今日、私が住むところにも雪が降った。日本で、雪国として知られる越後、新潟に育った私には故郷を思い出して、とてもうれしいこと。
新潟は毎年たくさんの雪に恵まれるおかげで水も空気も一年を通してきれい。だからおいしいお米が取れることで全国に知られている。おいしいお米が取れるから当然、そのお米から作られるお酒もおいしい。私の家族の住む町には三つの酒蔵があり、私の好きな作家、宮尾登美子の小説、映画「蔵」の舞台にもなっている。そして、とってもおいしいお酒を毎年作り出している。
(Today, we had snow.It really is joyous thing to me for someone who grew up in the countryside of Japan called Echigo/Niigata that is known as"snow country"
Since we are blessed with snow,water and air stay relatively clean through the year. Because of that, the region is known for high quality rice crop. Because of the quality of the rice, we are also known for high quality alcohol drink called sake. The town my family live haｓ three sake brewery and producing nice sake every year.The town is written in the story of "Kura"(both in novel and movie)
by my favorite author Tomiko Miyao,too.)
日本の歴史に残っている戦国時代において私の故郷には上杉謙信という指導者がいたことでも知られている。彼はとてもまっすぐな人で、当時争っていた敵地、相手の地域の民衆に塩を送ったことでも知られている。 塩は海の産物で、人間の体には必要不可欠な栄養素でもあり、その欠乏に苦しんでいた敵地の民衆に闘いの責任はないと、争う相手地に塩を送ったのだった。
(In the past history of Japan there was a long fighting period based on old feudal system. During the period, my home region is known for having a famous leader named Uesugi Kenshin. He was known for very noble leader.
He was known for the episode that sending salt to the people who reside in rival's land despite the fact that he was fighting against their ruler for both offending and defending. Salt is very important nutrition for human body. when he found out that people were suffering for deficiency of salt, he saw no fault of fighting against the people themselves who reside in rival's land, and sent salt to them.)
新潟に住む人々の一年は田植えに始まり、稲刈りで終える。春、夏、秋、その季節季節に、稲や土のにおいが生活の中にあって、冬は一面が雪で覆われた銀世界になったりもして、厳しい寒さの中にも一年を通して汚れてしまった空気も一瞬にして澄んだものにしてくれるのだった。雪はとても美しい、恵みのものであるけれど、そこに住む人々には生活を制限されてしまう厳しい現実でもある。自然の厳しさを毎年のように目のあたりにして過ごす冬がこの地域の人たちにはあるから、春の季節がやってくるのを誰よりも喜び、それを辛抱強く待つことを知っている地域でもある。
(People's life who live in the region start from planting rice in Spring and harvesting it in Fall. Every season has smell of the plant in day to day life. In winter, things get covered with snow and it really brings some severe nature being cold,but as if it it all cleanse all the impurity of the air,things become very clean and clear during this time. Snow really is beautiful and blessing,but for the people who live in this region, it sometimes mean limitation of daily life. Because we have such winter that teaches us severity of nature,we long for season of Spring more than anybody and cherishes it more by knowing how to wait patiently for the Spring to come.
新潟は毎年たくさんの雪に恵まれるおかげで水も空気も一年を通してきれい。だからおいしいお米が取れることで全国に知られている。おいしいお米が取れるから当然、そのお米から作られるお酒もおいしい。私の家族の住む町には三つの酒蔵があり、私の好きな作家、宮尾登美子の小説、映画「蔵」の舞台にもなっている。そして、とってもおいしいお酒を毎年作り出している。
(Today, we had snow.It really is joyous thing to me for someone who grew up in the countryside of Japan called Echigo/Niigata that is known as"snow country"
Since we are blessed with snow,water and air stay relatively clean through the year. Because of that, the region is known for high quality rice crop. Because of the quality of the rice, we are also known for high quality alcohol drink called sake. The town my family live haｓ three sake brewery and producing nice sake every year.The town is written in the story of "Kura"(both in novel and movie)
by my favorite author Tomiko Miyao,too.)
日本の歴史に残っている戦国時代において私の故郷には上杉謙信という指導者がいたことでも知られている。彼はとてもまっすぐな人で、当時争っていた敵地、相手の地域の民衆に塩を送ったことでも知られている。 塩は海の産物で、人間の体には必要不可欠な栄養素でもあり、その欠乏に苦しんでいた敵地の民衆に闘いの責任はないと、争う相手地に塩を送ったのだった。
(In the past history of Japan there was a long fighting period based on old feudal system. During the period, my home region is known for having a famous leader named Uesugi Kenshin. He was known for very noble leader.
He was known for the episode that sending salt to the people who reside in rival's land despite the fact that he was fighting against their ruler for both offending and defending. Salt is very important nutrition for human body. when he found out that people were suffering for deficiency of salt, he saw no fault of fighting against the people themselves who reside in rival's land, and sent salt to them.)
新潟に住む人々の一年は田植えに始まり、稲刈りで終える。春、夏、秋、その季節季節に、稲や土のにおいが生活の中にあって、冬は一面が雪で覆われた銀世界になったりもして、厳しい寒さの中にも一年を通して汚れてしまった空気も一瞬にして澄んだものにしてくれるのだった。雪はとても美しい、恵みのものであるけれど、そこに住む人々には生活を制限されてしまう厳しい現実でもある。自然の厳しさを毎年のように目のあたりにして過ごす冬がこの地域の人たちにはあるから、春の季節がやってくるのを誰よりも喜び、それを辛抱強く待つことを知っている地域でもある。
(People's life who live in the region start from planting rice in Spring and harvesting it in Fall. Every season has smell of the plant in day to day life. In winter, things get covered with snow and it really brings some severe nature being cold,but as if it it all cleanse all the impurity of the air,things become very clean and clear during this time. Snow really is beautiful and blessing,but for the people who live in this region, it sometimes mean limitation of daily life. Because we have such winter that teaches us severity of nature,we long for season of Spring more than anybody and cherishes it more by knowing how to wait patiently for the Spring to come.
