|
|
| Almost
Everyday Journal Genki?
|
We have just
started an alomost-everyday issued journal,
'Genki?!'
In this jounal, we want to share information,
ideas, things we are interested, or maybe just
our murmur. |
|
|
|
| Aug.5,
2004 No.99 - Secret
of our price - |
Weather
in Kyoto today
- Aug.5, 2004
Cloudy and later Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 23 / Hi 36
Sunrise 5:09am
Sunset 6:56pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow
- Aug. 6, 2004
Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 26 / Hi 35
Chance of rain 10%
Laundry-index 90% |
You may wonder how
come our price setting is so low.
This time we introduce the secret of our
price to you.
We, Noble Traders
Co., Ltd. mainly deal in European brand
tablewares.
There are great variety of selections in
our stock from standard T cup & saucer
to collector's item.
The reason we can offer better price in
comparison with agents of those brands'
names or other stores,is that we import
them by ourselves and sell at our own retail
shops.
Unnecessary money does not need to pay for
middlemen.
It is one of the reasons we can offer the
best price to our customers.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| Aug.3,
2004 No.98 - Bamboo
Charcoal & Vinegar - |
Weather
in Kyoto today - Aug.3, 2004
Sunny and cloudy later
Temperature(℃) Lo 23 / Hi 33
Sunrise 5:08am
Sunset 6:58pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - Aug. 4, 2004
Cloudy and rain sometimes
Temperature(℃) Lo 25 / Hi 33
Chance of rain 60-70%
Laundry-index 30% |
Our head office is
at Nagaokakyo-shi where bomboo grove is
well known.
Following our cooperate mission, "Working
for the good of the community", we
will start selling the Bamboo Charcoal &
Vinegar of Nagaokakyo origin.
The products are
on sale at "Le-Noble Nagaoka Store"
and will be on sale on our Internet store.
If you are interested,
e-mail us please.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| July
26, 2004 No.97 - MACH
- |
Weather
in Kyoto today
- July 26, 2004
Sunny and cloudy sometimes
Temperature(℃) Lo 23 / Hi 34
Sunrise 5:02am
Sunset 7:05pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow
- July 27, 2004
Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 24 / Hi 32
Chance of rain 10% and under
Laundry-index 100% |
When I am asked what
my hobby is, I usually answer it, saying,
"Watching movies".
But I realized that I rarely went to the
theatre to watch movies. Partly because,
the price is expensive; ¥1,800/adult, and
partly because there were not much movies
worth for watching at the theatre for me
comparing to watching DVDs at home.
Now, the movie which makes me excited and
want to go to the theatre to watch has come.
It is called, "MACH" and a Thai
action film of Muay Thai.
While CG on the movie is rapidly developing,
the film "MACH" does not use any
of it, and also wire and stuntman.
Sounds excited, doesn't
it?
I hope it worth more
than ¥1,800.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| July
21, 2004 No.96 - Dream
of Disney - |
Weather
in Kyoto today - July 21, 2004
Sunny and later cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 25 / Hi 34
Sunrise 4:58am
Sunset 7:08pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - July 22, 2004
Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 25 / Hi 35
Chance of rain 0%
Laundry-index 100% |
How do you survive
these hot and humid days?
In Tokyo, the lowest temperature of today
did not go under 30 ℃. Unbelievable!!
I recently read the book about self-help
book when uneasy to sleep. There was an
interesting story about a dream.
I would like to share it with you here.
It was a story of Mr. Walt Disney's dream.
When Disney world in Florida was opened,
Walt Disney had already been deceased.
A interviewer made a interview to his brother
instead, saying,"That's unfortunate
of Walt Disney being not able to see the
Disney world".
His brother answered, "He was the first
man who saw the Disney World(in his dream),
so we can see it now".
I am very impressed by the comment his brother
made.
As you might already
know, in the dictionary of USA, it says
that a dream is the thing come true. On
the other hand, in Japanese dictionary,
a dream is the thing not come true, it explains.
Let's have a big dream!!
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| July
16, 2004 No.95 - Gion
Festival - |
Weather
in Kyoto today
- July 16, 2004
Sunny and later cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 24 / Hi 34
Sunrise 4:55am
Sunset 7:11pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow
- July 17, 2004
Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 24 / Hi 30
Chance of rain 10%
Laundry-index 100% |
Here in Kyoto, Gion
Festival has started since July 1, and it
will continue untill the end of July.
Today is, what we call, "Yoiyama"
or the eve of Yamabooko procession (parade
of decorated floats).
The Shijo street, a main street of Kyoto,
becomes pedestrian precinct for 3 days from
July 14, 2004.
On July 17, 32 gorgeously decorated floats
are paraded through the streets of Kyoto.
There are a lot of
street stands every corner of main avenue,
and a lot of people wearing Yukata, which
makes the Festival more traditional atmosphere.
Please come and visit
Gion Festival!!
