher~ Piano Quintet Sheet Music Book
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Joe Hisaishi~ Melodyphony~ Orchestra Sheet Music Score Book
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Joe Hisaishi~ Minima_Rhythm~ Orchestra Sheet Music Score Book
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Rie

AKB 48

I went to Karaoke with my friends. I was in trouble because I couldn't sing any recent songs. Songs which I was able to sing were only old songs.

I didn't like to sing old songs. Most of my friends who were there were younger than me. One of them asked me to sing a song of AKB48. I have never sung their song until now. If I don't know the melody in the middle of the song, I can pass the microphone to my friend. After all I was able to sing the song and I also knew the dance for the song. It was easy to sing the song.

We were excited because everyone could sing to it. I have never listened to the entire song for all of the AKB48 songs, but their song are often played on the radio and TV.

I remember the songs in spite of oneself. I can understand that AKB48 are most popular idol group in Japan.