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11 Responses to “Audio Blog #53 - UNESCO World Heritage”
Monday at 4:48 pm
Here’s some additional info about 白川郷・しろかわご・shirokawago!
http://shirakawa-go.org/
http://shirakawa-go.org/english/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Villages_of_Shirakawa-go_and_Gokayama
marky
Wednesday at 6:30 pm
みなさんこんにちは、美樹のブログです! 先日、私は岐阜県の「白川郷」というところに行って来ました。白川郷は人口1900人程度の小さな村で、自然の豊かな場所です。白川郷は日本にある世界遺産の一つで、「合掌造り」という建て方の独特な家屋を見ることができます。手を合わせることを「合掌」と言いますが、「合掌造り」の屋根は、手を「合掌」した時の形に似ていることから「合掌造り」と言われるようになりました。冬の白川郷にはたくさんの雪が降るので、屋根の角度を急にする工夫をしたようです。 私は今回、この「合掌造り」の民宿に泊まりました。都会のホテルのような豪華さはないけれど、囲炉裏を使った日本の伝統的な食事をしたり、きれいな星をみたり、温泉につかったりと、とても良い経験ができました。日本の昔話の舞台になりそうな白川郷で過ごしたこの一日は、まるで日本の昔にタイムスリップしたような気分でした。 日本は富士山が有名ですが、富士山は世界遺産ではないことを知っていますか?富士山が世界遺産になれなかった理由は、富士山にゴミが多くあったからです。これは日本人としてとても悲しいことだと思います。近い将来、富士山が世界遺産になれるといいなと思います。 みなさんの国にはどんな世界遺産がありますか? それではまた来週!
Wednesday at 8:25 pm
Does Las Vegas Blvd qualify as a World Heritage Site?
If not, I don’t think there’s one near me.
Thursday at 5:20 am
わたしが住んでいる「ヴェローナ」という町も世界遺産です。
実は、最近サインを見てこのことを偶然に習いました。
世界遺産になった理由がまだわかりませんけれども、文化的に大切なところだからと思います…
カルロ
Thursday at 5:28 am
hello Miki san tank you for the links
i saw the pictures , that place looks like heaven
i don’t remember visiting a place of that magnitude before
so good for you
Thursday at 11:21 am
みき様、日本の世界遺産の中で、俺は日光東照宮(家康のお墓)とか大猷院(家光のお墓)しか見に行った事がない。
でも、アメリカの世界遺産には、いろいろ行ったよ。
メサ・ベルデ(Mesa Verde)
カホキア・マウンズ(Cahokia Mounds)(ネイティブ・アメリカンの古墳みたい)
独立記念館(Independence Hall)
自由の女神(Statue of Liberty)
イタリアの世界遺産は多すぎるから、全部を書き出せないよ。
Thursday at 4:29 pm
>Markさん
Las Vegas is not World Heritage.I think
>Carloさん
街の全部が美術館のようです!
世界遺産に住んでいるなんてうらやましいです!
イタリアにはたくさんの世界遺産がありますね
>rigo さん
expression ”that place looks like heaven”is good
>markystarさん
さすがマーキー、歴史的な場所が好きなんだね!
私も日光東照宮に行ったことあるよ
日光の猿は野蛮だから気をつけて!
Thursday at 7:01 pm
Calling all actors!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIXkgDw416U
招募演员!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIXkgDw416U
Saturday at 5:13 pm
初めまして。
いつも美樹さんのブログを見て、日本語を頑張ってるBと申します。
このブログに通じては日本語だけじゃなく
日本の文化も学ぶことが出来ますよ~!ありがとぉ~
どうして富士山が世界遺産になれなかったか。。。
こんなのはなかなか日本人にも聞かれてない話で
面白かったです。でも、悲しい事ですね。確かに。
まだ、富士山には行ったことありませんが、
来年は必ず行こうとしています!
その時は絶対ゴミを残さないようにします!
それでいつかキレイになった富士山が世界遺産になるといいですね!
Tuesday at 12:55 pm
Hey!
I was surprised to hear you speak of Shirakawago! I stayed in a Gasshou Zukuri in Shirakawago earlier this year with some friends. We wandered around the town and tried the onsen, walking along the street late at night in yukata and geta looking very gaijin! The Gasshou Zukuri we stayed in served dinner and breakfast .. and it was some amazing food! I think the eggplant in miso paste (that cooks on a leaf at your tray) will stay with me forever! Highly recommendable experiance
Some photo’s,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hendomoto/481089954/in/set-72157600159118020/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hendomoto/481100007/in/set-72157600159118020/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hendomoto/481098603/in/set-72157600159118020/
I haven’t met that many Japanese people who know much about Shirakawago, so I felt the urge to share my experiance.
Wednesday at 8:33 pm
美樹ちゃんへ、
インドネシアではborobudurがあります。昔のbuddhistの寺っていうところです。すごい大きいですよ。ぜひ、チャンスがあったら、行ってみって下さいね!^^しかし、maintainance が悪いので、もう世界産にならないだって。多いインドネシア人はほとんどこのことが分からないで、borobudurはまだ世界産だと思われるそう。
私は最近、夏休みでegyptのpyramidへ行きました。大きくて、よるの時にランプで超きれいだった!カイロでは日本人のtouristが多いよ。私はカイロで日本人にあいさつしてみましたよ。へへへ。。。
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