HIPIS Vol.022019.08.01

Hot InfoPaperforInternationalStudents

Hello,everyone.WelcometotheworldofHIPIS.Thisisthe2ndeditionofour“HIPIS”.Wehopeyouwillfinditusefulandresourceful.

① Hello,friend!!

WehaveHOQUEMOHAMMADMAHBUBULsanfromBangladeshwithustoday.Heisnowinhis2nd yearontheMaster’scourseandhebelongstotheDepartmentofImmunology .

HiHoque san,thankyouforcomingtoday.１.Firstoff,letmeaskyourfirstimpressionofJapan.“Ifeltlikeit’sthesecondhometome.MyhometownisinaruralareaandhereIzumo hasasimilarrusticatmosphere.Iloveit.”Wow,thankyou,I’mhappytohearthat.

２.I’veheardthatpeopleinBangladeshhavecurryeveryday.Isitright?Then,whatkindofcurrydoyoulikethebest?“That’sright,wehavecurryeveryday.Ilovefishcurryinparticular,andItrytoputasmuchvegetableaspossiblebecauseofitsnutritionandcolorfulappearance.Eggplant,broccoli,tomato,potato …, Potatoisamust.Spiceisalsoimportant.Turmeric,chili,cumin,coriander…”Wow,itseemslikeyoucannotstoptalkingwhenitcomestocurry.I’mverycuriousaboutfishcurrybecauseweJapanesedon’tusuallyconsiderfishasaningredientforcurry.”

３.MaybeyouhavetriedsomeJapanesefoodsofar.WhichJapanesefoodisyourfavorite?“IloveSushi,Tempura,Soba,Udon… butmyfavoriteisOnigiri (riceball)withshrimpinitscenter.IboughtitinaconveniencestoreanditwasfarbetterthanIexpected.Itwasreallygood.”Shrimpriceball… hmm… SoundslikeIshouldtryittoosomeday.

４.Nextquestion.Where’syourfavoriteplaceinShimane?“SunsetsceneryoverLakeShinji.I’veseenitacoupleoftimes.Icannotforgetthepicturesquescene.ThereisasmallislandcalledYomegashima inthelakeandit’sreallybeautifulwiththesettingsuninthebackground.Iwoulddefinitelyliketogototheisland.”Yeah,maybeit’soneofthebestsightseeingspotsShimanecanboastof.

５.And,arethereanyJapanesecustomsyoufindoddortotallydifferentfromyourcountry?“PeopleinBangladeshknoweachotherverywellintheircommunity.InJapan,however,peopleseemtoavoidbeinginvolvedinothers’thingseveninthesamecommunity.”Yeah,Iknowyouholdwelcomeparties,farewellparties,andotherpartiesoccasionallyinthedormitoryanditalwayscomeswiththesmellofcurry.Maybeyoucangetbyinanunfamiliarcountrylikeherethankstosuchstrongbonds.Goodthing.

６.Ifyouhaveachance,wherewouldyouliketovisitinJapan?“ShimaneUniversitytakesstudentstoOnantowneveryyear.Ihearit’sfun.ImissedthechancelastyearandIcannotgothisyeareitherbutI’dlovetovisititsomedaywhileI’minJapan.”Onanisrichinnatureandpeopletherearekind.Maybeyoucanexperiencefarmingorotherlocalbusinessesfirsthandandenjoysomeeventssuchascookingclassorschoolvisitsifyoujointheprogram.Ibetitwillbeanunforgettablememoryforyou.”

７.Thefinalquestion.Weintroducedanonomatopoeia“Pekopeko”inthe1steditionof“HIPIS”.Wouldyouintroduceanexampleofinterestingonomatopoeiainyourcountry,Bangladesh?“HowaboutKuhu kuhu?It’sabird’schirping.Thebirdis‘Asiankoel’andwecallitKukil .”Kuhu kuhu?Interesting!!WeJapanesearenotfamiliarwiththebirdbutjustglancingatthepicturetotheright,Icansenseitisreveredbypeopleinyourcountryduetothecool bodycolorandsomberatmosphere.

That’all.Iamhappytohearmanyinterestingstoriesfromyoutoday.Thankyou!!

Thiscorner,“Hello,friend!!”isnowrecruitingvolunteerinterviewees.Pleasecontactme,YukoOkada,atgakumh04@jn.shimane-u.ac.jporcometomyofficeifyoucantaketimefortheinterview.Ifwehavenovolunteers,wewillasksomeonetobethenextinterviewee.

Today’srecipeis“Oyako-don(ChickenandEggRiceBowl)”

Ingredients(Serves2)Twobowlsofrice1Chickenthigh,dicedorsliced4Eggs,roughlybeaten1/2Onion,thinlysliced2TablespoonsofSoysauce2TablespoonsofMirin1TablespoonofJapaneseSake1TablespoonofSugar1TeaspoonofBonito-baseddashipowder160mlofwaterSmallbunchofspringonion,chopped

１.Cookslicedonionswithallseasonings(soysauce,sugar,mirin,Japanesesake,dashipowder,andwater)usingasmallfryingpanfortwominutesonmediumheat.

