ＩＤＣＳ英会話の「Pix & English」: June 2017

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Yamashita Park and Landmark Tower

Dock for ships offering shuttle services, tours, and luxury cruises of the Port of Yokohama. Behind the green dock is the bow of the Hikawa Maru ocean liner (retired).

ISO 200 at ƒ/11 for 1/100 sec.

#SeaBass #MarineShuttle #YamashitaPark #PortofYokohama #Yokohama #シーバス #マリーンシャトル #横浜の港 #横浜クルージング

Stern of the the NYK Hikawa Maru Yokohama ocean liner (1930 to 1960) permanently moored at Yamashita Park in Yokohama.

ISO 200 at ƒ/5.6 for 1/100 sec.

#HikawaMaru #OceanLiner #LuxuryLiner #FloatingMuseum #YamashitaPark #Yokohama #NYKHikawaMaru #氷川丸 #大洋航路定期船 #豪華客船 #山下公園 #横浜 #PentaxKS2

White hydrangea on display at Yamashita Park (Japan’s first seaside park) for the 33rd National Urban Greenery Fair (Garden Necklace Yokohama 2017).

ISO 200 at ƒ/6.3 for 1/30 sec.

#hyderangea #whitehydrangea #GardenNecklaceYokohama #YamashitaPark #PortofYokohama #Yokohama #アジサイ #全国都市緑化よこはまフェア #山下公園 #横浜 #PentaxKS2

Lily of the Nile (African Lily) on display at Yamashita Park for the the 33rd National Urban Greenery Fair (Garden Necklace Yokohama 2017).

ISO 200 at ƒ/7.1 for 1/50 sec.

#lily #AfricanLily #LilyoftheNile #GardenNecklaceYokohama #YamashitaPark #Yokohama #ユリ #アフリカンリリー #全国都市緑化よこはまフェア #山下公園 #横浜 #PentaxKS2

Leaves from a huge lily of the valley on display at Yamashita Park for the the 33rd National Urban Greenery Fair (Garden Necklace Yokohama 2017).

ISO 200 at ƒ/6.3 for 1/60 sec.

#leaf #LilyoftheValley #GardenNecklaceYokohama #YamashitaPark #Yokohama #葉 #すずらん #全国都市緑化よこはまフェア #山下公園 #横浜 #PentaxKS2

Bronze dome of the Indian Memorial Fountain--donated to the city of Yokohama in 1939 by a local cooperative of Indians to express gratitude to the Japanese who helped Indians caught in the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, as well as a memorial to those who perished.

ISO 400 at ƒ/11 for 1/200 sec.

#IndianMemorialFountain #IndianWaterFountain #domeroof #memorial #YamashitaPark #Yokohama #インド水塔 #丸いドーム状の屋根 #山下公園 #横浜 #PentaxKS2

Yokohama Landmark Tower at dusk in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama city on the shores of Yokohama Port. Tallest building in Japan until 2012 and world’s fastest elevators until 2004.

ISO 400 at ƒ/9 for 1/60 sec.

#LandmarkTower #YokohamaLandmarkTower #skyscraper #MinatoMirai #Yokohama #ランドマークタワー #横浜ランドマークタワー #超高層ビル #みなとみらい #横浜 #PentaxKS2

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Harbor View Park

Taking a rest among some lavender at the small Bluff 99 Garden located right across the street from the Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery.
ISO 200 at ƒ/5.6 for 1/60 sec.
#dog #pet #bordercollie #lavender #Bluff99Garden #Yokohama #犬 #愛犬 #ボーダーコリー #ラベンダー #ブラフ99ガーデン #横浜

Just one globe artichoke among many at the Harbor View Park, which is on a hill overlooking the Port of Yokohama.
ISO 200 at ƒ/6.3 for 1/60 sec.
#globeartichoke #HarborViewPark #PortofYokohama #Yokohama #アーティチョーク #港の見える丘公園 #横浜

