Yokohama

I went to Yokohama City in Kanagawa two weeks ago, I visited to Yokohama Archives of History. Kanagawa is a neighboring prefecture of Tokyo and Yokohama is historic city. The Tokugawa Bakufu (shogunate) prohibited the diplomacy and trade with foreign country for about over 200 years. But in 1853, Matthew Perry, commodore of U.S Navy, appeared with his warships in Uraga bay in Kanagawa and demanded to open a country to foreign trade and diplomatic relations to Tokugawa shogunate. This was all started to change Japan.

This building was British consulate in 1931.

Inside of entrance.

This big tree is like a historic spot.

Special exhibition "The Namamugi incident in 1862"

This incident is well-known in Japanese history. British citizens riding on horses crossed a daimyo's (a feudal lord) procession, Samurai got angry and killed a British man. This incident occurred by they didn't know rule and manner when encounter with daimyo's procession.

Tiles on the road.

A lot of Europeans had lived and reclaimed this city in Meiji period (1868~1912). So there are a lot of European style building.

I didn't have enough time to stay in this city, this day. I couldn't go to other famous place. I will introduce about there when I have opportunity to visit this city again someday.

Thanks for reading. :)

Pumpkin, witch things etc.

I have mede halloween miniature. :) First, pumpkins! I will fit up with LED into the big pumpkin on the right side. I made holes 360 degrees on this pumpkin, because I want to make a lot of light from inside of pumpkin. If hole form is Jack-o'-Lantern, it can't make a lot of light.  (^_^;

Witch things, a corn-shaped hat, bloom and leather shoes. The tip of toe of leather shoes are not corn-shaped. I like chubby shape.

Fly! Go! Go! hahaha~

Door and stone pavement.

A magic wand. This wand must always with witch hat and bloom, because if only  wand put on the table etc, it will not understand what this is.

And today's last! Good expanded muffins. Baking powder did good job?! haha

A plastic model

I assembled a plastic model. This miniature car is Daihatsu Midget 1957 model, old Japanese car. It still extant a few cars in Japan but it's rare to see in the road etc.
I assembled miniature car quite a loooong time since I was child.

Color of real Midget is nostalgic feeling, but I wanted to paint girlish. :)

This car is 1/35 scale, I will use miniature Midget like this scene in 1/12 world .

I'm tired too, to assemble miniature Midget. hahaha

Intense heat

Japan is intense heat everyday. A lot of people are took to the hospital by hyperthermia in an ambulance. If worst comes to worst, it will die. Way of prevent hyperthermia is drink a lot of water or sports drink and do not work under the sun etc.

I drank a lot of water everyday, my stomach always is full and I feel my body is heavy...

I miss cool days...

Miniature show

About one week ago, I participated to big miniature show.

This is my booth. I thought it's better display than last year. But I should study to make beautiful display. hehehe

Show had two days, those days were very hot temperature. I don't like hot :-( , so I couldn't move smooth. I had prepared to my booth with too much sweat till open. This time I was busy, I noticed I didn't turn the light on my dollhouse. I looked at my dollhouse, pretty tiny bear visited to my dollhouse! hahaha! He is my friend's bear, she put on there. I laughed so much. :D I wanted to put on here for two days, but she need this bear to her work, so I backed to her.     

I made a dollhouse to this exhibition. The theme is.... fantasy apiary. :D

A lot of honey bottles...

A signboard...

This dollhouse has a story, "Today is honey festival. An proprietress of apiary is very busy to make food to festival.". :D

Oops!

Beautiful shiny bottles...

Honeybee's home -fantasy honeycomb- :)

I will posted more photos on flickr a few days later.  

Some dealer from overseas, Taiwan, Korea, USA and Euro also participated in this show. A German woman were near my booth, she was very good person. :)) I talked with her a little in English. She listened carefully to my accent English and  I asked her the spell, when I can't understand some word. Then she wrote spell on the paper with gladly. I was very happy. :))  And I was very sorry, because sometimes I couldn't understand her English by my poor ability to listening comprehension of English. (^_^;A  

I take a rest and I will start to make miniature works again. :) 

Miniature biscuit etc.

I made a lot of miniature biscuits. This photo is before paint.

and after paint. I am so tired...

 I  made miniature bottles. These made from crystal resin.

Cutting boards like a wood. I don't have enough time to shape from wood board. So I used technique of reproducer. These cutting boards made from urethan resin.  

New dollhouse project

I participate dollhouse show on next month, I am preparing some works the show in a hurry now. I am making new dollhouse for exhibit.

1. I drew a plan of dollhouse. This plan could understand only me, because it's sloppiness. lol  But after a few days, even I couldn't  understand what I drew.

 2. I started making three floors.

3. I made some parts, wall, window and sliding doors, and assemble.

4. making stand and shelf etc. Sliding doors can move, but little door is fake, can not open.

5. Three drawers, just one is fake. And put frosted glass (plastic board) and shelf. 

 6. Table...

 7. Wooden box, use as a stool.

to be continued. :)

I made little biscuit table with three legs to a miniature bear. 

This is Japanese style low dining table. I will make a work of modern Japanese style.

Hurry up! Hurry up!