If you have any comments on this journal
or on this page itself, please feel free
to send us your mail to the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| July
13, 2004 No.94 - The
End of the Rainy Season - |
Weather
in Kyoto today
- July 13, 2004
Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 23 / Hi 36
Sunrise 4:53am
Sunset 7:12pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow
- July 14, 2004
Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 25 / Hi 35
Chance of rain under 10%
Laundry-index 100% |
The rainy season
is over, today in Kinki and Kantou Koushinetsu
area.
In Kinki, it is 6 days earlier than the
average year.
It began on June 6 and continued for 38
days.
The real summer is coming.
Yee-haw!!
If you have any comments on this journal
or on this page itself, please feel free
to send us your mail to the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| July
12, 2004 No.93 - House
of Councilors Election - |
Weather
in Kyoto today
- July 12, 2004
Cloudy and Sunny later
Temperature(℃) Lo 24 / Hi 30
Sunrise 4:52am
Sunset 7:13pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow
- July 13, 2004
Sunny and Cloudy sometimes
Temperature(℃) Lo -- / Hi --
Chance of rain under 0%
Laundry-index 90% |
Yesterday, there
was a the House of Councilors election.
DPJ increased their seats contrary to LDP,
which lost some seats and could not reach
their goal of 51 seats.
This time, the main
concerns of people are the issues of annual
pension, of SDF's participating coalition
forces, of North Korea, and economy.
Those who concerned
pension most likely cast a vote for DPJ,
and those who concerned economy most for
LDP, they say.
In Kansai area, the
voter turnout is under 50%.
Young people seems not to have much interest
for voting.
I, of course, went for voting Sunday.
Except when I was in the U.S., I have cast
a vote every time since I granted the franchise.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| July
1, 2004 No.92 - Blue
Flower - |
Weather
in Kyoto today - July 1, 2004
Sunny and Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 21 / Hi 32
Sunrise 4:47am
Sunset 7:15pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - July 2, 2004
Partly cloudy in the morning
Temperature(℃) Lo 21 / Hi 32
Chance of rain under 0%
Laundry-index 100% |
Yesterday, the world
first blue flower was introduced in public,
which was breeded by Suntory Ltd.
Blue flower was scientists' long-time dream
but nobody had done it before.
The flower language is "impossible".
However, Suntory
made it possible.
I wonder if the flower
language changes from "impossible"
to "possible"???????
If you have any comments on this journal
or on this page itself, please feel free
to send us your mail to the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| June
30, 2004 No.91 - Feng
Shui - |
Weather
in Kyoto today - June 30, 2004
Cloudy and Humid
Temperature(℃) Lo 21 / Hi 32
Sunrise 4:46am
Sunset 7:15pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - July 1, 2004
Partly cloudy in the morning
Temperature(℃) Lo 23 / Hi 32
Chance of rain under10%
Laundry-index 100% |
Have you heard of
"Feng Shui", a Chinese Fortune
Telling, before?
It is very popular in Japan now.
It tells which direction is good or bad
in your house, and what should have done
with the direction in order to have good
luck.
For example; if you want to become rich,
you should arrange the yellow flowers on
the West side, if you want to have a boy
friend, you should arrange the pinkish folwers
on the South West and so on.
However, the best
thing you can do to have good luck is to
clean up your room neatly.
Common sense????
If you have any comments on this journal
or on this page itself, please feel free
to send us your mail to the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| June
28, 2004 No.90 - Our
warehouse sale was over - |
Weather
in Kyoto today
- June 28, 2004
Cloudy and Humid
Temperature(℃) Lo 21 / Hi 31
Sunrise 4:45am
Sunset 7:15pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow
- June 29, 2004
Partly cloudy in the morning
Temperature(℃) Lo 23 / Hi 32
Chance of rain under20%
Laundry-index 30% |
We would like to
take this opportunity to say, "Thank
you" for your visit to our warehouse
sale.
It was over successfully on Sunday.
Please visit this
journal or our web page often, and we will
let you know when the next sale is available.
Thank you very much.
If you have any comments on this journal
or on this page itself, please feel free
to send us your mail to the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| June
24, 2004 No.89 - Special
Sales at our Warehouse - |
Weather
in Kyoto today
- June 24, 2004
Considerable Cloudiness
Temperature(℃) Lo 22 / Hi 31
Sunrise 4:44am
Sunset 7:15pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow
- June 25, 2004
Cloudy and Rain sometimes
Temperature(℃) Lo 22 / Hi 27
Chance of rain under50%
Laundry-index 30% |
We are having a special
sale at our warehouse in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto
from June 24 to June 27.
We are sure that
you will find something very good value
and interesting.
We are looking forward to your visit.
Click
here for the access.
