Aruku, free rest space at Bandai

 Photos are taken at a free rest spot named "Aruku". It is located at the third floor of Bandai Bus center building near "Lovela Bandai", shopping complex building and "Isetan", department store.

  It provides you not only rest space but also nursing room s for babies and playing space for kids.  It is free of charge to use.

 It is a very useful,  especially for families with small children. for them, it's boring to accompany their parents to shopping so you can use them for thier switch.

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Media Ship

  New landmark building in Niigata city "Media Ship" up-anchored last month.

 The building constructed by a Local News paper company Niigata Nippo is located in bandai area, Niigata's famous commercial area. and is 105 meters high with 20 floors above ground.

 It is not only office building but also a complex of culture, commerce and academic activities for  citizens.

 "Media Ship" looks a sailing boat, which comes from  commercial boats called "Kitamaebune"　which carried  people and  goods among cities along the side of Japan sea in Edo era to Meiji era.
Niigata prospered as a one of key cities they called up. 

 Photo below are view from free observation floor, on its 20th floor of the building.
You can get beautiful sight wide range of Niigata city.

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100 day memorial photo

 With my family I went to photography studio in Furumachi to take photos of my daughter as a memory of 100 days passed since she had been born.

  In Japan,　people celebrate the hundredth day of thier children birth by hold a ceremony called "Okuizome". "Okuizome"means the first day they eat. In the ceremony people pretend to serve foods to children praying for that they don't have any difficulty to eat all through their lives.

 Adding to the ceremony, it is common to take pictures on the babies at photo studios nowadays.

 Pictures show taking the memorial photos at Stadio Roop in Furumachi.
 Hama san(Cameraman) took a very warm photos  not only on my daughter but also with other family members including me.

Children's Free Swimming Pools

On Children's day ,5th May, Japanese holiday, Children use six swimming pools of Niigata city on free of charge for children.

Here is a list of the municipal swimming facilities of Niigata city

• Yusui Kan, Kita-ku(Nothern ward)
• Shitayama Sport Centre, Higashi-ku(Eastern ward)
• Toyano Sogo Taiikukan, Chuo-ku(Central ward)
• Nishikaigan Koen Shiei Pool, Chuo-ku(Central ward)
• Kameda Sogo Taiikukan, Konan-ku(Konan ward)
• Nishi Sogo Sport centre, Nishi-ku(Western ward)

Albirex NO1 in Eastern Conference

Albirex NO1 in  Eastern Conference

Niigata Albirex BB progressed to the play offs tournament of Professional Bascketball league BJ League.

They beat Sendai by 109-63 yesterday in the final game of the regular season and comfirmed the first place in the eastern conference league for the first time since the league begun.

The play offs are competed by 12 teams from top 6 teams  of both 2 conferences.
As Niigata are at 1st place, they attend it from the Eastern conference semi finals.

The semi fainals are held in 11th and 12 of May, both at Toyano Sogo Taiikukan, Niigata.

Please cheer for the team to win the long awaited championship as an original members of the league.