Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Japanese Emoticons

 

Happy: (●´∀`●) (*´・v・) ( ´ ▽ ` )ノ  (・ω・)ノ 。◕‿◕。 (´∀`) (◕‿◕✿) (-^〇^-) o(≧▽≦)o  (◡‿◡✿)  ●▽● ●ω●ノ♥   ●▽●ノ♥  ಥ⌣ಥ   ಥ▽ಥ  ヽಥ▽ಥノ (o⌒.⌒o) (❁´◡`❁) (ღ˘⌣˘ღ) (◑‿◐) ◉◡◉  ─‿‿─  (>‿◠)✌ (≧◡≦)    ~( ̄▽ ̄)~ ㅡㅂㅡ ◕ㅂ◕   ヘ( ̄ー ̄ヘ)   (ノ ̄ー ̄)ノ   (✿◠‿◠)   (ી(΄◞ิ౪◟ิ‵)ʃ)   (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧    ≧◔◡◔≦   °˖✧◝( ̄▽ ̄)◜✧˖°   ヾ(^∇^)

Friends: (*・∀・)/♡\(・∀・*)  ヘ(^_^ヘ)(ノ^_^)ノ  (^▽^) 八(^▽^*)
 (☞゚ヮ゚)☞ ☜(゚ヮ゚☜) \(^∀^)メ(^∀^)ノ
(●˘ ᵕ˘(˘ᵕ ˘⑅)
/ ⌒つ⊂⌒ヽ

Love: (´∀`)♡ (。・ω・。)ノ♡ (ღ˘⌣˘ღ) (●´∀`)ノ♡ (*°∀°)=3 (‘∀’●)♡ (´ ▽`).。o♡  ヽಥ▽ಥノ  ヾ♥▽♥ノ  (っ◕‿◕)っ ♥  (*^3^)ノ*♡  (。♥‿♥。) (✿ ♥‿♥) (๑・ω-)~♥”  ♥(ノ´∀`) (●♡∀♡)

Confused: 【・ヘ・?】(・_・ヾ 【・_・?】(」゚ペ)」( ・◇・)?o(´^`)o ヾ(´・ ・`。)ノ” 「(゚ペ) (´・_・`)  ●△●  ┐(´・Д・)┌  ( o.o?)

Whatever: ヽ(´ー`)┌ .. ╮(─▽─)╭ .. ┐(‘~`;)┌..ヾ(*´ー`)ノ..ヽ(‘ー`)ノ

Anger:  (♯`∧´) ( ̄^ ̄)ゞ (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ ┬─┬ノ( º _ ºノ) ┻━┻ ︵ヽ(`Д´)ノ︵ ┻━┻  ヽ(o`皿′o)ノ  (╯°□\)╯︵ ┻━┻ ┬──┬◡ノ(▼-▼ノ)

Ashamed: \(//∇//)\  ಥ///ಥ ≧▽≦ >///<  ⇀////↼ (〃・・〃)

Astonished: O──O ●0● ≧ ʘ _ ʘ ≦  (◑.◑) ◕ㅁ◕

Sad: ●︿● ●﹏● ⇀‸↼ ( つ﹏╰ ) (╥﹏╥)  。゜(ノД´)ノ゜。彡┻━┻  ㅠㅅㅠ  (╯︵╰,) ಥ_ಥ  ͼ(ݓ_ݓ)ͽ


Mount Fuji





  Luminous Tunnel



Luminous Trees

Some Japanese expressions:

Good morning! Ohayō gozaimasu!
Good afternoon! KoNnichiwa!
Good evening! KoNbaNwa!
Arigatō! “Thanks!”
Wakari-maseN. “I don’t understand.”

Monday, March 25, 2013

Nabano No Sato



Located in Kuwana City (Mie Prefecture) is Nabano No Sato, a flower-focused park featuring sprawling gardens and giant greenhouses. Running annually from mid November to mid March is one of Japan’s finest Winter Illuminations, including the famous tunnel of light.