If you have any comments on this journal
or on this page itself, please feel free
to send us your mail to the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| June
15, 2004 No.88 - Early
summer event in Kyoto - |
Weather
in Kyoto today
- June 15, 2004
Mostly Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 17 / Hi 31
Sunrise 4:43am
Sunset 7:13pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow
- June 16, 2004
Sunny to Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 17 / Hi 29
Chance of rain under 0%
Laundry-index 100% |

On June 20, 2004, Takekiri-e-shiki (Bamboo-cutting
ritual)will be held in Kumadera Temple.
In this ritual, the Kurama priests cut off
joint by joint of green bamboo which represents
huge serpents, with sharp blades.
It indicates the coming year's harvest &
good omen.
This is the event
after a historical fact that priests fight
off a huge serpent by chanting a mantra
during their training.
Address:1074 Kurama
Honcho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto JP
Tel:tel: +81(0) 75
741 2003
Nearest station:
Kurama/ Eizan line
Open hours: 9am-5pm daily
If you have any comments on this journal
or on this page itself, please feel free
to send us your mail to the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| June
14, 2004 No.87 - Fleeting
happiness - |
Weather
in Kyoto today
- June 14, 2004
Plentiful Sunshine
Temperature(℃) Lo 16 / Hi 30
Sunrise 4:43am
Sunset 7:12pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow
- June 15, 2004
Mainly Sunny except for a few afternoon
clouds
Temperature(℃) Lo 17 / Hi 31
Chance of rain under 0%
Laundry-index 100% |
My co-worker and
I sometimes go to a garden of temple for
lunch break to refresh ourselves.
Today, we found a brace of ducks walking
around the creek in the garden, eating something
together.
After a while, they found the comfortable
place in the shadow of a tree, and had a
rest together.
We felt the fleeting happiness by the scene.
If you have any comments on this journal
or on this page itself, please feel free
to send us your mail to the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| June
11, 2004 No.86 - Not
endangered animal but Japanese - |
Weather
in Kyoto today -
Periods of Rain
Temperature(℃) Lo 21 / Hi 24
Sunrise 4:43am
Sunset 7:11pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow
- June 12, 2004
Showers in the morning
Temperature(℃) Lo 23 / Hi 26
Chance of rain under 50%
Laundry-index 30% |
According to the
yesterday's news, the birth rate in Japan
has dropped into 1.29%.
It shows that within a couple of centuries,
Japanese will become extinct.
Scary, isn;'t it?
We must have at least 1.3% birth rate to
maintain the current population.
It is time for us
to think seriously of our future.
If you have any comments on this journal
or on this page itself, please feel free
to send us your mail to the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| June
4, 2004 No.85 - A
taxi situation in Kyoto - |
Weather
in Kyoto today
Mostly Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 15 / Hi 30
Sunrise 4:44am
Sunset 7:07pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow
- June 5, 2004
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 16 / Hi 29
Chance of rain under 0%
Laundry-index 100% |
In Kyoto tourists
often use taxis as convenient transportation.
I hope the story below will entertain your
trip in Kyoto.
Nowadays, a taxi
company is spotlighted because of his new
approach.
Their taxis have the company logo, three-leaf
clover, on the sides of most taxis.
What I say "most" here is because
3 cars out of 2000 in the company, have
a different logo on their sides.
It is the four-leaf clover which is univaersally
believed for a symbol of good luck from
the earliest times.
As you know, actual four-leaf clovers are
very rare and difficult to find and in like
wise, to find these taxis is "Once
in a blue moon".
It is said when people ride the four-leaf
taxi, they will become happy.
Helped with the talk above, people eager
to find and ride four-leaf taxis.
However, you can not reserve these taxis
and find them at taxi stops, either.
Therefore, you must bump into them.
If you happen to ride them, the taxi driver
will give you some souvenir for your luck.
Enjoy your trip in Kyoto!
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| May
31, 2004 No.84 - Basket
lace ware - |
Weather
in Kyoto today
Cloudy with periods of rain
Temperature(℃) Lo 17 / Hi 30
Sunrise 4:45am
Sunset 7:05pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow
- June 1, 2004
Scattered clouds with sunshine
Temperature(℃) Lo 17 / Hi 28
Chance of rain under 20%
Laundry-index 100% |
New products are
coming in stock one after another.
Today's focus is a Basket Laceware from
Romania.
It is very delicate and pretty hand-work
wares.
Because of the lack of craftsmen, it is
very rare to find and difficult to produce
procelain lace ware in the world.
All the ware is drawn by hand of Highly
skilled painters with beautiful colors.
If you are interested,
please contact us below.
Thank you.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| May
27, 2004 No.83 - Dog
Plates - |
Weather
in Kyoto today
-May 27, 2004
A Mix of Clouds and Sun
Temperature(℃) Lo 16 / Hi 29
Sunrise 4:46am
Sunset 7:02pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow
- May 28, 2004
Mostly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 19 / Hi 27
Chance of rain 0%
Laundry-index 60% |
Sorry to have kept
you waited for nearly a month.
Now, I am back.
I take this opportunity
to introduce you to our special selection
of Dog
Plates from Denmark.