２. Addthedicedorslicedchickenandcookforanother3minutesoruntilthechickeniscooked.

３.Drizzlethe2/3ofbeateneggoverthechickenandonionandstironce.４. Coverthepanandcookfor30sec.５. Addtherestoftheeggandcookuntiltheeggisdonetoyourpreference.

(Donotcoverthepan)６. Pourthechickenandeggontopofsteamedriceandsprinklewiththe

choppedspringonions.７.Now,it’sready.EnjoytheOyako-donwhileit’sstillhot!!

<byNatsue Sakurai,4thgraderinMedicalSchool>

② Let‘stryStudent’srecipe ‼

These5ingredientswith canbereplacedby40mlof“men-tsuyu”,aJapanesesoupstockreadilyavailableinsupermarkets.

I hope you’ll love it!

Incidentally，in Japanese, ”oyako” means “parent and their child(ren)” and “-don” means a bowl of rice topped with something.

Lookatthefamilytreequizbelow.Itdescribeshowyoushouldexpressyourfamilymembers.Pleasechoosecorrespondingwordsto①-⑤ outofa- e.Theanswersareattheendofthelastpage.

③ Let‘ssayinJapanese!!

① ② ③ ④ ⑤

そぼsobo そぼ

sobo

chichiちち

watashiわたし おとうと

otooto

わたしwatashi

a いもうと b はは c そふ d あに e あねimooto haha sofu ani ane

わたしのかぞく watashi no kazoku

※ bycourtesyofShimaneInternationalCenter

LateMizuki ShigeruisafamouscartoonistfromTottoriprefectureandoneofhismostpopularworksis“Gegege noKitarou”.MIZUKISHIGERUROADhasmanycharactersculpturesrelatedtoGegege noKitarou onitssidewalksandyoucanalsoseeshadowpicturesofthecharactersontheroadatnight.Ontopofthat,thereareSaturdaynightmarketsfromJuly13toAug.24,from6:00pmto9:00pm.

HereistheaccesstoMIZUKISHIGERUROADIt’sjustoutsideofJRSakaiminato(境港)station.(JRIzumoshistation→ <SaninLine>→JRYonagostation→<SakaiLine>→JRSakaiminatostation)Thefareis¥1,490perperson(adult)foroneway.

④ Events & Sightseeing spots

Place:Hikawa Kanmori nosato (斐川 神守の里)Address:1384,kanpi(神氷),Hikawa-cho(斐川町),Izumo-shi(出雲市)Season:fromJuly28toAug18inprinciple(Ifthecircumstancesallow,laterdaysarepossible.)Admissionfee:¥300/adult,juniorhighorhighschoolstudent,¥200/elementaryschoolstudentReservationrequired:Call→ 0853-31-7756Fordetails:http://kanmorinosato.com/archives/2125

Blueberrypicking

Place:5min.bycarfromIzumo Airport,or5min.bycarfromJRShobara (荘原)stationSeason:FrommidAug１.tomidSep.Admissionfee:FreeFordetails:https://marousagi.com/ichioshi/himawari-ichioshi

Sunflower viewing

SaturdaynightmarketonMIZUKISHIGERUROAD

Change lines here!!

HIPISiscreatedbyEnglishProjectTeam.Ifyouhaveanycommentsorquestions,

pleasecontactus:gakumh04@jn.shimane-u.ac.jp(addressedtoYukoOkada)

It’stimetogoonasummervacation.Assomeofyouknow,studentscanenjoy20%discountforJRticketsiftheone-waydistance exceeds100km.Ifyouwanttogetit,pleaseshowthediscountcertificateattheJRticketcounter.Thecertificatesareavailablethroughthemachineinfrontofthestudentsaffairsdepartment.Becarefulbecausesometimesit’scheapertobuytheirpromotionticketssuchas“Izumo →OsakaEarlyPurchasingDiscountticket”thantousethisStudentdiscount.It’softenthecasethatyoucannotenjoytheirpromotionticketandStudentdiscountatthesametime.

⑤Miniinfo.

Answersto“Let’ssayinJapanese” ①ｃ (sofu) ➁ b(haha) ③ｄ(ani) ④e(ane) ➄ a(imooto)

Place:LargehallinIzumo Shimin Kaikan (infrontofIzumo Policestation)Time:Open(1:30pm)Start(2:00pm)Admissionfee:¥500/adult,¥300/juniorhighorhighschoolstudentFree:elementaryschoolstudentsorpre-schoolchildrenFordetails:schulkamerad@yahoo.co.jp

44th regularconcertbySchulkamerad Orchestra

Date&Time:Aug.11(Sun),from8:00to8:50pm(planned)Place:BankoftheHiikawa river (斐伊川),15min.walkfromOtsumachi (大津町)station,Ichibata (一畑)line(Becareful,notJR!!)

Fireworksshow,inIzumo Shinwa(mythology)Festival