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| On my way to Nara |
奈良国際映画祭の、プレイベントにAcoが出店するのを手伝いに。
ドキュメンタリー映画『聖者たちの食卓』が、今週末13日までならまちセンターにて(ならシネマテークの劇場のひとつとして)上映されています。
3日間の上映期間中は、奈良のインドカレー屋さんたちが、雰囲気を盛り上げるために出店します。
Acoのインド/スリランカの家庭料理店vanamは、お豆のカレーとパラタを。
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| Aco |
映画はワンコイン500円で鑑賞できて、映画の半券でカレーが500円になるというお得な企画。
でも、初めての試みのため客足などの予想がうまく立たず、最初の2回の上映前後でカレーは完売。夜の回ではチャイのみの販売となってしまいました。
100食近く出ましたね。
カレーの評判も上々。
忙しかったのでカレーの写真は撮れなかったのですが、Acoの友人たちが記念撮影をしてくれました。
今回は、京都と奈良の展示会の宣伝をしたかったので、お手伝いに出向きましたが、人見知りのくせに実はこういうのは好きなんです。
去年の映画祭でも屋台を手伝いに行きました。あれも楽しかった。
あれから一年。早いものです。
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| Thanks!! |
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朝、奈良に着いてから少し時間があったので、前から行ってみたかった奈良市最古の神社である率川神社へ行ったら、神さまのお使いに出会いました。
おみくじも大吉。
その後は、ならまち付近の商店街で搗き立てのお餅を買ったり、猿沢池の周りをぐる～っと散歩したり。
展示会の準備でばたばたして、なかなかゆっくり自分の時間が取れなかったので、久しぶりにほっとしたひとときでした。
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| Isagawa Shrine gate. |
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| A deer is a messenger of deities. |
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| A view of Five-storied Pagota from Saruzawa Pond |
車窓からの夕日もきれいで、ほっとしました。
行きたいと思う場所に来れることの嬉しさ。ありがたさ。
明日もみんなにとってまた良い日でありますように。
I have to apologize for not writing this few more weeks before, but I was in Nara today to help Aco at a pre-year event of Nara International Film Festival.
There was a film screening of a documentary film Himself He Cooks.
The film is going to be shown from today till 13th at Naramachi Centre City Hall as one of the mobile theaters of Nara Cinematheque.
During the three days of the screening, Indian curry restaurants of Nara are going to serve curry to evoke an Indian mood.
Aco's Indian/ Suri Lankan restaurant vanam served dal curry and paratha.
The film ticket is only 500 yen and by showing the stub, you can have curry for 500 yen. I think it's a very good deal.
However, nobody couldn't figure out how many people would come, so curry was sold out before evening screening. Only chai was available.
I think we served nearly 100 plates.
Customers loved Aco's curry.
We were too busy to take a photo of curry, but one of Aco's friends took a group photo for us.
One of the reasons I came to Nara to rupport Aco was that we wanted to advertise our exhibitions in Kyoto and Nara, however, I also love doing this kind of things even though I'm shy to new people.
I helped Aco last year at NIFF, too. It was so fun.I can't believe it's been a year already since last time.
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This morning I had a little time after I got to Nara, I went to Isagawa Shirine, which is said to be the oldest shirine of Nara. City. And I met a messenger of a deity.
The oracle was the best luck.
After that I went to an old shopping street around Naramachi and bought freshly made mochi, and walked around Saruzawa Pond.
My mind had been hectic for a preparation of our exhibition lately, so it was a calming moment after a long while.
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| Ohagi |
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| The display card says "Today's Lunch, Chestnut rice" |
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| I loved this ad. "TAI CHI is good for BODY - and it's fine even if you are crap! You become healthy." |
On my way home, I visited Fudo-myouou, or Acala, a God of Fire, at Kofuku-ji (temple) and also paid my respect to the deities at Tsukihi shirine (Moon and Sun shrine) on Sanjyo-Dori.
From a train window, I saw a beautiful sunset and it made me feel so comfortable.
I'm grateful and happy to be the place I'd been wanted to come.
I wish tomorrow will be another happy day for everyone.
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