Dog lovers like me
would love these plates very much. Believe
me and visit the above page, please.
Thank you.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| April
19, 2004 No.82 - Hay
Fever - |
Weather
in Kyoto today -
Rain
Temperature(℃) Lo 15 / Hi 22
Sunrise 5:20am
Sunset 6:33pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - April 20, 2004
Cloudy and Clear Skies later
Temperature(℃) Lo 17 / Hi 26
Chance of rain 20%
Laundry-index 90% |
In this season a
lot of people are suffering from hay fever.
The symptoms are various such as runny nose,
coughing, swollen lymph glands.
It is very similar to the symptoms of cold.
As folk remedies,
people drink cocoa, oolong tea, or have
yogurt, but once it occurs it is hard to
control.
Therefore, the best defensive measure is
to prevend.
Before the season, you can have vaccination
at the hospital.
Lastly, do not forget to wear a flu mask.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| April
8, 2004 No.81 - Garage
Sale - |
Weather
in Kyoto today -
A Mix of cloud and sun
Temperature(℃) Lo 4 / Hi 16
Sunrise 5:35am
Sunset 6:24pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - April 9, 2004
Generally Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 4 / Hi 21
Chance of rain 0%
Laundry-index 100% |
We started a garage
sale at our warehouse today.
It will open until April 11, 2004.
The opening hours are from 11 am to 6pm.
We are sure you will make a good find.
You can't miss it.
We are looking forward you to coming our
sale.
Address: 3-18-27
Kohtari Nagaoka-kyo city,
Tel: 075-957-6462
Click
here for the access. Thank you.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| March
23, 2004 No.80 - Radio
Commercial Message - |
Weather
in Kyoto today -
Mostly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 6 / Hi 15
Sunrise 5:57am
Sunset 6:11pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - March 24, 2004
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 6 / Hi 15
Chance of rain under 40%
Laundry-index 30% |
Since last February,
we have advertised Le-noble Shijo shop and
some selected products from Le-noble mail
order department on a radio.
It is on the air
for 10 minitues every Friday from 6:15pm
to 6:25pm at KBS-KYOTO radio station.
Last Friday, I was
on the radio and introduced Baccarat crystal.
It was my first experience
to talk on a radio, so I was a bit nervous
at first.
In addition it was a live program.
I felt my heart beat rapidly.
Fortunately, it ended without any trouble.
We will upload the
record on our website shortly.
Although the radio broadcasting was done
in Japanese, if you are interested, please
visit us sometimes. You might find my voice
be on the website. Finally, this coming
Friday, our commercial message will be on
the air at 6:10 p.m., so please tune in
KBS-KYOTO radio. 1143KHZ.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| March
16, 2004 No.79 - What
a nice weather - |
Weather
in Kyoto today -
Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 8 / Hi 20
Sunrise 6:07am
Sunset 6:05pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - March 17, 2004
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 8 / Hi 21
Chance of rain under 0%
Laundry-index 30% |
Last couple of days,
it has been nice and warm weather here in
Kyoto.
Cherry buds are put out every single of
branch.
I can not wait for cherry-blossom time.
In the season a lot of people go for a cherry-viewing
party, and spread a mat under a tree, where
they enjoy drinks and foods.
Also some people sing and dance together,
sometimes.
Sounds interesting,
doesn't it?
In kyoto, cherry
blossoms in Maruyama park is very famous
because one of the trees is old enough to
stand without splints but it still has beautiful
blossoms.
The view is amazing.
You can enjoy cherry
blossoms both daytime and night time because
at famous sightseeing spots, they are usually
illuminated.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| March
1, 2004 No.78 - London
Tea Room - |
Weather
in Kyoto today -
Cloudy and Sunny later
Temperature(℃) Lo 1 / Hi 10
Sunrise 6:27am
Sunset 5:53pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - March 2, 2004
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 1 / Hi 8
Chance of rain under 10%
Laundry-index 50% |
Last Saturday, I
went to a famous cafe called London Tea
Room after a long interval.
They do not serve any coffee but English
tea.
It was about 10 years ago when I went there
for the first time.
I remember that I was impressed very much
of the taste and the atomosphere.
These days a lot of tea shops or cafes where
we can drink genuine tea or coffee, are
increasing all over.
So my first impression toward London Tea
Room never awaked.....
However, there was a thing I still liked,
which was that they serve some tea with
brand cups such as Minton, Royal Crown Derby
and so on.
It is very competitive
world, so they need to differentiate, don't
they?
I like to visit cafes
a lot, if you have information about new,
nice, or unique cafes, please write back
to me.
Thank you.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| February
25, 2004 No.77 - Celebrate
M's Getting Well - |
Weather
in Kyoto today -
Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 6 / Hi 17
Sunrise 6:33am
Sunset 5:48pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - February 26, 2004
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 7 / Hi 13
Chance of rain under 20%
Laundry-index 60% |
Our designer, Mr.
