Personal pronoun "I"

Do you uderstand the usage of "I" in Japanese?
Refers to my Japanese textbook, they only shoe"わたし"
to explain the meaning of "I" and "me".
However, Japanese people use different personal pronouns to
present the word "I"  in the daily life.
It's because they want to present their social status and personal charactaristics.
Today, I'm going to give you some examples accordind from two interesting comics!!

★Different Personal Pronouns of "I"

Let's take a look of the picture from アニメ.マンガの日本語!!

• Boy:僕(ぼく)
• Girl:あたし
• Scrapper:おれ
• Samurai:拙者(せっしゃ)
• Old man:わし
• Butler:わたくし
• Lady:わたし/わたくし
• Osakan:わて/わし

★Example From『ONE PIECE』（ワンピース）

One Piece is a Japanese famous shōnen manga series

written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda.



Monkey D. Luffy (モンキー・D・ルフィ) and Nami(ナミ)

are two of the main charaters in the story.

☆Luffy uses "俺(おれ)"

Luffy is a very strong and  hot-blooded boy.

He loves  to make an exploration and received challenges.

So, he uses "おれ" to present himself.

☆Nami uses "わたし"
Nami is a beatiful woman in the comics.
Therefore, she uses "わたし" to present herself.

★Example From『Gintama』(銀魂）
Gintama is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi
 ☆Gintoki Sakata (坂田銀時) uses "俺(おれ)"
In the comics, Gintoki is a Scrapper and his speaking is not vert polite. 
So, he uses "おれ"

☆Kagura (神楽) uses "私(わたし)"
Kagura is a pretty girl in the manga.
However, she uses "わたし" instead of "あたし".
It's because in the story, she always wants to become more ripe.

★Which Personal Pronoun I would Use?
I would like to use "わたし".
Since it is the most common personal pronoun in Japan^^

Hi everyone, nice to meet you again!^^
Now,I'm going to introduce my trip to Fukuoka(福岡市) in the last January,2011!
I went to Fukuoka with my family on 1/1 to6/1.
In this traveling, I experienced the classic and traditional style of Japan!

(p.s. Although 1/1 was the Nes Year Festival of Japan, many shops were closed,

I could enjoy the  special custom and activities in this period ^^)

Do you know about Fukuoka?

Fukuoka (福岡市, Fukuoka-shi) is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡縣)and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyūshū (九州)in Japan.

It is the most populous city in Kyūshū, followed by Kitakyūshū(北九州市). It is the largest city and metropolitan area west of Keihanshin(京阪神).

In the following parts, I will introduce the major places which I had visited: Mojiko(門司港)、Dazaifu(太宰府) and Kokura(小倉).

1.Mojiko Retro(門司港)

Mojiko was a international habour during the Meiji period.

In 1889 (Meiji 22), a port of Mojiko was opened its door to the foreign trade through the advanced industrial innovation of Kitakyushu area on that time period.

A lot of national and international trading companies built their office in Mojiko, and its downtown was very busy with visitors all around the world.

Most of buildings have been remains the same till today!!

★Old Moji Customs Building

★Old Moji Mitsui Club

★Inside the Museum!!



2.Dazaifu(太宰府)

Since the New Year festival,

there were many people in Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine(太宰府天滿宮), a famous Zen temple !

Dazaifu is a city thirty minutes by train to the southeast of Fukuoka City.About 1300 years ago, the area was the political center of Kyushu!

And, Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine is one of Fukuoka's major tourist attractions.Dazaifu is most lively around New Year and in the spring, but remains a strong attraction year-round!!
★Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine 

★My souvenir from Dazaifu!!

★A famous snacks of Dazaifu--- plum's cake!!

3.Kokura(小倉)

From the photoes, you can see the Kokura Castle(小倉城), in Kokura.

Fukuoka-ken is located in the north side of Kyushu, and will be the arrival point for most visitors to Kyushu whether theycross over by the Kanmon-kyo Bridge, or the tunnel at the

Kanmon strait in Kitakyushu-city, or fly into Fukuoka airport

in Fukuoka-city.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(be continued.....)