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Annapolis
2008-04-23
This picture shows that Japanese tea ceremony was held at U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis last week. According to the midshipmen who attended it, the taste of powdered green tea was so bitter. I was interested in this article, because I've just started learning the manners at the Japanese tea ceremony. It's pretty hard to learn it, but it's very interesting.
Today, I'll take you to Annapolis.
Annapolis
Annapolis is the capital of Maryland. It sits at south of Baltimore and running along the edge of the Chesapeake Bay. It is here that U.S. Naval Academy, St. John's College; one of America's first public educational institutions, are located.
It takes about 1 hour to get to Annapolis by car from Rockville.
Annapolis is a lovely place along the Chesapeak Bay. There are a lot of nice seafood restaurants. If you visit there, I recommend you to try boiled blue crabs. Blue crab is one of the specialty of Maryland.
And we can see many midshipmen(students at U.S. Naval Academy) here. The midshipmen worn the white uniform looked so bravely.
This Academy has turned out many famous people, Jimmy Carter, John McCain.
I hadn't known that a letter from Iwo Jima called "A note to Roosevelt"/ ルーズベルトニ与フル書" is archived here, until I saw the documentary program of "Letters from Iwo Jima" on TV.
It was written by Rinosuke Ichimaru, Vice Admiral Japanese Imperial Navy, to President Franklin Roosevelt. He wrote it in the dim tunnel at Iwo Jima and wanted to appeal to stop the war anymore. I've heard that the battle of Iwo jima was an all-out battle.
I'm interested in Mr. Ichimaru's miracle story related his sword.
↓Here is his miracle sword story and you can read "A note to Roosevelt" here ,too.
http://www.yoyokaku.com/sub7e-17.htm
アナポリスはメリーランドの州都で、チェサピーク湾に面した素敵な所です。ここで、たくさんの海軍兵学校の学生さん達に会うことができます。制服に身を包んだ学生さんはとても勇敢そうに見えました。
メリーランドはブルークラブと呼ばれるワタリガニが名物。茹でたてがおいしいんですよ。行った際にはぜひ、トライしてみてください。
アナポリス海軍兵学校には、ルーズベルトニ与フル書という、海軍中将市丸利之助氏がルーズベルト大統領に宛てた手紙が保管されています。（日本に帰国後、テレビで見て初めて知りました。） 硫黄島の戦いは壮絶なものだったと聞いた事があります。また、市丸氏の日本刀に関する不思議な話はとても興味深いです。