M, had suffered a traffic accident last
Monday.
We were very worried about him, because
he did not come to the office for two days.
Today, he came to work with his 100-watt
smile.
However, he is still suffering from a few
bruises.
It was rain on last
Mon., so the road was very slippery and
low visibility.
Please take great
care when you drive a car in the rain.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| February
17, 2004 No.77 - HAPPY
BIRTHDAY - |
Weather
in Kyoto today -
A few clouds
Temperature(℃) Lo 2 / Hi 13
Sunrise 6:43am
Sunset 5:40pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - February 18, 2004
Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 0 / Hi 14
Chance of rain under 10%
Laundry-index 90% |
!!!!!It's
my birthday!!!!!!
Yap! Yappie------!!
Today I become ○○years old.
Oooooooooops! I was about to make public.
Phew--
So nice to be a bithday
girl at any age.
See you.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| February
16, 2004 No.76 - Radio
Ad. - |
Weather
in Kyoto today -
A few passing clouds
Temperature(℃) Lo -1 / Hi 10
Sunrise 6:43am
Sunset 5:40pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - February 17, 2004
Sunny and Cloudy later
Temperature(℃) Lo 1 / Hi 13
Chance of rain under 10%
Laundry-index 70% |
In our mail order
dep., we mainly deal in the products of
health and beauty.
We have started the ad on the radio of KBS
Kyoto 1143 for 10 minitues from 6:15 pm
on Fridays.
We are happy to send
you the information of our selection, so
please contact us below.
All you need is to write us your address
and name.
Then you'll get our latest information shortly.
See you.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| February
9, 2004 No.75 - Blue
Onion - |
Weather
in Kyoto today -
Mostly cloudy early, becoming mostly
clear later
Temperature(℃) Lo -2 / Hi 9
Sunrise 6:50am
Sunset 5:33pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - February 10, 2004
Mainly Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo -1 / Hi 10
Chance of rain under 10%
Laundry-index 70% |
How was your weekend?
Too cold to go outside?
Yesterday, I went to Matsuo with my friend
where there are some famous shrines and
temples.
Then we found a cafe, called "Blue
Onion".
They serve coffee or tea with Brand's Cup
& Saucer.
There are Herend, Meissen, Richard Ginori,
and lots more.
Here are cups we had. Both of them are Herend.

If you have chance
to visit Matsuo, please visit them, I am
sure you can enjoy the cups and drinks there.
It's just in front of Matsuo Station on
Hankyu railway of Arashiyama Line. When
you across the road, you will see it on
your right hand.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| February
2, 2004 No.74 - Study
Abroad - |
Weather
in Kyoto today -
Rain likely
Temperature(℃) Lo 3 / Hi 12
Sunrise 6:56am
Sunset 5:26pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - February 3, 2004
Mostly cloudy skies early
Temperature(℃) Lo 4 / Hi 8
Chance of rain under 20%
Laundry-index 40% |
A documentary program
was on air last night. It was about some
Japanese women's quitting their stable jobs
and going abroad for studying their dream
occupations.
The reason they want to study abroad is
to find their identification mostly.
There were no concrete aims for them, according
to the T.V. program.
The average date of staying is from 3 months
to 1 year.
Relatively short, I thought.
Hopefully they could find what they want
to do for their lifetime work and what they
are.
The anchorperson
concluded the program as saying that it
would be very special experience for them
in anyway.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| January
26, 2004 No.73 - Business
trip to Europe - |
Weather
in Kyoto today -
Sunny and cloudy later
Temperature(℃) Lo 0 / Hi 6
Sunrise 7:01am
Sunset 5:19pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - January 27, 2004
Sunshine along with clouds
Temperature(℃) Lo 1 / Hi 7
Chance of rain 10%
Laundry-index 60% |
Two of our staff
members are going to make a business trip
to Italy and England for buying new &
attractive products from January 29 to February
8.
They will also attend some tableware shows
held in Europe.
After they are coming back, another two
members are going to Frankfurt in Germany
to search for interesting goods in the Japanese
market.
Shortly, we will introduce those new products
to you, here on our website.
Please wait and see!!
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| January
23, 2004 No.72 - Limited
Edition - |
Weather
in Kyoto today -
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 1 / Hi 5
Sunrise 7:02am
Sunset 5:15pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - January 24, 2004
Sunshine along with clouds
Temperature(℃) Lo 1 / Hi 7
Chance of rain 10%
Laundry-index 60% |

Will you be excited when you hear the word,
"limited edition"?
We, Japanese living in a huge material world,
like to hear this word.
And now we are selling the limited edition
of Wedgwood Jasper Portland blue Eve.
It has produced only 500 pieces in the world,
and we are selling 25 plates out of them.
The back stamp said, "COMMISSIONED
BY THE WEDGWOOD COLLECTORS SOCIETY IN A
LIMITED EDITION OF 500".
It is just about to sold out!!
If you are interested in this product, please
contact us below.
