Otto's blog

I`ve never seen this logo before. Actually, I`ve never paid attention to squat toilet logos before. One reason is the position; normally when you use a squat toilet, you can`t see this part of the toilet, right?

According to a blog* about toilets in Aichi Prefecture (nice hobby! lol), the Yamahiro Ceramic Company was founded in 1925 in Seto City, and was still around in 1974, but may not exist anymore.

 

* https://aichi-toilet.blog.jp/archives/35944438.html

 

English Language Point:

- I`ve never... = I`ve never...before (私は。。。したことがない)

 

I started this woodblock print 10 years ago. Finally I finished it. I printed and painted several copies. I gave one copy* to my parents, one to my first brother, and one to the head nun at the temple. She was surprised and happy. 

 

English Language Point:

- copy (動詞) = 写し,写す, 倣う

- *copy (名詞) = 複写, 枚

When my son and I were in Komaki, we tried to recreate a funny photo we had seen online. It was tricky. I had to stand on 2 cinder blocks, next to a grave, holding my smartphone above my head. Maybe some drivers were watching me. My son said, "Dad, please hurry up..." lol

 

English Language Point:

cinder block/concrete block =コンクリート建築ブロック

レンガ = brick (レンガは英語ではないです)

Last month I went for a bicycle ride with my daughter in Ichinomiya. We saw this (1964?) Chevrolet Impala. We took a picture of it, then when we got home, my daughter painted a picture of it on a postcard. We sent the postcard to my friend. Does he like old cars? I don`t know.

 

English Point:

- take a picture/photo = 写真を撮る

- paint/draw a picture = 絵を描く