Yokohama Bay Bridge as seen from Harbor View Park up on the bluff overlooking the Port of Yokohama.
ISO 200 at ƒ/11 for 1/125 sec.
#YokohamaBayBridge #HarborViewPark #PortofYokohama #Yokohama #横浜ベイブリッジ #港の見える丘公園 #横浜の港 #横浜

In 1859, U.S. Commodore Perry visited Yokohama and forced Japan to cease 220 years of isolation and open her ports to the west. In 1862, the Brits quickly acquired land from the Shogun to establish a military garrison of up to 1,700 soldiers and marines at what is now Harbor View Park. The Shogun allotted additional land on the Bluff to the Brits where they created parade grounds, hospitals, etc., and were first to introduce cricket and rugby to Japan.
ISO 200 at ƒ/6.3 for 1/160 sec.
#HarborViewPark #observatory #PortofYokohama #Yokohama #港の見える丘公園 #展望台 #横浜の港 #横浜

Monday, June 19, 2017

Yoyogi Park

Taking a break from fetching broken branches she found on the grounds of Yoyogi Park in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.
ISO 200 at ƒ/7.1 for 1/200 sec.
#ボーダーコリー #犬 #愛犬 #代々木公園 #東京の公演 #bordercolle #pet #dog #yoyogipark #yoyogikoen #tokyoparks

Possibly an “Avon” white rose on display with more than 30 other varieties in the rose garden of Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park.
ISO 200 at ƒ/7.1 for 1/640 sec.
#バラ園 #フラワーランド #白バラ #代々木公園 #東京の公演 #rosegarden #rose #whiterose #yoyogipark #yoyogikoen #tokyoparks

Dale-chan the border collie cooling herself off at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.
ISO 200 at ƒ/7.1 for 1/250 sec.
#ボーダーコリー #犬 #愛犬 #代々木公園 #東京の公演 #bordercolle #pet #dog #yoyogipark #yoyogikoen #tokyoparks

Taking a break from fetching broken branches and sticks she found on the grounds of Yoyogi Park in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.
ISO 200 at ƒ/5 for 1/80 sec.
#ボーダーコリー #犬 #愛犬 #代々木公園 #東京の公演 #bordercolle #pet #dog #yoyogipark #yoyogikoen #tokyoparks

Monday, June 12, 2017

YDC Visit

Jeunesse Coffe Shop

June 12, 2017 (16:21)

Visited YDC today with my coworker. In the end, we didn't actually go to the client's site. Our "professor" insisted that we visit YDC and do a kind of follow-up sales pitch. However, my colleague and I are well aware that the information provided in the official pamphlets is completely useless and counterproductive when trying to make a sales pitch to our targeted market.

It is often the case that the original marketing materials are developed in-house by Japanese staff with an aim for increasing sales within the Japanese market place. Problems arise when material that is targeted for Japanese users gets translated literally into English without any context or consideration what is considered appealing to non-Japanese clientele.

If you factor in the point that more than half of our clients are not native English speakers, it becomes even more imperative that our material be as upfront, clear, and simple as possible.

In my personal experience, Japanese business materials tend to be dense; use a wild range of colors, fonts, and styles; and are inadvertently produced to provide the details and information that only the author and his colleagues are able comprehend. Very little effort is made to approach a presentation from the end-user's point of view.

My coworker and I gave up in frustration and out of a desire to avoid embarrassing ourselves just to meet the short-sighted and ignorant directives given to us by our Japanese superiors who have no idea how to market and appeal to a non-Japanese clientele, and are too proud and over confident to ask their non-Japanese staff for advice, direction, and input.

This situation is a bit frustrating because it could be easily remedied, but working in small, family-run Japanese company requires that I keep my thoughts to myself and simply do as I am told in order to keep my job.

Saturday, June 3, 2017

Dale and Dragon Boat Race

Dale the border collie enjoying the shade at Yamashita Park on Tokyo Bay in the Port of Yokohama.

While hanging out at the park, it just happened to be on the same day of the Yokohama Dragon Boat Race 2017:

http://www.yokohamajapan.com/upcoming-events/yokohama-dragon-boat-race-2017/

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