You'd better hurry!!
Thank you.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| January
20, 2004 No.71 - Closing
Sales - |
Weather
in Kyoto today
Some sun am & increasing clouds
pm
Temperature(℃) Lo 0 / Hi 11
Sunrise 7:03am
Sunset 5:12pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - January 21, 20004
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 0 / Hi 7
Chance of rain 10%
Laundry-index 50% |
One of our retail
shop, Shinsaibashi store is going to close
at the end of March in order to open a new
shop at a better place.
The closing sale has already started since
begining of this year.
We offer special price and service for your
satisfaction.
If you have an opportunity, please come
and see us.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| January
19, 2004 No.70 - Nothing
safe to eat - |
Weather
in Kyoto today -
AM Rain & Remaining Mainly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 2 / Hi 10
Sunrise 7:04am
Sunset 5:11pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - January 20, 20004
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 0 / Hi 7
Chance of rain 40%
Laundry-index 80% |
Foot and
mouth disease, mad cow disease, SARS, and
now bird flu.....what in the world is going
on?
Some Gyu Bowl stores, famous fast food serving
beef on rice, are said to be running out
of meat at the end of February. Because
they depend 90% of their meat on the US
and the Japanese gov. has barred the import
of beef.
Once, it was said that virus of animals
did not infect human beings; however, nowadays
virus has developed in various ways and
then infect human beings through animals
such as AIDS virus.
Scary story
but it is the real world...
If you
have any comments on this journal or on
this page itself, please feel free to send
us your mail to the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| January
13, 2004 No.69 - Coming-of-age
ceremony - |
Weather
in Kyoto today - January 13, 2004
Cloudy and snow later
Temperature(℃) Lo 0 / Hi 8
Sunrise 7:05am
Sunset 5:06pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - January 14, 20004
Cloudy and snow
Temperature(℃) Lo 1 / Hi 5
Chance of rain 50%
Laundry-index 40% |
This year's
coming-of-age ceremony was held on January
12.
People who reach the age of 20 in Japan
are celebrated at the ceremony.
There will be more thing to be able to do
after come-of-age.
For example; given the right to vote, to
drink alcohol, to smoke cigarrette and so
on.
These days,
it is said that the manner of people at
the ceremony is getting worse because of
lack of morality according to the media.
In the worst case, it had been involved
in a police matter before.
Some of
them are not matured enough to celebrate
coming of age, maybe.
If you
have any comments on this journal or on
this page itself, please feel free to send
us your mail to the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| January
7, 2004 No.68 - A
Happy New Year 2- |
|
A
Happy New Year2004!
Today,I(MORI) am
writing this journal,because Ms.X is very
busy.
I spent "San-ga-Nichi" in a relax
mood.
May 2004 be the best
for you!
Thank you.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| January
5, 2004 No.67 - A
Happy New Year - |
Weather
in Kyoto today
Some sun this morning w/increasing clouds
p.m.
Temperature(℃) Lo 1 / Hi 10
Sunrise 7:06am
Sunset 4:59pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - January 6, 20004
A mix of clouds & sun in the morning
Temperature(℃) Lo 2 / Hi 10
Chance of rain 0%
Laundry-index 80% |
Today
is the first day of working at Le-Noble
head office.
How was your winter holidays?
Did you go to New Year's countdown party?
In Japan, we usually spend time with family
eating "Osechi", or Japanese traditional
New Year dishes.
"Osechi" foods are ordinally prepared
in square boxes of japan ware. A variety
of food is in it and each has a special
meaning as New Year's dishes.
For example:
"Kuromame", or Black Beans - wishing
for our perfect state of health
"Kazunoko", or herring egg - wishing
for the flourish of offsprings
"Gomame" - or small dried sardine
- wishing for ample harvest
"Konbu", or seaweed - wishing
for a lot of happiness
"Kurikinton", or sweet chestnut
- for wealth
"Datemaki", or a fish omelet rolled
up and cut into thick slices
and lots more.....
Recently, more and more people buy "Osechi"
dishes at a department store rather than
cooking by oneself.
May 2004 be the best
for you.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| December
27, 2003 No.66 - Hangover
- |
Weather
in Kyoto today
Cloudy and Snow
Temperature(℃) Lo 2 / Hi 5
Sunrise 7:03am
Sunset 4:52pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - December 28, 2003
Cloudy and later Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 2 / Hi 10
Chance of rain 20%
Laundry-index 80% |
As I told you, yesterday
was our year end party.
Everyone had a good time with delicious
food and drink showing appreciation each
other of his or her effort.
In Japan, we usually
talk to elders and betters with honorific
language, however, in this type of party,
we can freely mix regardless of rank or
seniority. It is called "Bureikou".
My seat was just in front of section chiefs
of accounting and sales section, fortunately
? or Un..
Anyway, Because it was "Bureikou"
and I had some glasses of alcohole, I started
takeoff of a section chief to his face,
which I shouldn't have.....
