DRAGON BALL in Hida Takayama, Japan

I have a friend in Hida Takayama who has the entire DVD set of “DRAGON BALL”.

DRAGON BALL is a very internationally famous manga series.

As a matter of fact, I have only seen the first televised DRAGON BALL season, within a couple of series.

Truly, it was interesting, but my favorites cartoon is Peanuts. I have been influenced by the philosophy and wisdom of Linus, which I have studied.

I bought lots of Peanuts cartoon books in my childhood, but I didn’t buy other Japanese manga books. Because, I don’t like manga.

But currently, the quality of Japanese manga, along with Japanese movies is becoming much better than that in the Japanese economical golden days.

The lower Japanese international rank is sinking, the higher the quality of Japanese manga and movies is rising.

Anyway, I have gradually watched more and more Japanese cartoon DVDs.

And I have watched the latest of Japanese manga DVDs, the name is “FREEDOM”.

I recommend “FREEDOM”. I am sure you will enjoy it.

By the way, from now on, the topic is about local Hida Takayama, Japanese story.

According to the local edition of the Gifu Newspaper, the cubs of a Japanese native bear had a press debut at “Bear Ranch” in Takayama City. If you want to look at a picture, please go to http://www.nande.com/kuma/index.htm 

This is a picture of the cubs. But a mature wild bear sometimes attacks people, and eats apples at local apple orchards. Though, historically local farmers have killed mature bears for money. You may know, the sale of bears’ gall bladder is a very lucrative business in Japan.

And a stuffed bear is much more popular in Japan, than a carved wooden bear.

I have seen a stuffed bear in a house entrance in Takayama once.

And, I think there are few bear’s antiques & crafts in the Japanese market. Probably, the popularity of bears is very low, I think.