My Book Ⅰ
Written by Hiroyuki Ikeda
No.20
5/19/2015
Japanese Love Hot Springs
Violent smoke is going up from volcanic activity at Mount Hakone in Owakudani, and although small, many earthquakes have occurred. The entrance to Owakudani is regulated for such volcanic activity, but the tourists who visit Hakone are greatly troubled by earthquakes. The hotels of Hakone-onsen are really worrying and those who do maintenance checks of the associated facilities of the hot spring can not go near the volcanic activity, which is the source of Hakone hot springs. Hakone Onsen is a gathering of many hot springs in Hakone-machi, Ashigara-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture. Hakone Onsen is a famous hot spring eminent in Japan which is located in Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. It is said to be 7-Hakone- pools or 8, 17 or 20 and there are many good hot springs like Yumoto Onsen, Ashino-yu, Gora, Sengokubara, etc. Lots of foreigners visit as well as Japanese. Fortunately, when the volcano isn’t erupting, many tourists visit Hakone and enjoy hot spring baths.
A place changes; in Kobe, supporter appeared at Minatoyama Onsen ( Minatoyamacho, Hyogo-ku, Kobe) when its continuation was in question, but finally it is decided. Many enthusiastic visitors of the hot spring thronged for the reopening early in morning on May 14. Minatoyama Onsen probably existed in the Heian Era and there is the legend that the samurai took a bath there such as court noble, Kuge, of Heike or Kiyomori Taira (1118-1182) the head of Heike family. This was near the capital in Fukuhara, Kobe. Also there is the famous Arima Onsen hot spring near Kobe. The father of the Imperial adviser Taiko Hideyoshi Toyotomi ( 1537〜1568) was said to have often visited this hot spring. The gold hot spring, Kinsen, and the hot spring called Ginsen are always loved by many citizens. Japan has been tormented by volcanoes from the old days, also by the fear of volcanoes and earthquakes. However, Japanese are blessed by hot springs and at the same time, they have used them well and enjoyed them from the old days. Japan is a nation that is fond of hot springs,
When I look back, I also have enjoyed hot springs in many places though I do not like them so much. Awara, Katayamazu, Yamashiro and Wakura are in the Hokuriku area. Arima, Kinosaki and Shirahama are in the Kinki area. Kirishima, Beppu, Yufuin and Ureshino are in the Kyushu area, and the list goes on. Oh yes, there really are many nice hot springs in western Japan. When I have enjoyed hot springs, I had never thought of explosions of these volcanoes. I feel terrible about the news of the
explosion of the recent big volcano.
Will Mount Fuji erupt, too ?…Is it true ? But still Japanese love hot springs and dislike volcanoes ! Don't you think so ?
温泉大好き！ニッポン人
箱根山の火山活動で大湧谷に噴煙が上がり、
所変わって神戸。存続が心配されていた湊山温泉（兵庫区湊山町）
神戸の近くにはこれはまた有名な有馬温泉があるが、
日本は火山国で火山や地震の恐怖に昔から苛まれて来たが、
温泉を楽しんでいるときには火山の爆発など考えもしなかったが、
でも日本人は温泉大好き、火山嫌い、、、。
湊山温泉 Minatoyama Hotspring
私の街の祭り My Town Festival, Kobe-maturi 神戸まつり
ボイジャー・オブ・ザ・シーズ
Voyager of the Seas
5月１２日例年より早い台風６号が日本にやってきた。幸い大した被害がなく関西を夜には通過、一夜明けた１３日水曜日は快晴の涼しい天気になった。早朝６時ボイジャー・オブ・ザ・シーズが久しぶりに神戸にやって来た。客を乗せて船は１１時には神戸港を出航した。
聖書の言葉 from The Bible
人が行った悪いことを思いすぎると、心がざわめき、自分の心から良いものが奪われていきます。この世には不正、不倫、不道徳にあふれています。人のした悪を思い続けると、人に心を支配された人生になります。ですから、人のした悪を思わない、と心に決めるのです。すべての人間の罪は、誰よりも主がよくご存じですから、そのお仕事は主にお任せするのです。「人のした悪を思わず、、、」
4 愛は忍耐強い。愛は情け深い。ねたまない。愛は自慢せず、高ぶらない。５礼を失せず、自分の利益を求めず、いらだたず、恨みを抱かない。
4 Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn't envy. Love dosen't brag, is not proud, 5 doesn't behave itself inappropriately, doesn't seek its own way, is not provoked , takes no account of evil;
コリントの信徒への手紙1-13:4-5 1Corinthians 13:4-5