My mimic of staff members escalated and
finally I made a takeoff of our CEO. Sorry....
All of my imitation was not so good, but
it became a good entertainment with the
power of drink.
Taking advantage
of this opportunity, I would like to apologize
to them for my bad imitation.
Tomorrow, we will
have a year-end cleanup.
Hopefully, I could
write a journal tomorrow for the last one
of 2003.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| December
26, 2003 No.65 - Year
End Party - |
Weather
in Kyoto today
Mostly cloudy skies early then periods
of showers late
Temperature(℃) Lo 1 / Hi 13
Sunrise 7:03am
Sunset 4:52pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - December 27, 2003
Cloudy and snowy
Temperature(℃) Lo 2 / Hi 5
Chance of rain 50%
Laundry-index 30% |
Today, we are having
a year-end party at a Japanese restaurant
in Kyoto.
The restaurant has an accomodation facility
in it.
So, those who want can stay there.
It is said that the bath facility over there
is also great.
Personally, I would like to stay there and
take a bath, but tomorrow I have to work
as usual from 9 o'clock.
I had better go back home.......
Winter break is just
around the corner.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| December
24, 2003 No.64 - Christmas
- |
Weather
in Kyoto today
Sun along with patchy clouds
Temperature(℃) Lo 3 / Hi 14
Sunrise 7:02am
Sunset 4:50pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - December 25, 2003
Generally sunny despite a few afternoon
clouds
Temperature(℃) Lo 5 / Hi 13
Chance of rain 0%
Laundry-index 90% |
♪♪I〜'm dreaming of
a White Christmas 〜♪♪
Unfortunatelly, at this year's Christmas
it is not snowing in Kyoto.
However, we had snow fall last week and
it piled up on the roof of Kinkakuji (Golden
Pavillion - a famous temple in northern
Kyoto city).
It was so gorgeous and you got to see it.
By the way, regarding
the yesterday's news, a man who made big
profits from stock markets tossed at least
1 million yen from the observatory of TV
tower in Nagoya. The police gave him a strict
reprimand and it was treated a troublesome
event. However, it reminded me a scene from
a movie.
In my childhood,
I often watched the movie called "Christmas
Carol". Yesterday's news reminded me
the last scene of the movie. On the Christmas
morning, Scrooge was glad that he was alive
and became a good man opening a window and
saying, "Merry Christmas!!" to
everybody.
I remember when I first watched it, I was
scared of three gohsts appearing on the
movie. - Christmas past, Christmas present,
and Christmas future.
But there were a lot of things to learn
from it and it is still my favorite.
Best Wishes for Merry
Christmas to you.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| December
19, 2003 No.63 - New
Writers Coming - |
Weather
in Kyoto today
Overcast with rain showers at times
with snow showers overnight
Temperature(℃) Lo 1 / Hi 8
Sunrise 7:00am
Sunset 4:48pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - December 20, 2003
Rain & Snow in A.M., Change to all
rain in P.M.
Temperature(℃) Lo 2 / Hi 6
Chance of rain 50%
Laundry-index 40% |
These days I was
too busy to write the journal everyday,
but we would like you to visit our sight
everyday.
Therefore, I recruited two members in Osaka
office as the journal writers.
Our site will be more exciting with full
of information, I bet.
Please wait and see.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| December
16, 2003 No.62 - New
Lineup - |
Weather
in Kyoto today
Mostly Cloudy Skies
Temperature(℃) Lo 2 / Hi 10
Sunrise 6:58am
Sunset 4:47pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - December 17, 2003
Mostly Cloudy in the afternoon
Temperature(℃) Lo 5 / Hi 13
Chance of rain 10%
Laundry-index 70% |
New items are lining
up at our stores.
One of the items we would like to introduce
is a very practical and fabulous item from
Bridgewater pottery in England.
Bridgewater was founded in 1985 by Emma
Bridgewater.
Every items are hand-painted or printed
by craftsman.
From the pattern of British taste, we can
easily get simple and warm atmosphere.
We deal in a variety of mugs so far.
Please
click here to see our selection.
Thank you.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| December
15, 2003 No.61 - Winter
Break - |
Weather
in Kyoto today
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 3 / Hi 12
Sunrise 6:57am
Sunset 4:47pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - December 16, 2003
Mostly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 2 / Hi 10
Chance of rain 40%
Laundry-index 50% |
A winter break of
our head office including on-line store
will start on December 29, 2003 to January
4, 2004.
Winter breaks of
our retail shops are as follows;
KYOTO SHIJO STORE
- January 1 to 2, 2004 (Please note: on
Dec. 31, it will be closed at 6 p.m.)
