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     Today I listened to CNN English express. I'll talk about it.       It explains deference between two words which meaning is similar to each other.  

      Speaking of Udon noodles, what do you think of? You probably think Kagawa prefecture, Marugame Seimen and etc. I think so too. The fact, Kagawa is famous for it and we can eat it inexpensively.        In fact, Okayama prefecture has deep relationship to  Kagawa prefecture. First, TV station is the same to each other, so people in Okayama get many information about Udon noodles and we want to eat it.  Second, when you see from Okayama, Kagawa is on the other side of the Seto Ohashi. So, Great Udon noodles restaurants in kagawa come to Okayama. As a result of this, there are many delicious Udon noodles restaurants. 

     Today I introduce O-temanju.Do you know O-temanju? Of cause, you don't know.       Looking at the picture, you know it is manju; Japanese-style bun stuffed with azuki-bean paste. It is good taste and match a Japanese tea.       People in Okayama prefecture take this when they visit other people officially and casually. The fact is that I ate it which my mother took it home from the workplace. As you can see above, O-temanju is familiar to people in Okayama. Please eat it if you come Okayama.

      Okayama is located between Hiroshima and Hyogo, so the Shinkansen is through, and there is airport which's name became Momotaro airport these days. In short, transportation  system to go to other prefectures and come from is good.       Seto-ohashi Bridge is important traffic infrastructure in Okayama too.  Seto-ohashi Bridge is only bridge which trains can go to Shikoku District from Tyugoku District. Therefore, Okayama's traffic is connected to Kagawa's traffic by train.

     Okayama is local city and the rail road system isn't well developed like Tokyo or Osaka, so people use car to go office, shopping and more in Okayama. Because of this, heavy traffic jam is often occurred in main road such as National Highway 2 said bypass in Okayama. And more some driver is bad manner in Okayama, for example, they don't turn on turn signal. You must be careful it if you drive in Okayama.

     Do you know characteristics of the Okayama's climate? Probably you don't unless you have experience of living Okayama. I'll introduce it.      If I said the climate in Okayama in one word, it would be comfortable. This is because the number of rainfall in Okayama is less than almost of others, and it is located between mountains, so it is protected by mountains from typhoons.  When I was a child, I wish typhoon comes directly and make me be in house, but as far as I remember, it is a few times for twenty years that typhoons prevent school opening. This shows comfort of Okayama.