Japan Postcards

By Laura and Cynthia.

Geisha’s

• Meaning of げいしゃ :

• The word げいしゃ is derived from ‘Gei’, which in Japanese means performance or entertainer, and ‘sha’, which means person, and dates back 400 years ago to the 'Edo' period.

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• まけうｐ－ Makeup:

• It is long and tiresome process to apply the まけうｐ . Naturally there are special professionals to do this. This usually happens after the geisha is dressed up to kimono.

• The traditional white base まけうｐ was originally made with harmful lead or rice powder. The red lipstick and red and black accents around the eyes and eyebrows are typical geisha まけうｐ .

• The まけうｐ process begins with application of bintsuke-abura, a special kind of oil. Next the white powder like substance is mixed with water and applied to the skin with a special bamboo brush. The white substance covers almost all visible part of the skin, including chest and neck. The nape of the neck has the typical W or V shape of clear skin which has no white makeup. This is especially important part, as the neck is the crucial point of ‘げいしゃ ｓ presence.

Geisha Postcard

Hey Cynthia,

I was walking down the street of where I am staying, and I saw 3 ladies wearing Geisha. It was pretty amazing and I think you would really love them if you got to see what they look like.

Hope to speak soon Laura.

Transport

• There are a lot of funny looking transports in Japan/ ときょ . Japans/ ときょ’ s trains are very different to ours, and there look like a plane.

• In Japan/ ときょ they have a mini car but it isn’t an everyday car, it is only used for special occasions. There planes aren’t that different to our planes in あうｓｔらぃあ . Their buses are like ours too but theirs are very colourful and not hard to see =].

Transport PostcardHey Laura,

I felt like going to the market to take a look at some products. While in my taxi I came across a very funny looking car. It was amazing but nothing like our cars in Australia. I also went past the train station where there is a lot of different types of trains and they are wonderful to look at.

Thanks for your Letter Cynthia.

Food

• Japanese cuisine offers a great variety of dishes and regional specialties. Some of the most popular foods are:

• Rice dishes, Seafood dishes, noodle dishes, nabe dishes, soya bean dishes, yoshoku dishes and other dishes.

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• すしー Sushi:

• すし can be defined as a dish which contains すし rice , cooked rice that is prepared with すし vinegar. There are various types of すし dishes.

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• そばー Soba:

• そば noodles are native Japanese noodles made of buckwheat flour or a mixture of buckwheat or wheat flour. そば are about as thick as spaghetti. They can be cold or hot and can be served with various toppings.

Food Postcard

Hey Cynthia,

I got your reply and I think I might go and have a look at all of those amazing things you mentioned. Anyway I have just been to a spectacular restaurant that had very YUMMY Japanese food. It had all different types of things to choose from.

Hope you can go and see some more amazing things as well . Laura

Conrad Hotel

• 紺ら d ほてｌ：• The 紺ら d ほてｌ is one of the best hotels in ときょ

there is of course better ones but this one a lot of people go to. The 紺ら d ほてｌ is a modern ほてｌ . The 紺ら d ほてｌ is a 5 ほてｌ . And inside it, it looks beautiful=]. Its a 37 storey hotel. The 紺ら d ほてｌ has been opened for a few years. Don’t know how long though. Most of the stuff you would see in the 紺ら d ほ

てｌ is modern stuff, blue stuff, fancy stuff. Inside the 紺ら d ほｔｌ there are a lot of windows.

Conrad Hotel Postcard

Hey Laura,

As it is our last day in Japan I thought I might take a look at some of the other hotels I could have stayed at. While I was searching I came across a beautiful hotel called the Conrad hotel. It was well set out and it had a range of things to do and explore.

Yours Sincerely Cynthia.