NAGAOKA STORE - Dec.30 to January 3
KOBE SANNOMIYA STORE - Dec.30 to January
2
OSAKA DIA MALL STORE - Dec.31 to January
1
FUKOKU STORE - Dec.31 to January 2
SHINOSAKA STORE - OPEN EVERY DAY (but open
hours might have some change)
SHINSAIBASHI STORE - Dec.30 to January 1
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| December
10, 2003 No.60 - Christmas
Decoration - |
Weather
in Kyoto today
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 2 / Hi 12
Sunrise 6:54am
Sunset 4:45pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - December 11, 2003
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 8/ Hi 13
Chance of rain 10%
Laundry-index 10% |
Let me introduce
our new items from Italy to you, today.
They are very suitable for Christmas ornament.
As you can see from our photos, they are
made by glass and very dainty piece of products.
Hope, you'd like it!
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| December
9, 2003 No.59 - A
Card From Helsinki - |
Weather
in Kyoto today
Mostly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 4 / Hi 10
Sunrise 6:53am
Sunset 4:45pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - December 10, 2003
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 3/ Hi 11
Chance of rain 20%
Laundry-index 80% |
Yesterday I've received
a post card from Helsinki.
It was from one of my friends who works
for a company in Finland.
Postcards or letters from abroad always
make me want to travel abroad.
Since North Europe has been one o
f my ideal countries for a long time, hopefully,
I want to visit there next summer.
Ooops! I've forgotten
to write Christmas cards to my friends overseas....
I should finish them by this weekend at
the latest.
By the way, write
to me anything at the address below.
Thank you.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| December
8, 2003 No.58 - Morning
Tea - |
Weather
in Kyoto today
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 5 / Hi 10
Sunrise 6:52am
Sunset 4:45pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - December 9, 2003
Sunny in am and Cloudy later
Temperature(℃) Lo 5 / Hi 11
Chance of rain 10%
Laundry-index 80% |
It was very cold
this morning here in Kyoto.
Getting hard to get up, isn't it?
What I do every morning in winter is to
drink hot Japanese tea.
A lot of caffein is in it, so it wakes me
up.
Recently I bought a tea set of Richard Ginori,
called Buongiorno
White, and I feel elegant drinking morning
tea with it.
It really works to wake you up!!
Please try it.
Thank you.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| December
4, 2003 No.57 - A
Business Friend from Italy - |
Weather
in Kyoto today
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 5 / Hi 14
Sunrise 6:49am
Sunset 4:45pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - December 5, 2003
Sunny in am and Cloudy later
Temperature(℃) Lo 11 / Hi 15
Chance of rain 10%
Laundry-index 80% |
We were having a
guest from Italy since last Tuesday.
We have contributed a good relationship
with them for a long time since his father's
days.
This time, he came to do business with both
of our Kyoto and Osaka trading sections.
I, a writer of this journal, belong to the
trading section in Kyoto, but unfortunatelly
I couldn't attend to the business meeting
with him in the daytime.
However, my prayer was answered and I could
join the dinner meeting.
I might belong to a "Entertaining section"
(which does not exit in our company so far).
HA HA HA.
Mr. L and Three of us enjoyed 'Tempura'
dinner with exchanging both important and
not so important information.
In terms of not-so important information,
we introduced buzzwords of this year in
Japan to him such as "Gets" used
often by a comedian called Dandy Sakano,
and "he he he..." by a Japanese
T.V. program titled 'Fountain of Trevia'.
Since he told us that he would visit Akihabara
after leaving Kyoto, we also introduced
the word "Otaku", which means
mania, especially for animation, and comics.
We hope he could use the above words to
his Japanese freinds for fun, and we are
sure he will be more popular by using them.
However, if they were used at inappropriate
occasion........, scary to imagine.(Just
kidding, though)
Of course, he knows the right occasion.
The above was the story of Tuesday night.
Then on Wednesday, There had a long business
meeting with him in the afternoon, (to which
I didn't attend) however, I who belong to
"Entertaining section" joined
the Wednesday dinner meeting, Of course.
The dinner was Chinese and we enjoyed the
conversation and dinner very much.
Finally, Dear Mr.
L ,
(writing just initial because I am not sure
if it is appropriate to write your name.)
Thank you very much for the cookies you
brought for us.
They were very good and we like them very
much.
Hope you have a safe trip back home.
Also we are looking
forward to seeing you again sometime in
near future.
Please tell thank you to your family and
staff, too.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
| December
1, 2003 No.56 - Christmas
items - |
Weather
in Kyoto today
Mostly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo - / Hi 16
Sunrise 6:46am
Sunset 4:46pm |
Weather
in Kyoto tomorrow - December 2, 2003
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 11 / Hi 15
Chance of rain 10%
Laundry-index 90% |
Christmas items are
up on our English page.
Have you arranged Christmas presents for
your friends overseas? Delivery will take
more time than usual, so please make sure
to order us ahead of time.
Thank you for your consideration.
If you have any comments
on this journal or on this page itself,
please feel free to send us your mail to
the address below.
mail:info@le-noble.com
|
TOP
|
|
Copyright 1998-2004 Noble Traders.
All rights reserved.
|
|